u/boywholovesdogs

Hey all, getting married late October 2026 and finalise our honeymoon within the next 2 weeks

The setup:

•	Departing Delhi on November 9, 2026  
•	Total trip length around 28 nights  
•	One quirk: a close friend’s wedding falls in the middle, so we’ll fly back to North India for Nov 19 to 22, then continue. Open to creative routing on the positioning flights.  

Itinerary we’re working with:

1.	Maldives or Seychelles, \~7 nights to start. Likely a two-resort split. Want proper overwater or beach villas, strong house reef or marine life (Baa Atoll manta season in the Maldives, or the granite-island reefs of Seychelles), real spa, multiple dining venues. Pitch us whichever destination you think delivers more for the money in early-to-mid November.  
2.	Friend’s wedding back home (Nov 18 to 23)  
3.	East African safari, \~5 nights. Leaning Masai Mara for big cats and the landscape. Open to Serengeti or a Kenya / Tanzania combo if structured well.  
4.	Closing leg, \~8 nights, completely open. Could be Dubai for warm-weather wind-down, or Switzerland / Italy / France if someone has a smart way to make Europe work as a stopover before flying back to Delhi. We’d happily trade beach for Alps, lakes, Tuscany, Paris, wherever the value and experience land best in late November. Pitch us your version.  

Our preferences:
• Luxury tier across the board. Aman, Four Seasons, St. Regis, Ritz-Carlton, Waldorf Astoria, Bulgari, Rosewood, Mandarin, Peninsula level
• Quiet over party. Big on food, spa, design
• Business class flights, all internal transfers handled (seaplanes, charter to Mara, etc.)
• I hold Hilton Honors Diamond and Marriott Bonvoy Platinum

What I’m looking for from agents:
DM with full packages. I specifically want to see the preferred-partner perk stack, not just rates. If you have any of the following, please name it in your reply:
• Marriott STARS (Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, JW, W, Edition)
• Marriott Luminous (Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Bulgari, top-tier St. Regis)
• Hilton Impresario (Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, LXR)
• Four Seasons Preferred Partner (FSPP)
• Virtuoso (independents, Milaidhoo, most Mara camps, European luxury)
• Belmond Bellini Club
• Rosewood Elite
• Mandarin Oriental Fan Club
• Peninsula PenClub
• Dorchester Diamond Club
• Aman Travel Professional / Aman Insider

Standard perk stack we expect: room upgrade on arrival, daily breakfast for two, property credit ($100 to $200), early check-in / late check-out, welcome amenity. Anything above that (suite upgrades, complimentary nights, spa credits, F&B credits, transfer inclusions) is what will actually win our business.
Also welcome:
• Honeymooners who’ve done a similar islands + safari + Europe-or-Dubai routing: what would you change?
• Strong opinions on Maldives vs Seychelles in November, Mara camp picks (private conservancy vs reserve), and late-November Europe as a honeymoon closer vs Dubai.
Thanks in advance. Will share what we end up booking once everything’s locked in.

Thanks!!