FRANKLIN H.

OK, this totally sounds like a scam. You're supposed to get a Mexican all inclusive vacation plus a 7 night cruise, plus another 5 night vacation in the Caribbean for $850. This is billed as buy one vacation, get 2 free. I am primarily interested in the free 7 night cruise which is usually way more than the $850. I hand over the money and immediately start the booking process to see if they are a scam. If I can't accomplish the booking within 48 hours, I will cancel the card charges. After I hang up, I get an email requesting ID and photo of last 4 numbers on the credit card. I just replied with a blank message. They then send me the certificate with booking number and I immediately call to make a reservation. The resort I want to go to Oasis Grand Cancun has extra cost fees associated with it. They waive the $150 reservation fee, but there is still a $30/day resort fee which is $120 and an upgrade fee of $148 for an additional $268 to make the reservation. So, now I'm into for $850+$268 = $1,118. The reservation is confirmed with a booking number which I directly verify on the hotel website as legitimate. So, I got an actual reservation and have not been scammed on the initial vacation where I have to attend a 90 minute timeshare presentation. But the amount that I have paid, is actually still more than if I had booked the hotel on its own which is $798 for 2 adults and 2 kids or $565 if I went solo. Normally, I think this would be much higher, but is discounted due to COVID. After taking this vacation, I am supposed to be able to book a 7 night cruise. I can see those are going for $839 for single occupancy. So the cost for 2 vacations without the deal would be $1,404 vs. the $1,118 I paid. But I'm also supposed to get another 5 night stay which is probably worth around $600. So, it should be a $2,004 value for $1,118. That isn't bad for 3 vacations and I did not get ripped off on getting the first vacation to Cancun. It is yet to be seen if the 2nd or 3rd vacation are true, but so far, I see a fairly sizable and sophisticated organization behind this offer which appears to be legitimately associated with actual hotel properties. The customer service has been excellent so far in setting up this vacation.

As of May 2023, I have been contacting the company every couple of months to see if they can book a cruise, but because of everything going on with COVID, they have been unable. But not that COVID has subsided, they still are unable to book the cruise and I am continuing to contact them. The only place being offered for the vacation certificate is Las Vegas, but that has mandatory resort fees and booking fees which would make my cost around $350. That is about half of what it would cost to book the same thing on Expedia, but is still far from "free".