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OK so I JUST got my response from my wonderful TA!!! And even before responding to her... I copied it to paste it here for you guys!!


Yes, you are allowed a maximum of 3 checked bags + 1 carry on bag. However, the total weight of your checked bags should not exceed 44lbs. Normally if it is a few pounds over the limit they will not charge you an overage baggage fee. However, if you are over by a lot – say 10+ lbs over, then they can charge you a fee of approx $5 lb over the limit. You also have the option of upgrading your baggage to the “z” airfare which allows you 110lbs total per person for checked baggage. The upgrade cost would be $150 per person. You could choose to just upgrade your ticket if you think you need the additional luggage.

UH.. I think we are going to do ONE upgrade... and FH gets to carry it!!! I figure one of us can pull off the 44lb weight limit and then whatever is over that we can all throw into the one HUGE suitcase with the 110lb limit for that person. That should be OK I think!! WHEW SOOO GLAD I HAVE AN ANSWER ON THIS NOW!!!

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Good news!!! Thanks for finding out! $150 upgrade is peanuts compared to what this trip is costing!!

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You are sooo right!! That was my sentiment exactly!!!!

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Hi girls. Kerri, I have been speaking to Chloe and she IS great! FH and I are thinking now of staying the whole time on Bora Bora. The question is, should we stay at one resort and try different rooms? Or should we stay at two different resorts with different room types?

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Isn't she terrific??? I love her!! I ask so many stupid questions and she always has the answers for me!!!

Personally the Moorea stop made the trip a little less expensive for us. We couldn't possibly afford staying in Bora Bora in an overwater bungalow the whole time we are away!! We will be gone for a long time too. So if I were to stay in Bora Bora the whole time I would either split up the rooms in the same resort or stay in 2 diff resorts. It stay half at one resort in one type of room (like a garden private pool) then go to a better hotel and stay in the overwater bungalow. Or you could stay in 2 diff types of rooms in the same hotel. My idea would be to cut costs because this trip is very expensive. I don't know what your ultimate goal is with the HM... again for me it was to get my a$$ there... which really means... make it Kerri and John affordable!!!! My friend stayed in 2 different rooms on her HM and they were pretty much right next to eachother... but one was kinda like a tree house.. so they stayed there the last 2 nights. So it's not unheard of to switch rooms like that.

If money is no object for you then I would LIVE IT UP!! stay at a great hotel in an overwater bungalow the whole time. And if you decide you change your mind... ask them if they will switch your room for you. But I can't imagine not being satsified with staying in the overwater bungalow!!

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Definitely saving money is the main goal. When I contacted Chloe, I said basically that she did a great job for you and I was looking for something similar. BUT, because I'm in June it would be like $2000 more, yikes! So, we're going to go for about 9 days or so. The inter-island transfer is actually more $$$ at that time. So, I said, heck lets just stay on Bora Bora. Now, it is a matter of deciding btw. hotels. So many decisions. LOL.

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I'm bumping my review for you guys...

CLICK!

The pictures aren't working but you can view them all in this album

Hope this helps!

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Posted by hayleyandsteve

I'm bumping my review for you guys...

CLICK!

The pictures aren't working but you can view them all in this album

Hope this helps!

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OMG this is AMAZING!!! I'm looking through all your pictures and your album now!! THANK YOU GREATLY FOR THIS!!!! I LOVE YOU RIGHT NOW!!!! AND you stayed at Moorea Pearl Resort and Spa... so am I!! yay!!

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WOW that was AMAZING and THOROUGH!! I loved it. thanks sooo much for sharing that!!

esp the tips at the end!! i hadnt thought of a lot of that stuff.. i will be sooooo greatful for this information while im there!! thank you immensely!!!!

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Has anyone taken the boat instead of the propeller plane?

i'm not sure which way I want to travel inter-island.

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LOVE IT so romantic if only i could hit the lotto

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My FI and I plan to book our honeymoon within the next week. We have a TA who's been somewhat helpful because she was just there. However, I wanted to see if anyone had any feedback on these hotels:

Moorea
- TA said to stay at the Intercontinental
however, I've read great things about Sofitel and Hilton

Bora Bora
- We're deciding between the IC Thalasso and the Four Seasons

All of these are a little price/deal permitting, but we definitely want the best place we can for the amount we want to spend.

TIA for your help!

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Posted by STBMRSW

My FI and I plan to book our honeymoon within the next week. We have a TA who's been somewhat helpful because she was just there. However, I wanted to see if anyone had any feedback on these hotels:

Moorea
- TA said to stay at the Intercontinental
however, I've read great things about Sofitel and Hilton

Bora Bora
- We're deciding between the IC Thalasso and the Four Seasons

All of these are a little price/deal permitting, but we definitely want the best place we can for the amount we want to spend.

TIA for your help!

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From what I've seen of these hotels (I haven't gone there yet.... November!!!) they are on the higher end... and VERY VERY VERY Nice!! IF you can afford them... then go for it!!!!! The Intercontinental seems VERY NICE as does the Thalasso and Four Seasons. You really can't go wrong with any of the hotels you have on that list.

Personally those particular ones were out of my price range. I couldn't justify spending that much money.... it's already a VERY VERY expensive trip!! And my goal was to be there longer... so we decided to spend more money on multiple nights by spending less money on each night. If that makes sense.

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ok so Bora Bora is looking better and better to me, im actually gettinf really excited as I research, I originally wanted something with more of a nightlife so we were leaning towards hawaii but then fh started getting doubts, and now im kinda obsessed with bora bora lolollll

so this is kind of a dumb question and im pretty sure the answer is no but do the overwater huts have air conditioning (dont laugh lol)

eta: i thought they wouldnt cuz i thought there was no electricity in them but then i saw they had tvs and stuff so thought id ask

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HI!
We had a/c in our overwater bungalows and the others we saw (other honeymooners we met) also had it. Maybe some of the cheaper places don't. But the high end places we stayed at did and had tv's, coffee makers, DVD & CD players and light switches everywhere. The electricity is 220V so we brought an adapter to 110V for our camera and ipod charger. They are really cheap at travel stores or electronic stores.
cheers!

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I can't believe I never opened the Honeymoon board...I'm so glad to find this thread...thanks Kerri!
I just started looking into Bora Bora and it is freakin amazing but don't know yet if we will be able to swing it...Also, for the flight, no direct from JFK
And are we really looking at 7k for flight alone???

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Posted by luvly73

I can't believe I never opened the Honeymoon board...I'm so glad to find this thread...thanks Kerri!
I just started looking into Bora Bora and it is freakin amazing but don't know yet if we will be able to swing it...Also, for the flight, no direct from JFK
And are we really looking at 7k for flight alone???

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NO WAY MAN!!! I am paying about 8400 or so for my HM!! I'm going from the 8th to the 25th!!!! If you do it right you shouldn't be paying that much for the flights!
They did do away with the direct flights from JFK. If you can't get all connecting flights to go down there in one day, you might have to stay in Tahiti for a night. We are actually going to stay in Cali first for like 30 hours or so. I've never been there so that should be fun. FH has a friend with a house in the hollywood hills.

If you book everything seperately then the airfare is insane!! I think I did find it for about 3000 for 2 tickets and return flights... so that wasn't as bad as the 7g you found!! I think the time of year also is a factor. Although the weather seems pretty stable all year long... i don't even know why they say they have seasons.

You can go to tripology.com and you plug in the info for where you want to go and you have a bunch of travel agents who specialize in that area contact you. You can then take the best deal and go with it. That's how I found my TA!! And I LOVE her!! For us... we wanted to stay there longer and in order to do that we couldn't do a 5 star hotel. So we have a 3 star and I think a 4 star or two 3 stars... I can't remember. We are staying at Moorea Pearl Resort and Spa and Bora Bora Le Maitai Polynesia.

Where there's a will there's a way. You can make it happen if you research it and look into lots of options.

I looked into booking hotels on my own and then the flights on my own as well... and I will tell you that it was less money to go through a travel agent because of the airfare. The hotel deals I was getting were awesome... but when I added on the 3000 for airfare it send the price over what the TA was able to do for us.

GOOD LUCK!!! If you need any help we are here for you!!

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Posted by evonm

HI!
We had a/c in our overwater bungalows and the others we saw (other honeymooners we met) also had it. Maybe some of the cheaper places don't. But the high end places we stayed at did and had tv's, coffee makers, DVD & CD players and light switches everywhere. The electricity is 220V so we brought an adapter to 110V for our camera and ipod charger. They are really cheap at travel stores or electronic stores.
cheers!

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I think most hotels there have AC, even the ones that aren't 5 star.

I was also told the adaptor is about $10 or so... so that's not bad at all. You would need that in order to charge anything (phone, cameras, etc).
When you book your hotel.... they will give you a listing of what ammenities they have... actually you can get that list before you book the hotel. You can find it on the hotel's website and also your TA should be able to give that to you.

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I just paid off my Honeymoon!!!! The check has been received and it's OFFICIAL!!! We will be going in November!! Not that it wasn't official before... but having it paid off makes it MORE REAL!!!! Can't wait!!!!

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I need to say thank you for posting that website... I sent my request in yesterday and my first quote was for $6700 May 31-June 11. First night in Tahiti, 4 nights in morea and 5 Nights in Bora Bora in an over water bungalow.

I was seriously shocked that it really is AFFORDABLE!


I am looking forward to see what the other quotes I get!