Besides cost, who decided to not to go to Hawaii...why not?

For us, it was too far to fly...I hate flying and FH isn't crazy about doing anything over like 8 hours. Plus, I found Turks and Caicos (our HM location) on a top-10 list of beautiful beaches for 2011...and it's only 3 hours away! Anndddd...we found a brand-new all-inclusive that sounds amazing...and also I wanted to be different

But Hawaii does sound amazing...maybe I can cruise there one day

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Posted by chris1082

For us, it was too far to fly...I hate flying and FH isn't crazy about doing anything over like 8 hours. Plus, I found Turks and Caicos (our HM location) on a top-10 list of beautiful beaches for 2011...and it's only 3 hours away! Anndddd...we found a brand-new all-inclusive that sounds amazing...and also I wanted to be different

But Hawaii does sound amazing...maybe I can cruise there one day

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We're doing a cruise around the Hawaiian islands for our hm, It leaves from Vancouver so the flight isn't as long but the first five days are at sea so we can relax before all the excursions etc. I'll let you know how it goes.

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Posted by FutureJOC

DH and I were thinking about possibly doing Hawaii at one point but the reason we chose to go to Jamaica was because we wanted our HM to be completely relaxing with no running around/site-seeing - just a fruity drink in hand either laying on the beach or sitting at the swuim up bar at the resort. I feel that if we went to Hawaii we would have definitely wanted to 'explore' a little more'.

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This!!

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Posted by martea36

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Posted by chris1082

For us, it was too far to fly...I hate flying and FH isn't crazy about doing anything over like 8 hours. Plus, I found Turks and Caicos (our HM location) on a top-10 list of beautiful beaches for 2011...and it's only 3 hours away! Anndddd...we found a brand-new all-inclusive that sounds amazing...and also I wanted to be different

But Hawaii does sound amazing...maybe I can cruise there one day

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We're doing a cruise around the Hawaiian islands for our hm, It leaves from Vancouver so the flight isn't as long but the first five days are at sea so we can relax before all the excursions etc. I'll let you know how it goes.

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That sounds amazing! Definitely let me know how it is! I also have always wanted to go to Vancouver

For us, we never even considered Hawaii. I wanted to go somewhere that we could sight-see, travel and be active. I wanted for as long as I can remember to go to Australia. We're going to Australia for 2 weeks!

If we couldn't swing the cost we would have probably done Italy..

I was not flying that far and being stuck in an airplane with my baby of an FH! He barely makes it to Alaska when we visit my parents! Haha!!!!!

this is JMO, Hawaii sounds nice and all, but alot of the things you can see there you can see in the Caribbean and for a lot cheaper. This can be said for many countries, because more than one country may offer what you are looking for. It all comes down to preference.
However, it takes 11 hours on a plane trip alone, direct flight to get to Hawaii. I would much rather spend that time flying half a world away. And IMO, Hawaii is still in the US, i would rather say that I went somewhere else! you know? Plus its really expensive, so if your flexible, you can get so much more for your money, even maybe a longer HM depending on where you go.

This is so difficult!!! I spoke with FH. He pretty much doesn't mind what we do. Greaaaat!
I don't know if I can handle a 12hr flight!

i agree if it wasnt for FH wanting to go there id want to go to Greece and turkey

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Posted by IrishAli

I am not psyched about Hawaii. A lot of money for me. I'd rather spend it and take a jaunt around Europe!

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Posted by adelya21

i agree if it wasnt for FH wanting to go there id want to go to Greece and turkey

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Posted by IrishAli

I am not psyched about Hawaii. A lot of money for me. I'd rather spend it and take a jaunt around Europe!

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Really??? I'm so on the fence! The plane ride is long and I'm so impatient. I would want to go to Hawaii, but, not sure whether I would want it for a honeymoon.
By the way, is the water in Hawaii calm?

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Posted by cc2011

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Posted by adelya21

i agree if it wasnt for FH wanting to go there id want to go to Greece and turkey

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Posted by IrishAli

I am not psyched about Hawaii. A lot of money for me. I'd rather spend it and take a jaunt around Europe!

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Really??? I'm so on the fence! The plane ride is long and I'm so impatient. I would want to go to Hawaii, but, not sure whether I would want it for a honeymoon.
By the way, is the water in Hawaii calm?

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maybe break up the plane ride? we are going to hawaii, tahiti, moora, and bora bora on our HM and on the way back we are stopping at disney for a couple days to break up the return flight. what about doing something like that?

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Posted by Moonmist09

this is JMO, Hawaii sounds nice and all, but alot of the things you can see there you can see in the Caribbean and for a lot cheaper. This can be said for many countries, because more than one country may offer what you are looking for. It all comes down to preference.
However, it takes 11 hours on a plane trip alone, direct flight to get to Hawaii. I would much rather spend that time flying half a world away. And IMO, Hawaii is still in the US, i would rather say that I went somewhere else! you know? Plus its really expensive, so if your flexible, you can get so much more for your money, even maybe a longer HM depending on where you go.

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I have to disagree. The Carribean is beautiful, but Hawaii is in a whole different league. If it's really just sand and water you're looking for, then maybe, but Hawaii is incredible and very exotic.

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Posted by sjr385

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Posted by cc2011

Really??? I'm so on the fence! The plane ride is long and I'm so impatient. I would want to go to Hawaii, but, not sure whether I would want it for a honeymoon.
By the way, is the water in Hawaii calm?

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The water depends on where you are on which island, during what season. Some of the touristy areas (like Waikiki) have breakers so that the water is always calm. The north shore of Oahu is known for its big waves, especially in the winter... the big surfing competitions are held there. The west coast of Maui, where lots of people stay, is known for having fairly calm water and good snorkling... but there are still parts that aren't as good. The resort we stayed at in Kauai had huge waves crashing into rocks and swimming was highly discouraged, but other parts of the island were fine.

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What hotel in Kauai did you stay at?

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Posted by legalchef

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Posted by cc2011

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Posted by adelya21

i agree if it wasnt for FH wanting to go there id want to go to Greece and turkey

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Posted by IrishAli

I am not psyched about Hawaii. A lot of money for me. I'd rather spend it and take a jaunt around Europe!

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Really??? I'm so on the fence! The plane ride is long and I'm so impatient. I would want to go to Hawaii, but, not sure whether I would want it for a honeymoon.
By the way, is the water in Hawaii calm?

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maybe break up the plane ride? we are going to hawaii, tahiti, moora, and bora bora on our HM and on the way back we are stopping at disney for a couple days to break up the return flight. what about doing something like that?

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How far is Tahiti from Hawaii? We were going to do Hawaii, then Mexico, then back to NY. I feel like regardless on how it's broken up, we will always end up travelling quite a few hrs in a plane. Unless we do something like Aruba, Mexico then Maui. I wish everything was close ttogether.

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Posted by cc2011

How far is Tahiti from Hawaii? We were going to do Hawaii, then Mexico, then back to NY. I feel like regardless on how it's broken up, we will always end up travelling quite a few hrs in a plane. Unless we do something like Aruba, Mexico then Maui. I wish everything was close ttogether.

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i think it will be about 5.5-6 hrs

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Posted by legalchef

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Posted by cc2011

How far is Tahiti from Hawaii? We were going to do Hawaii, then Mexico, then back to NY. I feel like regardless on how it's broken up, we will always end up travelling quite a few hrs in a plane. Unless we do something like Aruba, Mexico then Maui. I wish everything was close ttogether.

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i think it will be about 5.5-6 hrs

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Ohh wow! That' great! How long is your entire vacation? Are you only going to one or two islands on Hawaii?