We Are Going To The Maldives...No....Yes.. Are We?... What?

So,

Trying to book the Honeymoon, we are pretty sure that the Maldives is the place for us, two weeks with sun, sea, surf and just us! That's the kind of thing we like, we aren't party animals and history or relaxation, then we are happy! But trying to eplain that to a travel agent is not the easiest thing in the world!! They see two 20 somethings walking into the shop and immediately think 18 - 30's holiday, Spain, job's a good-un!

Travel Agent One:
We asked for a holiday to the Maldives, two weeks please. Theere was a slight uneasy look spreading across the face of the travel agent
"Is that a problem?"
Well, its apparently a great place but that people who had been there before for two weeks have found that it can get a bit boring as there is nothing extra, just the island. Did we want to consider a two centre holiday? Hadn't thought about that, where did they suggest? Well, how about Dubai? You are stopping there to chnage planes anyway, why not stay for a coupe of days before going on?
Okay..
Well, if we were to stay for five days in Dubai and 9 in the Maldives (instead of 14 in the Maldives) we could look at adding another £2000ish on to the price!! Ummm... no.. we are already way over budget as it is.
We will go away and discuss more.

Travel Agent Two:
Same, 'Why not Spain?' questions then the same 'Two weeks? In the Maldives?' look, had we considered a two centred holiday? Not until today... What did they suggest?
How about Thailand? Thailand, I quite like the sound of that, they have some beautiful resorts in the North, very relaxing. Prices don't look much different to the Maldives so our already over-blown budget shouldn't change much! Ok, lets do that, really quite excited about the prospect of seeing the temples and things...
"Sorry we don't do twin centre holidays North Thailand/Maldives."
"Pardon me?"
"We'll try and see if we can just put it together from flights and direct hotel bookings."
Yes, you do that!! What is it with travel agents and only wanting to sell you package holidays? Tailor-made holidays my foot, its "you can go anywhere as long as you go where we tell you!!"
It is going to involve loads of flights and changes and single nights, okay maybe for a normal holiday but not a honeymoon, as little stress as possible please.

This is not going to be easy... why can't we just go to the Maldives.. that's where we want to go....