Friday, April 21, 2006

Going to Jamaica Mon!!!!


Some of you may remember a post I made way back in August about our trip to the Caribbean. If you need a reminder go here to read the post.

http://chrisandevey.blogspot.com/2005/08/chris-and-eveys-Caribbean-getaway.html

Due to immigration and my immigration interview which is scheduled for the same week we were supposed to go to St Lucia we had to change our vacation dates. At first we were not even sure we would be able to change it and thought we would lose out on going all together. However once I thought about it I realized that airlines always want to make money and having people change travel plans is just the way to do that. We attempted to make the changes over the phone but none of the operators we talked to over at US Airways spoke very good English and it made for a very frustrating and confusing time. We decided it would be easiest to just go down to the airport and speak directly to a US Airways rep.

Once we got to the airport and had the nice lady start to look dates up for us we realized that going to St Lucia wasn't going to be an option. You see, because the tickets we have were vouchers, only certain flights are available. She looked all the way out to December and there was only ONE flight in November available. That would have been great except for the fact there was no return flight. Now as much as Chris and I would love to live on a beautiful island, it's just not realistic. The other issue was that US Airways only flies to St Lucia on weekends which didn't really leave a lot of options. The lady suggested we fly to another location that they fly to more often. We didn't realize we could change the date and the location, but thank God we could. So we talked about it and decided on Jamaica, she found us flights in September which was ok with us. They charged us 200 bucks for the changes and we were on our way. It sucks we had to pay the extra but I am just thankful we were able to change things. We leave Sept 13 and return Sept 20th.

We are still staying at a Sandals All Inclusive Resort. We are staying at a place called Dunn's River. We officially booked our trip the other day through Chris's mom last week and we are so excited. Neither of us have ever been anywhere like this and this is really like a honeymoon for us. We moved to Boston almost immediately after we got married for Chris's job and really never had a chance to go anywhere. We have heard so many good things about the Sandals resorts and I can hardly wait. What we look forward to the most is not having to worry about money while we are there. The closest Sandals next to us has a beautiful 18 hole golf course which of course is included, we will be taking our golf clubs.

The great thing is that when you stay at one Sandals you get full access to all the others on that island. And it is adult only so we won't have to worry about rowdy teenagers getting in the way of our fun.

Pool bar HERE I COME!!!

14 comments:

Miranda said...

Sounds like a great vacation to me. But when are you coming to Edmonton? *wink*

Andrea said...

That is AWESOME! You got tickets for us, too, right?

Evey said...

Yes andrea.....free trip in my suitcase for you;)

Desiree said...

Sounds fabulous. Have a great time.

Tammy Williams said...

My sister-in-law went to Jamaica on their honeymoon. They first stayed at a place that wasn't all inclusive and hated it. Then they switched to the Sandals resort (all inclusive) and she said they had the time of their lives. We hope to go there someday too...but we will probably go to Mexico first as Jeremy's family has a timeshare there.
Hope you have fun in the sun while I will probably be in labor...haha.

Evey said...

Tammy which Jamaica resort did they stay at? There is more than one, 3 or 4 I think.

Linda MacTravel said...

Thank$ you$ guy$ ;-)))

Evey said...

hehe, no THANK YOU!

Cupcake Blonde said...

We stayed at the Sandal's resort further up the coast of Jamaicia, but we visited the Dunn's River one (you get to resort hop, it's fun!) and it is great! We loved Jamaicia (honeymoon!) and said we will definately go back. Just beware of the marketplaces...they are VERY pushy/scary...

Evey said...

Amanda which one did you stay at? Ocho Rios?

Jenn said...

oh how I love to travel. Every year I have had the opportunity to go on a holiday some where hot. This will be changing now with the little one coming. Have a wonderful time. Lots of sunscreen You wont have as much fun with a burn.

Jamie Dawn said...

GREAT!!!
How exciting! This will give you something wonderful to look forward to all summer long.
I hope when you return from the trip, you will post some photos.
My SIL and her hubby went to a Sandals resort in Jamaica a couple of years ago. They had a fabulous time.

Cupcake Blonde said...

Yup, we stayed at Ocho Rios and had a blast!! Sandals is great because unlike the Beaches property it is adult couples only, so no screaming children!! I will see if I can send you some pictures...

Zoe said...

LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY!!!!! SO LUCKY!!!! I am soooo excited for you guys!! LUCKY!!!!! I can't wait to hear all of the details!!