Something that Ben and I enjoyed at Sandals was participating in the activities. There are a group of staff called 'Playmakers' who try to get guests involved in what's going on. They actually reminded me quite a bit of camp counselors. In fact, Sandals as a whole is kind of like a really cool camp for adults (except you don't have to bunk with other people or share bathrooms... I think that is more what you find over at Hedonism resorts
) but now I'm getting distracted and rambling again...
There are daytime activities like pool volleyball and basketball tournaments which looked like a lot of fun. Ben and I didn't really do much of these because we took excursions on a couple of days (they deserve their own update, I think) so we weren't always around for them. The nighttime activities were also a great time- and we got involved with those in a big way!
There was always an evening show and sometimes the show was kinda crappy, to be honest. But there were a few doosies! Jamaican Elvis sang to us on one particular night and he was a really good impersonator! Ben was picked to be one of his bodyguards...
This was the best pic I could get of him as he walked out to the stage.
Later that night was karaoke. The room was packed, but no one was singing except for the staff. Ben is not even the smallest bit shy (complete opposite of me), so he signed up for a song and ended up singing a bunch. I think one other guy sang a few, but otherwise it was just a bunch of people watching.
After one of his songs, Zoey the Playmaker asked Ben if he'd be in the talent show the next night. When he told her he didn't have a talent (while he is not shy and has no fear of crowds, his voice is not a talent) she suggested he lip synch to something. Ok... but what? It turns out they had a pretty limited selection of songs with words (lots of karaoke music, but you can't lip synch without words!). Plenty of Bob Marley, but not much else. But once Ben told them he would sing 'anything', it was quickly decided that Madonna was the way to go. And since we were at a resort, Ben chose to sing "Holiday". Before plans were firmed up, one of the entertainment staff asked if Ben did drag. His answer? "No, but I will."
What followed was a highlight of the trip, if not of our lives so far. Ben worked the crowd and gave a great performance. It looked like this
That's my man. And he's sober doing that. Don't be jealous.
You can sorta see his back up dancers behind him. Those were two drunk guys recruited at the last minute. They were also hilarious!
To thank him for his super participation willingness, Zoey made him a T-shirt and gave it to us right before we left to come home. She was so sweet and had an amazing voice!
It did seem like the crowd at the resort with us was more of a spectator group than a participator group. I think the level of entertainment fun depends on who else is there that week. It's a lot more fun if you get involved and get to know the staff.
He was really nice, friendly and so helpful.
I too would love to know more about it (mainly the cost), but never really want to take the time to do the tour. I'm excited to see what you learn!
Ben really did go for it didn't he, must have been so much fun and its great that places like that try and bring people together to have lots of fun 
