We Took a Caribbean Cruise to a Risky Port. We Refused to Go Ashore.

Love you channel watching with my mum tonight she said what lovely fellas bet their wife's miss them being away so much, bless her

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As a person of Jamaican parentage , you guys DID THE RIGHT THING. Safety is the key, and you guys called the correct shot. Even though Jamaica is a nice place, the PEOPLE are killing the Island. For the other folks who decide to go ashore, please be careful, and stay in groups. Too many things are happening in Jamaica right now, that gives cause for concern. This is coming from someone who has visited Jamaica over 25 times. Most recently last month.

I laughed out loud (I live by myself) with your remark about the belly flop contestant taking out 3 children! Very funny Ben

Our ship stopped in Jamaica last year and after reading the reviews, I decided not to book any excursions before hand. I figure we could just relax on the ship, but my wife wanted to see the island so I booked a last minute excursion to tour the city. It was an experience, observing the gap between the rich and poor, the poverty and the traffic, was such a sad state of affair. I remember going through a rich neighborhood and just seeing fenced off areas and bars on windows in all the houses and then going through an area where you saw people struggling to eke out a living. I really felt guilty, and it left an impression with me.

I've shared this here before, but over 35 years ago on my very first cruise to Jamaica, the shipboard port talk about Jamaica concluded with, "If someone beckons you over to them, DO NOT GO OVER. They're likely law enforcement trying to entrap you for wanting to buy drugs, and they'll even arrest you just for walking over - they'll say you knew it was for drugs." My family and I stopped at Falmouth on a Disney cruise last October and stuck with the excursions offered by the cruise line, having a great time at a private beach club, but back in the port at Falmouth while looking at t-shirts in a souvenir shop just before heading aboard, a woman who said she worked at the shop tried tell my wife to "just pay her here" and "that way she won't have taxes," and tried to unzip my wife's backpack to put the shirt into it. My wife, wisely, loudly told her NO, I'LL PAY AT THE REGISTER, THANK YOU, and then put down the shirt and immediately left. She's still shaken by that experience and doesn't want any part of Jamaica.

I avoid cruises that stop in Jamaica if possible. Several years ago, I made the mistake of getting off the ship there and was continuously offered drugs. Some of the drug sellers were just steps from the security checkpoint. Going back through Jamaican security, they took my bag completely apart, even opening a lip balm to see what was inside. If they wanted to stop drug sales, they could walk just a few feet from the checkpoint and stop the sellers. However, their intention was clearly to catch unsuspecting tourists in a trap.

Me and my husband will never get off at this port either. We are a mixed race older couple and we had a terrible experience at the Dunns River Falls excursion. The vendors were so aggressive and a man actually verbally attacked me because I told my husband I did not want to buy anything from his vending booth. Then others around him joined him. We have been on three different cruises that stopped at his port and we will never support this port again. I really think the cruise line should reconsider stopping at the port and supporting this kind of behavior. We did not feel safe at all, and I am an African American. I understand and support your decision 100%. Love your content.

Sorry you went thru this. Me and my wife had an incident at that port. We was about to get on a taxi and a lady kept harassing us to buy stuff but what trigger my wife to go nuts was. The lady grab my son and said…hey tell mommy and Daddy to buy you this shirt. My wife pushed her away and lucky a soldier/cop was there and pulled us away and Reccommnended us to go back to the ship. We ask why and he said they are always armed and it could be trouble for us. We agreed and he escorted us back to port. Loved that guy for doing that for us. I gave him $100 for getting us back safe. He didn’t want it but I made him take it. The young man reported the situation with us to Carnival and Carnival did take care of us. Well my son. Lots of nice goodies for him. ❤

Shocked that ANY cruise line would still stop there!

We went to Falmouth, Jamaica on our first cruise last year with Disney. We had a very similar experience - very aggressive people trying to sell us stuff and throwing homophobic abuse at us when we refused. I’ll never go back!

In Ocho Rios men would not leave my teenaged sons alone, pestered them non stop about buying drugs. This was in the area with the shops after our excursion. We got back on the ship as fast as we could.

I'm due to dock in Jamaica next week on my Carnival Horizon cruise, and I'm planning to not leave the ship. I found my last trip to be FULL of harassment - either people pestering you for money, or trying to get you into their 'taxi' - a total nightmare!

We did not enjoy Jamaica on our Disney cruise in 2016 either. Port area was OK, the rest scary. In 2018 we went to a wedding in Jamaica as well, also did not enjoy, even just the transfer to resort/airport experience. It’s the only port we actually avoid and really don’t understand why the cruises keep stopping there.

We visited Kingston on our cruise and the poverty was horrible, the kids sitting on roofs begging for us to throw food or clothes etc was really upsetting. They see us arriving and walking about in nice fenced off areas where they are locked out of in their own country... I'm not making excuses for the robberies but I'm not surprised. We declined to disembark in Mexico

You guys are so much fun! I know I’ll never be able to cruise so I’m living vicariously through y’all. Thanks for sharing your time with us 😊

Ben absolutely STARVING at 11am is so relatable. I love him.

We usually stay on the ship when we stop in Ensenada, Mexico. Or shop at the souvenirs shops in the terminal. In Acapulco Mexico we were harassed so much by the vendors we ran back to the boat.

As soon as you said "things we would rather not repeat" I sadly knew exactly what was coming and what you meant. Despicable. 2023. And this still happens. I'd be like you guys, sure it was 10 years ago but it's gotten WORSE? My ass is staying on the ship and enjoying the short lines for everything and not stressing out. Well done boys

The further I get into this video the more playful you two get, so much fun. You guys are adorable!