So we are in Jamaica enjoying our honeymoon. We spent the first 5 nights at Moon Dance Cliffs in Negril. They couldn’t have been more helpful, pleasant and accommodating as we geared up for our big day. I have plenty of fantastic things to say about the resort, and will do so later. Today I am in a bit of a foul mood because of some ridiculous hoity-toity rules at the place where we’ll be spending the next 6 nights – Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios.
The place is beautiful and rustic. We’ll be posting pictures here and on facebook that will testify to that. But it’s a bit too stuffy for me. One of the big reasons for this is that they have a “no shorts after 7 o’clock” policy. In other words, all males on premises must be wearing pants and a collared shirt for dinner (which doesn’t start until 7:30).
Well, it just so happens that I am in Jamaica because I don’t want to wear pants. And even if I did, the only pair I brought with me – the bottom half of my wedding suit – is already back in Rhode Island.
There is a great workaround. For only $5 extra, they will serve dinner to us on our terrace overlooking the Caribbean Sea. And we can wear speedos or be naked for that. But it just seems like a stuck-up rule left over from the 1950s. They’re letting it go for tonight. The proprietor is wearing long pants for dinner, sure, but Nicole made it very clear that she looked more casual than I do in my basic shorts and collared shirt. So I don’t know what the problem is… all week we’ve been told “No Problem!”
P.S. Nicole is reading this as I type and wants me to remind everyone that we are in fact on our honeymoon in Jamaica and that it’s pretty awesome. Things could be a lot worse than hanging out all day with your new wife. 
I feel your pain! I’d be right there alongside you, complaining.
We had a similar experience at our wedding at the B&B where we stayed. I came down for breakfast the first morning there and they owner told me I needed to put on shoes to be able to eat breakfast. Thus marked the first time I ever ate breakfast while wearing shoes.
Oh, I’m sorry, I thought I was paying YOU a tremendous amount of money to stay here. I didn’t realize that I was paying part of that for you to be like an aggressive parent.
Please note: The owner let his dogs wander freely around the breakfast table, nosing us, and one of them took a crap in my room. Glad they have that ridiculous rule about the shoes though.
Hope, pants aside, that you’re having a great time at the new place! Moon Dance Cliffs certainly was excellent!
See you soon!