joe royal 8:17 Mon Jul 11
Montego Bay
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Looking to go in Jan , looks nice and is cheaper than Barbados .
Is it as bad as it is made out to be or just scaremongering ?
Mixed views on trip advisor etc.
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Far Cough
8:20 Mon Jul 11
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I think stay in the compound is the general advice
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On The Ball
8:28 Mon Jul 11
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DeShane BECKFORD
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boy40
8:30 Mon Jul 11
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Bobby Bloom
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Bethnal Green
8:41 Mon Jul 11
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Don't go there Joe. Fantastic beach but you are continually hassled. We never felt safe and were threatened on the street. Don't go to Jamaica you will regret it. Go to Barbados or Granada you will love it. St Lucia is also a great place to holiday. Its worth the bit extra.....
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joe royal
8:49 Mon Jul 11
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The budget is a grand each so only Mexico , Cuba ,Dom republic and Jamacia come in on the price.
Been to the other three. Dubai is same price but not really fancying that.
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Spandex Sidney
8:50 Mon Jul 11
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Fantastic TURBULENCE going to the caribbean. Why have I had the most horrible turbulence only going there? I'm not going there anymore!
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Spandex Sidney
8:51 Mon Jul 11
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p.s. DON'T go to Jamaica. Seriously bad.
If she has any sense, she won't go of her own accord
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Dwight Van Mann
8:51 Mon Jul 11
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just go back to Mexico. Fucking brilliant place
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Far Cough
8:52 Mon Jul 11
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I'd give Cuba a go but that's just me as I've never been there
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joe royal
8:53 Mon Jul 11
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Is it really that dangerous? Been to Brazil and Manila and didn't feel that unsafe but took usual precaution of taking watch off and leaving phone in the hotel.
Hassle? Any worse than Turkey or Egypt?
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gloshammer
9:14 Mon Jul 11
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We went there in May. The worst thing is the yanks. 90% of visitors are yanks. Avoid the craft market/village like the plague. My 28 year old step daughter was deliberately separated from us and it was a big panic til we eventually caught up with them. Everything is horrendously overpriced.
A lot of the top hotels have Range Rover sports with the words "Pursuit Vehicle' along the side.
Kingston is a thousand times worse. Ocho Rhos is just about habitable.
Ganja is offered everywhere. It is legal to have 2 ozs of it on your person.
Benidorm is a thousand times better - and I hate benidorm
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On The Ball
9:22 Mon Jul 11
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Went to the Royalton White Sands last year - got no hassle at all, not once. Lovely place, perfect for doing absolutely nothing at all.
Lots of loud Canadians on wedding trips though.
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jack flash
10:21 Mon Jul 11
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Mo Bay is probably the worst choice if visiting Jamaica!
My advice for Jamaica is Negril, which is superb though a long bumpy bus journey from Mo Bay (I don't suppose it's improved since I was last there!)
Negril has a fantastic 7 mile long beach with lots of nice hotels backing on to it. Relatively safe & you can mix with the locals, but always be on your guard. Nowhere in the Caribbean is not as safe as it was a few years ago!
Barbados is probably one of the safest places in the WI, but not really my cup of tea. It's a bit "Costa del Caribbean" with lots of British tourists trying to outdo each other & a bit too manicured for me
I used to have a villa in Tobago (for about 10 years) & the locals were lovely, but now it's a highly dangerous place to be
Granada would be worth a look though
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Saul Bollox
11:09 Mon Jul 11
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Try the French Caribean. Guadeloupe is great
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joe royal
11:23 Mon Jul 11
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Saul - for a grand?
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Bethnal Green
11:44 Mon Jul 11
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Cuba is very good.Be sure to spend some time in Havana. Friendly people and safe. Good value.
Have a great time.
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Saul Bollox
11:50 Mon Jul 11
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Joe Royal I paid £505 for the flights and £750 for two weeks accommodation (villa with own pool). Oct.'15
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Saul Bollox
11:52 Mon Jul 11
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I agree that Negril is really nice
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joe royal
11:52 Mon Jul 11
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Been Cuba.
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joe royal
12:34 Tue Jul 12
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Riu palace tropical bay looks nice , shame Thomas cook website is down.
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