From: dcs@dcsborg.cls.com (David C. Smith )
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Hedonism II (Was: personal to Rex Fowler - Hedonism)
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 09:26:23 CDT
Organization: Borgmeister's, Houston, TX

Summary of Hedonism II trip:

From August 7 to 17 of this year, my wife and I stayed at Hedonism II
in Negril, Jamaica. This was our first visit to Hedonism and my wife's
first visit to Jamaica. We enjoyed our time at Hedonism and plan to 
return next year (June or July).

Some of the activities you shouldn't miss (IMHO):

  * Orientation - If it is your first visit, this can be quite helpful.
                  One of the "entertainment coordinators" takes the  
                  group on a tour of the grounds and talks about some
                  of the activities. They have this at least once a 
                  day.  
  * Island Picnic - They take you out to a nearby island via boat, where 
                  you spend the morning and early afternoon indulging
                  in Rum Punch and party games. This was a lot of 
                  fun ("Drink the bottle or lose your suit!").
  * Pyjama Party - This is held in the disco on one night and is really
                  great as everyone is in some type of "bedwear". It
                  starts to get a little crowded later on, but is well
                  worth it. You get to see/wear some pretty outrageous
                  stuff.
  * Toga Party -  Everyone wears a toga to dinner, and there is a 
                  guest and staff talent show, toga parade, and toga
                  contests after dinner. Be sure to go to the toga
                  tying demonstration that afternoon. Some of the togas
                  they show you are pretty extravagant, so you should
                  try and pay close attention to how they fold them
                  (or cheat like I did and videotape the demonstration),
                  otherwise you might get back to your room and forget 
                  all those folds and tucks. Toga night was probably  
                  the best night of the our stay.
  * Lunch Time Spin - After lunch, the coordinators get people down to
                  the dance floor for fun and games. You should 
                  participate at least once, and watching others take
                  part is just as fun.
  * Grilled Lobster - On both of the Saturday nights we were there, 
                  they served grilled lobster for dinner. It was 
                  absolutely delicious.
  * The Beach -   The beach is separated by a pier into two parts: the
                  nude and the prude. The first few days we were there,
                  we stayed pretty much on the prude beach. It was okay.
                  The remaining days, we kept to the nude beach. Everyone
                  on the nude beach was nice and friendly. This created
                  a very relaxing atmostphere. Be sure and spend some 
                  time at the huge hot tub.

After spending 10 days at Hedonism II, my wife and I came home relaxed
and happy. We were only able to do about half of the activities we wanted
to, but we'll try again next year (for 2 weeks maybe).

"Be a hedonist"  :-)

Dave 
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