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Quote: Originally Posted by LChavez Thank you. BTW, I did a cite visit last month and the gazebo is beautiful! I'm glad you like the gazebo. That's where we are thinking as well. If at all possible, could you post pictures from your site visit? Anyone else that has pictures, if you could post or link to those as well, it would be very helpful for those of us who cannot take a trip down there. Thanks so much!

Quote: Originally Posted by AnnCam2011 Sounds like these resorts are beautiful and the wedding packages seem to be dummy-proof (which is what I am looking for!). I have been looking at the Gran Porto Real resort for a March 2011 wedding. All the Real resorts look lovely, any advice on how you choose the Gran Caribe over any of the other Real resorts? I have never been to that part of Mexico before and am looking for any advice. We want to keep everything as simple as possible, the place needs to be family-friendly as we will have young nieces and nephews along as well. I know the Royal resorts of the Real family are all adults only and that wasn't what we were looking for. They are also typically more expensive. So for us, between the Gran Porto (Playa de Carmen) and the Gran Caribe (Cancun), it was a toss up, but the fact that Gran Caribe rooms seemed slightly cheaper and we liked their wedding ceremony and receptions sites better.

Quote: Originally Posted by TiffanyMorales1207 Hey Ladies! I have been going back and forth via email with a Real Resorts Rep for a July 2011 Wedding at the Gran Caribe. All was flowing well, and she sent me all the literature. I was planning a site visit and getting ready to give $200 to hold the date and all of a sudden communication STOPPED! My emails are not being answered and I am growing very concerned at this point. I dont want to lose the date. Any words of wisdom. How has communication flowed with you all? Should I try and get in contact with another rep? I would call them. Their USA office's toll free number is: 800-543-7556 It may be that your specific coordinator is on vacation or no longer works there.

Quote: Originally Posted by TiffanyMorales1207 Hi! I am strongly considering the Gran Caribe Real for a July 2011 wedding. We have decided on Cancun and will be doing sie visits this summer July. My main concern right now is choosing a resort that is affordable for our guests. Its a toss up between Moon Palace and Gran Caribe Real. Has anyone recieved any group rate qoutes? I reached out to palace resorts and real resorts this afternoon. Both Moon Palace and Gran Caribe were at the tops of our lists as well. Those are excellent choices! I know that when we looked at prior years rates (and Nov 2010) of Moon Palace vs. Gran Caribe, it looked like Moon Palace room rates were quite a bit higher on average. Of course, we don't know what specials they will be running in the future, but all in all, it appeared (at least to us) that Moon Palace was a more expensive resort overall. Hope that helps. Definitely post some pictures of your site visits, we'd all love to see them.

LOL, do you think there are actually any grooms on here?

Congrats! Happy Planning!

Hello everyone! I have been reading the forum for about a month and just joined. There is lots of great information here. I'm very excited! We are starting to plan our wedding for November 2010 in Riviera Maya or Cancun. Trying to figure out cheaper places. We aren't looking for 5*, want to make sure our guests can afford to join us. We are also running into complications trying to find a priest and rabbi willing to do a joint ceremony and may have to fly in our own.