Cindy -

I'm sooooooooo sorry. I can't tell you what a world wind it has been since I got back from vacation and I just have no excuse for not getting back with you sooner. Please, please forgive me. I will give you a call, but I did want to mention just a few things. First of ALL, it was just amazing! The people, the people the people. You should know that God put us there for much more than a vacation. As you may or may not know, my husband and I also do mission work. We both travel quite a bit with our ministry and little did we know what we were really sent to Fiji for on that island! We spent more time with the people in the villages than ones at the resort. We went to church and we planted a church! Can you believe that! I can't spell all these names right, but we installed a new Pastor and our first member. The food was just amazing. The water, the peace....it was just amazing.

We loved the private dining places and the night I requested was just as planned and beautiful at during the most amazing sunset.

We want to go back again and plan to at least twice next year.

It was great having the day rooms coming and going.

I can do without Kava..lol Not my cup of tea, but we loved the experience.

I would tell anyone and everyone to go here. This was a dream vacation. We had the best time, it was like a honeymoon all over again and I would do it again in heartbeat! We made friends for life and talk to our Fiji family weekly. We LOVED the POINT! But I know we can't afford that stay...lol

I thank you for being such a beautiful person. I thank you because you made this trip effortless and personal. I thank you because I was able to trust you and we didn't have not one problem coming, going, or during our stay.

We plan to travel a few times next year and I would like to use you as often as I can. Please tell me where all you book and you can count on us as customers for life!

PS ..I met your driver and for the life of me can't remember his name. We met him on the way back and said he knows you well. He wishes we would have met him coming in and he would have been our guide. So next time we are to ask for him. I think his name is Pontay? Something like that..lol He said you would know. He gets our thumbs up and we enjoyed his company. Next time, we get him the whole trip!

Have a blessed Christmas and lets chat soon!

Blessings
J. Devereaux
Pearland, Texas
Fiji Islands Vacation

Melissa –

I’ve already shared a bunch of feedback with Cindy directly over the phone yesterday, but here are the highlights:

• In Fiji, Rosie’s was absolutely wonderful.  They were perfectly on time for every single van transfer, the drivers were always very friendly, helpful, and accommodating.  My nervousness about bouncing around in Fiji with two small girls quickly was put to rest, as soon as I realized that we could trust Rosie’s to take good care of us while we were there, and help us if we ever ran into trouble (which we never did).
• Overall, I was very happy with the way Cindy planned our whole trip for us, particularly the Fiji part.  If I had tried to do this all myself, things definitely would not have gone so smoothly.  She took care of booking all our private van and boat transfers, booked us into day rooms at the Raffles Gateway hotel which was very useful for us to freshen up before our long flight home, and did a perfect job of arranging the timing and logistics of everything. We had no issues at all with the itinerary she put together for us.  I’m very glad I decided to book this vacation through McCoy Travel rather than going solo, which I was originally planning to do.
• Castaway Island Resort was amazing.  The beach was gorgeous, swimming pool fabulous, the Kids Club a life-saver, and the staff so friendly.  I would highly recommend Castaway to anyone traveling to Fiji. The snorkeling right off the beach was some of the best snorkeling I’ve ever done.
• Hideaway Resort (Coral Coast) was okay …
• All of the air travel was fine … no real issues there.  I would say that Qantas definitely provides a higher level of service than Air Pacific, so I’d definitely prefer to fly Qantas when there is a choice (which I understand there usually isn’t).

R. Goel
Sammamish, Washington
Family Fun in Fiji

Melissa/Cindy:

The trip was fantastic.  Beqa is a fantastic place to unwind, snorkel and scuba.  I managed to screw up my courage enough to take an introductory scuba dive. 

The people at Beqa were warm, friendly and helpful.  The accommodations and food were right at the level I have come to expect and I think overall the value for money is excellent.  I would be happy to recommend this spot to others.

The only soft spot for me was the 1 night at the Pearl Hotel which I felt, compared to Beqa, was considerably overpriced.  However, it was only one night and it was needed given that a night crossing to Beqa was not available. Overall my complaint is a minor one.

Many thanks to Cindy for the initial recommendation and work on the ticketing.

Happy New Year to all of you and thanks again for a great vacation.

