We reached on Christmas Day 2 years ago. Most grocers were closed around us (Rondel Village) and, of course, the banks and cambios were closed. Even Shamrock was closed on Christmas. On Boxing Day, same thing for the most part. Beach bars, resorts and restaurants were mostly open both days.

To compound the closings, Christmas was on a Sunday (2011). So both holidays were celebrated a day late. So, banks and money exchange were closed for 3 days. I thought about that dilemma and asked our taxi driver to buy us $ 200 US worth of Jamaican dollars that we bought from him pon our arrival. That was enough to last until everything opened back up on Wednesday.