Thanks for all your input folks. I think we will book both ways.
Thanks for all your input folks. I think we will book both ways.
Something to consider if you are staying at Couples Negril or Swept Away:
If you use Club Mobay for arrival, but the Couples courtesy shuttle doesn't leave Sangster until everyone on their passenger roster has made it through the long lines, then what exactly have you saved? Friends of ours had this happen last year, and say that they won't pay for Club Mobay again. Yes, the Couples Lounge at Sangster is much more comfortable than standing in line, but Club Mobay doesn't get you to the hotel any faster. It probably works like a charm if you are catching a taxi from the airport.
My two cents...
Above is one of the many many reasons we don't stay AI. .... Used Club MoBay for the first time for our Feb trip both ways and will do the same in the future. Lines were not bad when we arrived ... Probably 30 min to an hour total but with no checked bags we were through in about 10 minutes!! Chilled in the lounge until Kingsley was ready to roll to Negril!! Departure didn't add much cost so why not for all you can eat patties!!
Used it for both arrival and departure and it was the best money spent in our three week vacation. Arrived at 2 p.m. with several other flights at the same time and was out of the airport in our taxi within 20 minutes, and that was taking the time to change into our shorts and such and grabbed a quick bite in the Mobay lounge while they located our driver for us!! Leaving on a Saturday, at least on March 14th when we flew home, the line up for immigration/security went from one end of the airport to the other and back again, but we dropped off our bags with WestJet and were fast tracked from there and were sitting in the Club Mobay lounge having cold beers, dirty bananas and snacking on patties, soups and slider sandwiches within 20 minutes again. Will never do anything but again!!!! Club Mobay all the way says mi!!!
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
― Bob Marley
We've used it for departures every trip. Since we usually schedule inbound to Mobay for Wed. mornings we always beat our bags to the luggage carousels. For departures it's nice. Less stress going through security (shorter lines) and having a nice place to chill before the flight. Foods ok but the chips and snacks you can grab for the flight home are a big plus. Plus it's less hectic than the terminal so you keep the reality that you're heading back to at bay for a few more minutes. Lesson learned, departing Feb thru Apr. book well in advance.
I always use it for arrival...worth it to me. For departure...I wait til I get to the airport...lounge isn't so important at skipping a long line for security.
"Not all those who wander are lost"
J.R.R Tolkien
I just went Club MoBay on arrival. Hope it's all its cracked up to be for Saturday arrivals.
I've used it a few times and it was nice,but I actually feel the airport is doing a good job getting people through lately ,we've been coming in on Friday so I understand the passport lines will be a bit smaller then but we usually leave on Saturday,it hasn't been bad,talking jan 15 and early June 14,if you're gonna use it on departure I suggest getting to the airport early to take advantage of the snacks and stripes.We seem to want to stay til the last minute before leaving negril so we hit bobsled or margaritaville for much less,I believe,jmo ,it'll be cool no matter what,you're still in jamaica ,ya mo
The Couples shuttle does not wait for a list of people. They go every 20 minutes, plus or minus, regardless of how many people are there. I've been to CSA 22 times and never waited in the Couples lounge for more than 20 minutes.Originally Posted by Cornell
Ricky Ginsburg
Fort Collins, Colorado
(Where it's always a Rocky Mountain high.)
Agree with Ricky... There's barely enough time for a bathroom break and a Stripe before they herd you onto the shuttles.
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