The Spa area is also our trick to a little get away without actually leaving the resort. Our tip to you is if you are looking for something to do late night, and would like a a little more authentic experience, visit Alfreds or Bourbon Beach. Both are bars with live reggae music. Someone at the resort will be able to let you know the best nights to go. The resort will also make arrangements for a driver to drop you off and pick you up. If you are looking for something near the cliffs but not Ricks, try 3 Dives for delicious Jamaican food and beautiful views. It’s always hard for us to justify leaving the resort but these things are worth the excursion and close by. Congrats!
I know you did this 3 years ago lol but can you speak on the fishing excursion you went on? was it worth it? did you catch anything? How much was it? how long was it?
Hello, yes! I believe it was around $300 and we did the half day trip which was 4 hours. They picked us up at the resort and brought us out to where we went onto the boat from. My husband and I and another couple from the resort were on our excursion. We caught around 6 fish total - the biggest being a Wahoo which was pretty cool & worth a decent amount of money (we didn't know, so we gave it to the captain). What I didn't like was that there weren't great places to sit or even stand without being on top of someone. We weren't catching for most of the time so it would have been nice to relax between bites but my husband and I sat on a cooler, the other couple sat on the 1 chair and the other wife ended up sleeping inside of the boat. I'm glad we went overall but I don't think we'd do it again through them unless they had a shorter option or more places to sit. We went on Stanley's Fishing Tour.
This was such an AWESOME informative video; thank you so much for covering all of this in such great detail. We’ve always gone to Couples Tower Isle where we got married but this time decided to add an extra week at CSA. Your tips are helping us with planning
Hi! We have a trip planned for next month. Can you rate the food/drinks (premium), activities, location proximity to other places walking and overall staff? 1-10. We are on the fence because we are seeing mixed reviews. Would you guys go back?
My girlfriend and I are looking at travelling here next year. Do you know much about the menu? She has Celiac's disease and we want to make sure they can accommodate and not just offer meat and veggies. Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Great video, we are thinking of going in August this year, but are unsure as a couple of other videos mentioned people getting food poisoning here. Just wondering what your experience was and whether this was just a one off and has been sorted. Did you see any of this here. Thanks
Just wanted to say thank you for all your tips; my fiancé and I have just booked our honeymoon at CSA for this November. It will be our first trip to Jamaica and first all-inclusive experience. Your video helped us to decide that this is the place to go. We're travelling a week after we get married so are really looking forward to the free massages! Congrats on your marriage and thanks again from London, UK!
We're planning a trip to Jamaica and looking at Couples Swept Away. We (I 🤣) really want to do a beach horseback ride while we're there. Is that something the resort will help us schedule or should we find a place and book it before we go? Thanks for this video, it's super helpful! This year is our 10th anniversary and we never went on a honeymoon or any vacation at all (other than family camping trips with our kids) since we've been married! 😳
How exciting that you are finally getting that much needed vacay together! You will LOVE Couples Swept Away if you choose to go there! I can't specifically remember if horseback riding on the beach was one of the options for excursions that Couples helped book. However, if it is, you will be able to sit down with a Couples Rep the day of or day after you arrive and they will help you book!
This may be a silly question, but on the website when you are booking your room and whatnot they have all of the little add ons at the bottom. Such as night snorkeling and ricks cafe and all that. I was a little confused because I wasn’t sure how many activities or add ons you can book for one day? Or if they only do certain activities on certain days or if you can just book those things when you get there. If you know what I’m talking about I’d like to know how to go about that lol
Sorry for the late reply! We didn't book any of this in advance, you are able to book it onsite at the resort. You are able to do multiple excursions per day but some are only offered on certain days!!
Thank you so much! We went to Sandals at Ocho Rios last March, this March trying this Couples. You did a phenomenal job! One question- how was the water? Super clear and tourquoise? I see this was posted in Oct. Just wondering if you know about the clarity of the water. Thanks again!
In all honestly the water wasnt as turquoise as we were hoping for and we were there in September. It was still very clear though and beautiful!! Thank you so much!!💕
You do not pay extra for the restaurants. All restaurants are all inclusive! The bottle of alcohol in your room is free however you do pay extra for premium bottles.
Thanks for the tips! We went back in 2017 and are going back summer of 2020. I didn't think to take the catamaran cruise and do the beach bonfire the same day - makes sense. We will have to plan it that way for our 2nd time. Congratulations on your marriage!
As for the spa, I don't recall the pricing as we just did the free couples massage for honeymooners. I deff recommend paying for services though! It was amazing!
Also - how long did it take you to get through customs? I'm looking at doing the Club MoBay at the airport. Did you guys do that? They fast track you through customs.
We didn't do Club MoBay and we were through customs within 20 minutes max and were able to go right to the Couples lounge where they had free beer waiting! :) Once at the Couples lounge we waited about 30 minutes for our shuttle to arrive to take us to the resort. Be prepared to tip the porters who carry your luggage though! We didn't expect that ahead of time but they don't give you an option to carry your own luggage and then they expect a tip and make it awkward if you don't. We didn't do Club MoBay on the way back either and made it through everything quickly. Hope that helps!
