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Actually, Carnival only stopped the sale of that one particular excursion.
I like Jamaica and have no problem getting off the ship there. I'm looking forward to my visit later this year.
Most of the crime is not directed at tourists and most of what is, isn't violent. As for drugs, there is no lack of them. Many tons of cocaine come through Jamaica on the way to the United States. Not all of Jamaica's issues result from the US addiction to drugs, but certainly some of them.
Jamaica does allow the US and other countries to participate in joint operations to try to reduce the amount of drugs, but until the root cause is fixed, a band aid can only do so much.
In addition, any economic boycott of Jamaica would lead to further erosion and the likelihood of someone like Chavez moving in - I doubt Castro is feeling up to it.
Now if they would only let us cruise to Cuba...
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