Part 1: Spring Break in Jamaica

by Sharvon Urbannavage assistant perspectives editor

An additional pleasure to not attending classes during spring break is spending the entire week relaxing on the sandy beaches of a Caribbean island. A Jamaican vacation provioes a traveler with numerous experiences and memories to last a lifetime.

The cities of Negri! and Montego Bay offer many sights and activities to occupy one's schedule during a visit.

Located on the western coast of Jamaica, Negri] features beautiful beaches, active nightlife and historic sights that convey the wonderful essence of the city.

While in Negri) one can sip on a papaya daiquiri at Rick's Cafe, feast on the freshest seafood the Caribbean has to offer at Alfred's Ocean Palace, or dance to hours of reggae music at Roots Bambo.

Negri! also offers recreational activities for the adventure-seeking tourists. Rusty's X-Cellent Adventures provides bike tours of the Jamaican countryside, or one can tour the countryside on horse- students Jenine /ke/er(middle-bottom) and Maureen Keffy (middle-top) along with friends attend a Toga party in Jamaica. back with Rhodes Hall Plantation.

Northeast of Negri! is the fine city of Montego Bay. A visitor to this city can enjoy pure white sand and crystal clear water at Doctor's

Cave Beach, Cornwall Beach or Walter Fletcher Beach, among many more.

Tourists can also spend time browsing for souvenirs at the many flea/street markets. Montego Bay also features numerous historical and cultural tours such as MoBay Undersea Tour, an. underwater tour boat, or Rose Hall Great House, a fonner Englishstyle sugar plantation.

Many travel agencies offer several packages to both of these Jamaican cities. Expedia.com and Travelocity.com are online travel sites that provide information about hotels/resorts and airfare. These sites offer all-inclusive vacation packages starting at $687. Vacations may also be arranged by selecting separate airfare and hotel accommodations.

On both sites, hotel rooms during the week of March 4 to March 8 start at $75 and airfare ranges from $641 to $952. Airfares to Negril tend to be slightly more costly due to the added distance. However, one can fly into Montego Bay and then travel by means of ground transportation into Negri!. Travel packages can also be obtained at various travel agencies around the Delaware Valley.