Negril, Jamaica Vacation Packages

If you have read any travel magazines over the years or visited any number of Web sites, you know by now that Negril, Jamaica has been named one of the top ten beaches in the world. Located in the westernmost part of Jamaica, Negril has grown from a sleepy isolated town into a thriving tourist destination replete with the high quality resorts you’d expect to find where there are beautiful sand and clear blue waters.

What makes Negril different than a lot of popular beach resort destinations is that it hasn’t been entirely ... [Read this entry]

Montego Bay Vacation Packages, Mon

If you are looking for a quick and easy escape, consider taking a holiday in Montego Bay, Jamaica. With its sheltered Doctor’s Cave beach, clear turquoise waters and pretty surrounding mountains, it is a beautiful place to relax for a few days, especially when you can get an outstanding deal on a flight and hotel vacation package.

When Christopher Columbus first visited the island in 1494 he named the bay Golfo de Buen Tiempo (Fair Weather Gulf). The weather nor the fairness haven’t changed since. Make no bones about it, ... [Read this entry]

Cruise to Jamaica and Haiti

It is not every day that one comes across a cruise that makes a port of call in Haiti. The impoverished Caribbean nation once had a thriving tourism business but that has certainly not been the case for a number of years. Perhaps that is all about to change.

Royal Caribbean International offers up a 5-day cruise from Miami that goes to both Jamaica and Haiti. The ship stops in Labadie, Haiti which is described in the following fashion:

Labadie has the distinctive charm of delivering in just one place some ... [Read this entry]

Conquer the Caribbean aboard the Conquest

With a name like Conquest you can probably guess that this Carnival Cruise ship is slightly bigger and more intimidating than a puttering tugboat. The Conquest does indeed live up to its name. Weighing in at a cool 110,000 tons, the ship is one of the many Carnival mega cruise ships that are churning in seas throughout the world. Like its brethren, the Conquest offers affordable fun and can accommodate roughly the population of a small city – 2,974 passengers and more than 1,500 crew members. Sixty percent ... [Read this entry]

These Vacation Package Deals are Jamaican me Crazy, Mon

The beautiful thing about being an armchair traveler is that I have the opportunity to see and learn about various parts of the world on a daily basis. If my interest is in China one day, I will track down information about the country and travel deals. If my interest is in Manitoba the next day I will do the same. By the end of the week I will have spanned the globe without ever leaving my computer chair. That is pretty cool.

And it sucks. Boy, does it ... [Read this entry]

Jamaica - Vacation Packages

Jamaica’s first tourists arrived in the late 1800’s by banana boat, the result of a brainstorm by New England sea captain Lorenzo Down Baker, who fell in love with this mountainous island of delights. By the turn of the century banana exports had grown and Jamaica had become one of the trendiest vacation spots in the world. Today most tourists arrive by jet and cruise ship. In all, 1.3 million tourists arrive each year to experience Jamaica’s watersports, mountain vistas, night life and duty-free shopping. Jamaica’s proximity to the United States, its ... [Read this entry]

Montego Bay, Jamaica - Vacation Packages

Nothing is a problem on this island paradise where reggae, romance and the Caribbean sun come together. Jamaica’s proximity to the United States, its laid back nature, claims to Bob Marley and PLENTY of resorts make it a top tourist destination. At 4,411 square miles, it is the third largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba and Puerto Rico. Geographically, it is a cornucopia of scenic wonders. Miles of soft sand beaches and lush greenery line the coasts, and high mountains loom inland. Overall, the terrain is very mountainous, with half of ... [Read this entry]

Negril, Jamaica - Vacation Packages

Nothing is a problem on this island paradise where reggae, romance and the Caribbean sun come together. Jamaica’s proximity to the United States, its laid back nature, claims to Negril and PLENTY of resorts make it a top tourist destination. At 4,411 square miles, it is the third largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba and Puerto Rico. Geographically, it is a cornucopia of scenic wonders. Miles of soft sand beaches and lush greenery line the coasts, and high mountains loom inland. Overall, the terrain is very mountainous, with half of ... [Read this entry]

Ocho Rios, Jamaica - Vacation Packages

Nothing is a problem on this island paradise where reggae, romance and the Caribbean sun come together. Jamaica’s proximity to the United States, its laid back nature, claims to Negril and PLENTY of resorts make it a top tourist destination. At 4,411 square miles, it is the third largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba and Puerto Rico. Geographically, it is a cornucopia of scenic wonders. Miles of soft sand beaches and lush greenery line the coasts, and high mountains loom inland. Overall, the terrain is very mountainous, with half of the land ... [Read this entry]