Best regards,
R. Porter
Vancouver, Canada
Fiji Islands/Beqa Lagoon

Cindy,
Heather and I went to Qamea in Fiji for our honeymoon at the beginning of May. We had the most amazing time! We wanted to send you a quick note to thank you for your recommendation and for all the help with the logistics of the trip.
I have a few clients that would love to talk to you about a trip to the South Pacific islands.
M. Ahrens
New Jersey
Fiji Honeymoon

Mike,
Thanks for everything you and Cindy did for me. Everything worked out great. You did a great job for me and I hope to use you in the future.
Thanks,
B. Cornell
Washington
Hawaii - Australia Vacation

Bula Cindy,
We had a fantastic time in Fiji and the only downside was that we had to leave! The whole trip from start to finish went absolutely perfect. Rosie's was beyond compare, as they were right there when we needed them.
As for Plantation Island, it was absolutely cool to go back there and see just how much change had occurred over 30 years (I was there last in the 1969-ish time frame as a 12-yr old) and barely recognized the place, but it was fun and comfortable. The Blue Lagoon Cruise exceeded my every expectation, as that cruise essentially immersed us in the Fijian culture by both the crew being all Fijian, the places we visited including a Fijian village, and the hospitality -- not to mention the Kava, yum yummmm! I can surely recommend a few high tides to each of my friends!

Diving was absolutely fantastic! Saw all kinds of cool stuff including reef sharks, moray eels, blue spotted rays, octopus, and of course fish of every size, shape, and color. Did two dives in the Yasawa's and another 6 near Matangi Island.

But our stay at Matangi was just awesome! As it turned out we and another couple were the only guests on the island for the better part of the week. When we left, 3 new couples arrived, so I felt I had to turn the island over to them, which I really hated to do. But the Matangi staff stopped at nothing to make every wish come true, including candlelight dinners and letting us reserve their own Horseshoe Bay (on 2 separate occasions) for our own use -- and get this, they let us tell them *what* we wanted to do and *when* we wanted to do it, not the other way around like at most resorts with predefined activity schedules. Awesome!! Mr & Mrs Douglas are very nice people. We met their dogs, their chickens, one of their bulls on the coastal trail (that was fun navigating around on a narrow path!), their goats, and their pet bat, Jonathan.

So, in a nutshell we thoroughly enjoyed our 25th anniversary trip to Fiji.
And we have you to thank for helping us to make it happen. We especially are real glad we had a hotel room upon Nadi arrival and departure as that made it easy to clean-up and reconfigure before proceeding onward. And both the accommodations and service were up to our expectations throughout our vacation.

Cindy, thanks again for all your help. As I've mentioned several times to you in the past you are very professional, have been very helpful in every aspect, and an expert in the fine art of travel advice. I'd like to leave you with a picture of us on the last day, on the deck of the restaurant on Matangi, with the island of Qamea in the background. Just look at those happy faces, not happy to leave but just plain happy (sounds sappy, I know).

Vinaka,
J.& L. Dawson
Arizona
25th Anniversary

Cindy,
Welcome back from Fiji and thank you very much for the phone call. Trish and Ron have been incredibly helpful and currently I don’t have nay new questions… but beware I still might before we leave. Everyone is getting very excited and have started the count down! I also wanted to let you know that I gave your contact information to a friend and co-worker who is considering making arrangements for a group motorcycle tour around the big island of Hawaii. I told him how great you and the entire McCoy Travel team have been. Hope he calls or email’s you.
L. Williksen
Liberty Lake, WA
Family Christmas in Fiji

Hello Cindy,
Matt and I are back from our fabulous honeymoon at Maravu Plantation Resort on Taveuni Island in Fiji. It was phenomenal! It was the trip of a lifetime.
I think that the best part about it was our bure. I’m sure that we had the best one there! We stayed in a Honeymoon Deluxe Bure. It had the most beautiful view of the ocean! I was under the impression that we may not have an ocean view and was extremely surprised and happy when we did. The bure was very well kept and the private tub with the waterfall was to die for!
We are not divers, but did do some snorkeling and found that to be wonderful as well. We also took advantage of the massage bure at the resort. Flo and Mere are terrific! We made it to the Bouma waterfalls, but are convinced that there should be a warning about the hike to the second waterfalls. It was very hot when we were there and the hike is very rigorous. The second waterfall was worth the sore legs though. It was gorgeous! On another day, we went on the half day west coast tour. The church was spectacular! The dateline, although there’s not much there, is also a definite must. The natural water slides were extremely fast due to the rain, but we went down anyway. Wow!
The food at the resort was good. Matt enjoyed it more than I did because I’m not a seafood eater. The menu was quite limited for someone who doesn’t like fish or other sea creatures, but I never left a meal hungry. Matt still raves that the lobster was the best he’s ever had. The thing I thought was great was that we were able to drink the water right out of our tap. We refilled our water bottles everyday and kept them in the refrigerator in our room so they were cold for the next day’s adventures. We drank a lot of water during the week!
People have asked if I would go back and I’m torn on my answer. If money and time were no object, I would still be there! I would definitely go back to Fiji someday. I would recommend Maravu in a heartbeat. Now that I’ve been to Taveuni, I would like to try a different island though.
Thank you so much for assisting us in our honeymoon planning! It really was a wonderful experience and we will be in touch when we can return to Fiji!
Thank you!
M. and M. Martin
Fabulous Fijian Honeymoon

Bula Cindy,
Fiji was everything we expected and more! The people were amazing, surf was fun and the sunset's amazing. We had a great time and can't thank you enough for your advice.
J.& L. Troxell
Marina Del Ray, CA
Romantic Fiji Islands

Dear Cindy,
I wanted to thank you for all your help in finding the perfect place for Susan and I to begin our lives together. Namale was an amazing place, but the greatest charm of Fiji has to be its people. I have never met people who were so gracious. The people of Savusavu will always hold a special place in our hearts. I didn't realize that Savusavu would have such lush tropical rain forests and it was great to go horseback riding to see the island and all it had to offer.
I have already started spreading the gospel about Fiji and I will be sure to refer you to anyone who is looking to go on a great vacation.
All the best.
J. Jang
London, UK
Fiji Islands Honeymoon

Hi Cindy,
I wanted to email you and thank you for all the hard work you put into our Honeymoon. We have gotten back safe and sound and have been busy getting back into our new reality of life (being married). I just thought it would be nice to let you know that everything went really well.
Sydney was beautiful (a little cold) but a city to see. We stayed at the Sydney Harbor Marriott - our view was of the Harbor Bridge (amazing) the walk to the opera house was 5 minutes. The people in Sydney are very nice and the city beautiful.
Fiji was warm and welcoming. All the flights were great. Rosie travel services were very real nice, they dropped us off in our own private car and even let us leave some luggage safely in there office so we did not have to lug it around. The fun part was the little plane we took with sun air – it was so small. Fiji was gorgeous, the beautiful green mountains to the white sandy beaches to the crystal clear water. The flight to Qamea Beach Resort alone was worth it passing over the blue water and seeing all different shades from dark blue to light blue (right out of a picture) was breath taking. The arrival in Qamea was wonderful. They picked us up in a Land Rover took us to a short boat ride to our destination. Everyone on the island was so friendly. The room was so much better then I would have imagined. Very new and clean I give in a 5+. The staff was so nice to us and welcoming. First day we played a bit of volleyball with another couple and just relaxed. The food was wonderful they made about everything. The only disappointing thing was the 4 days we there it rained for all 4 days. The day we were leaving it was sunny and hot with no clouds in the sky. I wished we stayed for the full 7 days. Ron the owner was also on the island and remembered us because of all the commotion with booking us. He was friendly and made us feel welcomed.

We were really sad when it came time to board that boat and head home. They gave us a great Farewell. They walked us to the boat and played the guitar. It was sad but really nice. Overall we had a great time. We will have to visit Fiji again and hope for better weather lol. Thank you very much for all your help Cindy. Also your thank you card was a very nice thing to send. I hope in the near future we will get to work together again.
Take care,
J.& M. Nazir
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Romantic Honeymoon

Hi Cindy,
Sorry it has taken me so long to respond regarding our review of Fiji. Fiji is all about water!!! Incredible turquoise blue water right out front including great swimming, great sand, fun/funky "bar" at beach, and good snorkeling - awesome!! The dive spots are incredible!!!!!!! My favorite was the "Disneyland" snorkel. In summary, I was glad we went to Fiji; wonderful people!
We're off to Australia in Nov/Dec without kids. We have a 3-day layover in Fiji and want to sail the Yasawa's on a cat. Any ideas seeing as you lived there?
Thanks,
Lori

Melissa,
We just wanted to thank McCoy travel and Cindy for making our honeymoon possible at the Beqa Lagoon Resort in Fiji. It took us some time to figure out where we wanted to go but, as soon as I came across your website and talked to Cindy, as well as another lady, we knew we wanted to go to Fiji. I checked the resort myself and they said they were booked and then Cindy made "the call"and was able to get us in there. Thanks again and we'll let you know how it was.
J. Troxell
California
Fijian Getaway

Dear Cindy,
I just wanted to write and say thank you so much for all you did to make our trip fabulous. We had an amazing time. The wedding was perfect. Everyone loved the Outrigger. Rosie's worked so well. Jon and I couldn't believe our room in Tokoriki and all of the Fijian people were so friendly. We are in love with Fiji. The river trip was great and I definitely would recommend it. We had an incredible trip. Thank you.
Ardelle & Jon A. (Daly City, CA)

Hi Cindy,
I just wanted to say Thank you so much for recommending Namale Resort. We had a fabulous honeymoon! The place was so amazing. We were upgraded to the Honeymoon suite for the entire time since it was available. Luckily you booked it for the honeymoon suite the last 4 days otherwise we probably wouldn't have been upgraded because when we got there, the place wasn't nearly to full capacity but when we left it was full. Everyone was so super nice in Fiji and especially at Namale. I was a little nervous about being lost once we got to each destination spot but everyone was right there directing us exactly where to go and what to do. It was really a first class vacation and we had a great time!
Also for your information when sending people here, the service and the resort and the atmosphere are so top of the line and first class but the food and alcohol should have been better for the $$. The dive team was very nice and ultra safe.
The diving was very good there but it would have been nice to be taken to the highly recommended Namena area . Other than that we truly had a spectacular honeymoon and are very happy with our decision to book this resort and with you specifically and I would recommend your services to others should anyone ask about traveling.
Thank you again for all your work on making this a great honeymoon destination and also to go soooo smoothly was fantastic. As soon as I see some pictures, I will forward a couple to you. They are on digital camera and my husband has the software on his computer so he needs to download them and e-mail them to me.
Randi E. (Manhattan Beach, CA)

Bula,
First Id like to thank Cindy for planning such a wonderful wedding/honeymoon destination for us. We couldn't have picked a more perfect, intimate, romantic place to be. We had not one problem traveling to and from. Rosie's was great. Matamanoa is just awesome, what a beautiful island. I would recommend Matamanoa to anyone, especially weddingmooners. The staff were some of the nicest people we have ever met. We made sure we went to the village to see where most of them lived.
Our bure was great. When we checked in we had #7 and we had requested a higher bure # because of the sunsets and the staff moved us immediately. I would definitely recommend a higher number bure we had # 20 and it was perfect. The most incredible sunsets we have ever seen. Peter the wedding coordinator was wonderful. He got together with us the second we arrived to the island to go over our wedding plans. We had the most amazing wedding on the beach. The day of our wedding the weather was great, but very windy. We actually moved our wedding time up because the afternoons the wind picks up so, but that day it was windy all day. Our weather wasn't the greatest the week we went, we had some very cloudy days the last day it rained all day. But we were happy to be there and the staff made the best of every day for us all. The service was incredible. Thank you for helping us plan exactly what we have dreamed of. We already know we want to go to Tahiti next year.
Thanks again,
Tara & Sean M. (Phoenix, AZ)

Hello Cindy,
I wanted to let you know that Tom and I had an amazing time in Fiji and Namale was more than we could of ever expected. We will definitely be going back. Thank you very much, you did an excellent job picking the perfect resort for us.
It appears from your website that you also specialize in vacations to Tahiti and Italy / Greece. These would be our choices for vacations over the next 18 months to two years. We would like to do Greece and Italy in the same trip (that was probably obvious). Any info that you could provide regarding the best time of year to go and resort options would be appreciated.
Also, we both fell in love with diving. I'm not sure what options are available, but that is definitely something to keep in mind when choosing resorts/locations.
Thanks again,
Summer S. (Olympia, WA)

The resorts were wonderful as far as the way they treated us. Overall, I would say that Outrigger Reef in Viti Levu is worth it and the best choice for younger romantic couples.

Thanks,
Brenda and Brandt H. (Fremont, CA)

My wife and I had a fabulous time on our vacation. The Taveuni resort was incredible. The staff was excellent and ensured that we had everything we needed. I will certainly recommend McCoy travel and Taveuni resort to people who are planning an visiting the South Pacific.

Thanks,

Saurabh A. (Cedar Grove, NJ)

Kayleen and Salvatore M. (Glendale, AZ)

Cindy,

We had a wonderful time in Fiji and loved the resort that was recommended to us. The whole experience was amazing and we have been telling all our friends about the wonderful time. It was a perfect place for a honeymoon.

It was incredible and are planning to go back in a few
years.

Chris and Jenn F. (Orondo, WA)