Gabrielle - My wife and I use Club Mobay all the time when we're flying home from Jamaica. It's does speed things up a little bit but it is a great place to relax, have something to eat & drink while waiting to board your flight. We highly recommend it.
Not sure if you mentioned this but excluding the porter did you feel the need to tip? I know it has a no tipping policy, but ive read mixed review on that
We did not tip anyone besides the porter. Employees can get fired for accepting tips so we personally didn't bring cash anywhere around the resort with us. However, an employee offered to drive us to Rick's so we did give him some money for the ride. Its a touchy subject with the CSA guests but we didn't feel the need to tip, especially considering that is the rule there. Hope that helps!!
I had a friend from Jamaica, that is in the US now and told me they don’t accept tips at the none tipping resort. The jobs are considered very good in Jamaica and the employees will work their until they retire.
Thanks for the tips Julia, they were very helpful. My wife & I are going to Couples Swept Away last week of March 2021. We can hardly wait. Couple questions: Does it cost extra to go a Catamaran trip or is it included? Do they offer different Catamaran trips or is basically the same trip. ( swim at the caves & a visit to Rick's Cafe )?
Robert, When we were there it was just the one catamaran to the same spot. You stop at some caves where they let you get off and swim into them. You then got close to Ricks to watch the cliff jumpers, but did not get off the boat at that time. Sunset is amazing on the ride. The ride on the catamaran was included with your stay.
The Spa area is also our trick to a little get away without actually leaving the resort. Our tip to you is if you are looking for something to do late night, and would like a a little more authentic experience, visit Alfreds or Bourbon Beach. Both are bars with live reggae music. Someone at the resort will be able to let you know the best nights to go. The resort will also make arrangements for a driver to drop you off and pick you up. If you are looking for something near the cliffs but not Ricks, try 3 Dives for delicious Jamaican food and beautiful views.
It’s always hard for us to justify leaving the resort but these things are worth the excursion and close by. Congrats!
Love these tips as well!! We will have to visit Alfreds or Bourbon Beach next time we go if we get a chance!
Great property, terrible 1.5 hr commute, personal service has degraded since our 2022 trip
I wish they had video taped instead of just sitting and talking. Some visual would be good.
I know you did this 3 years ago lol but can you speak on the fishing excursion you went on? was it worth it? did you catch anything? How much was it? how long was it?
Hello, yes! I believe it was around $300 and we did the half day trip which was 4 hours. They picked us up at the resort and brought us out to where we went onto the boat from. My husband and I and another couple from the resort were on our excursion. We caught around 6 fish total - the biggest being a Wahoo which was pretty cool & worth a decent amount of money (we didn't know, so we gave it to the captain). What I didn't like was that there weren't great places to sit or even stand without being on top of someone. We weren't catching for most of the time so it would have been nice to relax between bites but my husband and I sat on a cooler, the other couple sat on the 1 chair and the other wife ended up sleeping inside of the boat.
I'm glad we went overall but I don't think we'd do it again through them unless they had a shorter option or more places to sit. We went on Stanley's Fishing Tour.
@@juliacobb9266 wow super informative thank you so much! My fiancé and I are gonna go to this resort for our honeymoon so this video was awesome!
This was such an AWESOME informative video; thank you so much for covering all of this in such great detail. We’ve always gone to Couples Tower Isle where we got married but this time decided to add an extra week at CSA. Your tips are helping us with planning
Thank you so much!! I hope that you love CSA as much as we did!!
Thx that was great!
I think People go to sleep early because they are un couple mode
U guys r great!
Hi! We have a trip planned for next month. Can you rate the food/drinks (premium), activities, location proximity to other places walking and overall staff? 1-10. We are on the fence because we are seeing mixed reviews. Would you guys go back?
My girlfriend and I are looking at travelling here next year. Do you know much about the menu? She has Celiac's disease and we want to make sure they can accommodate and not just offer meat and veggies. Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Also can I ask at 26:48 you mention about tipping the baggage handler's, how is considered a fair tip?
are there jetskis? how much it cost to scuba diving?
Great video, we are thinking of going in August this year, but are unsure as a couple of other videos mentioned people getting food poisoning here. Just wondering what your experience was and whether this was just a one off and has been sorted. Did you see any of this here. Thanks
We didn't experience any issues with food poisoning or hear of anything while we were there. 🙂
Good review. Couple things you can get more than one bottle of liquor 🤪 just one of each kind. Which you don't need.
Just wanted to say thank you for all your tips; my fiancé and I have just booked our honeymoon at CSA for this November. It will be our first trip to Jamaica and first all-inclusive experience. Your video helped us to decide that this is the place to go. We're travelling a week after we get married so are really looking forward to the free massages! Congrats on your marriage and thanks again from London, UK!
You're so welcome, we were hoping this would help someone!! You will have a blast!!! Congrats on the upcoming marriage!❤️ Enjoy it all!!
