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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2011 19:24:43 GMT -5
Making honeymoon plans, and just curious where others have gone, how much you spent, and how long you were there.
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Post by kgb18 on Apr 27, 2011 19:27:05 GMT -5
We spent a week at one of the Sandals' resorts on St. Lucia. I think we were around $3k for the week, if I remember correctly. We had a wonderful time. I loved it there.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Apr 27, 2011 19:49:55 GMT -5
We stayed at The Awhanee Hotel in Yosemite National Park (which is where my wonderful DH proposed.) We stayed there 5 days, then snuck home early to pack (we were moving into our first home a few days later!) I'm not sure of the cost ~ but we drove there as it's about 2 hours from home.  |
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Post by formerexpat on Apr 27, 2011 19:50:34 GMT -5
Just about 3 weeks overseas.
2 weeks in Italy - Rome, Florence and Venice
5 days in London.
The London portion of our honeymoon was an add on as I was interviewing for a position within my company. The company paid for the 5 days in London, so that was pretty nice.
Our portion of the honeymoon - 2 weeks in Italy was $8k all in.
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Post by illinicheme on Apr 27, 2011 20:12:52 GMT -5
Roughly two weeks in Germany and Greece (Munich, Athens, Santorini) for ~$5k.
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Post by swamp on Apr 27, 2011 20:15:32 GMT -5
9 days at Disney, about $4k.
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Post by midjd on Apr 27, 2011 20:26:02 GMT -5
You don't want ours (weekend at a nearby theme park, cheap hotel, 24-pack) but thanks for posting this topic... DH and I have been tossing around ideas for a "real" honeymoon on our anniversary (October), these responses are very helpful!
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Post by upstatemom on Apr 27, 2011 20:59:11 GMT -5
10 days in Great Britain castle hunting and WWII museums. cost was around 3k. Lots of treasures to be found traveling by car and staying in B &B's |
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Post by rovo on Apr 27, 2011 21:13:20 GMT -5
No honeymoon here. The option was a down payment on a house or a honeymoon. Bride to be opted for the house. |
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Post by cael on Apr 27, 2011 21:45:16 GMT -5
We just booked ours for this July after our weddding! ;D 7 night cruise to Bermuda, balcony room, about $2700 total for both of us. We'll probably do some additional stuff (I really want to snorkel or scuba dive) but we're gonna try not to go overboard with extras. ETA: when are you getting married, congrats! |
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Post by dragonfly7 on Apr 27, 2011 21:59:45 GMT -5
We only had a three day weekend (married on Saturday, fun on Sunday, drove home Monday, back to school/work on Tuesday), so we went to the Renaissance festival. Including the inns, gas, admission, food, and some small souvenirs, my best guess is $400-$500.
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Post by dancinmama on Apr 27, 2011 22:04:31 GMT -5
We were poor starving students and weren't even going to take a honeymoon, but the in-laws sent us to Vegas for three days. They paid for the airline tickets, the hotel, and a couple of shows. It was really thoughtful of them.
For our five year anniversary we went to Sandals in Montego Bay, Jamaica. For the flight and a one week stay it was $3K.
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Post by museumgal on Apr 27, 2011 22:15:10 GMT -5
We spent $4000 and had a week in England. We stayed the longest in Bath, which was much cheaper than London, so that helped.
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Post by Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ on Apr 27, 2011 22:29:03 GMT -5
Mid-70s.... Block Island, Rhode Island, couple of days...spent a few hundred... we were 22 and essentially broke for the most part. We paid for the wedding reception ourselves as well as the honeymoon.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2011 22:57:50 GMT -5
We did not go on a honeymoon since:
August 23, 2008 - we got married
August 24, 2008 - I was in the wedding party of my cousin
August 25, 2008 - First day of grad school for my wife.
So this summer (3 year anniversary) we are thinking about going on a actual honeymoon, looking to spend between 2-3K.
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Post by lurkyloo on Apr 27, 2011 23:22:38 GMT -5
We road tripped through Amish country in OH and PA (can't have a honeymoon without stopping in Intercourse!) the Finger Lakes region, up to Gananoque/Thousand Islands region, and wound it up with a few days in Toronto. Can't imagine the total cost was over $1k; probably more like $500 (we stayed with family in OH and friends in Toronto).
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Post by MN-Investor on Apr 27, 2011 23:40:16 GMT -5
June of '76. Didn't have a lot of money. My grandparents had a house (cabin, sort of) in the country that they had built for family to stay at when they visited in Wisconsin. So we spent our honeymoon there.
I don't know what plants were in bloom, but whatever they were, my DH was extremely allergic to their pollen! He could barely see out his teary, swollen eyes to drive to the nearby town to get some allergy medicine.
