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Mandy and I have been researching honeymoon destinations, and have come up with a few ideas. We have a budget of 3k, but would love to spend way less than that.
A few of our ideas so far.
A Cruise - Don't know where to yet, but most likely a Caribbean one. The biggest problem with a cruise is that i get very very motion sick. Have any of you been on a cruise, and did you have any problems with the motion? I've had a lot of people tell me that the since the ships are so big, you don't feel a thing. I'm dubious, cause I blow chunks riding in a car with a bad alignment.
Sandals Jamaica - This sounds pretty cool. All inclusive sounds good, but it's pretty pricey when you include the flight price.
New York City - I've always wanted to go, but we are leaving at the end of May. Summer in New York doesn't have the appeal to me that winter would.
Any other ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks guys
Matthew
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I have motion sickness too, and the first day of a cruise is always rough. People who say you don't feel a thing are full of . After the first day, you should be better unless of course you are pregnant (which I did once) then you'll feel like dying the whole time.
NYC is wonderful any time of year.
The cruise is the ticket. You may get sick the first four hours but I have been told by KIM (who you can ask many questions her father works for a cruise ship). They have new pills that remedy that. And the huge ships hardly move once they are at sea.
They dock every day so you get to explore ...on land, the different destinations. You get to go horse back riding on the beach or explore the coral reefs.
Then it's back on the ship where you get to go play black jack and win some of that money back you spent.
You eat for free but you pay for drinks. Kim's family take bottles of booze in their suitcases they rarely inspect them.
You might want to get an all inclusive cruise packaged, that way your horse back riding and your deep sea exploring is already paid for.
If you do your homework you can have the time of your life for only 1,200.00 per person.
Kim spends only 600.00 she just likes the different islands and gambling on board. But I am sure if I gave her an extra 200.00 she would swim with the dolphins.
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take her to the local whataburger buy her a burger then go to the alamo and then to a spurs game
How long of a trip are you planning on? Personally I like Cabo on that budget. Try Hotwire.com and see what you come up with.
No set amount of time. We'd like as many days for the money as possible.
The 3k is just for the plane ride and the hotel. We are planning on bringing more money with us for spending and what not.
I hear Olivia's has wedding specials.
There is also this motel off Culebra that now has AM radio, if you're interested.
Hilton Head Island is the way to go. Very nice beaches, plenty of golf and sun, plus it is in the USA so you don't need to worry about passports, weird restaurants, different customs etc. Also, Savannah Georgia is an hour away and it is a great, historical city. Having a horse and buggy tour through there is definetly a great experience. Same for Charleston SC.
Kauai. Lots of condos to rent overlooking the ocean and the mountains - much more privacy than hotels, but there are some of those too if you absolutely must. Great weather and scenery. Snorkeling. Beaches. Mountain biking. Hiking. Camping. Not millions of other people. Not as commercial as Maui or Oahu.
Mahalo.
This would be nice in spring, but in summer or early fall it's way too hot and humid. Too many critters too.
Yeah, it definetly gets warm in the summer, but its warm pretty much everywhere. It would help if we knew what kind of vacation you wanted? Do you want mountains, a tropical beach, golf, culture etc?
She would kill me if I tried to golf! Something tropical probably. We are gonna talk to our travel agent about the all inclusives in Jamaica and The Bahamas. See what kind of deal we can get.
We also have a cruise that leaves from Galveston the day after our wedding and visits cozumel, jamaica and some other places that is in our price range. I'm just really really worried about me getting sick on the ship.
I have been on a cruise that went to Cozumel, my advice would be to stay on the ship, that place is a dump. Jamaica is nice though. I have been to Bermuda and the Bahamas as well, and unless you are big on people, places and geography, I have always prefered tropical vacations in the United States. Destin Fla, Hilton Head and Balboa Beach Ca would be great places to investigate. You could get pretty far with 3000$ in Destin and Hilton Head as well.
Try Hotwire.com. Seriously! You will beat any travel agent's deal.
Sandals, go to Kingston and smoke some herb with the locals. Why go to Jamaica to surround yourself with smarmy American couples? You can do that in South Beach.
You should be. Those ships are disgusting.
Matt,
They make motion sickness patches that you can get from your Doctor.....just slap one on before you get on the boat and they usually give you enough to last you through your trip. That's what I'm going to get Billy if we ever do anything that involves water and boats....he has the same problem....hope it helps!!!
Oh and I went on a cruise to the caymans, jamaica, and the bahamas....it was a BLAST!!!! you should def. go check it out
Megan
With all due respect while these work for most people there are some who they do not help - my father-in-law being one. I would want to do a dry (should that be wet?) run before taking a long cruise only to find out that oops, they don't work for me.
Cruises are cool, tho.
You're worried about motion sickness? I'd be much more concerned that cruise ships are incubation chambers for infectious disease.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_shipNorovirus
Norovirus infections continue to be a problem on cruise ships. In 2002, there were 25 reported outbreaks, with 2,648 passengers becoming ill from the virus.[8] There have been a number of voyages where hundreds of passengers have become ill.[9][10][11][12] Outbreak investigations by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have shown that transmission among cruise ship passengers is almost wholly person-to-person; water supplies have never been implicated.
Legionella
Other pathogens which are known to be a problem on board cruise ships include Legionella, the bacteria which causes Legionnaires' disease. Legionella can colonise the domestic water systems and whirlpool spas as well as cooling systems used on board. Legionella, and in particular the most virulent strain, Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, can cause infections when inhaled as an aerosol or aspirated.
Cozumel sucked for me. Didn't enjoy it at all.
As for all-inclusive, you might want to try one in the Bahamas. I loved Nassau, and Atlantis is really nice.
If you're up for the beachy weather, as you said you want something tropical, St. Maarten's nice too... I live there and it's really nice to visit! I'm sure you can google some stuff on it. Except we don't have any all-inclusive resorts here. St. Thomas is nice too.
I love cruises. I'm not too sure about the motion sickness, because I don't have that problem. But they do have medicines available and I do not think it should be an issue.
I've done all of the above.
If you've never done NY then that's what I would do. Broadway show, Central Park, Museums, Times Square, Eating, Shopping, Sports, the list goes on and on.
I've seen the commercials for Atlantis. That place looks massive, but it's not an adults only place. I really don't want a bunch of kids running around during the honeymoon.
Thanks for the tips on the Virgin Islands. Mandy was interested in that simply because of Timmy. We will definitely look into it.
Costa Rica is really beautiful and lots of fun things to do there.
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