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The Southern Girl Travel Guide to Sandals Royal Caribbean!

A view of the private island at Sandals Royal Caribbean

Warning: there’s a ton of information in this extra-long post so don’t be afraid to scroll around or bookmark it and come back later! As of the posting of this guide in February 2016, Sandals Royal Caribbean has a at least one construction project underway.

Give us a call or drop us an email if you’re interested in traveling to Royal Caribbean soon and we’ll get you the latest update.

We’ll be bringing you some great shots of Sandals Royal Caribbean in this post all courtesy of the folks at Sandals!

This is the third in our series of short guides to Sandals resorts, and while it stands all on its own, if you’re new to Sandals and to the all-inclusive concept, you may want to read our introductory guide to Sandals:

The Southern Girl Travel Guide to Sandals!

Our last post featured the original Sandals all-inclusive resort, Sandals Montego Bay down in Montego Bay, Jamaica. [Read more…]

The Southern Girl Travel Guide to Sandals Montego Bay!

By Mark

Along the white sand beach at Sandals Montego Bay resort

Warning: there’s a ton of information in this extra-long post so don’t be afraid to scroll around or bookmark it and come back later!

If you’ve read our Southern Girl Travel Guide to Sandals intro post, you’ll know how impressed we’ve been with Sandals all-inclusive resorts.

We’re convinced Sandals resorts are some of the best places anywhere for busy couples and families to relax and unwind. We’re convinced you’re going to love them, too.

Because we know you’re going to love them, we’re making sure you have access to great info on each one of the resorts. While Sandals all-inclusive resorts cover a lot of the Caribbean (7 different countries), their home-base is in Jamaica.

This post features Sandals’ cornerstone Jamaican resort – Montego Bay. [Read more…]

3 Reasons to Use Club Mobay the Next Time You’re Flying to Jamaica!

By Mark

This will be waiting for you after Club Mobay…Sandals, Montego Bay!

Airports are rough all over the world these days.

Waits here in the U.S. can be terrible, but airport experiences in smaller countries can also be a nightmare.

The Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Montego Bay, Jamaica is one of the busiest airports in the Caribbean. If you’ve ever arrived there at the same time as a dozen other planes full of tourists dying to hit the beaches, you’ll surely be happy to know there’s a quick way through the headaches of immigrations and customs.

It’s Club Mobay. We use it, and we recommend it to all our clients traveling to Montego Bay (actually we almost insist on it).

Why? [Read more…]

The Peacocks of Sandals Royal Caribbean

By Mark

A regal silhouette in Kensington Village at Sandals Royal Caribbean

While several Sandals resorts have a resident population of peacocks, the birds of the Royal Caribbean in Montego Bay, Jamaica may be the most famous.

[Read more…]

The Southern Girl Travel Guide to Sandals!

By Mark

Sandals original Montego Bay Resort in Jamaica

All-inclusive Caribbean resorts

Just consider it…an entire vacation and not a thought about what the next meal, drink, or activity costs. Check-out comes and all you get are best wishes for a safe trip and a speedy return with no additional tab to settle.

Can that really be true?

We wondered.

Actually, Jennifer wondered and I was sure there had to be a catch.

On our very first trip to an all-inclusive Caribbean resort, I was skeptical. Ever the accountant, I was looking for that extra charge. I was waiting to say gotcha, and gloat over Jennifer a bit.

That extra charge never came. [Read more…]

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