CanadianBride.com Talkboards / CanadianBride.com Talkboard / Honeymooners / sandals / Latest Posts

RE: sandals

chulie — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:48:49 GMT

[quote][b]klempey (8/12/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]chulie (7/9/2008)[/b][hr]Well..happy to report that the honeymoon is FINALLY booked...after all the issues we went through we actually were able to book something we wanted even better AND cheaper!hehehehe....so..we are BOOKED..for sure for sure at the sandals regency st.lucia.....we are staying from november 3rd to the 10th in their honeymooon suit...i CANNOT wait.....and...am SOOOO glad this is finally over!!!!Now i just want to get there...hehehe[/quote]

Do you mind sharing the costs? I'm dying to go to St. Lucia but I don't think we can afford it. :([/quote]

The total came to $4,506 for 7 days for both of us. We are staying at the Honeymoon toc premium room....I was the same...i REALLY wanted st.lucia....there were even some resorts that are the same luxurious all inclusive like sandals but..because they arent the sandals name they are cheaper but.....none of them are in st.lucia.....i REALLY wanted that place above all others!!

RE: sandals

klempey — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:33:54 GMT

[quote][b]chulie (7/9/2008)[/b][hr]Well..happy to report that the honeymoon is FINALLY booked...after all the issues we went through we actually were able to book something we wanted even better AND cheaper!hehehehe....so..we are BOOKED..for sure for sure at the sandals regency st.lucia.....we are staying from november 3rd to the 10th in their honeymooon suit...i CANNOT wait.....and...am SOOOO glad this is finally over!!!!Now i just want to get there...hehehe[/quote]

Do you mind sharing the costs? I'm dying to go to St. Lucia but I don't think we can afford it. :(

RE: sandals

BeeBear — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:57:38 GMT

Happy to hear it Chulie! :)

RE: sandals

chulie — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:52:53 GMT

Well..happy to report that the honeymoon is FINALLY booked...after all the issues we went through we actually were able to book something we wanted even better AND cheaper!hehehehe....so..we are BOOKED..for sure for sure at the sandals regency st.lucia.....we are staying from november 3rd to the 10th in their honeymooon suit...i CANNOT wait.....and...am SOOOO glad this is finally over!!!!Now i just want to get there...hehehe

RE: sandals

chulie — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:22:19 GMT

No...we havent booked anything yet...thats the point...when our agent went to book..thats when she found out..like...oh...this flight doesnt exist that sandals says does or...this flight has an extra fee....i actually think this is going to work out BETTER in the end...hahaha...i always wanted to do sandals st.lucia but....for some reason thought it was too expensive...so antigua we were told was cheaper...so...we just never went back and looked at st.lucia...but our agent sent us a ton of different places ranging from jamaica to st.lucia so we MIGHT even be able to do st.lucia now!!hehehe..she's looking into it for us...keep ya posted! :)

RE: sandals

Sim08 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:09:54 GMT

[quote][b]BeeBear (7/1/2008)[/b][hr]If using a travel agent, I would think that they should have their facts before proceeding with your trip. That being said, if I were you, I'd be telling the travel agent that they should be absorbing the additional costs.

I'd be furious, having them step up and absorb the additional costs due to their error would make me alot happier about the whole situation.[/quote]

I understand what your saying...but it may not be the Travel Agents fault. Airlines change and cancel their flights all the time and mistakes do happen, sometimes there are flights that are put into the system wrong and they get changed. Did you have your trip booked and paid for?? That does make a big difference on the outcome of things...

To the original poster: That really sucks. I'm sorry to hear your going through such a crappy booking. DH and I just came back from Sandals Dunns River Villaggio in Jamaica and it was absolutely amazing!! It was a small resort so all the staff knew us by name and we were totally papmered the whole week. I hope it all works out and you have a fantastic experience!

RE: sandals

BeeBear — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:35:30 GMT

Any update Chulie??? Did you ask them to absorb the costs?

RE: sandals

trvl4less — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:43:07 GMT

[quote][b]chulie (6/30/2008)[/b][hr]Ok...TWICE now...we THOUGHT we had our honeymoon booked and suddenly we dont..we were suppose to be going to sandals antigua....first time..we THOUGHT everything was fine...but..our agent called and said what they had online was incorrect....so there was no flight leaving on the monday when we thought....so we had to rework everything..she found us another flight that left on sunday at 11:15 pm..so...ok fine...the price had gone up from...2500 bucks a person to..about 2600 a person..well..just over 2600....so..whatever..at this point...whats an extra couple hundred bucks.....NOW...i get another phonecall saying that THAT flight cannot be ticketed together so in order to book that flight..its gonna cost ANOTHER 250 bucks a person....im REALLY REALLY getting frustrated here with the flight situation to Antigua...i wanted to book sandals because i thought it would be so easy breasy and it just seems to be coming a hassle....BAHHHHHHH.....Just needed to vent! this is ridiculous...i wanted this over and done with...now i dont know WHERE to go...maybe i should go back to my original plan of just booking a week before the honeymoon and fly by the seat of our pants and see what available..which is what we originially said we'd do[/quote]

Have you already paid for your ticket? If so - Airlines can change flight times/or cancel a flight but in most cases, the client is not charged extra. (At least I've NEVER had that happen to clients of mine - I've gotten them vouchers for future travel for the inconvenience, but never have they had to pay)

If you haven't booked your trip yet - I'd lose the TA - sounds to me as though they're not "taking care" of their clients the way they should...

RE: sandals

BeeBear — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:12:02 GMT

If using a travel agent, I would think that they should have their facts before proceeding with your trip. That being said, if I were you, I'd be telling the travel agent that they should be absorbing the additional costs.

I'd be furious, having them step up and absorb the additional costs due to their error would make me alot happier about the whole situation.

sandals

chulie — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:24:09 GMT

Ok...TWICE now...we THOUGHT we had our honeymoon booked and suddenly we dont..we were suppose to be going to sandals antigua....first time..we THOUGHT everything was fine...but..our agent called and said what they had online was incorrect....so there was no flight leaving on the monday when we thought....so we had to rework everything..she found us another flight that left on sunday at 11:15 pm..so...ok fine...the price had gone up from...2500 bucks a person to..about 2600 a person..well..just over 2600....so..whatever..at this point...whats an extra couple hundred bucks.....NOW...i get another phonecall saying that THAT flight cannot be ticketed together so in order to book that flight..its gonna cost ANOTHER 250 bucks a person....im REALLY REALLY getting frustrated here with the flight situation to Antigua...i wanted to book sandals because i thought it would be so easy breasy and it just seems to be coming a hassle....BAHHHHHHH.....Just needed to vent! this is ridiculous...i wanted this over and done with...now i dont know WHERE to go...maybe i should go back to my original plan of just booking a week before the honeymoon and fly by the seat of our pants and see what available..which is what we originially said we'd do