whu the religion 4:11 Mon Jan 18
All inclusive holidays Montego Bay Jamaica
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Anyone done one? If so any hotel recommendations? Suitability for family holiday? Day trips etc.... Most online reviews seem to be from Americans, Canadians etc... thanks in advance
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lab
7:49 Mon Jan 18
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Mmm, I would go to Antigua, st James club, not struck on Jamaica, didn't feel safe outside of complex.if you do go to Jamaica choose a five star hotel.
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whu the religion
8:28 Mon Jan 18
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To be fair looks good and same sort of dough as Jamaica
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Crassus
8:52 Mon Jan 18
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Swerve Jamaica mate - not ideal at all
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joe royal
8:55 Mon Jan 18
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Cuba is very safe , Dommician republic also , Mexico seemed full of loud Americans.
The area is much of a muchness , white sand , warm sea , fancy cocktails , unless you really want to visit a certain island I would get the best hotel in the cheapest place , usually Dommician or Cuba.
Don't go in September , storm season.
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Crassus
9:03 Mon Jan 18
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Concur with Joe
Enjoyed Cuba, unsophisticated charm, stunning beaches
Give Easter Break a miss if the resort is a favourite of the Yanks - their kids go mad on cheap drink and getting served
Fancy Barbados myself
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lab
9:13 Mon Jan 18
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Barbados is lovely and they like the Brits . Hotel Savannah is very informal, if u want to spoil yourself stay at the crystal cove. Is the o .p taking kids ? Tbh, there's not loads to do , but if u enjoy snorkelling and the water and relaxing in the sun u can't go wrong . I want to go back to st James Antigua , paradise.
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Mr Polite
9:13 Mon Jan 18
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Another vote for Cuba.
Beautiful island, interesting due to the communism and safe outside your complex
Plus no yanks (yet)
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madeeasy
9:18 Mon Jan 18
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Mr Polite 9:13 Mon Jan 18
Its got loads of shermans there!!!!
there are better islands to go to in the caribbean than jamica and cuba imo.
depends on what you are after from a holiday as to what island to go for, and your budget
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Far Cough
9:20 Mon Jan 18
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For beaches, you can't beat Antigua or Aruba
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Mr Polite
9:20 Mon Jan 18
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Not met one in the times I've been.
Canadians yes, yanks no.
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madeeasy
9:22 Mon Jan 18
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can't remember the name of the hotel i stayed in but there were quite a few and we went on a boat trip for the day and swam with dolphins etc and picked up at a couple of other hotels and there were a lot of americans we picked up then. suppose different times of year and different hotels cater for different nationalities.
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Dwight Van Mann
9:27 Mon Jan 18
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Cancun I full of yanks but if you avoid spring break they're OK.
LOADS to do with kids. Tbh its more Luke Miami than a Caribbean holiday.
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On The Ball
10:22 Mon Jan 18
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Had a fortnight on the beach in Jamaica last year - it was lovely. It was full with Canadians coming down for a handful of days to get married who could be quite irritating, but not on the same level as Americans.
Did Cuba a couple of years ago as well - that was absolutely lovely. Havana was somewhere I'd always wanted to go and it didn't disappoint, but as with the Bali thread I'm not sure how much kids would like Jamaica or Cuba unless they're happy with the Kids Club etc.
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Mr Polite
12:10 Mon Jan 18
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My son loved Cuba.
But that's probably because i'm an awesome dad and great company.
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BRANDED
12:10 Mon Jan 18
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And he loves to be gang raped by Cuban paedos?
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joe royal
12:14 Mon Jan 18
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Where did you get that from branded?
Having a pop at a poster is fair game but family's is not.
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Your mum
12:47 Mon Jan 18
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That escalated quickly!
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Claret Badger
1:16 Mon Jan 18
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I loved Negril in Jamaica - even got married on a beach there
didn't do a resort as I'm not a chumby
hired a car - did some inland driving - without satnav - didn't feel endangered at all (except losing the car down some of the MONSTER pot holes)
But Montego bay would be shit tbf - it's like Clacton but more black people with machetes
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jack flash
1:34 Mon Jan 18
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I fully endorse what Claret Badger says
Don't bother with Montego Bay go to Negril
I went with my missus to The Half Moon Club in Montego Bay for a week, it was very expensive & we were really disapponted (Dangerous to leave the complex & full of American yuppies abusing the wildlife etc)
We had one great excursion though to Negril (It's was a long & bumpy road then & probably still is but worth it!)
A couple of years later my missus booked a surprise fortnight at Beaches Resort in Negril. It was absolutely brilliant, totally different from Montego Bay.
You could walk around freely & chat with the locals who were a real laugh
The only downside was that the restaurant was always packed with really fat Americans who did nothing but eat from morning till night. The locals would suck into them like fleas on a dog, which we found quite funny (calling them Jamericans etc)
So Negril yes Mo Bay big swerve!
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tanman
1:40 Mon Jan 18
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I would go to Mexico instead - much better and safer. Found the locals in Jamaica all terrible. Bad service and the only thing they are interested in is dollar tips. I would never go back. Unsafe to go outside the hotel complex most of the time as we were just hassled constantly by locals wanting money.
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