Cruise Holidays

We highly recommend "Cruise Holiday". We traveled to Europe for a 14 day vacation in the fall of 2009 Our itinerary included Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Egypt. Our vacation consisted of a cruise, as well as land excursions, and an extended stay in Rome. What a wonderful time!!

Diane and Don were wonderful. They answered all of our numerous questions, coordinated all of our reservations with our friends, and went out of their way to give us an incredible vacation.

Pros: Exelent knowledge of cruise lines and vacation options

Posted 12/14/09

Diana organized a crusie for our entire family of 15 people and we all had the greatest trip. She helped with the booking of the cruise as well as port excursions. You must call her.

Pros: Diana is very efficient, friendly, & knowlegeable

Cons: none

Posted 09/25/09

I highly recommend Diana to anyone who is looking to go on a cruise! Not only did she do research for my husband and I for a cruise to europe, she made sure that everything was a perfect fit for what we wanted to do. She has stayed in constant contact with us every step of the way. She has also booked cruises for collegues of mine and her service has remained consistent. Unfortunantly, we had to cancel our cruise, and at this point Diana has worked on making sure we got our money back for the cruise and was also able to get us back most of our money from the air tickets. We will continue to use her services and recommend her to everyone.

Posted 09/21/09

As a "seasoned" corporate incentive trip and meeting planner, I took pride in "sniffing out" awesome hotel and airfare deals and getting "more for my money."

I signed-up for all of the web-based travel services and believed, for awhile, that I was on top of my game.

I met Diana at Cruise Holidays in Austin, by chance, through work. At the time, I had spent MONTHS working the web-based travel sites I had become reliant upon as a result of my career, looking for a ski package I could afford for my family of seven.

Just before booking, and after thinking I had found a "heck of a deal," I smugly asked Diana what she could come up with as far as a family ski package to Steamboat.

Thinking I was a travel planning guru, and that Diana only knew her stuff when it came to cruises, I did not expect it when she came back with a package that was $1,000 less than the best deal I had come up with after months of searching, and planning.

After receiving her proposal, I closed my personal file, and asked her to "book it!"

Our condo was incredible - updated, clean, awesome views, ideally located, and it even had "heavenly" beds that had us sleeping like babies. (My kids "whooped" when we walked in the door!)

After arranging the condo of our dreams, Diana advised us that she was also able to find us a "steal" on ski and lift tickets. She wasn't kidding.

Once booked, she stayed in touch providing all of the unexpected services like "keeping me on task" with making this "dream vacation" happen for my family, even sending me notes in the days prior to our departure, asking me if we were getting excited about our ski vacation in Steamboat.

In the midst of a busy day at the office, her notes made waiting out those last days before our trip, that much more fun.

All of our travel documents arrived on time and the trip turned out to be even more enjoyable than we could have ever imagined thanks to the "Diana Touch."

Upon return from that fabulous vacation, she wanted to know if she had met our every expectation, and she wanted a picture of the family for the photo collage of happy clients she has in her office.

Approximately one year later, I have discontinued my subscriptions to the web-based travel services and am now working with Diana at Cruise Holidays in Austin on a corporate incentive trip that my company is awarding to the winners of a sales contest this fall.

In this economy, my sales contest budget presented some challenges. Knowing she "specializes" in cruises, I contacted Diana with my dilemma. The package she presented was so on target, my company elected to offer a grand prize cruise not just to the top sales rep, but to any sales rep who hits the target by the end of the contest. What's more? I know that I have saved hours of time by going to Diana for travel advice.

If anyone thinks the Internet tools now available to travel planners make them a "travel agent," I respectfully suggest that they leave the planning "to the pros."

PS - Diana is a "maniac" when it comes to sniffing out deals on cruises but, trust me, cruises are not her only specialty when it comes to SMART travel planning!

Pros: Bird-dogs "deals"

Cons: "Cruise" in name does not do justice to services offered...

Posted 09/17/09

The owner at Cruise Holidays is friendly and efficient and provides great personal service. She and her husband will deliver travel documents and will plan around some crazy requests without missing a beat. It's so nice to get personal service somewhere in America! Most businesses are cutting back on knowledgeable people and have stopped emphasizing service - Cruise Holidays is different. Modern approach with old fashioned values and service. Thanks you guys!

Pros: Personal service - no extra cost

Posted 09/16/09

My boyfriend and I used Diana to plan a cruise this summer. I am an experienced cruiser and it was my boyfriend's first time to go on a cruise. I really wanted to make sure that we had an amazing trip together. Diana really got to know us in order to find out what kind of trip we wanted. She helped us set up EVERYTHING and kept in contact during the entire planning time! We had a wonderful cruise and did not have to worry about anything during our travels. She even contacted us after the cruise to make sure that everything went well on our trip. We look forward to working with Diana to plan future cruises!!

Pros: They make sure your have the cruise of your dreams!

Posted 09/16/09