Reviews of Creative Vacations & Cruise Centers - Travel Agency (Travel Agency)

Travis Money

My wife and I traveled to Cozumel towards the end of September for our honeymoon. This was the first time we had traveled out of the country and given the fact that it was in the heart of hurricane season we were a little worried. Before we booked the trip we did some research on our own. We were both overwhelmed with everything that was out there. I ended up calling Michaela and gave her a budget and the things we were looking for. She booked us a beautiful stay at Secrets Cozumel. Everything was perfect! Anytime we had questions Michaela was quick and responsive. She even went as far as sending me weather updates, so we would know what to expect. She put our minds at ease and made this a very seamless and worry free process. We will definitely book through Michaela the next time and I would certainly recommend her to anyone that asks!

Peter Kloberdanz

Michaela helped us plan our honeymoon to Maui, and did a fantastic job! Believe what you read about her and Creative Vacations, as they go above and beyond for you. We even planned it last minute, and she had everything ready for us the next day! Would absolutely book with Michaela again.

Megan e

Micaela at Creative Vacations was fantastic! We only had email communication but she was on it, this is my husband and I's first real vacation and Micaela helped us decide on the best package for us, she was very knowledgeable and her detail at explaining everything to us was fantastic. Anytime I would email her I would always get a quick response back and all in all we feel 110% comfortable that we are getting a great deal and we are going to love where we are going. Thank you Micaela you are awesome!

James Scharber

Michaela did a great job planning our trip to Italy. We visited Capri Island for a few nights and then visited Rome for a few more. She was very helpful the minute we sat down to talk with her. Nearly all of our transportation accommodations were taken care of by her and it took a load off of us for the duration of the trip. She set us up with fabulous tours of Rome, and gave us great advice for getting around and having the best time we could have in the week we were abroad. With her help we were able to book a reasonable hotel merely 4 blocks from the Coliseum. The trip was great and we wouldn't change a thing - much thanks to Michaela!

Lisa Even

Since Italy, Michaela has helped us plan a beach vacation, and tours in Europe. We have referred multiple friends to her and they too have said she is fabulous! Cheers to our next adventure. ----- Michaela did a great job organizing our 16 day trip to Italy. This was our first experience using a travel agent and so we were a little nervous going into it all. We knew that we wanted to see multiple cities and asked that she book our flights, hotels, rail tickets, and tours. We also had a couple of specific places that we wanted to make sure made it onto our itinerary. All of Michaela's planning paid off, we did not have any trouble navigating the city, going on tours, or using the rail. We were thankful for the information goodie bag that she sent along with us outlining each portion of our trip. Most of all, we would like to commend Michaela for being flexible with us as we did most of our planning via email and phone and especially because we moved out of state right before our trip. We would recommend Michaela to others and hope to utilize her for our next adventures!

Mary Vance

My husband I traveled this summer to an all inclusive resort in Mexico along with two other couples. Michaela provided us with several options and considered our questions and concerns when making a recommendation. She provided us with detailed information, instructions, and itineraries to put our minds at ease as we traveled out of the country. I can't say enough great things about her attention to detail, communication, and assistance throughout the entire experience!

Claire Mathews

My (now) husband and I had our hearts set on Europe for our honeymoon, however, neither of us had ever traveled there before. We had worked with Michaela a number of times in the past for other vacations so she was our first call when we decided to book our honeymoon. International travel can be a bit overwhelming due to the potential language barriers, currency conversions and travel considerations. Michaela quickly set our minds at ease. We traveled through Monaco, Nice, Lake Como, Switzerland and Venice. Michaela arranged our rail transportation, in advance, as well as a private car/driver to pick us up/drop us off at the airports and railways. This alleviated so much time and stress and allowed us to travel worry free. She also helped us select hotels/areas that matched our personal preferences and offered suggestions regarding the area and activities that we might find enjoyable. Michaela is extremely professional and a joy to work with! Planning a wedding is a very busy time and Michaela was able to step in and take full ownership of coordinating the details/logistics of our honeymoon. I couldn’t be happier with the options she provided and it was a huge relief to have her guidance and assistance! I would highly recommend her to anyone for any vacation!

Brian Tongier

Everything was taken care of and setup was worry-free.

shayla bradley

Michaela made our destination wedding as smooth as possible! From helping us pick the resort that was most fitting for our wants to making sure everyone had what they needed to arrive to Mexico. We had over 50 guests and she accommodated each and every one of them. She made sure that the resort was attentive to our needs and that travel was perfect. Because of her, we had no issues during our trip! Couldn't ask for better!!

SteveG

Michalela has done a great job for us in Africa, Europe, And Austrailia. We will use her on all our trips. Steve Gilbert

Rhonda Bjornsen

Michaela is the perfect travel planner. We have had her help with several trips and couldn't be more pleased! She thinks of everything! She is very responsive and gets back to us right away every time.

Bonnie Graeber

Michaela is the first person we go to when we want to plan a vacation. I would recommend her highly to anyone interested in going anywhere. No trip ever seems too tricky for her. Our most recent was a trip to Prague with a side trip to Krakow. She didn't bat an eye. She scheduled our flight into Prague, our shuttle from the airport, our very sweet apartment in Prague, our private city tour, our train to Krakow, our lovely hotel, our private tour of the two concentration camps and our flight home from Krakow. Everything was easy breezy. She goes over the trip with a very organized package with everything you will need ahead of time. You will leave with confidence that everything will be great. She does not disappoint.

Sandi Montgomery

Prior to our trip, Michaela meet with us to review our itinerary and answer any questions. She found amazing hotels and attractions within our budget. My family didn't need to stress about plans, Michaela took care of us!

Emily Thompson

Michaela's customer service is excellent. She replied to my emails and questions within a very fast timeline. Personable and professional.

Dustin Munch

Michaela organized our destination wedding and did an absolutely fantastic job! Every little detail was covered and made the wedding planning process stress free. She helped all our 31 guests organize their travel as well. Unbelievable service. Couldn't have asked for a better experience. Thanks Michaela!

Sonia Arnold

We are so glad we called Michaela to help us plan our family trip to Europe. She was able to book all our flights (which included different family members traveling from different locations and on different dates) We were very happy with all the hotels that she recommended and booked for us. She was also most helpful in recommending and booking our tours and attraction tickets. We were able to see everything we wanted without having to wait in long lines for tickets. The train system was confusing to us but with Michaela's help, all those tickets were booked as well so we were able to get around Europe without any problems. We are so thankful for Michaela's help and would recommend her services to anyone else trying to plan a big trip. She took the confusion and worry out of planning. Thank you so much Michaela!!

Kayla Engebrecht

Michaela helped us plan our incredible trip to Hawaii this past summer... and we absolutely could not have done it without her. 3 islands, 3 resorts, and 7 excursions - there was so much to prepare and coordinate! Not only did she suggest excursions based on exactly what we were looking for, but she coordinated them for us - where to go, what to bring, what time to be there. Luckily. we didn't have any "snags" on this trip, but on our last trip to Jamaica, we definitely ran into one and Michaela was all over it. The tour-guides for "Swimming with the Dolphins" forgot to pick us up (I grew to love island time, but at that moment, it was super frustrating). We called her in a state of panic - she told us to go to the beach and relax because she'd handle it. Sure enough, we had an email within a couple hours with it rebooked for the next day. She saved us several hours of our vacation time that would have been spent trying to reschedule an excursion. We don't risk any "big" vacations with anybody else but Michaela!! :)

Christian Cryder

My (now)Wife and I decided to use a travel agent to book our honeymoon, because we simply did not know what all went into it and wanted to get the best rates and all inclusive and all that. We were nervous as we had never used a travel agent before but when we met Michaela and got down to business she took all our nerves away. She listened to us, took all of our suggestions and came up with a few different packages that we could consider. We are very happy we booked through her and would definitely suggest her to anyone who is looking to go on a vacation. She took care of everything, answered all our questions, and was in constant communication throughout! Thank you Michaela for all your help, we will definitely be using you again for all our future travel needs!

