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Honeymoon destination recs- Hawaii, Italy, or St Lucia?
Posted on 2/28/19 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 2/28/19 at 3:18 pm
Getting married in June and we don't know where we want to go. Ideally we would like to stay for 10-12 days. Can anyone weigh-in on any of these places? Things to do, expected cost, places to stay, etc...
Italy - Was considering Florence, Venice, and Rome. This was our 1st choice although we are second guessing it now. We are concerned it may be too much art appreciation for our taste. Also neither one of us drink so that takes eliminates another popular thing to do.
Hawaii - probably would want to stay in Honolulu area since we want to see Pearl Harbor. How hard is it to get to the other islands? What are the must dos while there.
St Lucia - Sandals all inclusive trip just looks like the easy thing to do. How does this compare to Hawaii?
Other suggestions?
Italy - Was considering Florence, Venice, and Rome. This was our 1st choice although we are second guessing it now. We are concerned it may be too much art appreciation for our taste. Also neither one of us drink so that takes eliminates another popular thing to do.
Hawaii - probably would want to stay in Honolulu area since we want to see Pearl Harbor. How hard is it to get to the other islands? What are the must dos while there.
St Lucia - Sandals all inclusive trip just looks like the easy thing to do. How does this compare to Hawaii?
Other suggestions?
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Posted on 2/28/19 at 3:19 pm to vettegc
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Ideally we would like to stay for 10-12 days
I haven't been to Hawaii, so I'll leave it to others to comment on that.
But 10-12 days is WAY too much for St. Lucia. For that amount of time, Italy is a no brainer IMO.
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Can anyone weigh-in on any of these places? Things to do, expected cost, places to stay, etc...
Italy offers a whole hell of a lot, so it really depends on what you're looking for. Cities? Small towns? Coast? Etc...
This post was edited on 2/28/19 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 2/28/19 at 3:46 pm to vettegc
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Italy - Was considering Florence, Venice, and Rome
Did that last year, loved it, awesome trip...wouldn't do it for a honeymoon. Involves lots of sightseeing and navigating.
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Hawaii - probably would want to stay in Honolulu area
I love Hawaii, but you would not want to stay in Honolulu. You can fly into Honolulu and see Pearl Harbor but then you need to get to the other islands. It's very easy, there are tons of flights a day. With that time frame, you could do Oahu and two other islands easily. I'm partial to Maui, and I would probably choose Kauai as the second in your situation.
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St Lucia
Never been, but as stated, 10-12 days will be too long. It would be too long on any island for me.
Posted on 2/28/19 at 6:51 pm to vettegc
Italy. I’m not an art buff at all. Outside of Galleria dell'Accademia (which is actually pretty amazing), you’ll be more mesmerized by the beauty and size of places and not so much on “art.” It’s nice to have a glass of wine with meals, but not drinking is your prerogative. Outside of the obvious sites, we took a cooking class in Rome which was one of the highlights of the trip.
We’ve been to Hawaii also. I shaved Pearl Harbor off my must-dos and we just stuck to Maui. Did Road to Hana, crater snorkeling, sunrise, etc. Airbnb made accommodations simple (booked through agent for Europe).
If you want to experience a lot and be on the move, Italy. If you want to chill, Hawaii. We enjoyed Maui, of course, but we’re already planning another Italy trip.
We’ve been to Hawaii also. I shaved Pearl Harbor off my must-dos and we just stuck to Maui. Did Road to Hana, crater snorkeling, sunrise, etc. Airbnb made accommodations simple (booked through agent for Europe).
If you want to experience a lot and be on the move, Italy. If you want to chill, Hawaii. We enjoyed Maui, of course, but we’re already planning another Italy trip.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 7:38 am to vettegc
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Lucia - Sandals all inclusive trip just looks like the easy thing to do.
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neither one of us drink so that takes eliminates another popular thing to do.
Why do all inclusive if you don’t drink? The food at these places is decent, but the value of all inclusive is the booze.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 7:49 am to vettegc
We did our 20th anniversary at St. Lucia-Sandals. It was fun, at first, but the local shite is minimal, and it's about like Jamaica, or New Orleans East.
Hawaii is nice, but not cheap.
Never been to Italy, but it's on our bucket list.
Hawaii is nice, but not cheap.
Never been to Italy, but it's on our bucket list.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 8:00 am to AmosMosesAndTwins
For the most relaxing honeymoon I would go Hawaii but like other poster indicated - not Honolulu.
I would fly into Honolulu and do Pearl Harbor and other things you want to do and then go to another island for the bulk of your trip.
We stayed in Maui for our honeymoon. Road to Hana, snorkel Molokini and with sea turtles. We spent one day on Oahu to do all the things there, I would do it on the front or back end though.
Save Italy for a nice trip later on in life but either before kids or once your kids get older.
I would fly into Honolulu and do Pearl Harbor and other things you want to do and then go to another island for the bulk of your trip.
We stayed in Maui for our honeymoon. Road to Hana, snorkel Molokini and with sea turtles. We spent one day on Oahu to do all the things there, I would do it on the front or back end though.
Save Italy for a nice trip later on in life but either before kids or once your kids get older.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 10:55 am to vettegc
Personally I'd do Italy with 10-12 days. But that's also a great amount of time to do something like 5 days on Oahu/ Honolulu and then 5-7 days on one of the other islands also. You could easily do 3-5 days Honolulu, 3-5 days Big Island, and then 3-5 days on one of the other islands to relax also. Volcano National Park is worth a visit IMO and underated, but maybe its just me.
A great way to do Italy would be to stay somewhere in a bigger city and then find a nice smaller town on the water where it is like a "beach vacation" but in Italy. Europeans like the beach too.
A great way to do Italy would be to stay somewhere in a bigger city and then find a nice smaller town on the water where it is like a "beach vacation" but in Italy. Europeans like the beach too.
This post was edited on 3/1/19 at 10:56 am
Posted on 3/1/19 at 1:36 pm to vettegc
For me the answer is easy- Italy. I’ve been to St Lucia and Italy. St Lucia is nice. But, if you aren’t drinking at all, I would imagine it would get old about halfway through he trip. There’s about a day of off-resort things to do. At least that’s the way it was when we went a number of years ago.
I haven’t been to Hawaii. But if I had 10-12 days I would probably look into a week in Hawaii and then a few days in your connecting city. If LA then San Diego is not too far a drive and Coronado is awesome, not to mention La Jolla, Carmel, etc on the way down.
But I would spend 10 days in Italy on a heartbeat. Pretty country, varied experiences, great food.
I haven’t been to Hawaii. But if I had 10-12 days I would probably look into a week in Hawaii and then a few days in your connecting city. If LA then San Diego is not too far a drive and Coronado is awesome, not to mention La Jolla, Carmel, etc on the way down.
But I would spend 10 days in Italy on a heartbeat. Pretty country, varied experiences, great food.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 3:53 pm to BR Tiger
We’ve been to Italy and Hawaii. We did Rome/Florence/Venice and for Hawaii we stayed half on the north shore of Oahu and the rest on Kauai. Both trips were phenomenal.
Hawaii would obviously be a slower paced vacation with lots of relaxing. We liked the north shore because it was more country and laid back. And all of Kauai is like that too. Honolulu is a big city just like any other big city there’s tons of people. While Hawaii was great, it’s not some place that i need to go back to. But you should go there once.
Italy was awesome. We’re not super artsy people but seeing just the architecture and old stuff was amazing. We did hit the major museums because you gotta go to just see it. Same w/ Pisa. Take a cheesy pic holding up the tower. There are several threads on this board about Italy that could help you. Also my wife was pregnant so she didn’t drink and had a great time (I did my part to help the Italian economy, though). You’ll be on the go a lot but there’s a lot of just walking and looking at awesome things. We had several days where we just walked and walked and walked and enjoyed the city, food, and scenery. You’ll also have plenty of time for doing honeymoon things ; ). Watching airfare you could do Italy for not a crazy price. We’re planning on going back to Italy in 2022 once our youngest is 5.
Hawaii would obviously be a slower paced vacation with lots of relaxing. We liked the north shore because it was more country and laid back. And all of Kauai is like that too. Honolulu is a big city just like any other big city there’s tons of people. While Hawaii was great, it’s not some place that i need to go back to. But you should go there once.
Italy was awesome. We’re not super artsy people but seeing just the architecture and old stuff was amazing. We did hit the major museums because you gotta go to just see it. Same w/ Pisa. Take a cheesy pic holding up the tower. There are several threads on this board about Italy that could help you. Also my wife was pregnant so she didn’t drink and had a great time (I did my part to help the Italian economy, though). You’ll be on the go a lot but there’s a lot of just walking and looking at awesome things. We had several days where we just walked and walked and walked and enjoyed the city, food, and scenery. You’ll also have plenty of time for doing honeymoon things ; ). Watching airfare you could do Italy for not a crazy price. We’re planning on going back to Italy in 2022 once our youngest is 5.
Posted on 3/2/19 at 11:00 am to vettegc
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Hawaii - probably would want to stay in Honolulu area since we want to see Pearl Harbor. How hard is it to get to the other islands? What are the must dos while there. St Lucia - Sandals all inclusive trip just looks like the easy thing to do. How does this compare to Hawaii?
I have done Hawaii and St. Lucia so I would pick Italy.
Hawaii is fun, as others have stated, we did Kauai and would recommend it over Honolulu. Plenty to do and see for the amount of days you want to spend
Did St Lucia Sandals on honeymoon last year and it is nice, fun, and easy. But 10-12 days is way too long there. Not too much to do outside of the resort.
I would rank:
Italy
Kauai
St. Lucia
Posted on 3/2/19 at 12:11 pm to vettegc
All 3 are great choices ( I’ve never been to St Lucia ). For a honeymoon I’d choose Hawaii. Specifically the Grande Hyatt in Kauai. Or the St Regis Princeville on the North shore.
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