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[jimbo]

Montego Bay, Jamaica(Photo: Holger Leue / Corbis)

Fans of reggae music, rum, and other, perhaps smokier, ways to relax have been coming to Montego Bay and Negril for spring break for decades. That means that from March to April, every inch of white sand beach is packed with revelers eager to have their hair beaded, sing along to Bob Marley tunes, and practice the worst “Jamaican” accents the world has ever heard.

Vacation packages that promise all sorts of activities from cliff diving to snorkeling mean that even if you try to get away from the bars and nightclubs, you won’t get far from the crowds—or the endless loop of “No Woman, No Cry.”


Last Spring I saw very few college kids.

[Bnewb]

Jimbo...was this printed recently?
Nope, certainly not a "spring break" packed beach in Negril...it's many, many years since it has been packed with college kids.

[jimbo]

Jimbo...was this printed recently?
Nope, certainly not a "spring break" packed beach in Negril...it's many, many years since it has been packed with college kids.

It say 20hrs. ago. To me, it seems maybe 5 or 6years ago maybe fill with kids. (maybe)

[jimbo]

Here is more, from the same article. Nice of them to tell people it is hoppin', or maybe not??? Seems nicer without the kids, But their money is just as good as ours.

Negril, Jamaica
There’s a reason sites like Trip Advisor are full of user queries about how packed Negril gets during spring break: the combination of beaches, nightlife, and party-friendly resorts has turned Jamaica’s west coast into many college students’ destination of choice. From sun up till sundown and well into the night, the bikini-and-beer-bong crowd stays bronzed and buzzed. If wild crowds aren’t your thing, avoid tourist-heavy destinations like Rick’s Café, which offers fruity rum drinks and bar-side cliff diving—a frightening combination if ever there was one.

[Bnewb]

Rob says it's been well over a decade now since it's been packed with college kids in Negril!!
Wonder where they're getting their info?

[jimbo]

Typical US news reporting no fact checking. But any publicity is good publicity.

[Rob]

The numbers (or lack thereof) speak for themselves. Back in 2001, at its peak, Negril had over 6000 students in Negril in one single week - and during the 5 weeks that made up the typical Spring Break we were getting some 20,000 students during that time period.

Last year, for the entire 5 weeks of what used to be known as Spring Break there was a total of less than 900 students - and no more than 200 during the busiest week. Hardly even noticeable, except maybe as Poolguywindsor commented to us last year that he thought he saw all of them at Margaritaville one night!

To put it in perspective, there have been wedding parties here this year that have brought down more people in a single week than any Spring Break week last year.

[Seveen]

i was reading where Cancun is the spring break spot - even with the travel advisory issued in November 2012

[kaycee]

i was reading where Cancun is the spring break spot - even with the travel advisory issued in November 2012

I've read that too. It was also on a list of the most inexpensive trips for spring break 2012.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0..._Cancun_Mexico

[Seveen]

mexico is not my favorite -- the eye candy is not the same lol