If you go to the Excellence, splurge a little and get the ocean view with the rooftop terrace! It has its own wading pool complete with waterfall! We went to the Excellence for our second anniversary, and found the accomodations to be superior to the room we stayed in at Sandals. The food is not as good as at Sandals, nor are the drinks..but it's a bit cheaper than Sandals.
If you go to Sandals do NOT stay at the Sandals Montego Bay. While the resort itself is nice, you will have to listen to the jet airliners take off ALL DAY LONG directly across the street. They're so loud that they set off all the car alarms on every liftoff! My wife and I did not stay there, we just visited.. During our visit, we decided that we were lucky to have chosen to stay at the Royal Carribbean.
At the Royal Carribbean, we had a Concierge level room which entitled us to butler service which in hindsight was AWESOME! Our butlers brought us cheese and fruit plates daily, and if we needed ANYTHING we simply called them on the Resort supplied cell phone and regardless of where we were at we recieved what we wanted within minutes. The butlers booked all of our excursions for us, and escorted us to dinner each evening. Oh yeah, we also had a private pool within steps of our front door. This was a perk of the concierge level rooms!
A great thing about staying at Sandals in Jamaica is that you can go to any other Sandals on the island and enjoy the activities, pools and restaurants at no charge. The food is excellent and so is the service! One last thing: you can swim in a myriad of different pools. On a cruise ship...it's ridiculous trying to swim with a million other people (not to mention thousands of kids). I don't mind kids, I just sometimes like some quiet time with my wife. Cruises are VERY kid friendly.
Ok ,it's obvious...my vote is for the all-inclusive resorts.
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