Betty McKenzie, wife of Red Stripe boss, Mark McKenzie, on board the Smirnoff Xclusive catamaran cruise en route to Daydreams, one of the activities on the itinerary for Smirnoff Xclusive Hotel 2008 at Grand Lido Negril, last weekend. - photos by Tesi Johnson

The temperatures rose to dizzying degrees last weekend as lovers of fierce, fast, fun frolicked on land and sea at Smirnoff Xclusive Hotel at Grand Lido Negril. Hosts were Garth Walker, Philip Palmer and Jermaine Brown.

Dr Christopher Tufton (centre), minister of agriculture, chats with Anthony Haynes (right), general manager of Caribbean Cement Company, and Ishmail Robertson at the launch of Carib Cement and Jamaica Gypsum and Quarries' 'Plants for Life' corporate social responsibility project at Bull Bay All-Age School, 10 Miles, Bull Bay, on Monday. - Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer

Svein Wara, marketing manager for the Norwegian Seafood Export Council (right), holds court with Rainforest Seafoods' Brian Jardim (second right) and two of his top guns, Roger Lyn (left) and Ernie Grant, on Monday night at the Hilton Kingston hotel where a small group had dinner. Wara is on a three-day business trip to the island. - Colin Hamilton/Freelance Photographer

Happy couple Sakura and Jeremy Owen on the return catamaran cruise from Daydreams en route to the Smirnoff Xclusive Hotel at Grand Lido Negril after partying in the Smirnoff Xclusive VIP lounge at the party.

Jermaine Brown (left), Wayne Lawrence and Safia Cooper talk shop while in the Smirnoff Xclusive VIP lounge at Daydreams. We won't chastise them though, since their work is to conceptualise new ways to play.

Candace Hines (left) and Gavin Brown in the Smirnoff Xclusive VIP lounge at Daydreams.