Mitch - The trip to the Grand Riviera Princess was great, the resort was beautiful and we loved the swim up suite.  Lomas Travel who is the transportation company that Funjet uses was wonderful, clean newer vehicles. The food in the buffet was ok.  The food in the restuarants were good.  We did a tour to the new XPLOR and that was fantastic. The swim up rooms were worth the extra money the one downside to the rooms were the wifi does not work in those rooms.  We would go back to this resort. 

Thank you for all your help!

Carole

Hello Mitch!!! We LOVED Sandals Negril!  One night they scattered flower petals throughout the room and lit candles.  We got massages and went on a catamaran to Margaritaville where they had us work in 3 different teams to build a tiki hut.  That was fun!  We went snorkeling and kayaked to a little island and had a local cook us a lobster right in front of us.  Very shady but they were friendly and the lobster was amazing.  We gave them $30 for two lobsters!  Overall an amazing trip!  Next time I think we will do direct flights for sure.  The trip there wasn't bad but coming home was soooo long.  And my only huge complaint is that we didn't see a sunset :(  But that gives us a reason to go back.  It was cloudy almost every night. 

While we were there I found out you can sign up for free for a sandals card?  If you stay 70 nights at any sandals you get a week free!  When I went to sign up the bus had pulled up and I never had a chance to.  Can I still do that do you know?  Obviously it would take us years to build that up but if it doesn't expire then we plan on staying at Sandals again!

Thanks for everything!

Christie & Jaired

Hi Fayette,  The trip to Riu Palace Punta Cana was great.  The hotel was beautiful and the people there were wonderful.  Probably the nicest people that we've met on any island. I'll try to attach a picture of the view from the room.  It was an upgrade because the standard room we booked was garden view. The flight was also very good, never flew Delta before, but we both liked the airline.  The food at the hotel was great.  We ate at the Japanese, the steakhouse, the gourmet and the Italian which was our favorite twice.  And the buffet two nights and every morning for breakfast also very good.  So if you have anyone who is interested in this hotel, you can give them my email address if they have any questions.  I just don't understand why this Riu gets so many bad reviews on Tripadvisor.  If you need anymore info let me know.  And we're thinking about taking the kids there in May when my son graduates. 

Mitch, We had a fabulous time and everything went as smoothly as you can imagine.  As you may recall, this was our second visit to Ocean Blue and I believe they have made some improvements - certainly with regard to the food.  They must have hired a new chef and increased their food budget!  We loved every minute of it and had perfect weather.

Thank you for making everything run so smoothly.  Our airport transportation was easy as can be and it was personal, i.e. we were the only ones in the van, which we certainly did not expect.  And our room was perfect.  On the first floor, as we requested, and with a view of the pool and central grounds.

Thanks again.

Kathy

Dear Sherri,