Ever dive in Ocho Rios in Jamaica?

My cruise ship will be stopping over in Ocho Rios in Jamaica. Has anyone
here ever dived in Ocho Rios before? Is it worthwhile?

Clint
Free Spirit Gallery
http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca
Exquisite Inuit Eskimo & Native Art

"Clint" <pepmax@videotron.ca> wrote in message
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> My cruise ship will be stopping over in Ocho Rios in Jamaica. Has anyone
> here ever dived in Ocho Rios before? Is it worthwhile?

Everything I've read about Jamaica says that the only decent diving is in
Negril. I've never been diving at Ocho rios though, so I couldn't say. I
greatly enjoyed diving in Negril the two times I've been to Jamaica though.

Clint wrote:
> My cruise ship will be stopping over in Ocho Rios in Jamaica. Has anyone
> here ever dived in Ocho Rios before? Is it worthwhile?
>
> Clint
> Free Spirit Gallery
> http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca
> Exquisite Inuit Eskimo & Native Art
>
>
I didn't dive there but it didn't rate very high.

I did Dunn's RIver instead. Just don't get detoured thru the Jamaican
village at the top of the falls.

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:49:13 -0600, Joe English
<jenglish@wisperhome.com> wrote:

>Clint wrote:
>> My cruise ship will be stopping over in Ocho Rios in Jamaica. Has anyone
>> here ever dived in Ocho Rios before? Is it worthwhile?
>>
>> Clint
>> Free Spirit Gallery
>> http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca
>> Exquisite Inuit Eskimo & Native Art
>>
>>
>I didn't dive there but it didn't rate very high.
>
>I did Dunn's RIver instead. Just don't get detoured thru the Jamaican
>village at the top of the falls.

I dived there. It's crap.

Go to Dunns River.

Pete S.

Chris Guynn wrote:
> "Clint" <pepmax@videotron.ca> wrote in message
> news:veKkd.7008$Kd1.17832@weber.videotron.net...
>
>>My cruise ship will be stopping over in Ocho Rios in Jamaica. Has anyone
>>here ever dived in Ocho Rios before? Is it worthwhile?

> Everything I've read about Jamaica says that the only decent diving is in
> Negril. I've never been diving at Ocho rios though, so I couldn't say. I
> greatly enjoyed diving in Negril the two times I've been to Jamaica though.

Diving Negril was "ok". Nothing great about it. The soft coral and
spounge were good, but the marine life has been over fished. But, diving
is diving. If there is water whenever I go on vacation, I will be diving.

Chris Guynn wrote:

> "Clint" <pepmax@videotron.ca> wrote in message
> news:veKkd.7008$Kd1.17832@weber.videotron.net...
>
>>My cruise ship will be stopping over in Ocho Rios in Jamaica. Has anyone
>>here ever dived in Ocho Rios before? Is it worthwhile?
>
>
> Everything I've read about Jamaica says that the only decent diving is in
> Negril. I've never been diving at Ocho rios though, so I couldn't say. I
> greatly enjoyed diving in Negril the two times I've been to Jamaica though.
>
>
While Negil diving is ok, you gotta get to other dive locations.

--

It's bad luck to be superstitious

spamPetespam@spamderwentspamelec.spa....spamco. spamuk (Pete S.)
wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:49:13 -0600, Joe English
> <jenglish@wisperhome.com> wrote:
>
> >Clint wrote:
> >> My cruise ship will be stopping over in Ocho Rios in Jamaica. Has anyone
> >> here ever dived in Ocho Rios before? Is it worthwhile?
> >>
> >I didn't dive there but it didn't rate very high.
> >
> >I did Dunn's RIver instead. Just don't get detoured thru the Jamaican
> >village at the top of the falls.
>
> I dived there. It's crap.
>
> Go to Dunns River.


I've done both. Even though I hate shopping, I'd probably go shopping.

Barring that, I'd do the dive...the freshwater coming down out of Dunns
includes a pinch of untreated sewerage, and its very easy to accidently
ingest enough during the climb to get a case of the runs.

Also, if you do Dunns, don't take a good non-waterproof camera...take a
waterproof. A very old scam here is for your guide to carry your camera
for you (because you're more likely to get it wet), and its possession
gives him a nice bit of leverage for extorting a nice cash tip from you
at the end of the climb.



-hh

> I dived there. It's crap.
>
> Go to Dunns River.
>
> Pete S.

I was planning to do both but reading some of these posts got me worried
about the diving. When you said it's crap, do you mean there's not much
fish to see down there?

Clint

Free Spirit Gallery
http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca
Exquisite Inuit Eskimo & Northwest Native Art

"dazed and confuzed" <dedmann@netnitco.net> wrote in message
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> Chris Guynn wrote:
>
> > "Clint" <pepmax@videotron.ca> wrote in message
> > news:veKkd.7008$Kd1.17832@weber.videotron.net...
> >
> >>My cruise ship will be stopping over in Ocho Rios in Jamaica. Has
anyone
> >>here ever dived in Ocho Rios before? Is it worthwhile?
> >
> >
> > Everything I've read about Jamaica says that the only decent diving is
in
> > Negril. I've never been diving at Ocho rios though, so I couldn't say.
I
> > greatly enjoyed diving in Negril the two times I've been to Jamaica
though.
> >
> >
> While Negil diving is ok, you gotta get to other dive locations.

don't I know it.

>
> --
>
> It's bad luck to be superstitious
>

Clint wrote:
>>Barring that, I'd do the dive...the freshwater coming down out of Dunns
>>includes a pinch of untreated sewerage, and its very easy to accidently
>>ingest enough during the climb to get a case of the runs.
>>
>
>
> That's pretty scarey. Convinced me not to go diving there.
>
> Clint
>

there is no diving at Dunn's River if that is what you are asking.