From romance beneath the waves to your own private island paradise, there are many honeymoon packages available to start your new life together. Here is a sampling from around the globe.
Krabi, Thailand
Roll your wedding and honeymoon into one unforgettable adventure at Phulay Bay, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve, in Krabi, Thailand. With the three-night "Underwater Romance" package, you can trade your wedding dress for a wetsuit and exchange vows below the teal-blue waters of the Andaman Sea. After all, there aren't many places in the world where you can say "I scuba do" - with an underwater bouquet and a celebratory release of clownfish. Afterward, enjoy island-hopping on a speedboat and a champagne toast alongside a special meal, with a photographer to capture it all. You can have your classic tiered wedding cake and eat it, too, at a Thai BBQ on the beach that night.
This offer includes accommodations in the seafront Beach Villa, with a Jacuzzi, rainforest showers, and 24-hour butler service, and an upgrade on the evening of the ceremony to the Royal Beach Villa, with private gardens and an infinity pool. The deal also encompasses a couple's ESPA spa treatment, daily breakfast, and round-trip transfers from Krabi Airport.
Cost: From THB 35,000 (approximately $1,100).
Contact: www.ritzcarltonreserve.com. When to go: The optimal months to visit are November through February.
Rome
After your march down the aisle, you can walk in the footsteps of celebrity lovebirds like Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer and David and Victoria Beckham when you stay at the Hotel Hassler Roma. Situated at one of Rome's poshest addresses atop the famous Spanish Steps, the hotel provides a "Romantic City Insider" two-night package that includes a guided tour of Rome, a Segway tour of Villa Borghese's Renaissance gardens, an in-room couple's massage, welcome champagne and strawberries, daily buffet breakfast, and dinner for two with a special tasting menu at the rooftop Imago restaurant.
Cost: Available through March 31, from approximately $3,000. Contact: Tel: +39 06 699340, www.hotelhasslerroma.com. When to go: Autumn and spring are among the best times to experience Rome's dolce vita.
Bali, Indonesia
How can you possibly hope to top the high of your wedding day? How about a villa perched on a jungle ridge above central Bali's Valley of the Kings? With just 25 villas, each with its own pool, the Viceroy Bali further entices newlyweds with a three-night "Honeymoon Package" that includes a red rose and French champagne to welcome you, a two-hour spa treatment, a six-course candlelight dinner, 24-hour butler service, WiFi, daily breakfast, round-trip airport transfers, a flower bath on your final evening, and shuttle service into the town of Ubud, a hotspot for local Balinese artists.
Cost: Valid through Dec. 19, 2013, and from Jan. 14 to Dec. 19, 2014. From $1,716. Contact: Tel: +62 361 971 777, www.viceroybali.com. When to go: The dry season is May to October. Avoid January and February, when Ubud can receive torrential rainfalls.
Royal Belize, Belize
Preserve that postnuptial bubble of bliss just a bit longer when you fly off into the sunset and arrive on a Caribbean isle reserved just for you two. Banish thoughts of roughing it on Gilligan's Island. Royal Belize, located on a seven-acre private island off the central coast of Belize, offers the ultimate in luxury. The five-night "Honeymoon Package" includes a personal chef, butler service, a massage, complimentary helicopter transfers, your vows engraved on mahogany, petal-strewn pillows, torchlit dinners, and picnics with your beloved, and a bottle of Dom Perignon, by your side.
If you're feeling ambitious, the concierge can arrange kayaking, yachting, visits to Mayan ruins, zip-lining tours, and reef excursions within the South Water Caye Marine Reserve.
Cost: As you might expect, all this comes with a price tag to match, starting at $18,000. Contact: Tel: +501 610 1701, www.privatevacationisland.com/rates.html. When to go: The driest part of the year is February through April.
Guanica, Puerto Rico
Copamarina Beach Resort & Spa on Puerto Rico's southern coast is the place to go for R&R&R (rest, relaxation, and romance). This 20-acre tropical retreat is offering a "Honeymoon Package" that includes a massage for two, a sunset cruise, an alfresco dinner, plus daily breakfast and sparkling wine accompanied by chocolate-covered strawberries the day of your arrival.
If you really want to put stars in your spouse's eyes, and at your fingertips, spring for a tour of the Bioluminescent Bay, where tiny microorganisms in the water respond to your touch with an ethereal gleam, transforming the bay into an aquatic Milky Way.
Cost: From $415 per night; minimum two nights. Contact: Tel: 800-468-4553, www.copamarina.com/special-pkg/puerto-rico-honeymoon.aspx. When to go: February, March, and April are typically the driest months. Hurricane season runs from June through November.
New York, New York
Of course you don't have to get on a plane to fan the flames of newlywed passion. Perhaps no other American city ignites romance quite like New York, with its glittering skyline and seductive venues seemingly made for fervent embraces. Book the "Mr. + Mrs. G" package at the Gansevoort Park Avenue NYC, and in addition to enjoying its enviable location, you'll receive champagne upon arrival, one dozen roses, two cocktails at the hotel's rooftop pool with a view of the Empire State Building, two one-hour Fusion massages at Exhale Mind Body Spa, in-room breakfast, two monogrammed robes, and his and her Lacoste polos.
Cost: Starting at $787. Contact: Tel: 877-830-9889, www.gansevoorthotelgroup.com/
hotels/gansevoort-park-avenue-nyc/offers/mr-and-mrs-g. When to go: New York is charming year-round, with summer walks in Central Park and winter ice-skating at Rockefeller Center.
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