No comparasion........Private all the way! We can grocery shop in Mo bay before going to Negril, have a 6 pack cold brews waiting, and just ease on down the road........We have been on buses that take an hour to fill up(waiting in a hot bus)and then 2-4 hours to get to our hotel(mostly cause we like the cliffs) with screaming babies, rude tourists and no breaks for beer or bathrooms. Plus by the time you get to your destination you run for a cold beer to destress and then still have to get some groceries for munchies and special cold drinks. We NEVER found it enjoyable.....except for a Wonderful bus driver or 2 that offered lots of information on the island cause I loke the front seat to take lots of pictures.......Don't need to meet other people I may not run into, if yu want that do the bar crawl. Just m.
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