hey girls.. i have to do a review b.c i just have so much to say about this trip..in short... I will NEVER fly AA EVER AGAIN! St.Lucia was beautiful but the ride to and from airport can kill the whole trip. SAVE THE CASH AND TAKE THE HELICOPTER!!!!
I promise to have my full HM review this weekend!
Now for the good stuff.. PICS!!
AA left my lugage in NY for the fist 24 hours of my HM.. this is me reuniting with it!
In the 6 years ive known FH.. ive never EVER seen him at the beach with his socks and sneakers off.. it was worthy of a picture!
We did a candle light dinner on the beach.. theres a series of events!... The start of the night!
OH NO DRANK 3 BOTTLES OF BUBBLY... This is what happens when i drink too much.. my true colors come out!
The storm rolling in
At the botanical gardens.. this is was an awesome tour!!! (Had to take this pic...my nick name since i was a baby has been Nutmeg so when i saw this i needed to take a pic!) They had some of the most beautiful flowers i have ever seen! The active part of the volcano we were in! The beatiful church banana plantation Fishing boat in the fishing village one of the coves one of the pitons and the village
It was pouring and i refused to go in!!!
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Hey!!! Looks like you had SUCH an amazing time! I am getting a bit nervous now b/c FH and I are flying AA to St. Kitts for our HM... I hope they don't lose our luggage!!! We've learned to pack a few necessities in our carry-on bags b/c of the horror stories of airlines losing luggage.
a word of advice given to me by a wise st.lucian woman!...
When you pack for a big trip.. take 2 bags..
1st bag- 1/2 of your stuff 1/2 of dhs and do the same for the 2nd bag.. that way if one gets lost your good no matter what.. and also pack a change of clothes, underware and a bathing suit in your carry on
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SO cute!! we are going there as well. However we have to fly to the farther airport because AA screwed everything up so we are doing delta now.
Can i ask, why was wrong with the ride to and from the airport?
its about an hour and 10 min in a bus... on roads that are not straight..we never drove in a straight line its all hair pin turns.. if you get car sick or motion sick i HIGHLY recommend taking something... i dont get motion sick EVER and i was ready to yack i was about to ask the driver to pull over and then we were at the airport.. i was sick for almost an hour after.
oh no ... i think FH mom is getting us like a limo or a private car.. hopefully that will help.. but no flights are going to the small airport.. I hate AA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you have a private car its not so bad ( we missed the bus on the way to the resort due to lost bag.. and it wasnt as bad but i still got sick) bring abottle of water and some dramamine just incase!
wow.. thanks for the tip.. now i am ... there is no way around it though i guess.
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also those going to sandals st.lucia..
people get VERY VERY dressed for dinner i mean like heels gowns suits ties the works..DH and i were totally unaware of this an just brought sun dresses and sandals, kahkis and polos with sandals.
some resturants require closed toe shoes for the men and long pants..
i wish we would have known this before we went!
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Your pictures are amazing! Sorry about your luggage but I'm glad it didn't ruin your time!
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Posted by Lori-Chris2008
SO cute!! we are going there as well. However we have to fly to the farther airport because AA screwed everything up so we are doing delta now.
Can i ask, why was wrong with the ride to and from the airport?
its about an hour and 10 min in a bus... on roads that are not straight..we never drove in a straight line its all hair pin turns.. if you get car sick or motion sick i HIGHLY recommend taking something... i dont get motion sick EVER and i was ready to yack i was about to ask the driver to pull over and then we were at the airport.. i was sick for almost an hour after.
oh no ... i think FH mom is getting us like a limo or a private car.. hopefully that will help.. but no flights are going to the small airport.. I hate AA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you have a private car its not so bad ( we missed the bus on the way to the resort due to lost bag.. and it wasnt as bad but i still got sick) bring abottle of water and some dramamine just incase!
wow.. thanks for the tip.. now i am ... there is no way around it though i guess.
Like i said the only way around it is to take the helicopter ride which is $140 pp which gets you from the large airport to the small in 12 min. (the small airport is about 10 min from regency)
so in my opinion if we went back we would save the mney to take the helicopter both ways.
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Posted by Lori-Chris2008
Posted by Soon2BMrsD
Posted by Lori-Chris2008
SO cute!! we are going there as well. However we have to fly to the farther airport because AA screwed everything up so we are doing delta now.
