More Americanized, yes and why?? Because customers wanted French fries instead of rice and peas, quesadillas instead of brown stew chicken, imported liquors instead of Jamaican rum, imported beer instead of red stripe. I don’t know about anyone but myself but I enjoy ac, soft sheets, a mattress that doesn’t feel like a board, a real bathroom at restaurants on the beach. We may personally not like all of the changes that come with growth especially the more unsavory characters but it comes with growth.

Negril isn’t a little sleepy town any more. The residents are no longer isolated. They have access to the same technology and worldwide knowledge that the rest of us have.
They may not have figured out how yet but I believe the government really does care about protecting tourism. I did witness much more police presence on the beach and road and saw a well known weed vendor taken away in handcuffs. It’s too bad that the changes take away the charm that draws some. I may too reach that point someday (I hope not) but I must say we loved or visit last week and we’ve now booked all our visits through Thanksgiving 2020. Ya Mon!!