--- title: Leslie Jones Shares Jamaican Vacation Videos description: The 'Saturday Night Live' star is currently enjoying the tropical vibes of a Jamaican vacation—and documenting it all on social media. canonical: https://time.com/4745447/leslie-jones-on-vacation/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-18T21:29:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:42:56.138Z og:title: Leslie Jones Spring Break Photo Diary Is an Utter Delight og:description: Next time, take us with you. og:url: https://time.com/4745447/leslie-jones-on-vacation/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb38e735a5ba3340/6988c370196cf4709f03fbb9/leslie-jones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 2016 American Museum Of Natural History Museum Gala og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Leslie Jones Spring Break Photo Diary Is an Utter Delight twitter:description: Next time, take us with you. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb38e735a5ba3340/6988c370196cf4709f03fbb9/leslie-jones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Leslie Jones Is Clearly Having a Fabulous Tropical Vacation and Wants You Know About It > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Apr 18, 2017 9:29 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: Leslie Jones attends the 2016 American Museum Of Natural History Museum Gala at American Museum of Natural History on November 17, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Pont/WireImage) NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: Leslie Jones attends the 2016 American Museum Of Natural History Museum Gala at American Museum of Natural History on November 17, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Pont/WireImage) Mike Pont—WireImage  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Apr 18, 2017 9:29 PM UTC Breakout _Saturday Night Live_ comedian and [Olympics superfan](http://time.com/4444363/leslie-jones-nbc-2016-rio-olympics/) Leslie Jones is on spring break—and she’s having a really, really great time during her tropical vacation. The actor and [social media maven](http://time.com/4452516/rio-2016-olympics-leslie-jones-gabby-douglas-twitter/) has been prolifically sharing details of her jaunt in Jamaica on Twitter, proving that no matter where she is in the world, she’s keen to keep on connecting with her fans and followers in her [distinctive](http://motto.time.com/4446996/leslie-jones-olympics-twitter/) style. From [getting braids](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/854211264658190337) to jamming out to reggae and enjoying the view above an envy-inducing watering hole, Jones is going all-out with jubilant Jamaica vibes. She was [clearly excited](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/853921049624424448) when she headed to the beach country over the weekend, and that’s only increased since. Looks like she’s made some friends, too, who are more than happy to clown around with her. Take a look at Jones’s candid snaps: > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/854109551012044800) > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/854403847372058624) > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/854411659846332416) > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/854418368048357377) > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/854426869529227264) > [](https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/854434583252803584) Jones is apparently hanging out [Rick’s Cafe](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction%5FReview-g147313-d149415-Reviews-Rick%5Fs%5FCafe-Negril%5FWestmoreland%5FParish%5FJamaica.html) in Negril, Jamaica, which—as [their website](http://www.rickscafejamaica.com/) proudly claims—was voted one of the “sexiest bars in the Caribbean.” Keep up with the vacation snaps, Jones; we’re all living vicariously through your globe-trotting adventures. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4745447/leslie-jones-on-vacation/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4745447/leslie-jones-on-vacation/"},"headline":"Leslie Jones Is Clearly Having a Fabulous Tropical Vacation and Wants You Know About It","datePublished":"2017-04-18T21:29:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:42:56.138Z","description":"The 'Saturday Night Live' star is currently enjoying the tropical vibes of a Jamaican vacation—and documenting it all on social media.","url":"https://time.com/4745447/leslie-jones-on-vacation/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb38e735a5ba3340/6988c370196cf4709f03fbb9/leslie-jones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb38e735a5ba3340/6988c370196cf4709f03fbb9/leslie-jones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016 American Museum Of Natural History Museum Gala","caption":"2016 American Museum Of Natural History Museum Gala","creditText":"Mike Pont—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4745447/leslie-jones-on-vacation/","name":"Leslie Jones Is Clearly Having a Fabulous Tropical Vacation and Wants You Know About It"}}]}] ```