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What did you do for your Honey Moon?

DH and I never had a honeymoon....
And we've recently tossed around the idea of going on an official honeymoon for our 5 year anniversary.
Problem is, we don't even know where we want to go or what we want to do.

Any suggestions?

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  • We were going to do a 7 day Mexican cruise.  Unfortunately I ended up in the emergency room and having a minor procedure done...We ended up spending two days in Seattle as a small replacement trip, but it wasn't the same.  We're talking about the possibility of trying to do a different cruise next year (or maybe our 5 year anniversary), but we'll see.

     

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  • Cruise to Grand Cayman, Jamaica and Cozumel.  Loved every second of it, met fabulous people.  Hopefully Nov 2012 we'll be able to do it again for our 5 year anni.
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  • We went to Disneyland/Anaheim for a few days and made fun of the couples wearing the matching Micky and Minnie bride and groom hats. I know that's not everyone's cup of tea though.

    Someone I know recently went to Niagara Falls for their wedding anniversary and really enjoyed it. They seemed to think that the Canadian side was much nicer than the American side.


     

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  • Nothing lol. We spent the few days H had off after the wedding to move our stuff down to SC.
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  • We went to St. Maarten in the caribbean. I loved it! We want to go on a caribbean cruise in the next few years.
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  • We went to Hawaii for ten days. We kept it simple. Stayed on the Big Island, slept in, walked around for hours just to check stuff out. We did at least one big activity a day- jet skiing, kayaking, snorkling, we did a tour of the whole island one day, but we sucked at going out at night. We spent at least one night eating pizza in our hotel room watching American Gladiators. Okay, two.
  • We did a mini-moon to the Poconos right after we were married and took our big honeymoon to Punta Cana last summer after T came home from deployment.
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  • We did an all-inclusive hotel in the Riviera Maya area of Mexico.  It was beautiful, and we love all-inclusive resorts, but we went in February, so the water was just too cold to swim while we were there.
  • We went to Vegas on our one-year anniversary for five days - it was the first chance we could get away and feel comfortable leaving DS with my parents for longer than a weekend. It was fun because we did other things in town - gondola ride at Lake Las Vegas, go-karting...it was a fun trip, and the last we took before H left for BMT. We've been talking about Hawaii or a cruise for our five-year anni, once that rolls around.
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    Nothing lol. We spent the few days H had off after the wedding to move our stuff down to SC.


    Exactly us with  the nothing part, minus the moving lol.
    I don't even know why we didn't have a honeymoon.... Huh?

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  • We had a mini-honeymoon on the the Big Island of Hawaii for 5 days. Relaxing and low-key, we had a great time! 
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  • We were supposed to go to Rome for 5 days and Paris for 10. We got to Rome and things were great, until it was time to leave. Then that volcano in Iceland erupted and grounded all European air traffic and we spent the whole two weeks in Rome.

    It was actually great because we'd both been to Paris separately but neither of us had been to Rome and we got to really explore a lot of places in-depth.  

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  • We went to Jamaica for a week at a Sandals resort, it was nice. I got a sinus infection halfway through though, lol, but still had a lot of fun, it was nice getting to lay around on the beach all day.
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  • We did a 7 day cruise to the Bahamas. It was really fun however I discovered instead of getting sea sick I get migraines, boo. But it was a lot of fun and we enjoyed all the activities we did.
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  • We spent a week at Disney World. It was a lot of fun, but we're both big kids at heart.

    Sometimes I do wish we'd gone for a more traditional, tropical vacation, but maybe we'll do that for an anniversary, and enjoy the break from life (i.e. kiddo) all the more!!

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  • My husband and I are going on a cruise in February, and we booked through USAA. His mother told us that you can usually get a better deal that way. I would look into that, if you wanna go the cruise route.Hope y'all find something awesome to do and have a wonderful time!
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    We went to Vegas on our one-year anniversary for five days - it was the first chance we could get away and feel comfortable leaving DS with my parents for longer than a weekend. It was fun because we did other things in town - gondola ride at Lake Las Vegas, go-karting...it was a fun trip, and the last we took before H left for BMT. We've been talking about Hawaii or a cruise for our five-year anni, once that rolls around.

    Ditto. We had the best time in Vegas. It wasn't like a college spring break trip either. Obviously gambling was fun as well as the free drinks that go along with it. We saw shows most nights and just ventured up and down the strip to check out all of the hotels (Eiffel tower, gondola rides, Shark Reef aquarium, Bodies exhibit, titanic exhibit, etc). DH deployed 2.5 months after we got married and we're doing a second honeymoon in Vegas when he gets home.

