Montego Bay

"David Mahon" <news@amigo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:s62fynCYx9FCFwt3@earth.amigo.co.uk...
> As usual, I have to go to the USA in May. Last year I thought of nipping
> somewhere for a few days diving (flying my wife out to meet me) but we
> found it cheaper for me to come back to the UK and then for us both to
> fly straight back out to the Maldives!
>
> This year I've forced myself to spend a small fortune and booked flights
> for me from the USA to Jamaica, my wife from the UK to Jamaica, a decent
> sounding hotel and then both of us home together.
>
> The hotel includes diving, so it says:
>
> http://www.sandals.co.uk/general/scuba.html
>
> Has anyone any experience of them, particularly the Sandals Royal
> Caribbean Hotel? Other than that, any recommendations on who to go
> diving with (Montego Bay area)?

Make the trip down to Negril. From what I hear, it's the only decent diving
on the island (and decent may be a stretch). I enjoyed it, but I'm an
inexperienced diver...

Chris Guynn wrote:

> Make the trip down to Negril. From what I hear, it's the only decent diving
> on the island (and decent may be a stretch). I enjoyed it, but I'm an
> inexperienced diver...

Negril was wonderful. 7mile beach, the small (expensive) shops, and the
local stops. As for the diving, well, it was a dive. Water temp was
wonderfully warm. The fish have been overfished and over lobstered.
Nothing large. The soft coral and sponges are great.
Again, don't expect anything large to swim by. I did though see a 5 foot
nurse shark....

"TonyP" <arpierre@Hooptonline.net> wrote in message
news:UCKSd.17661$x_5.8789@fe08.lga...
> Chris Guynn wrote:
>
> > Make the trip down to Negril. From what I hear, it's the only decent
diving
> > on the island (and decent may be a stretch). I enjoyed it, but I'm an
> > inexperienced diver...
>
> Negril was wonderful. 7mile beach, the small (expensive) shops, and the
> local stops. As for the diving, well, it was a dive. Water temp was
> wonderfully warm. The fish have been overfished and over lobstered.
> Nothing large. The soft coral and sponges are great.
> Again, don't expect anything large to swim by. I did though see a 5 foot
> nurse shark....
>

There was a 7 footer in the area I dove two days before the (only :-< )dive
I did there on my last trip...