asquared17 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 i am not usually one to be too concerned, given that falmouth doesn’t read as the heart of jamaica — and we don’t normally leave the ship — but they’ve just upped the concern from a level 2 to a level 3. apparently in some parts, it is a 4. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/jamaica-travel-advisory.html since we are slated to be there next week on oasis, wondering if we will have that day in port or not…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 4 hours ago, asquared17 said: i am not usually one to be too concerned, given that falmouth doesn’t read as the heart of jamaica — and we don’t normally leave the ship — but they’ve just upped the concern from a level 2 to a level 3. apparently in some parts, it is a 4. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/jamaica-travel-advisory.html since we are slated to be there next week on oasis, wondering if we will have that day in port or not…. I wonder what point they do decide not to go. Now they have Nassau on a level 2, but at least there you can kind of stay in the port area and be fine...I guess as long as the ports are still safe, they go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted February 1 Author Report Share Posted February 1 i’m not sure but since the day is so short and we had such a banner time on the last sailing — i’d be fine skipping and getting the port fees refunded tbh. ScottD and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 Sounds like the perfect day for a Portside lunch, instead! asquared17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She Sails Away Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 We visited on Oasis two weeks ago, I think the 19th? It was a Level 3 and no one seemed to care, including folks in our Facebook group. We seemed to have no problems other than one excursion returning late. I stayed on ship. This does raise plenty of questions. When DO they decide to cancel a port? Do they factor in warnings? Wait for an incident? Interesting discussion. Baked Alaska, Kay45 and asquared17 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 That travel advisory is a little Wild, Wild, West scary for those areas outlined in the bulletin! Eeeesshhh! Even back in May 2019 when we visited Jamaica on Allure, there were some "minor" safety concerns. Our friends that traveled with us have a go-to driver that they always use while in Jamaica (FYI... he was armed from what I was told... concealed of course). They actually just returned from a quick getaway this past week in Montego Bay without any incidents or concerns. Our driver explained during our travels, that at that time, Jamaica was a hotbed for international phone scam rings. The government had just cracked down on these rings and some of the organizers/leaders were still on the loose on the island and the military was trying to track them down. They set up military checkpoints throughout the island... we must have passed through 3 or 4 on our way to Rick's Cafe and all of our other stops! He clearly knew the soldiers at these checkpoints and we passed through quickly! We never felt unsafe during that 2019 trip, but I guess it's become a little more dangerous in some areas. I would do what makes you feel most comfortable... most of the risk appears to be primarily after dark and in the more sketchy, remote areas. USFFrank, Kay45 and asquared17 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 It's Jamaica, statistically one of the most dangerous countries to visit on a Caribbean cruise. Yet rarely are there issues for tourists who don't stray into places they shouldn't JohnK6404, WAAAYTOOO, TempoGL and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjcruisers Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 Jamaica has always had warnings. Went there on our honeymoon many years ago and noticed the soldiers patrolling outside the resort. Talking to the resort driver about it he basically said it's know not to mess with the tourists because if you do and the soldiers get you the rest of your life won't be pleasant. As long as you stay to the tourist areas it should fine asquared17 and TempoGL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 I wonder how many US cities would have areas with Level 4 Warnings if the State Department was able to apply their metrics to those locations… Vancity Cruiser, edobkin, Kay45 and 5 others 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOB Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 Think if you check that just means Jamaica is the same level as the UK. And we are safe in 99.9% of areas. don’t flash cash, don’t buy drugs and stay in the main areas and you should get fine Vancity Cruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, FOB said: And we are safe in 99.9% of areas. don’t flash cash, don’t buy drugs and stay in the main areas and you should get fine The same advice can be used in just about any city. Ryan79 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 On 2/16/2024 at 3:34 PM, smokeybandit said: The same advice can be used in just about any city. On 2/16/2024 at 2:29 PM, FOB said: Think if you check that just means Jamaica is the same level as the UK. And we are safe in 99.9% of areas. don’t flash cash, don’t buy drugs and stay in the main areas and you should get fine It’s actually sad that you have to state the obvious but clearly this world is filled with plenty of stupid people buying drugs in Jamaica and venturing off to unsafe areas w/o an organized tour. I would venture to guess if they knew what a Jamaican jail looked like, the decisions would be different! Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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