We're planning a trip to Jamaica and looking at Couples Swept Away. We (I 🤣) really want to do a beach horseback ride while we're there. Is that something the resort will help us schedule or should we find a place and book it before we go? Thanks for this video, it's super helpful! This year is our 10th anniversary and we never went on a honeymoon or any vacation at all (other than family camping trips with our kids) since we've been married! 😳
How exciting that you are finally getting that much needed vacay together! You will LOVE Couples Swept Away if you choose to go there! I can't specifically remember if horseback riding on the beach was one of the options for excursions that Couples helped book. However, if it is, you will be able to sit down with a Couples Rep the day of or day after you arrive and they will help you book!
This may be a silly question, but on the website when you are booking your room and whatnot they have all of the little add ons at the bottom. Such as night snorkeling and ricks cafe and all that. I was a little confused because I wasn’t sure how many activities or add ons you can book for one day? Or if they only do certain activities on certain days or if you can just book those things when you get there. If you know what I’m talking about I’d like to know how to go about that lol
Sorry for the late reply! We didn't book any of this in advance, you are able to book it onsite at the resort. You are able to do multiple excursions per day but some are only offered on certain days!!
Which room number did you have? Looking at the atrium rooms as I've read that the garden ones can be nosiy!
I unfortunately do not recall our room number😭 We were garden view though & had no problems. We never heard road noises at night.
Thank you so much! We went to Sandals at Ocho Rios last March, this March trying this Couples. You did a phenomenal job! One question- how was the water? Super clear and tourquoise? I see this was posted in Oct. Just wondering if you know about the clarity of the water. Thanks again!
In all honestly the water wasnt as turquoise as we were hoping for and we were there in September. It was still very clear though and beautiful!! Thank you so much!!💕
Sorry I couldn't figure out. Do you pay extra for the restaurants? And the bottle of alcohol to your room?
You do not pay extra for the restaurants. All restaurants are all inclusive! The bottle of alcohol in your room is free however you do pay extra for premium bottles.
Thanks for the tips! We went back in 2017 and are going back summer of 2020. I didn't think to take the catamaran cruise and do the beach bonfire the same day - makes sense. We will have to plan it that way for our 2nd time. Congratulations on your marriage!
Thamk you! We didn't think of that tip either until after the fact but we will deffinitly be doing that next time! We'll be back as well asap😊
What time of year did you guys go to CSA? Was it crowded?
We went in September! Not very crowded
Fully agree, this video is great, so much to learn, can I ask how much the spa was if you just want to pay for it at 18:50
I believe we tipped the baggage people $5-$10 but they seemed annoyed when anyone paid less than $10-$20.
As for the spa, I don't recall the pricing as we just did the free couples massage for honeymooners. I deff recommend paying for services though! It was amazing!
Also - how long did it take you to get through customs? I'm looking at doing the Club MoBay at the airport. Did you guys do that? They fast track you through customs.
We didn't do Club MoBay and we were through customs within 20 minutes max and were able to go right to the Couples lounge where they had free beer waiting! :) Once at the Couples lounge we waited about 30 minutes for our shuttle to arrive to take us to the resort. Be prepared to tip the porters who carry your luggage though! We didn't expect that ahead of time but they don't give you an option to carry your own luggage and then they expect a tip and make it awkward if you don't. We didn't do Club MoBay on the way back either and made it through everything quickly. Hope that helps!
Gabrielle - My wife and I use Club Mobay all the time when we're flying home from Jamaica. It's does speed things up a little bit but it is a great place to relax, have something to eat & drink while waiting to board your flight. We highly recommend it.
Thanks for the info! going next month and we’re super excited 😆
Have fun!!! We are itching to go back soon!
Not sure if you mentioned this but excluding the porter did you feel the need to tip? I know it has a no tipping policy, but ive read mixed review on that
We did not tip anyone besides the porter. Employees can get fired for accepting tips so we personally didn't bring cash anywhere around the resort with us. However, an employee offered to drive us to Rick's so we did give him some money for the ride. Its a touchy subject with the CSA guests but we didn't feel the need to tip, especially considering that is the rule there. Hope that helps!!
I had a friend from Jamaica, that is in the US now and told me they don’t accept tips at the none tipping resort. The jobs are considered very good in Jamaica and the employees will work their until they retire.
Would you say this could make a great solo trip?
This is a resort meant for couples, so I would not necessarily say it would be the best for a solo traveler.
Thanks for the tips Julia, they were very helpful. My wife & I are going to Couples Swept Away last week of March 2021. We can hardly wait. Couple questions: Does it cost extra to go a Catamaran trip or is it included? Do they offer different Catamaran trips or is basically the same trip. ( swim at the caves & a visit to Rick's Cafe )?
Robert, When we were there it was just the one catamaran to the same spot. You stop at some caves where they let you get off and swim into them. You then got close to Ricks to watch the cliff jumpers, but did not get off the boat at that time. Sunset is amazing on the ride. The ride on the catamaran was included with your stay.
@@jared4720 Thanks Jared.
@@robertthomas7580 Let me know if you have more questions. We love this place. Just booked again for this August!
@@jared4720 Okay thanks Jared. I'll probably have a few more questions, so I'll be in touch. Thanks
@@jared4720 That's great. My wife & I are hoping to go the end of May or early June.