Best Honeymoon Ideas

18 years ago

Out of curiosity, what's your idea of the the best honeymoon? What did you do for yours?

I'm in the early planning stages, and really would like to go everywhere and do everything, so obviously, I have some narrowing down to do.

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eileenlaunonen
18 years ago
We did a cruise to 6 caribbean islands so every morning we woke in a new port (we like to party and get bored easy) so this was right up our alley. My nephew just came back from an all inclusive honeymoon to Sandels and said it was outrageous!!
susanjf_gw
18 years ago
DON'T fly to tiny town il to meet your in-laws...lol, then on top of it being feb, and nothing to do, i got sick...

ds1 did disney cruise...ds2 did hawaii cruise

dd2 had a destination wedding and then a cruise...dd1 eloped to wa state (we have friends there)

really though, it just depends..while one of the neighbors went to bali (8 grand in debt) another went camping, and were totally alone...

it does depend on the time of year, budget, and interests...do you like wine country? big cities? historical? or just cuddling in a king bed in a fancy hotel?
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thanks for the great ideas, guys! I think we're looking at renting a place around Nantucket or one of the northwards East Coast islands. We love the idea of having an area all to ourselves, without much sightseeing to do other that sitting on a mostly deserted beach. We can dream, huh?
terrig_2007
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We honeymooned in the Fort Pierce/Vero Beach area of Florida, where we also got married. We are taking a cruise this month to celebrate our first year anniversary.
diggerb2
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we did a series of theme parks across the mid west along with festivals and fairs. it was a crazy week and we were exhausted when we started new jobs the day after we finished. but it was fun fun fun!!

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