My Caribbean Wedding... and bringing the theme back to North Yorkshire!

Birdie85

Yep, they are going down, albeit slowly!

screamer

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This is Paradise Island. I'm not going to tell you everything we hated about this place, the fact that this is the whole island though should tell you something.

This trip was the most expensive we did ($200 per person) and 5 hours of that was spent travelling to and from the island. Yes, the sand is white, yes the water is clear, but the sand is horribly uncomfortable and the water is no clearer than it is in Sosua. And once you're there, there's nothing to do until the guide tells you you're leaving.

Birdie85

Oh dear! May give that one a miss then! We want to do some sort of snorkeling excursion but we'll look to see what else is available!

love2love_x

This is Paradise Island. I'm not going to tell you everything we hated about this place, the fact that this is the whole island though should tell you something.

This trip was the most expensive we did ($200 per person) and 5 hours of that was spent travelling to and from the island. Yes, the sand is white, yes the water is clear, but the sand is horribly uncomfortable and the water is no clearer than it is in Sosua. And once you're there, there's nothing to do until the guide tells you you're leaving.[/QUOTE]

We also did this tour and I found it quite dull, also I was fine in the hotel which happened to be the same one your getting married at and after this trip I was ill for 3 days wish I had never done it

Birdie85

Cripes! Is that thanks to the 'fantastic meal' they serve on the trip?! Oooh, will definitely stay away! Thanks for the warnings! :eek:

screamer

You're welcome. Don't want you to be ill or broke for your wedding day :-)

Tete_en_l'Air

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This is Paradise Island. I'm not going to tell you everything we hated about this place, the fact that this is the whole island though should tell you something.

:rotfl::rotfl: Seriously, I'd be so angry if I'd paid for that! We went on a similar 'island catamaran trip' in Cuba, and when we got there it was a lovely big shack type bar and restaurant, we were server beautiful fresh lobster and the island was certainly quite big with plenty of exploring to be done, as well as the white sand and clear water *wistful sigh*

Birdie85

Oooh I'll second that wistful sigh, it sounds lovely! Only 9 and a bit months until I go away! It feels like an age, I need some sun now!

My Mum was making me laugh last night, when we were in London she got a lovely dress from Monsoon but she's not sure if she's going to wear it to the wedding or not as it's 'just from the highstreet' and she wanted something more special (read: expensive!) so she's going to be looking for a posher dress when she goes on holiday to America next week but I think she's mad! Who cares where the dress is from if it looks nice? She's no stick insect so she struggles to find nice dresses that flatter her shape and are fashionable and this dress ticks the boxes! My argument is that because she spent about half of her intended budget on the dress she can then splash out on better accessories but I know she's not convinced! This is where my odd spending patterns come from, my darling Mother!

RainbowDrops

That dress is beautifu, and at £140, I wouldn't call it cheap at all!

Birdie85

I know, I wouldn't either! I think she had in her head that she has to spend about £300 though (for some mad reason!) so it's 'cheap' in her twisted mind! She did show some restraint in London, we went into a fairly tatty looking shop and she was trying on a dress and got the zip halfway up then saw the tag that said £900! She then pulled the zip back down, breathed out as much as possible and said it didn't fit! We scurried out pretty quickly after that!