Wedding Forum - Maldives to go or not to go...

Hi everyone get married June 2013 and thinking of going Maldives in Nov 2013 for our honeymoon, the thing wants concerning me is the price for what we want you looking at £5000, than £1000 spends (taking that to be on safe side) than dog kennels £500 (no one can mind them) and new clothes so your looking at £7000 for 10 nights in maldives, were as we could go mexico for about £3000 and I know it will be alot more busier with things to do etc, who are been both anyone??

I personally cannot justify it and would prefer to have lots to do. My parents have been 6 times and my sister and her husband have been 4 and they love it. The last time my parents went they spent £7000 on the holiday alone plus spending money and for 6 out of 10 days it rained. Mum said they still had an amazing time and the rain brought lots of tropical fish to the shore line and at no point was it cold, but I just feel like, if I'm going to spend that much money I want to get more out of it. I love my h2b to absolute bits but can't imagine just spending 10 days with him and a beach and he's the same, we both like exploring and keeping active.

It's really up to you what you do hun, lots of people think of their honeymoon as being the only chance to see the Maldives and if it's somewhere you've always wanted to go then you should do it just in case you never get the opportunity again. My parents are panicking because global warming is killing the islands, they already have to add sand to the beaches to stop them sinking and in 30 years they might not be there at all. x

If it's your dream to go there then I'd say this is the best time to justify it! :D

Lalas idea is good though, St Lucia = stunning!

Ooh or have you looked at Vanuatu?? Xx

Its the tours that cost alot and the scuba diving etc, I think I may look at st lucia, seychelles, mauritius, and mexico I cant book yet as its too far in advance 21months away

Hi Kevs angel how long did u go for I want to go for 10nights in a water villa thats the pricey part the water villas but I was thinking beach bungalow for 7 nights and water villa 3nights

Ooh clarebear if you're going for the scuba diving then definitely check out Vanuatu (in the south pacific like Fiji) - you can scuba dive an active underwater volcano! Apparently the marine life down there is amazing (can you tell I'd really like to go to Vanuatu lol!)
I keep seeing ads for Erakor Island resort which looks gorgeous Xx

we were there for almost 3 weeks! on the island all the water sports were free.....the only thing youneeded to pay extra for was if you wanted to proper scuba dive and do the padi.

and there were no water villas when i was there...... must have been done up since the tsunami x

They also say not to go in November time and the best time to go is December as we are looking at it for September or october time.
Mexico is gorgeous we was feeding the fish bananas they were loving it but I would say if you go to Mexico go after October, also you can do it a lot cheaper than £3k as I went with my bil and sil and it came to just under £4k.

We're going and not paying that much for 2 weeks, 5* all inclusive on a honeymoon water villa private suite - definately shop around as we got several prices and when we found ours we saved over £2k compared to our other quotes :) xx

clarebear1 which resort did you want to go to? me and my h2b went in october for less than that and stayed in a 5* resort and spa. I personally wouldnt miss the chance to go for the world, when i was there it was like paradise. Absolutely recommend the Maldives, the excursions are amazing and you will take away memories that would last a lifetime. I would shop around for a better deal, but if you have the funds to go then id say go, you wouldnt regret it. x

Im looking at meeru, keruda they seem to be the cheapest and large complex which we prefer, deffo shopping around these r just online quotes ive been getting I will go into travel agents later on in the year and see what there prices are and haggle with them all get the best price thanks for all your comments ladies xxx

deffo scuba dive never done it b4 thats something we have deffo got to do, been told on forums etc take ur own snorkel etc as over there they charge about $50 for the hire, does anyone know how much it is to scuba dive with all the equipment and are there any excutions if so how much, just want to get a rough cost how much its all gonna cost xx

I got told the following prices from someone on tripadvisor so not sure how acurate they are, as we wanted a rough idea so we know how much to take:
- sunset fishing $45 pp
- dolphin watching $40 - $50 pp
- Deep sea diving $80 - $100 pp
- sunset ruise $40 pp
Dunno which island this was on but gave us a rough idea of how much we'll need to take ish xx

I think if you can afford it then go. My husband and I aren't beach types, we hate hot weather, but I went back and forth over whether or not we should have the honeymoon we wanted in Sweden, which is also a very expensive destination for what you get. In the end he left the decision to me and I decided to borrow the money and go for it. People had suggested that we save and go a few years after the wedding, but I wanted our "real" honeymoon to be the dream, a holiday of a lifetime that we will always remember. Our honeymoon is even more unreasonably priced than the Maldives, we spent £3600 for a week, and we will be paying for it for at least two years to come, but so what... we've been together four years and this is the first time we've had a holiday, and the memories will last for a lifetime.

I think you should make your decision on whether you would prefer the Maldives or Mexico. If you want the activities in Mexico then that is fine, but if you secretly want to do the Maldives and you choose Mexico just because it's cheaper then you will always remember that had to compromise on your honeymoon. If you HAVE to compromise because you don't have the money then fair enough, but if you can afford to have the dream then you should.

We're leaving a week tomorrow! Can't wait!

We was booked for Maldives and due to not having time to get all money together we transferred to Maldives. am gutted cause its a dream to ho there but money wise its cheaper as for Maldives u dont need spending money its a full blown relax don't do anything holiday x