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  1. #11
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    <blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:PLEASE HELP PUT MIND AT EASE (and be truthful thanks)
    [/quote]

    If you post something like this, you are absolutely certain to get a bucket load of re-assuring replies, because that is what the nice kind people on here think you want to hear; and they may well be correct.

    I assume you have the option of getting out of a TCD holiday without too much financial penalty, as there surely can be no point in starting a thread like this if you can’t??

    However the main reason I am posting(despite your request for honesty) is that I think it is very important to give another view for the many people who read this open forum and might get impression that TCD are a good firm; which IMO would be a false impression.

    So if you want to hear my honest opinion read on.

    As you might have gathered, I wouldn’t book a holiday with TCD. I should declare that I have travelled only once with them, and had another separate dispute with them.

    However I don’t like the ethos of the company and have read far too many bad reviews about them to believe there is no ‘smoke without fire’. Your wife has also read the reviews and a Google will produce countless examples of dissatisfaction with the company.

    My only concern about the flights would be the same concern I have with many other charter companies, namely that delays are commonplace and with no ‘spare’ long distance aircraft, the delays can take days to clear; and is there any worse place in the civilised world to spend hours than Sanford airport?

    I hope the quoted price includes all the extras you need – like the unbelievable prices they charge for car insurance alone; which is far more than the car rental site on this forum charges for the car together with all of the insurances.

    However my biggest concern would be the standard of accommodation, and its location, you are likely to get allocated.

    I have no connection with this site, in that I don’t rent out my property, so have no axe to grind. However you can see the standard of the properties available and, from the reports on here, the clients report almost unanimous satisfaction with the properties.

    It is a racing certainty that TCD will pay ‘bottom dollar’ for their properties and they will be chosen for their price rather than their quality. There is little likelihood of them being the standard of most on here. – again do a Google.

    As said above, I am not clear why you have started this thread. If you can cancel without penalty, I would do so. If you can’t, then you must take your chances and with luck all will be well; and I am sorry if my opinion is not what you wanted to hear.

    Above all if you are another reader contemplating a TCD all inclusive holiday, I can only suggest you do some research first.






  2. #12
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    Hi we have flown tcd twice to florida,1st time we stayed at liki tiki with them,the 2nd was just a fly drive and we booked our own villa through this site.We never had any problems both times,i presume you will have villa on arrival,my sister had a villa on arrival and it was in highlands reserve and was a lovely villa.We booked our park tickets also with tcd and that all went smoothly as well,you have to go to the kiosk on arrival at the park 1st day to obtain your park tickets but just leave a little earlier that day.
    Tell your wife not to worry and just look forward to a fantastic holiday to florida[msncool]
    kitty


  3. #13
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    thanks for all your replies. we have been given 8 places were we could be staying as i dont know much about the areas it would great if anyone could enlighten me a bit. they are as follows

    four corners
    legacy park
    sandy ridge
    silver creek
    town center
    tuscan ridge
    westbury
    westhaven

    i am sure that no matter where we stay we will have a great time as the most important thing is our kids who will be 10 and 6 and they are so excited already.
    Spanky


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    Spanky, all thses areas have villas advertised on this site, look at the link below and it will give you some information about many, if not all the communities you are asking about.

    http://www.orlandovillas.com/orlando...mmunities.aspx


    Liz


  5. #15
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    I would just look forward to it - we have used them and so have friends and family with no problems. Just a tip though - if you have a fantastic time in Florida like the majority of visitors and decide to go again - book everything separately next time and you will probably get as good or probably a better deal. Tickets on this site are probably the best value around (and I look every time we go!) and the car hire here is reliable and at excellent rates (so much so that I don't bother to look elsewhere now!) All the communities you have listed are fairly new - the main benefit of booking direct with the owner is that you can choose all those special extras that many of us include.

    As already said above just look forward to having a great holiday!
    http://www.orlandovillarental.com/florida-vacation-rental-3265.aspx


  6. #16
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    <blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:
    PLEASE HELP PUT MIND AT EASE (and be truthful thanks)[msnsmile]

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    I really couldn't be truthful and, at the same time, put your mind at rest. Even so, it is clear that others have had no problems with TCD so you might well be OK.

    I certainly hope so.


