Forum: Vacation Disasters

Has bad weather ever ruined your trip? Whether it was a hurricane, ice storm or a torrential downpour, share your story here. Related Story: Foul Weather Travel

We traveled recently to the Riviera Maya and stayed at the Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya. This is a nice resort, however I feel thet I must warn people about their Premium travelers club. Being a traveling family, we were drawn to their presentation by...

19.12.2007 I travelled with my family a wife and 2 little daughters to Doha – Qatar thru Turkish airlines from Prague. We all had newly issued Czech ( European ) passports. Begin at buying the tickets, we asked at the Turkish airlines agent in...

......which number to ring? ...in the USA? ....in Europe? ...in the UK? .....Do you know the non-emergency number for the Police- to report or discover something? You may need to know, if there's an accident or loss....:( Jo.

I wonder how many cruise lines send sick passengers to the San Paolo Hospital in the port city of Civitavecchia. I spent two weeks (Oct 26 to Nov 8, 2011) in that hell-hole and then had to go to Rome American Hospital (RAH) for another nine days...

Earier this month (Feb.2012) I decided to visit some people I bearly knew in Wroclaw, Poland. I doing so I completely switched off my brain and let the angel of my sorry nature drive the bus. First. I decided it was a good idea to stay with these...

I'm sure we all have at least one airplane horror story... Mine was on a trip from Dublin to London. Out of no where, the plane took a nose dive...for about 8 seconds! I know it doesn't seem like that long, but seriously, count for 8 seconds....

Has anyone any experience on the ruby princess, or any other princess' suites?:confused:

Beware of potential problems booking and paying for a vacation with Vantage Deluxe World Travel. They will cancel your trip that was already paid in full, not notify you in a timely manner, and not reply to your concerns. Vantage cancelled my...

Grand Circle Travel (GCT) - not so grand We travel a great deal and seldom complain, however my wife and I were extremely disappointed with the trip we just completed with GCT on December 20, 2003 to Egypt. Our major concerns are as follows: ...

This past month (November 2010), my mother treated my husband and I to a 3-week African safari. She booked the $25,000 trip through Overseas Adventure Travel. The trip included international airfare for each of us, however, since she lives in a...

dear friends, i never it could happened to me but it did. i was travelling alone in paris. and on my 4th day, i was robbed. it happened in broad daylight, 12noon to be specific, in a crowded metro station in paris. no one came to my...

Has anyone been involved in this private holiday home rental scam? You pay the balance of your agreed rental, which you have found privately on the internet, then just before you leave you get a call to say that the property you booked is...

Very important info for Occasional Travelers (How not to get Gnomed by Travelocity and Screwed by United Airlines) Preface: The whole family was very excited to go see Grandma and Grandpa over Spring Break. My parents spend the cold Wisconsin...

Does anyone have any feedback on the nightlife in Rome. Can you reccommend a club or bar?

what is the most tragic and scary trip you've ever been? Like what experiences have you encountered so far?

Best of luck if you think you have reservations....you may not. Customer care can't help, they don't know if you have them either. Most people find out at the ticket counter that Travelocity doesn't follow through on confirmations. NOT WORTH THE...

I woke up from a one night stay in the Nesbitt Inn in Nantucket with bites all over my body. Never had any experience with bed bugs and did not get it diagnosed until I returned home. Found out these guys can hitch a ride home with you and yes they...

I was just thinking about a trip I had a few fews back with a bunch of friends, including a father and 3 year old son. We drove way out into the woods, left our vehicles behind and skidooed deep into the upper part of northwestern ontario. All was...

I went to Germany to visit my brother who is based there in the Army. Before I went to visit I decided to take my brother on a cruise leaving from Spain. I purchased tickets for us leaving from Nurnberg Germany to Barcelona Spain the day the cruise...

The political chaos in Thailand results in the decrease of tourist coming to Thailand. However, the situation is under control now. The situation is not as bad as it seems. Thailand is still peaceful as it always was. Welcome back to Thailand, the...

Hi there, I am new to this so forgive me. I would like to know about anyone who has had Expedia.com travel disasters. I experienced the total incompency of Expedia during a trip to America, New York last December. In fact they have...

To whom it may concern; I vacationed at the Iberostar in Montego Bay Jamaica from February 19 to February 26 2008. I would like to voice my concerns regarding my less than satisfactory experience at this resort. Let me begin by stating that I have...

I just got back from JFK in NY and noticed that my bag has a TSA seal and both my camcorder and my brand new digital camera are missing from the bag. I have filed the complaint but is there anything else i can do to make them pay? what bothers me...