It was here that the infamous pirate Calico Jack Rackham was captured, then taken to Spanish Town for trial and executed near Port Royal at a place known thereafter as Rackham's Cay. Jack acquired his nickname because of his penchant for wearing calico underwear. These female pirates who had the reputation of being even more bloodthirsty than their captain were both pregnant for him. The infinite variety of Negril's restaurants, eateries and bars has to be experienced to be believed. Chicken Lavish and Hungry Lion in the West End.
Many restaurants offer transportation for dinner.
It is reggae Sunsplash all year round in Negril with frequent live reggae shows and top line artists at Kaiser's Cafe, Sam Sara, MX III, Central Park in the West End, and De Buss on the Beach. Negril's Booby Cay was the location site for the filming of Walt Disney's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea .