Take a Honeymoon Break: Relax on an Alaska Cruise
November 20, 2008 by honeymooner
Filed under Cruising Honeymoon Destinations, Featured Articles, Your Honeymoon Destinations
Are you stressed out by your wedding plans? You should consider a relaxing Alaskan cruise for your honeymoon destination. If you are like most people today, your life is very fast paced. Planning your wedding is like adding in another job on top of all the other details and pressures of your everyday life.
If you observe others around you, you’ll see they aren’t much different. They often end up fatigued. They take no time to relax. They sacrifice even their precious sleeping time until their body gives in to the accumulated pressures and stress.
Many times, you skip meals or eat in a rush. Are you are always watching the clock, your appointment pad, or planner to juggle it all and fit it all in?
Don’t you know that keeping to the fast rhythm of life without a break could result in some time you can not afford off work sick, or worse, to the grave? Mental and physical fatigue accumulated, but ignored through the years could make you ill.
Wait! Work, call the caterer, work, call the photographer. Doesn’t it sound like too much? Why not give yourself a break on your honeymoon?
Life need not to be lived at a fast pace. After all, life is better enjoyed when regular breaks are squeezed into the day to day pressure of one’s job or chosen endeavor.
You can do plenty of relaxation activities during your spare time. If you are planning to make it more exciting and fun, Alaska could be the best choice for you.
Alaskan cruises are divided into three categories of packages. Each of the packages will give you an enchanting experience that you find only in Alaska. Here are the types of cruise packages you can expect to find available:
• Alaska Inland Cruise – you will have the chance to visit all the wonders that can be found in the inland passage of Alaska and even enjoy some kayaking destinations. You will surely be captivated with icebergs and glaciers.
• Alaska Day Cruise – here, you will have a clearer view of specific areas of Alaska. You will visit one location on a day cruise. You can come face to face with a huge wall of ice in Alaska from the warmth of the boat facilities.
• Alaska Celebrity Cruise – this is the so-called first class cruise in Alaska. You will also experience more royal treatment with the celebrity cruise. On the other hand, this is the most expensive among all Alaskan cruises.
The usual attractions that cruisers love about Alaska are the humpback whales, sailing the Fjords and glaciers. You can have an actual view of these depending on the package that you have chosen.
In addition, nothing can also be compared to the magic of Alaska cruises. This is one place where you can find mystery of ice and wildlife side by side. You also have the opportunity of go sailing amongst the icebergs.
The package that you choose will also help determine the length of your stay in Alaska. The seven-day cruise is one of the most popular choices. This is enough time for you to explore the entire variety of Alaska points of interest. However, the length of your stay can also be extended to 14 days or the two-week cruise.
You have the ability to choose the size of the ship where you can be most comfortable. Sometimes, it is more preferable to ride inside on smaller ships with lesser number of passengers. You can have closer, less crowded vista.
On the bigger ships with more than a thousand of passengers, it is harder for you to get away from the crowd, get a closer look, and even experience the glaciers firsthand. However, the larger ship has more luxurious amenities and a slower pace. The smaller day ships can be more exciting and thrilling because of their speed.
You will need to plan ahead to have the chance of choosing the best package. Find the best package that will fit your honeymoon needs. Alaska Cruise is also offering amazing trips by helicopter that actually land on the glaciers. If you want to give yourself an adventure, you can also take a walk on the glaciers.
Your honeymoon Alaskan cruise will be an unforgettable experience and relaxing reward after all the wedding planning.
What are you waiting for? Leave your worries in life behind and enjoy an honeymoon Alaskan Cruise!
Looking for a Different Crowd Honeymooning in Punta del Este, Uruguay
October 27, 2008 by honeymooner
Filed under Your Honeymoon Destinations
Punta del Este, Uruguay is an island with 20 miles of exotic South American beaches. It is a lesser known honeymoon destination. People of wealth and privilege have long flocked to Punta del Este to soak up the sun and play in the ocean on these beautiful beaches. The problem that arises with this is that the beaches are packed full of tourists during the season.
For those that want to enjoy the luxury of a South American beach without the hassles of tourists some creativity is needed. While in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the best way to enjoy the luxury without the crowds is to creatively avoid the tourist hotspots. This is after all a resort island and tourists are everywhere. So how do you avoid them while still enjoying a South American beach? Go where the locals go. Just ditch the tourist beaches and head for the beaches that the locals love and enjoy.
These beaches are just as beautiful and exotic since they are after all still on a South American island, but they are less crowded by tourists than the tourist beaches. One of the best beaches in Punta del Este, for the locals is La Barra del Maldonado situated in an exotic inlet. While you still may find a crowd here, the crowd will be that of mostly locals. Therefore, you have no fear of being overly crowded by a bunch of tourists, and you are free to just relax and soak up the sun on this exotic beach during your honeymoon stay.
As well, for the more active and fitness minded, beach sports take place on this beach during the daytime. If you are traveling with teenagers (or are just young at heart) this beach is also a great way have some fun while taking in the local customs. After all, teenagers would really find the local flair in any tourist location more appealing than the tourist activities designed more for the adults. So when traveling with teenagers, this beach offers something for all of you. You and your partner get a break from all the tourist crowded beaches, and your kids get to hang out and play sports with the locals. You can join in if you wish too.
For those that don’t mind spending their honeymoon in the tourist locations Punta del Este, Uruguay offers up some of the best exotic beaches packed full of tourists. Mansa is located on the bay side and is known as gentle beach. Then you have Brava, which is facing the Atlantic ocean. Both of these beaches are overly crowded with tourists during the peak season.
This season runs from the beginning of December and ends in March. Therefore, if crowded tourist spots are your thing then these two beaches can give you just that during the peak season. If you’re looking to stretch your honeymoon budget, you might look into visiting here in off season. Less crowded and more money in your wallet for your new life ahead.
Since Punta del Este, Uruguay houses 20 miles of beaches you will need to find a way to become mobile while there. You can just stick to the beach that is near your hotel, but if you truly want to get out and about and explore, you will need transportation.
One way is rent bicycles and enjoy the weather as you bike from beach to beach. Another way is rent a car if you feel comfortable driving in a foreign country. Shuttle services are also available; you will need to check with your hotel receptionist on how to acquire the appropriate shuttle service for the area. No matter how you get to and from the beaches, you are sure to discover some of the best beaches in South America on your honeymoon in Punta del Este .


