Advantages: No kids, loads to do Disadvantages: American tourists, strange booking system for activites
experience, as the instruction we received was very basic. But the dive instructors were extremely friendly and you must have a chat with Jeff who drives the boat. Apparently he came for a holiday and just never left - his greatest worry each day is what fruit to serve the divers on return to the boat, and this just about sums up Jamaica's unhurried atmosphere, which is pretty contagious. Just don't look carefully at what your instructors are smoking under the dive school steps, if you have any safety concerns ;-)
Excursions
There are a number of off-site excursions included in the price. The one that everyone must do is the trip to the famous Dunns River Falls, where you climb up a waterfall holding hands in a big "crocodile" led by a guide. You will need to tip off-site - take US$. There is an excellent trip to a plantation, which was ...
Advantages: Total Luxury, Watersports, NO KIDS Disadvantages: Shopping Trip - Not worth the grief
Last month my wife and I spent a most memorable week at Couples, OchoRios. The whole resort was totally amazing, the staff were attentive, helpful and just couldn't do enough to make our holiday the most amazing experience!
The resort itself had 5 restaurants ranging from a beach bar that served all sorts of snacks from nachos to jerk chicken to what were the strangest hot dogs my wife ever had in her life! Other choices of eateries were a very fancy french restaurant to the fantastic pasta eatery on a small pier over the sea, very romantic, especially by candlelight!
The choice of watersports was fabulous, from Scuba diving (at no extra charge!), to waterskiing, snorkelling, even a sunset cruise and it was all included in the price!
There were extras, but you aren't pushed into opting for any of these! The atmosphere was totally ...
