<P> Elizabeth Swann arrives in Port Royal as a child, after her father Weatherby Swann is appointed governor . In the first film, Will Turner works in the town as a blacksmith's apprentice . Port Royal is attacked by the crew of the Black Pearl after Elizabeth accidentally summons the pirates . Pintel and Ragetti kidnap Elizabeth from her mansion, which is located in the town . Jack is imprisoned in the jail there, but Will Turner helps him escape . </P> <P> In Dead Man's Chest, Cutler Beckett uses Port Royal as his base of operations . </P> <P> The scenes on Rum - runner's Isle were filmed in Petit Tabac, one of five islands known as the Tobago Cays, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . </P> <P> Before the events of the first film, Barbossa leads a mutiny against Jack and strands him on a small island . He leaves Jack a pistol holding a single shot; he could use this to commit suicide before starving to death . For many years, Barbossa assumes that Jack has died; he is surprised to learn of his survival during the events of the first film . Jack repeatedly claims that he used a raft made of sea turtles and his own back hair to escape the island . In reality, the island was a haven for rum - runners . Jack discovers their stash of liquor, lies on a beach drinking rum for three days, and barters passage off the isle when the bootleggers return . </P>

Where was curse of the black pearl filmed