If you were planning a 20th Anniversary trip, where would you go?

[goofy's friends]

DH and I will be married 20 years in 2011!! Whooohoooo! We are trying to plan a vacation. He likes a touristy, historical type vacation and I like blue water, soft sand vacation. We would go in October. We don't want a cruise because one is planned with extended family in 2012. Here's the biggest kink in the plans--he wants to use Marriott points, so we need to go somewhere with an "anniversary-worthy" Marriott. Anyway, where would you go!?!?

 

[kacaju]

no idea, but Happy 20 years!! Dh and I will be married 20 years this year too!!
I would love to go somewhere but dh is giving me a hard time because our dd is a junior in HS and anytimne I mention doing anything that costs money I get....we have to save for college!!

 

[clarabelle]

I really want to go to Norway (I know sounds kind of strange) I have no idea about marriots

What about NYC?
Hawaii?
London?

 

[scottishduffy]

If it were a 20th anniversary for I would probably try to aim (if I could!) for Asia or Australia!

 

[tweedlemom]

Greece

 

[NHdisneylover]

How about the Mirabella Spain Marriott resort? It should still be warm enough in that area for you to enjoy the beach in October (it is not as warm, as soft of sand or as blue of water as the Caribbean--just be warned) and your husband can find plenty of historical things to do too.

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/agpmb-marriotts-marbella-beach-resort/

Oh, and happy anniversary.

 

[ang]

for 20th we went to Disney....lol...I would love to go to Hawaii! I would like to swing to for our 25th!

 

[ontariomonkey]

If there is a Marriott in Athens then I would do that for week (history) then do a resort on one of the Greek Islands for a week (soft sand and blue water).

 

[lovesmurfs]

We live in a Chicago suburb and for our 20th made reservations downtown -- took an elegant dinner cruise and stayed overnight.

So....maybe going to a big city for a few days -- play/theatre/concert? A big city would offer shopping and sightseeing, too.

 

[hopemax]

Hawaii or something along the Mediterranean, sounds like it would meet both of your criteria.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Well--I'm hoping for our 15th that we can do a nice Disney cruise.

But we are Disney kind of people and we would take the kids--and then do a night at Palo.

Other options would be places we might want to enjoy without the kids. My oldest will be 20, she could babysit for the weekend or a week. Okay, maybe not.

In any case--New York City, Montreal, Niagara Falls, Las Vegas, Disney World (again ) might be places we might consider.

Hubby is big into National parks--has a particular fascination for Yosemite at the moment, so I could see us hitting one of those if they had a nice lodge or something and some romantic dining.

I just don't know. Depends on the speed at which we get our financial act together after our relocation. One thing I have wanted to do is one of the Adventures by Disney. But that is a tour group....so maybe not. It is how I want to do China.

NYC has the Marriott Marquis. We used points to stay there and the room was LOVELY. However--the elevators get kind of crowded when you are ready to head back up to your room. It is rather busy. They have the rotating restaurant. I was pregnant and the dining room didn't appeal to me, but the club? or whatever it was--I was able to do their appetizer bar. That was neat. Very dark, but very neat. A nice changing view of the city.

And the elevators going up to that were busy as well.

So while it was a LOVELY hotel--it was a BUSY hotel. The room (IMHO) was anniversary worthy. But I'm not exposed to swanky digs all that much.

Williams burg has a Marriott. We stayed at a Timeshare their (Ford's Colony). I Wouldn't call it "anniversary worthy" as we were in a studio and it just didn't scream "anniversary" to me. But Williams burg has the history and there are nice restaurants. (We liked Aberdeen Barn on our 1st anniversary and it fit the bill. But I'm sure there is some better options for a 20th).


Boston would be another on my history list to visit. Not sure how it is for a 20th anniversary. But I'm positive they have a Marriott.

 

[Brit17]

I was just talking about this same topic with my DH today ... we will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary also this year (in November) ... so far we've thought about WDW (that's where we went on our honeymoon ), Vegas, or a Disney Cruise, but can't really decide ... I'd love to hear some suggestions too ...

 

[NHdisneylover]

If there is a Marriott in Athens then I would do that for week (history) then do a resort on one of the Greek Islands for a week (soft sand and blue water).

They do have one in Athens--but it is more of a hotel and less of a resort--which may or may not count as "anniversary worthy" to the OP. I am not sure if that is about location or the hotel itself of some combination of the two

 

[rie'smom]

My husband and I went to Ireland for our 20th anniversary. It was a wonderful trip. We flew into Dublin and then drove around for 10 days.
Towns where we stopped:I don't remember where we spent the nights except Waterford, Bunratty, Carlingford, and Dublin
Waterford
Youghal
Blarney
Cork
Bunratty
Carlingford and then back to Dublin for 3 days. It was so much more fun than an escorted tour because we could pull over and see whatever interested us. My husband did have to be extra cautious at first because you drive on the left side of the road. We loved it so much that we want to go back and bring our kids.

 

[ashleybea]

I would say Hawaii. It's both beachy and historical.
If not there my next choice would be along the Amalfi Coast in Italy.

 

[minkydog]

Are you wanting to stay stateside or go overseas? If stateside, why not head to New England or NYC? Or fly to Barbados or Aruba? Perhaps Rome would be nice in October?

 

[plutotek]

We went to England/Scotland for our 20th, but that might not be a good idea this year as London gets ready for the Olympics next year. I would say Rome/Italy (history/beaches).

 

[JessicaR]

DH and I will be married 20 years in 2011!! Whooohoooo! We are trying to plan a vacation. He likes a touristy, historical type vacation and I like blue water, soft sand vacation. We would go in October. We don't want a cruise because one is planned with extended family in 2012. Here's the biggest kink in the plans--he wants to use Marriott points, so we need to go somewhere with an "anniversary-worthy" Marriott. Anyway, where would you go!?!?

Greece fits perfect for both!

 

[goofy's friends]

Thanks for the suggestions and the good wishes! We do want to do NYC sometime,but a warm time!! LOL! Almafi coast and Greece are high on the list of interest--those are great suggestions. I'll check on the Marriotts there. Hawaii may be in the running too! The Marabella,Spain is actually one we are considering, but my hesitation is with the rocky beaches (still in the running though).
Minkydog, do Barbados and Aruba have historical things? Anyone been to Mexico in Oct--would that be bad cuz of hurricanes?
Whoever said the Adventures of Disney, I'd LOVE to do that sometime but it's superexpensive and with a group! I've always wanted to,also!
And,the "anniversary worthy" refers to hotel/resort.....I just don't want a Residence Inn for my anniversary, if ya know what I mean!!

 

[Pakey]

For our 20th, we went to Italy.

For our 25th, we went to Egypt.

If I were going to do beachy, I'd go to the Namale Resort in Fiji.