Does anyone know how Hurricane Ivan affected Couples Ocho Rios? The only reports I can find are on Kingston and MoBay. We're supposed to leave for our honeymoon on September 20th.
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Does anyone know how Hurricane Ivan affected Couples Ocho Rios? The only reports I can find are on Kingston and MoBay. We're supposed to leave for our honeymoon on September 20th.
weather.com, CNN, BBC, Miamiherald.com, this tripadvisor Jamaica forums.
These are all sites that are keeping me in touch with "my" island and its wonderful people. Now Butch Stewart, owner of Air Jamaica & Sandals has dedicated part of his web-site to keeping the tourists and travellers to Jamaica calm and current on the happenings. www.sandals.com/general/news-hurricane.cfm
We are a nation of people that pull together in times of crisis.....BRAVO!!
To answer your question more directly..... check the forum in the miamiherald.
One writer states that Ochi survived and its people as well.
The Hotel is a concrete and steel building but the staff are human beings that have just been through a very tough time.
Please remember to inquire about their good health as well.
I wish you a very special holiday honeymoon time in Jamaica.
The real jewels of Jamaica are its people. Always smiling, happy and jovial.
If you can wait a few days to check on conditions you should see how things play out, but if you're at a point you can cancel you may want to schedule another site. A few things to consider...they will have repairs still going on when you get there. We've had two very expensive vacations ruined by construction, last year in Beleze and a few years ago at Sandals/Negril. Also, if you're a snorkeler or diver then you will be in for a big disappointment. It will take some time for these conditions to return to normal, if they do at all. St Croix and Belize's underwater ecosystem has never returned to their pre-hurricane conditions going back several years. We love and support Jamaica. The next few days will produce more concrete info, hopefully from un biased sources coming back from there. Lets hope eveything is going to be alright.