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11-18-2007, 04:40 PM
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#1 | | LET'S GO PHILLIES!
Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 31 Location: Chester County, PA Wedding Date: May 12, 2008 Wedding Location: ROR
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karma: 2 |  Been to the Riu Ocho Rios before your weddings?
Since I am new to this website, I am sorry if you already talked about this but I need help! When you guys booked your weddings at ROR, did the majority of you do it sight-unseen? Are you going by word of mouth or trusting your TA or what? It looks beautiful but I get nervous booking somewhere I have never been. We have been to St. Thomas and St. John, loved it! Have been to the Bahamas and liked it a lot. Been to the Dominican Republic, the beach and resort were beautiful but we were not big fans of the island itself. So, this being said, does it seem like Ocho Rios is a place that we will like or do you think we should go there first or do you think I should just stop overthinking :) Thanks! Amanda
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11-18-2007, 04:52 PM
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#2 | | A.K.A. Mowife
Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 29 Location: Glassboro, NJ Wedding Date: November 9, 2007 Wedding Location: Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica
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karma: 4 | Re: Been to the Riu Ocho Rios before your weddings?
We did it sight unseen. It was a bit nerve-wracking but also exciting. We went to Aruba last fall and loved it and were so tempted to go back there because we were familiar with it but I'm glad we did something new and exciting and all of our guests were so impressed that we did all the planning without ever going there and it still turned out great.
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11-18-2007, 05:49 PM
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#3 | | VIP Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 28 Location: Telford, PA Wedding Date: 4/4/08 Wedding Location: Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica
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karma: 4 | Re: Been to the Riu Ocho Rios before your weddings?
We have never been to Ocho Rios, or Jamaica!  So sight unseen here also.
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11-18-2007, 06:03 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 30 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta Wedding Date: Feb 12, 2008 Wedding Location: Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica
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karma: 2 | Re: Been to the Riu Ocho Rios before your weddings?
Sight unseen here also! I say just go with it and enjoy!! It's a Caribbean island, I dont see how it can be bad! 
__________________ ------------------------------------------------ MARRIED at the Riu Ocho Rios - Feb 12, 2008 - Best day of our lives! Honeymooned at Sandals Whitehouse European Village - Feb 16-23
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11-18-2007, 06:53 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 29 Location: PA Wedding Date: 05.16.08 Wedding Location: ROR
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karma: 7 | Re: Been to the Riu Ocho Rios before your weddings?
Sight-unseen too! I've never been to Jamaica either!
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11-18-2007, 07:33 PM
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#6 | | Full Member
Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 39 Location: NJ Wedding Date: 10~12~07 Wedding Location: Riu Ochorios Jamaica
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karma: 2 | Re: Been to the Riu Ocho Rios before your weddings?
Hi I have been to Jamaica 3 times and the Riu once before our wedding. We loved it so much we wanted to bring our families there to expierience it.
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11-19-2007, 08:05 AM
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#7 | | VIP Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 28 Location: Telford, PA Wedding Date: 4/4/08 Wedding Location: Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica
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karma: 4 | Re: Been to the Riu Ocho Rios before your weddings?
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Originally Posted by FutureMrsButler08  Sight unseen here also...I went off of Tripadvisor.com. | I check that site religiously!!!
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11-19-2007, 08:41 AM
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#8 | | LET'S GO PHILLIES!
Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 31 Location: Chester County, PA Wedding Date: May 12, 2008 Wedding Location: ROR
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karma: 2 | Re: Been to the Riu Ocho Rios before your weddings?
i am a huge fan of tripadvisor also but sometimes those people are such whiners 
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11-19-2007, 01:04 PM
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#9 | | Full Member
Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 29 Location: Chicago Wedding Date: 2.15.08 Wedding Location: Riu Ocho Rios
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karma: 2 | Re: Been to the Riu Ocho Rios before your weddings?
Sight unseen for us too!! We wanted to go somewhere tropical where both of us have never been.
This resort was recommended by my TA - tons of DW's! After researching it, I decided to go for it. It looks gorgeous!
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11-19-2007, 07:15 PM
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#10 | | Full Member
Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Jersey Wedding Date: July 26, 2008 Wedding Location: Clubhotel Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica
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karma: 2 | Re: Been to the Riu Ocho Rios before your weddings?
I have been to Jamaica before and stayed at Sandals in Negril and Point Village Resort in Negril. I have never been to the Riu before but I did a lot of researching before I made my final decision.
My FH's family was kind of upset at first because his family has partial ownership of the Point Village Resort and we could have paid next to nothing to stay there. I decided against it because although it is A. I. everything shuts down early and there really isn't any partying going on there. It's more for older folks and couples with young children. It is just to low-key for me.
They got over it!!
Anyway.....sight unseen!!!
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