  7. #17
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    <blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Robert5988
    <blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:PLEASE HELP PUT MIND AT EASE (and be truthful thanks)
    [/quote]

    If you post something like this, you are absolutely certain to get a bucket load of re-assuring replies, because that is what the nice kind people on here think you want to hear; and they may well be correct.

    I assume you have the option of getting out of a TCD holiday without too much financial penalty, as there surely can be no point in starting a thread like this if you can’t??

    However the main reason I am posting(despite your request for honesty) is that I think it is very important to give another view for the many people who read this open forum and might get impression that TCD are a good firm; which IMO would be a false impression.

    So if you want to hear my honest opinion read on.

    As you might have gathered, I wouldn’t book a holiday with TCD. I should declare that I have travelled only once with them, and had another separate dispute with them.

    However I don’t like the ethos of the company and have read far too many bad reviews about them to believe there is no ‘smoke without fire’. Your wife has also read the reviews and a Google will produce countless examples of dissatisfaction with the company.

    My only concern about the flights would be the same concern I have with many other charter companies, namely that delays are commonplace and with no ‘spare’ long distance aircraft, the delays can take days to clear; and is there any worse place in the civilised world to spend hours than Sanford airport?

    I hope the quoted price includes all the extras you need – like the unbelievable prices they charge for car insurance alone; which is far more than the car rental site on this forum charges for the car together with all of the insurances.

    However my biggest concern would be the standard of accommodation, and its location, you are likely to get allocated.

    I have no connection with this site, in that I don’t rent out my property, so have no axe to grind. However you can see the standard of the properties available and, from the reports on here, the clients report almost unanimous satisfaction with the properties.

    It is a racing certainty that TCD will pay ‘bottom dollar’ for their properties and they will be chosen for their price rather than their quality. There is little likelihood of them being the standard of most on here. – again do a Google.

    As said above, I am not clear why you have started this thread. If you can cancel without penalty, I would do so. If you can’t, then you must take your chances and with luck all will be well; and I am sorry if my opinion is not what you wanted to hear.

    Above all if you are another reader contemplating a TCD all inclusive holiday, I can only suggest you do some research first.





    [/quote]

    Hi Spanky,

    I was not going to get involved in this thread as most on here know my views on TCD, but I have to agree with Robert, and I feel he has been totally truthful with you with this post.

    I personally would not use this company even if they offered me a free trip, the ethos of the company is all wrong.

    (PLEASE HELP PUT MIND AT EASE (and be truthful thanks))

    I wish I could but I can't[msnsad] I worked for BA as Cabin Crew for over 20 years and I still have many friends still flying and this company has a horrendous track record within the airline business[msnsad] Also to leave the choice of villa up to a third company would be a huge NO NO for me too.

    Having said all the above you have had plenty of people post positive comments and if you had not asked us to be 'truthful' I would not have got involved.

    My advice if you are going to proceed with this trip it would be to go being prpared for a delay and keep


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    The flight is only 9 hours and I am sure it will be ok. I have heard some bad reports about them in the past, but also heard some good ones.

    When choosing a villa It is always best to choose one seperate from the package as you get to choose what facilities and location you get. Some have internet, some don't etc...

    All the locations you mention are great and right in the heart of the action.

    Hope you have a good time.
    Dominic & Melanie Graham



  9. #19
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    I am not going to say that TCD are a good or bad company, we have done a flight / villa package with them once about 10 years ago. They weren't flying with their own planes back then, at least we didn't, the fight was Airtours but the villa was beautiful, in fact it was that villa that made us decide on going with an owner direct when we return to Florida next year. Maybe the villa we got through TCD may have been more down to luck, as we booked our holiday with a company (can't remember name) but they went bankrupt, a few weeks later we were contacted by the villa management company that put us in contact with TCD, who took over the villa booking & sorted out our flights, so maybe we got an extra good villa for this reason. We have now booked our next trip to Florida for April 2008, booking the villa from one of the villa sites here, and our flights / car hire through TCD, yes the car hire is a lot cheaper from this site, but the cost of flight only from TCD is a lot more than fly- drive so in the long run, TCD turned out cheaper for us booking this far in advance. It doesn't matter which company you fly with, there will always be good & bad reports about them, it was last week i was told some bad reports about virgin lately & i always thought they were the golden flights.
    Becky


  10. #20
    We have used them two or three times and will be doing so in August this year - so far so good is all i can say! We upgrade and the service was very good and any delays were minutes not hours. Relax and look forward to the holiday!


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