Message Found In Bottle Gets Man Honeymoon Trip

A message discovered in a bottle turned into a honeymoon trip for a Texas man.

John Reed was fishing on a Gulf Coast beach in 2003 when he found an old rum bottle that was sealed. Documents inside said the bottle was one of 12 tossed in the ocean in 1987 off Grand Cayman Island in a promotion for a rum maker, a resort and the Cayman Islands.

Inside were free certificates for a plane ticket, a hotel stay and rum.


Reed gave them to his parents as a present, but they gave the certificates back to him to use for his honeymoon. Reed said he plans to marry in late July.

A Tortuga Rum spokeswoman said Reed will get two round-trip airline tickets to Grand Cayman Island, a six-day stay at a resort and a case of rum.

Seven of the original 12 promotional bottles have yet to be redeemed.