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Destinations by Design Since 2002 Destinations By Design, in Newburyport Massachusetts, has been specializing in honeymoon and romance travel. She is a certified as an Aruba, St.

Travel Consultant and owner, Jo-Anne Petrucci delights in helping her clients create vacations with memories that will last a lifetime. She tours the Caribbean and Hawaiian Islands, Mexico and Italy regularly, in order to gather the most current information on the best values in resort travel. Lucia, Riviera Maya, Jamaica, Hawaii, Costa Rica, and Tahiti specialist.

Beautiful Grenada! Relaxing and enjoying beach time at Sandals Grenada
04/26/2024

Beautiful Grenada! Relaxing and enjoying beach time at Sandals Grenada

Kinsale to Cobh to Kilkenny to Dublin
10/11/2023

Kinsale to Cobh to Kilkenny to Dublin

Killarney and the Di**le Peninsula
10/08/2023

Killarney and the Di**le Peninsula

The Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland
10/08/2023

The Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland

Ireland-lots of green, lots of music and lots of pubs! Oh, and the friendliest people you'll ever meet!!
10/07/2023

Ireland-lots of green, lots of music and lots of pubs! Oh, and the friendliest people you'll ever meet!!

Congratulations to Nick and Maria! After a beautiful wedding, they enjoyed a picture-perfect honeymoon on the Amalfi Coa...
09/13/2023

Congratulations to Nick and Maria! After a beautiful wedding, they enjoyed a picture-perfect honeymoon on the Amalfi Coast!
I'm so appreciative of the wonderful reviews and restaurant recommendations Maria shared with me!

"We had such an incredible trip. I can't thank you enough for all of the great recommendations and suggestions!
Positano was perfect- 4 nights was ideal for us! We got lucky and the first two days were a bit windy and rainy so we were able to explore the city without a lot of people around! Then, when we had our day at the beach club it was gorgeous out so the two big ferries came in and we didn't really care because we were isolated at the club! It was perfect.
We ended up doing a day trip to Ravello one of our days in Positano because after 2 days you really see the entire city, so having some free days with nothing planned was really nice to have! Ravello was awesome and highly recommended for people staying in Positano
And the Palazzo Murat was PERFECT! The location was right in the middle of everything - hospitality was amazing, the pool was overlooking the church... it was 10/10.
The Vittoria ( in Sorrento) was magical and that was absolutely the highlight. The location was amazing, it was massive with a gorgeous pool and terrace. private elevator that brings you right to the docks.. Hospitality was 10/10, our room was gorgeous. It was exactly what I asked for because I wanted a luxurious hotel that we could afford to enable relaxation and that's exactly what we got.
We fell in love with Capri... the boat trip was perfect. We had the best time. The captain was amazing. He got a reservation at the best restaurant hands down in Italy. It was our favorite of the trip!
Pompei was so fun! Our tour guide was amazing! It wouldn't have been worth going without her. She told us so much we would have never known going alone! And she knew exactly where to go the entire time she was really great. The wine tasting after was a perfect add on - we bought wine for our family for christmas and it already delivered!

Everything from the hotels, transportation, tours, was perfect! You really did plan the perfect honeymoon for us. We can't wait to go back. I will be contacting you for our next trip, because we already are thinking about doing another one for our 1 year anniversary."

Are you dreaming of a romantic Italian vacation? Daniela and John just had their honeymoon dream come true -and it was w...
06/19/2023

Are you dreaming of a romantic Italian vacation?
Daniela and John just had their honeymoon dream come true -and it was well worth the wait!

"I cannot thank Jo-Anne enough for the fabulous delayed honeymoon she planned for my husband and I!
We were imagining our vacation for years now and after postponing multiple times due to covid, we were so happy to make our Italy honeymoon a reality.
It was so helpful to have everything planned out ahead of time and Jo-Anne made sure to check in with us and have all details ironed out before and during our travel day. The hotels she arranged for us were absolutely wonderful and carefully picked out. Whether we had a balcony view or were walking distance to the train station, this made everything so seamless and accommodating for us. We were also able to plan activities in every city and through Viator everything was so easy!
I will never forget this vacation and can't wait for the next one we embark on. I miss the food and adventures we had in Italy and am so grateful for the memories we were able to make.
Thank you so, so much Jo-Anne! "

Congratulations to Tom and Sara who just enjoyed an amazing honeymoon at Sandals Grande St. Lucian!"Thank you so, so muc...
05/19/2023

Congratulations to Tom and Sara who just enjoyed an amazing honeymoon at Sandals Grande St. Lucian!

"Thank you so, so much. St. Lucia was gorgeous and we truly had just the most relaxing week ever.
We started our trip off with a personal car to drive us over to the resort. Our driver was truly amazing, and had Piton beer waiting for us when we arrived. He gave us an amazing driving tour of the island with a few photo ops along the way.
We stayed in a club level room, which was a nice perk. Our check in was in the Sandals Club lounge, and they helped us set up our reservations, cabanas, excursions, and spa services for the entire week. It was nice to get that done upon arrival instead of figuring it out each day.
The staff was super friendly, and truly made the island feel like home for us. We gave so many hugs upon our departure, and I cannot wait to return and hopefully see Yolanda in the spa! She was fantastic.
We chose to do a beach view room in the Massade building, and truly it was magical.
We very much enjoyed the food options, and Soy, Barefoot, and the steakhouse were our favorites.
For an excursion, we did the Soufriere Adventure Cruise which entailed a catamaran ride down the coast to the Pitons. Then, we visited the mud baths, sulfur springs, and headed over to the Toraille Waterfall. Before heading back to Sandals, we got to snorkel. This was one of the biggest highlights of our trip, as the number of tropical fish we saw was truly amazing!
Lastly, we splurged for a private dinner on the beach on our last night to really soak it all up.
The trip was fantastic and exactly what we wanted for a honeymoon.
Jo-Anne was the biggest help in getting our trip booked, easing anxiety surrounding delayed flights, and helping us book a private car transfer when our helicopter booking was canceled.
We will absolutely be back to St. Lucia in the future!"

Where can I find you? Pool or beach? For me it's beach all the way!Totally enjoying the beach at Blue Waters Hotel in A...
01/25/2023

Where can I find you? Pool or beach? For me it's beach all the way!
Totally enjoying the beach at Blue Waters Hotel in Antigua!

Well I have found my happy place at Blue Waters Hotel in Antigua! I just can't say enough about the amazing staff, food,...
01/25/2023

Well I have found my happy place at Blue Waters Hotel in Antigua! I just can't say enough about the amazing staff, food, service and accomodations. Look for me on the beach!

01/24/2023

We've arrived! Blue Waters Hotel in Antigua

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