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A couple who should have been savouring a blissful honeymoon have faced fierce online backlash after posting clips of their Hurricane Melissa ordeal , with viewers slamming their experience as "how out of touch and dystopian". American newlyweds, Alicia and her spouse, had arranged a dreamy escape at Excellence Oyster Bay in Falmouth on the island's northern shoreline following their wedding. Alicia, a qualified nurse from New York who shares content as @aliciad729 on TikTok , used the platform to document their encounter with the catastrophic storm. In her initial clip, Alicia remarked it was "really calm right now" but mentioned the tempest was expected to strike later that day. She provided regular updates as situations developed, filming hotel workers who carried on serving holidaymakers. Yet this didn't go down well with numerous viewers, who branded the pair "embarrassing" and their footage "disgusting", highlighting that staff were waiting on them "as their home is being absolutely decimated". Alicia revealed they were instructed to prepare an emergency kit, so she cleared out her hand luggage and packed it with vital items - sweeping the camera across bottles of water, hand sanitiser, and medicines. She mentioned the hotel assured them they would "grab" the couple "if it gets bad" and escort them to safety. In a subsequent update, she displayed a small toiletry bag, revealing they weren't permitted to bring their carry-on luggage so had to cram their essentials into her husband Chase's wash bag. She listed the items the pair had packed on screen, including charger, passports, IDs, wallets and "little personal items", reports the Mirror . Alicia explained that hotel staff were en route to escort the couple to a shelter as she opened her hotel room door to reveal the worsening stormy conditions outside. The pair, along with other guests, were then guided to a more secure area within the hotel where camp beds had been arranged. She captioned: "Here's our spot for idk how long." A follow-up video showed meals being brought to the couple, with breakfast, lunch and dinner set to be delivered to those in the shelter. "'Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be delivered to us. Send prayers' how out of touch and dystopian can you be? ? ? ? ? ? ick," slammed one user. Another fired back: "Poor you... while they wait on you hand and foot [their] entire lives are about to chance they will lose family friends and home while you b***h." In her most recent post, Alicia swept the camera across a refreshments table that hotel workers had arranged for guests in the shelter, displaying an array of fizzy drinks, water bottles, crisps and various snacks available. She revealed the lunch service the pair received, positioned on their camp bed yet still being served meals as if they were dining in a restaurant. Hotel employees delivered a couscous salad followed by lobster pasta as their main course and "even strawberry cheesecake for pudding". She concluded the clip by turning the lens towards herself and her spouse, flashing a thumbs up whilst captioning it "full and safe". Alicia's clips have garnered millions of views online, with her second evacuation update amassing 6.7 million views on TikTok. Some viewers applauded the hotel team's efforts, others offering prayers for safety, and some questioning their decision to honeymoon in Jamaica during hurricane season. "Praying for your and everyone's safety in the path of Hurricane Melissa," wrote one user. Another advised: "Take pics of your ID and passports and email them to yourself so you can access them no matter what happens. "Never ever vacation in the Caribbean during hurricane season because you never know," said one person. While another wrote: "Travelling to the Caribbean during peak hurricane season is crazy work." Others pointed out the work of the hotel staff, with one saying: "The staff needs to be tipped extra for real, they do not need to be doing this much." Another wrote: "You better leave major tips... just saying." For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters .
