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Marshall United Press International NEGRIL, Jamaica manners The less ou wear, the more civilized you are expected to behave The resort village of Negril on the island s western tip offers turquoise Less is more on the nude beaches of Jamaica s pleasure mecca where sunbathers strip off everything but their good aters pink and orange sunsets and a beach interspersed beautiful with lovely private coves On one hand, it s nature au naturel and that s how manv tourists prefer to experience the resort that s rede fined the concept of laid back On the other hand there s a definite code of w etiquette to follow You have to plav that code bv ear depending on whether ou ve chosen the subtly controlled environment of a hotel beach or a deserted stretch of sand Simply put it s this No photographing without permission No gawking And no lewd comments dis plas or other behavior Be polite Be relaxed Its nudity not nakedness Social intercourse not sex So why bare all Negril s habitues most of them American answer with the French battle cry of Liberty equality and fraternity Add to that anonymity It's a lot nicer, very free feeling sunbathing without anything on said Paul, a Canadian in his 30s The very fact of being nude puts you in an exclusive private club that stimulates conversation But it s also a great equalizer as one doffs the outward manifestations of social class No matter what your position is there may be executives here, manual laborers here were all the same here Nobody's trying to impress anybody else, said Abe, 37, a civil engineer from New Jersey However, Sam Jones general manager of the Hedonism II resort, finds its his more upscale clientele who choose the nude beach Although you may be in your birthday suit, these beaches allow you to be fully cloaked in anonymity Divulge only as much personal data as you wish Y'oure never goir to see these people again, anyway, said Rosemary, 36, a Baltimore bartender Jamaica's nude beaches are popular with tourists. However, nude sunbathers are expected to behave themselves. and a beach veteran after five days Boy was I nervous my first day," said Alice 30, a Chicago journalist "Getting my clothes off was the hardest part Then I didnt know where to look But after I started to sunbathe, I began to relax, she said Plus, you start to feel less naked and more nude after a couple days when your snow belt complexion is dressed in a tan There are plenty of stories of bacchanalian parties in Negril, but they're not set on the nude beaches during tanning hours "Theres a fundamental difference between nudity and sex " said Hedonism II s Jones, "You won t see a guy making love on the nude beach What you w ill see, everyone insists is a friendliness youll never see on Youll notice the prude beach there are a lot of people sitting in the water in gioups of six or eight, talking to each other, laughing and joking. said Paul, "People on the other beach are just not as relaxed and sociable Jones talks of one guest who plays his tape of classical music and sips his cognac and another, past middle age, who prefers the nude beach to play his violin But what about when the fantasy ends and those personal snapshots of you come back from the developer "I dont know what my reactions going to be, said Rosemary Would I she lock those photos in a drawer don't think so," she said sincerely, "Its too beautiful Once last thing Dont forget the sunscreen Jamaicas optimistic about tourism by Joel Sleed Newhouse News Service - Our hotels spent more money last year on refurbishing and renovations than ever before in history, and their investments are already paying off because advance reservations show that were going to have one of the ever. best Caribbean Tourism In Jamaica and the 23 other member countries of the Caribbean Tourism Association, the eight months beand tween once referred to as the is now called the Season of Sweet Savings During that period, just about everyone and everything connected with tourism on the member islands band together to offer special events, discounts and other perks to attract visitors In Jamaica, for instance, the popular Tryall Golf and Beach Club, west of Montego Bay, is offering free greens fees to golfers, free tennis, and is dropping the price of its villas from $240 to $160 a day after April 15 Substantial Savings Airlines flying to the Caribbean, including American, Eastern and Pan American, also will be getting into the act with some fares and package plans dropping from 15 percent to 50 winter percent below rates While winter is regarded as the time of the greatest activity in the Caribbean, in recent years many carnivals and other events have been switched to spring and summer to have a more balanced year-roun- d NEW YORK Hugh Hart, Jamaiof tourism, paid his first cas minister official visit here recently since taking office last August and said his country is feeling like a million We had a record 840,000 visitors m 1984, said Hart, "and the way things are shaping up, we could hit a million this year A major reason for the optimistic forecast, he said, is anticipated beefed-u- p air service from the East Coast and the West Coast to the Caisland He said ribbeans Air Jamaica, the government airline, is showing strong interest m inaugup flights from Newark rating International Airport and hopes to begin operating by Jurie Service also will be increased from California, he said, especially San Francisco The Cabinet minister has another good reason to be high on the future of tourism in Jamaica Good Winter Season "Were coming off of a very good winter season, even though we lost some business because of the publicity given the street demonstrations in January protesting a hike in fuel prices, said Hart "Our tropical exuberance, which was centered around Kingston, coc us 10 percent of our expected visitors in January, but even with the loss, the figures for the month were 18 percent higher than m January 1984 Pointing out that tourism is Jamaica's largest industry and greatest foreign income maker, Hart said that "spring business looks terrific. third-large- mid-Apr- "off-seaso- st non-sto- program and to attract more visitors during the less crowded periods For instance, this year in St Thomas, Carnival Week ran from April 7 In St Vincent, Carnival goes for a full week, starting on June 23 In Anguilla, there is a Carnival combined with regattas from August 0 And in the British Virgin Islands, the Summertime Carnival will be held from July 29 to August 7 Theres also a wide variety of other folkloric, cultural, sports and patriotic events fillon ing the calendar from Every Caribbean country taking part m the promotion has its own name for the spring, summer and fall event, ranging from Arubas Free 21-2- mid-Apr- il Exotic and Affordable Summer Cruises Alaska on one-thir- d, peak-seaso- Spree to the US Virgin Islands All are American Paradise 85 aimed at attracting visitors to their part of the world, where they are quick to point out that the temperature varies very slightly from the winter to the summer According to a Caribbean association spokesman, the packages and perks this year are more numerous than ever, with islands giving away everything from boat excursions to complimentary dinners More information on the Season of Sweet Savings is available by writing to Dept J, Caribbean Tourism Association, 20 East 46th St , New York, NY. 10017 Costa3 Daphine - 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