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When we docked from Princess's Coral Last year we were at the "International Quay.".a place loaded with all kinds of goodies,t-shirts,coffee,tons of everything..you name it..and it is not available to the streeet vendors..ie;no hassles..the minute you leave this and head out in Montego Bay ..WATCH OUT!!!..you literally CANNOT walk 5 feet without someone grabbing your arm,pulling you to or into a shop,offering drugs,souveneirs,hair braiding ,offers of call girls..( to my hubby..:dizzy,"upstairs while Missus gets hair done!!.".I kid you NOT>>=eek).. you name it..it is like facing the gauntlet..I'm sure there is a beach nearby..we just gave up..I took 1/2 hour of harassment ,signaled defeat to DH Mark and high tailed it back to the ship..instant peace and quiet and safety on my 5 star floating hotel..sigh..I have never felt so unsafe or hounded in 10 years on Princess sailings..Mark is 6'2"" and 225# of big fella and he was getting cranky at all the hassling.=grrr .they will not stop or take no for an answer.. The only way I will ever clear off a ship in Jamaica is with a secured paid for excursion..2nd time it's happened and will not happen a 3rd!!..Good luck..such a beautiful island and a mess to deal with....Joanne

<blockquote data-quote="Cruise cutie" data-source="post: 729500"><p>When we docked from Princess's Coral Last year we were at the &quot;International Quay.&quot;.a place loaded with all kinds of goodies,t-shirts,coffee,tons of everything..you name it..and it is not available to the streeet vendors..ie;no hassles..the minute you leave this and head out in Montego Bay ..WATCH OUT!!!..you literally CANNOT walk 5 feet without someone grabbing your arm,pulling you to or into a shop,offering drugs,souveneirs,hair braiding ,offers of call girls..( to my hubby..:dizzy,&quot;upstairs while Missus gets hair done!!.&quot;.I kid you NOT&gt;&gt;=eek).. you name it..it is like facing the gauntlet..I'm sure there is a beach nearby..we just gave up..I took 1/2 hour of harassment ,signaled defeat to DH Mark and high tailed it back to the ship..instant peace and quiet and safety on my 5 star floating hotel..sigh..I have never felt so unsafe or hounded in 10 years on Princess sailings..Mark is 6'2&quot;&quot; and 225# of big fella and he was getting cranky at all the hassling.=grrr .they will not stop or take no for an answer.. The only way I will ever clear off a ship in Jamaica is with a secured paid for excursion..2nd time it's happened and will not happen a 3rd!!..Good luck..such a beautiful island and a mess to deal with..<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />..Joanne</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Cruise cutie, post: 729500"] When we docked from Princess's Coral Last year we were at the "International Quay.".a place loaded with all kinds of goodies,t-shirts,coffee,tons of everything..you name it..and it is not available to the streeet vendors..ie;no hassles..the minute you leave this and head out in Montego Bay ..WATCH OUT!!!..you literally CANNOT walk 5 feet without someone grabbing your arm,pulling you to or into a shop,offering drugs,souveneirs,hair braiding ,offers of call girls..( to my hubby..:dizzy,"upstairs while Missus gets hair done!!.".I kid you NOT>>=eek).. you name it..it is like facing the gauntlet..I'm sure there is a beach nearby..we just gave up..I took 1/2 hour of harassment ,signaled defeat to DH Mark and high tailed it back to the ship..instant peace and quiet and safety on my 5 star floating hotel..sigh..I have never felt so unsafe or hounded in 10 years on Princess sailings..Mark is 6'2"" and 225# of big fella and he was getting cranky at all the hassling.=grrr .they will not stop or take no for an answer.. The only way I will ever clear off a ship in Jamaica is with a secured paid for excursion..2nd time it's happened and will not happen a 3rd!!..Good luck..such a beautiful island and a mess to deal with..:(..Joanne [/QUOTE]