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Check out Puerto Rico. Any other place in the Caribbean, Mexico and/or Bahamas, you need one.
Puerto Rico or the virgin Islands may be your only options since I think you now need a passport to go anywhere outside the US.
Puerto Rico is the only place you can go without a passport. Would you consider staying in the US? You could do Disney!
I agree w/ the other people.... hawaii doesn't really have all inclusives unfortunately and mexico/carribbean you need a passport. why don't you want to get them? they last for 10 years and they're just a good thing to have around in case anything unexpected comes up!
Look at Puerto Rico and the (US) Virgin Islands.
Copamarina in Puerto Rico (copamarina.com) looks gorgeous and might be a good place to check out. Only downside is you'll have to arrange transportation (maybe the resort could help with that) and you'll be away from San Juan (not necessarily a bad thing).
If you're willing to stay in the US, then Florida, Arizona, and California (not to mention pretty much every other state) have plenty of nice all-inclusive spa/resorts.
Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands. We stayed at the Wyndham Sugar Bay in St. Thomas last April and it was very nice. We didn't do all-inclusive though. You can PM me for details if you want.
*US commonwealths/territories: American Samoa, Baker Island, Howland Island, Guam, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas), and Wake Island.
You don't need a passport to travel to any of the above places
Yeah, also you can probably save more money if you actually get a passport. You have plenty of time to get one and I think they're like $75 and last for ten years.
Club Med has an all-inclusive resort in Florida: SandpiperIt's not Adults-Only, however
http://www.clubmed.us/cm/resorts-north-america-usa-sandpiper_p-115-l-US-v-SANC-ac-vh.html
we have been to both disney parks, i'm from CA and my family lives an hour from orlando! my fiance has changed his mind about a thousand times about what he wants to do... but we're really looking for a resort type experience at a hotel on the beach or with a beach very close and we want there to be a restaurant and a spa inside the hotel. Tampa, FL area would be great, but anywhere that we can go for a week to ten days for under $2k would be wonderful.
@KBSquared: I would recommend just getting your passport then. When I went to St. Thomas, it was $2K for 6 days and we didn't do all-inclusive. It might be a little cheaper in August though. But I would imagine you're more likely to find cheaper prices in Mexico, Jamaica, etc.
Puerto Rico doesn't have all-inclusive resorts. I just looked into traveling there and while there are some hotels with meal plans, it was still cheaper to just go to an AI and much more was included. If cost is the only reason you don't want a passport, you can get a much better deal by just paying for it and finding an AI resort somewhere like Mexico, Jamaica, or the Dominican Republic.
My fiance had to get his and it came very quickly without paying any of the extra rush fees.
i'm pretty sure you used to be able to go to the dominican republic with only your birth certificate, but maybe that's changed?
Check the Department of State's website at www.travel.state.gov.
Everyone - U.S. Citizens included - is not required to present a passport when re-entering the country after international travel.
That is, even if some other country will admit you without a passport, you're going to have to show one at the U.S. border coming home.
Edited to add: If you're eligible, I would definitely apply for your passports. It's relatively cheap and you've got plenty of time.
Definitely get your passport. We went to Puerto Vallarta for 8 days and stayed at an all-inclusive and we only spent about $2000 for the 2 of us and that included our airfare. Way cheap and the hotel was brand new. We are going to the Dominican Republic and staying in Punta Cana for 8 days at the Moon Palace and we got a awesome deal for our honeymoon.
I would for sure get your passport. They are good for 10 years.
We loved the resort in Mexico, they were fantastic!
...just wanted to chime in with the passport thing. I didn't even pay the fee to have mine rushed and I got it back in a week...had my birth certificate back a few days after that. As long as you are thorough when you fill out the forms, the processing time is not that long.
I'm actually in the same boat with looking to travel for our honeymoon, and unfortunately we're running into the passport issue as well. It isn't a money thing (I already have one, but my fiance doesn't)- but I apprecaite the posts when you girls listed places that we could go- and get away- without needing one! :) Here's to planning for the trip of a lifetime!!!
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Does anyone have any ideas for a great, budget friendly, all inclusive honeymoon that you dont have to have a passport to get there? i was looking into cruises but FI doesnt want to do anything with lots of open water... he'll fly over it, but definitely doesnt want to be on a boat in the middle of it. lol