Can i ask, why was wrong with the ride to and from the airport?
its about an hour and 10 min in a bus... on roads that are not straight..we never drove in a straight line its all hair pin turns.. if you get car sick or motion sick i HIGHLY recommend taking something... i dont get motion sick EVER and i was ready to yack i was about to ask the driver to pull over and then we were at the airport.. i was sick for almost an hour after.
oh no ... i think FH mom is getting us like a limo or a private car.. hopefully that will help.. but no flights are going to the small airport.. I hate AA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you have a private car its not so bad ( we missed the bus on the way to the resort due to lost bag.. and it wasnt as bad but i still got sick) bring abottle of water and some dramamine just incase!
wow.. thanks for the tip.. now i am ... there is no way around it though i guess.
Like i said the only way around it is to take the helicopter ride which is $140 pp which gets you from the large airport to the small in 12 min. (the small airport is about 10 min from regency)
so in my opinion if we went back we would save the mney to take the helicopter both ways.
yeah i am going to tell FH that might just be a good possiblity this way there are no issues!! lol
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also those going to sandals st.lucia..
people get VERY VERY dressed for dinner i mean like heels gowns suits ties the works..DH and i were totally unaware of this an just brought sun dresses and sandals, kahkis and polos with sandals.
some resturants require closed toe shoes for the men and long pants..
i wish we would have known this before we went!
wow good to know!! thanks!!! keep it coming.. i am saving this thread!!!! want to be prepared! lol
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Gorgeous pics!! Looks like you guys had a great time!!!
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Nice pictures...looks like you had a great time! Sorry about your luggage. This is one of the reasons I am absolutely dreading the flights! I feel like that's all I have been hearing lately. American just cancelled our connecting flights to and from. It's not so bad coming home, but going there we are losing the whole first day now because they cancelled the later flight! After this, I will never fly with them either. Glad it worked out for you though.
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Hey, just another warning too. We booked the helicopter before we went and when we got into the airport no one was there to take us to the helicopter, in fact it was the car rental booth that said the helicopters were down for maintenance, otherwise we would have had no idea, no one from the company even let us know. So we just took the yucky van ride b/c there wasn't any other choice. So be prepared even if you prebooked for surprises! Ahh the islands :)
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great pics!!! looks gorgeous!!! welcome home! glad you had a good time P.S. your outfits are all so nice!
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Looks like you had a great time!! thanks for sharing!!
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Hey, just another warning too. We booked the helicopter before we went and when we got into the airport no one was there to take us to the helicopter, in fact it was the car rental booth that said the helicopters were down for maintenance, otherwise we would have had no idea, no one from the company even let us know. So we just took the yucky van ride b/c there wasn't any other choice. So be prepared even if you prebooked for surprises! Ahh the islands :)
did you get your money back?
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what great pics I stayed at the grande and I went to restaurants in every resort your pics looked awesome sorry to hear about the whole luggage problem I ironcially had that fear of not getting my luggage being that its happend to me so many times - i was going to bring extra clothes but dh said no i made a deal that I would buy everything new if that happened glad you got the luggage back the next day!!!! welcome back!!
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Posted by mtegay
Hey, just another warning too. We booked the helicopter before we went and when we got into the airport no one was there to take us to the helicopter, in fact it was the car rental booth that said the helicopters were down for maintenance, otherwise we would have had no idea, no one from the company even let us know. So we just took the yucky van ride b/c there wasn't any other choice. So be prepared even if you prebooked for surprises! Ahh the islands :)
did you get your money back?
As far as I know they never charged our credit card since we never took the flight....
Jessiegrl
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Wow, the island looks beautiful!! Which hotel did you stay at?
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We went to the Sandels St.Lucia Regency for our HM. I am glad you had a great time, we sure did!!!!!
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Great PIctures!!!!
Kerin2804
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LOOKS WONDERFUL !! I can not wait until our hm to St.Lucia - bad flight or not !!!!
mariaobride
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for those that are going to st. lucia dont worry about the transportation to your resort although it's not the most cozy drive being that the roads are curvy and windy it is a tolerable drive and it goes by quick because there is a lot of sight seeing