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Post by Apple on Apr 27, 2011 23:52:36 GMT -5
We went to the Oregon coast, stayed in Newport and walked around the old Newport Bay area for a day, went to Depoe Bay and some other coastal towns. We stayed at cheap hotels (maybe a little TOO cheap, one hotel I remember was clean but just horribly shabby with green shag carpeting and burnt orange counters in the bathroom--this was in '97). I think we spent about 5 days out and around and just over a tank of gas (that old car got incredible gas mileage as that includes the couple hundred mile drive to the coast). Total cost was less than $500 but we had fun.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2011 5:20:53 GMT -5
Same as Swamp - WDW for 6 days for between $3-4k (I wanted to stay in the deluxe resorts  ). The weather was nice, but I got food poisoning on day 2. Good times.... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2011 7:37:28 GMT -5
Ah, great memories. DH and I were older and had 2 houses between us and decent savings. We also put a priority on travel. We're Russian history enthusiasts, so we went to St. Petersburg (no, not the one in FL). It got a little expensive between having to book 2 separate flight itineraries because no one airline alliance could get us there, wanting a European-style hotel instead of the old Intourist places, and getting private guides for a few of the days. The guides were a wonderful splurge- we could ask them all the questions we wanted (and tell them a few things they didn't know). All in, it was $7,000 in 2003, and well worth it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2011 7:46:20 GMT -5
11 nights in Hawaii for under $2500. Yeah, I'm the queen of frugal. LOL Airfare for 2, one hotel night on Waikiki and on week car rental - free (used frequent flyer miles) Inter-island flight to Kauai for 2 - $300 7 nights stay in timeshare condo - $800 using parents interval points. 3 nights at Bellows AFB cabins on the ocean. $240 I have family on three of the islands, so they took us around and fed us occasionally. Sat through a timeshare presentation to get a free dinner cruise and paid a $150 or so for a luau, but for the most part just hiked and hung out on the beach. Come to think of it we probably stayed under 2K. The second day we were there I found out I was pregnant, so the drinking bill wasn't as bad as it could have been!  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2011 7:55:37 GMT -5
We did Hawaii for about $5k-$7k.
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Post by runewell on Apr 28, 2011 8:31:38 GMT -5
Upper Peninsula of MI, maybe $500-$750 back in 1996
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2011 8:33:06 GMT -5
Man, I would love for us to go to Hawaii. DH went with his family a few years ago before we were married. He's probably the only person in the world to say that Hawaii is stupid.   |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2011 8:41:29 GMT -5
Man, I would love for us to go to Hawaii. DH went with his family a few years ago before we were married. He's probably the only person in the world to say that Hawaii is stupid. I tried my hardest to talk my wife out of going to hawaii for our honeymoon. It is such a long flight, I suggested we go to the Caribbean, but I could not shake her. I am happy we went, though. |
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Post by CPWnyc on Apr 28, 2011 8:52:57 GMT -5
We spent 2 weeks in Italy visiting Venice, Florence, Pisa, Rome, Naples, Pompeii and Amalfi coast. The cost, I am guessing maybe around $6K but we cashed in our CC points to stay at the Westin, Marriott and Hilton. It'd have been a lot more if we had to pay for the hotels. The money we spent was on food and excursions/tours,entrance fees and souvenirs. It was one of the best trips of my life. Absolutely love the food.
I'd vote for Italy.
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Post by CarolinaKat on Apr 28, 2011 9:02:39 GMT -5
Man, I would love for us to go to Hawaii. DH went with his family a few years ago before we were married. He's probably the only person in the world to say that Hawaii is stupid. I had horrendous allergies the ENTIRE time I was in Hawaii... I don't have them much at home, go figure\ Plus I thought the water was cold |
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Post by Formerly SK on Apr 28, 2011 9:07:34 GMT -5
We did a camping road trip through OR down to CA redwoods and back up Hwy 101. Took about a week I think - maybe longer. Pretty cheap and we had a fabulous time!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2011 9:08:20 GMT -5
Archie, I wanted to go to the Caribbean and stay at an all-inclusive resort, but we took our honeymoon in January which happens to be the peak season for the Caribbean. We couldn't find anything decent for less than $7-8k and that was just too much money.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2011 9:24:53 GMT -5
DH went with his family a few years ago before we were married. He's probably the only person in the world to say that Hawaii is stupid. I could picture DH and me saying that. Yes, the natural beauty looks to be breathtaking, but we don't like massive crowds, expensive organized excursions, and steep prices for "normal" food and services. I don't like Disney World for the same reason. DH hasn't been there but I'm sure he'd agree. |
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). The weather was nice, but I got food poisoning on day 2. Good times....
