Can anyone suggest 'cheap' honeymoons (or rather budget friendly honeymoons that don't skimp on quality and service)..... preferably all-inclusive beach resorts... we were originally trying to budget about $5K (including airfare) but with all the other wedding expenses quickly adding up, I'd like to see this figure drop drastically by a couple of K's.......
Any ideas?
iwannabmrsD
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hmmm. i dont have any off hand but since i'm determined to to spend more than that amount onf my honey moon i'll keep in touch when i find something...
fh and i was actually considering a cruise.. just went on one and total cost for a 7 day cruise was 2800.. (included our airfare)
MCA1180
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Thanks! Please keep me posted!
I'd love to go on a cruise but me and boats don't mix well unfortunately!
It's just crazy how quickly everything wedding-related adds up and we are sooo over budget now, and the $5K we originally budgeted for HM is out the window now...
But sometimes I hear about people going to these great resorts in the caribbean for so cheap!
I'm beginning to think we won't be able to go on a HM
nlghttrain
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Im not doing an AI but im going to Aruba for 8 days for just under 3k. So im sure if you wanted AI there it would fall in your price rage. It also depends how long you want to stay for.
MikeandLisa
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i think that is do-able! could you meet with a travel agent, or do you have AAA? sometimes agents have the best deals. otherwise, look for all inclusive resorts -- youll get a better idea of your total bc food costs wont be a mystery. check out a few of the caribbean islands. the dominican republic is BEAUTIFUL, and has some nice resorts that are not crazy expensive. you can also go to the mayan riviera in mexico for a reasonable amount of money. good luck! let us know how it goes!
NowAndForever2012
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Try Cheapcarribean.com They have tons of vacation under $3,000. Good luck. I have used them,twice with no problems.
thelastresort
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Definitely speak to a travel agent. They can definitely advise you and find good deals for you . My friend also used skyauction.com and found some great deals on there as well.
Ann 52409
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Look at travelzoo.com they send me emails every week with all these great deals
DrWho
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Are you dead set on going to the islands? Zoom airlines flies from JFK to London Gatwick - 2 people round trip was $997 (we're leaving on 11-3, returning 11-17 - prices drop in November). We're then going to Ireland ($77 per person), and a go-as-you-please tour of Ireland, which includes car rental and B-n-B, is very reasonable.
do u happen to know anyone who owns a timeshare? my mom does and we were able to buy a 'bonus week' to grand cayman for like $400!! Timeshares always gice their customers great deals...HTH
ChristineAaron08
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You can do a Sandals of Couples resort for under $4000 with airfair. They are running sales right now (Im not sure id Sandals is still on)
Check Liberty travels website for ideas.
aimes1313
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We're going to COuples in Jamaica for a week. It came to around $3k with airfare. We used a travel agent I found on here and he was great. Email him at [email protected]
felicita
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I highly recommend Costa Rica. We're staying at two of the top rated places in Costa Rica and it's sooooo inexpensive. If we were to stay at comparable places somewhere like Hawaii, it would probably cost an arm and a leg.
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Posted by aimes1313
We're going to COuples in Jamaica for a week. It came to around $3k with airfare. We used a travel agent I found on here and he was great. Email him at [email protected]
Your post just made me smile. We talked to Tom last night about a week at Couples...I love the sounds of that price!
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sandlas is running a promo roight now for select resorts. 50% off the package until july 31st id look at it. We werent gonna have the $$ to take a nice HM till we saw that! and we booked 10 days and it came to 3500 for St. Lucia ( without airfare) but i founf great deals on air from american airlines so with sir its gonna be like 4500 or so but like i said thats 10 days. you can go to the sit3e and play around with the dates and how many days you wanna styay and get the different prices the deals are on jamaica, st. lucia , antigua and bahamas
www.sandals.com
hope that helps!
BrideToBe24
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why not look into buying someone's timeshare for a week. you can get some good deals doing that.
GinaZ
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look into jamaica, Dominican Republic, and Thailand. You will prolly find something for like $3500 total for about a week.
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u can DEFINETLY get a sandals honeymoon for under 5k.....my close girlfriend just did sandals in Ocho Rios and LOVED it...they spent well under that & stayed for a full week. Talk with a travel agent....any Liberty Travel has Sandals specialists....u might also want to look on skyauction.com and virgin-travel.com...both REALLY reputable sites! good luck!
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Girl, i hear you.... we were on such a buget too but we found an affordable honeymoon. we initally went to travel agents just to see what was out there. we basically put the same package that travel agents were quoting and compared them to plaves on expedia, travelcoty, etc. and they beat the deal almost everytime.
we booked through travelocity.... we LOVED our honeymoon. We went to Sunset at the Palms in Negril, Jamaica. It was $3100 for both of us for round trip airfare to Jamaica (non-stop from JFK), 6 nights and 7 days at the resort, which was all-inclusive. i have to say, if money is an issue, all-inclusive is the way to go. we spent nothing extra and ate and drank all week as much as we wanted. we did spend some money when went off the resort to do a little sight-seeing, but it wasn't too bad. Also, we traveled in February, prime time for Carribbean travel, so you might even be able to do a little better if you're not getting married in the winter.
I highly, highly recommend sunset at the palms. it was quiet, absolutely beautiful and NOT crowded. the Sandals and COuples resorts were PACKED...we never had to search for a beach chair or wait on line for drinks. going with a lesser known resort was a great choice. they also have locations in Montego Bay and Ochos Rios. Sunset at the Palms
tbone66
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Mexico and the Dominican Repulic are pretty reasonable destinations.