Catherine Thomas

I had always been hesitant to hire a travel consultant, especially after all the travel sites available. After 1 booking with Michaela I was sold and addicted! I am actually embarrassed now about the time I spent trying to book trips on my own. I also quickly learned the vast and valuable different between a travel consultant (Michaela) and just a travel agent. Michaela is genuinely interested in the trips my husband and I are trying to book and tries to learn as much as she can about us to make sure we have the best trip possible. Her customer service is amazing, a skill found very lacking in any industry today. She is extremely knowledgeable, not just about places, but travel in general and makes great suggestions and tips. She is honest and upfront about what places she has visited or knows about first hand and ones she maybe has not. She is always up for a simple flight booking or a multi-destination trip. The amount of time she has saved me putting trips together allows us to plan more trips vs. spending time on trips we haven’t booked yet! In regards to thinking trips are going to be more expensive than the travel sites, they aren’t. I looked at several trips when we initially started using Michaela and not only did Michaela beat the travel sites, her flight, room selection and overall package was better than what I could have put together on my own, not to mention the time saved. As a business owner myself I have high standards and rarely make recommendations. I would recommend Michaela in a heartbeat for any level of travel you are wanting to take; whether an affordable family vacation or a luxury high end trip. She takes all the work out of my travel so I can enjoy it from the day a trip pops into my head until I get back and snuggle back into my own bed. She is great fun and booking is effortless. Thanks so much Michaela and Creative Vacations for showing me the light. Let’s get moving on that next trip girl! c

Traci Korte

I have always been leery about using a travel agent because I felt I could find the same deals for myself on the internet, but my husband talked me into talking to Michaela and we are so happy we did. Michaela helped up plan our honeymoon to Jamaica and it was amazing. She priced out different vacations for us to look into and then met with us to discuss the ones we were most interested in. She is so knowledgeable about every place and by the time we were done with our meeting we were confident in our decision. She took care of everything for us and it was perfect! We had an issue with our flight being canceled on our way back and I immediately call Michaela and she went to work to get us re routed, booked us a hotel for the night and got us started with our trip insurance claim. It was so worth it to go with Michaela. I will never plan another trip without her help! She is wonderful and I recommend her to everyone that I know who is thinking about vacations.

Katelyn Sexton

We used Michaela to plan our Jamaican honeymoon last summer and couldn't have asked for better service and help. I would recommend her to anyone and everyone and will be using her again!!!

John Jepsen

We most recently worked with Michaela for a trip to Ireland. As always, we had a wonderful time, seeing all we could in a limited amount of time yet never feeling rushed. Over several years Michaela has come to know what we like and what we don’t and most importantly that we like flexibilty to deviate from our schedule if we see something interesting and she plans accordingly. She is great with follow up and seems to have a network of contacts that span the globe. We will be back!!

Eli Brown

Our Vacation to Hawaii (Waikiki/Kauai) was perfect! Michaela found great things for us to do. She listened to what we wanted and gave us great advise.

Robert Eversole

Michaela is a knowledgeable professional and has a passion for working with her clients to ensure they have a memorable experience. she was helpful to us from the start - as we planned a multi-city itinerary with a lot of varying interests among our party. Michaela took the time to understand what we wanted to see and do and made a lot of great suggestions. We would recommend her and Creative Vacations!

Robert Szalay

Michaela is great to work with!!! I have used her services for 2 big trips to the Caribbean over the last 2 years. She is truly interested in what we want out of a vacation, and tries to taylor her recommendations to mesh with our expectations and desires. Her low fee is totally worth the work she does to help everything come together, especially for bigger trips. In the past I have enjoyed being my own travel agent, but since finding Michaela, I feel comfortable leaving the details to her! I have also used her services to "almost go" on 3 other smaller trips, which never materialized because of our schedule, etc. She was totally laid back about it, and is happy to help whenever you ask her! I would recommend her highly as a fabulous travel agent with a personal touch!!! Melissa S., Urbandale, IA