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  • H left for some pretty universally hated training 5 days after the wedding, and we were planning on a couple days in Vegas during his leave, but my Mom bought us tickets to the Giants Cardinals game in Phoenix, so I think that's our mini-moon, be jealous, lol. We're planning on Costa Rica after his deployment. 
    I've seen a lot of military surprise homecomings. It wouldn't work on me. I always have my back to the corner and my face to the door. Looking for terrorists, criminals, various other threats, and husbands.
  • We went on our HM just after our 3rd anniversary.  We took a road trip.  We drove to Jupiter, FL and spent the night.  We got up the next morning and drove to South Beach Miami for a walk on the beach and lunch.  Then we drove to Key West.  We had a blast.  We spent 5 days down there at a little inn.  We rented a scooter and zipped all around the island.  Then we drove back.  It was an amazing trip.  I would highly recomend it. 

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  • We spent a few days at a bed and breakfast in St. Augustine, Florida. We were able to rent bikes, so we didn't have to use our cars at all. We got tickets for the local trolley, which took us to all the local restaurants and attractions. There's even a free wine tasting at a local vineyard - San Sebastian Winery, and we bought two bottles of wine. We planned on drinking them on our first anniversary, and when he gets back from Afghanistan. We both love the wine, and I'm planning on buying a case as a surprise for him when he gets home from deployment! Its a good city because there's a great mix of shopping and history, so there's stuff to do for both of you. 
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  •  We went to Mexico and stayed at a resort.  It was amazing, we laid around doing nothing but drink, read and eat....and the other stuff too!! It was so nice to just relax.  We vowed to take another honeymoon every 10 years, I can't wait for our next one!! 5 more years
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  • We went to Sandals in Jamaica for 5 days and loved every second of it.  We're hoping to go back sometime in the next few years.
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    We did an all-inclusive hotel in the Riviera Maya area of Mexico.  It was beautiful, and we love all-inclusive resorts, but we went in February, so the water was just too cold to swim while we were there.

    We did the same thing!!! Loved it!!! The resort we stayed was AMAZING.  It was way more then I could/would have hoped for.  Where did you all go???

    I would second the all-inclusive route.  That way you know what you are spending before arriving.  I have done the cruise thing and I am always shocked at the end of the trip to settle up the bill.  Also, with an all-inclusive you can spend more time in one area and can get to see more of the local flavor.  We typically go once a year to a resort. 

  • We rented a really nice cabin for 4 nights in Luray. Spent the days exploring the mountain side, local wineries, plantations, dining at fabulous local restaurants and the evenings watching the sunset over the mountains from our view in the hot tub.
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  • We just took our Minimoon a couple weeks ago... We spent 4 days in Niagara Falls then visited our family back home for a coupe days.

     

    We planned to take a 7-night Mediterranean Cruise when we can schedule it :)

    Costa Rica is our next trip after.  

  • Our dream trip is a bit too expensive right now, seeing as he's just getting out of law school and hasn't had an income for 3 years and I lost my job for a bit this year so still playing catch up.  We plan to do a small honeymoon right after the wedding, and then a bigger one for our 1-year right after he finishes TBS.

     Our dream trip is to Asia - we want to do Thailand and Vietnam for two to three weeks.  If I could ever afford it, I'd want to go to the Four Seasons luxury tent camp for a few days, but that's just way out of any reasonable budget.

     We plan to go to the Pacific Northwest for our honeymoon.  We're debating between San Francisco/Napa and Seattle/Portland/Washington State.  Either way, it will involve cute B&Bs, a convertible car, amazing food, and lots of vineyards and/or breweries!


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    imagekristend33:
    We did an all-inclusive hotel in the Riviera Maya area of Mexico.  It was beautiful, and we love all-inclusive resorts, but we went in February, so the water was just too cold to swim while we were there.

    We did the same thing!!! Loved it!!! The resort we stayed was AMAZING.  It was way more then I could/would have hoped for.  Where did you all go???

    I would second the all-inclusive route.  That way you know what you are spending before arriving.  I have done the cruise thing and I am always shocked at the end of the trip to settle up the bill.  Also, with an all-inclusive you can spend more time in one area and can get to see more of the local flavor.  We typically go once a year to a resort. 

    Let's see...I think it was the Grand Palladium (Riviera Maya).  We also went to the Valentin Imperial Maya this year with my family.

    Another thing, OP, if y'all ever do the all-inclusive thing, try to go to an adults-only one.  It's so much more peaceful.  Our honeymoon resort had two or three different "levels" of hotels, and ours was the adults-only one.  We were able to venture over to the other ones from time to time, and it was so much louder/more chaotic than ours.  My parents have said the same thing about 18+ resorts vs. resorts that allow kids.

  • We did 6 days in St. Lucia at a Sandals resort. It was the MOST fun thing that we've ever done and I would highly recommend it.. ALl inclusive is the way to go ( for us anyways)
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  • We did our honeymoon 2 years later... he was deployed one year, and then a bunch of schools and crazy schedule so we did one after deployment which was worth the wait! We did a 7 day eastern carribean cruise. Bahamas, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, and Turks and Caicos.
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