Steele Away Vacations

07/27/2024

So sweet! These two have visited Dublin, Galway, Amsterdam, Athens, Mykonos, Santorini, Amalfi and Sorrento all in July! Next stops Rome, Florence and Venice. Love what I do 💛

07/26/2024

Are you happy or disappointed that SWA is getting rid of open seating?? ✈️

Southwest President and CEO Bob Jordan says research shows passengers “overwhelmingly prefer” an assigned-seat system. He also pledged to improve the airline's financial performance.

07/20/2024

Love this!

07/16/2024

Agree!

07/15/2024

I have a group of 13 on an Alaskan cruise. Yesterday they were privileged to see a pod of humpback whales bubble netting for food. Incredible!🐋

07/09/2024

When you’re flying home from Athens and your cardiac nurse bff saves a little Greek lady’s life! What a flight! We found the lady unresponsive in front of us and Doreen was quick to keep her from aspirating. She administered deep sternum rubs, took an EKG from her watch, checked all her vitals and ended up giving her narcan (since the doctor onboard didn’t know how to open it!). The lady had taken anxiety meds and mixed with vodka. Long story short, but crazy flight attendants obstructing care (Maria!) clueless and only worried about forms they needed, no respect for nurses that do the hard stuff, and doctors on the ground that have no idea.…great job Doreen Turano Lacy bringing her back! Glad you got some wings from American Airlines at least! Flight #759

06/19/2024

They made it to Paris via Eurostar. First stop was the climb to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower! These tickets sell out fast. Always buy in advance.

06/15/2024

Follow along with one of Nicki Minaj’s dancers as she travels Europe in between concerts. Together we planned a fast paced 7 weeks in their bucket list destinations. Planes, trains, ferry’s, hotels and sightseeing…..what an adventure for her and her bf. First stop is London!

06/10/2024

A few pics from my client’s trip to Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐑🏰

05/30/2024

A sad review explaining why you should always buy the travel insurance and use a travel agent for your vacations:

Quick and Honest Review:
Our family of 8 (3 rooms) arrived on April 7 (yes, I know this is a late one...you'll understand why later). We had upgraded my parents to premium because they are elderly and we wanted them to be comfortable and as we were told - closer to everything. When we found our rooms, our parent's premium room was no different than ours other than it faced the ocean with palm trees gloriously blocking the view, A/C didn't work and fridge was not stocked. To make it even less worthy of our hard earned money, the distance to "everything at the palace" was still a good quarter mile walk for my parents. The resort in and of itself is more than we have experienced as a family. I might mention, we were taking this big family trip because my dad was diagnosed with melanoma a year ago and we just felt it was necessary to do something fun that most of the family hadn't experienced (leaving the country, going all inclusive, etc).

Now I'm going to share what we experienced in regards to a medical emergency (no reflection of the resort). JUST DON'T HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY! My mom fell ill on the 10th (3 days after arriving). We thought she had food poisoning, so brought food that she couldn't keep down, tried to get her to drink bottled water or even juice, provided tums and anything else one could think of. She just kept going downhill. By Friday we were "rushing" her to the ER in Playa Del Carmen. We called the resort doctor who after examining our mom, called an ambulance. It took over an hour for the ambulance to arrive. When they did, they weren't quick by any means and required payment upfront ($350 US) - they also drove the speed limit to Playa Del Carmen and no lights/sirens. I couldn't believe it. Once we were at the ER, they required a down payment of $4,000 (USD) to admit my VERY CRITICAL mom to the hospital. She went into cardiac arrest during this time of us trying to pull together $4K in credit cards, in which they did treat her. After being at the ER for approximately 8 hours, we were told mom would need to be transferred to a larger hospital in Cancun and asked if we wanted public or private. We were very quickly educated as to the difference - please always choose private - not kidding, it's just like it looks on TV. We obviously chose private and were told we'd need to pay and additional $9,000 USD for the additional bill they'd run up in those 8 hours. Again, we got the credit cards out. After that payment we were told we'd have to pay for the ambulance transfer up front, another $850 USD and to top it off, a downpayment of $25,000 to admit our mom to the Cancun hospital! We ended up calling family to loan us the monies. Once at the Cancun hospital, we went through all the same paperwork and payment junk as at the ER in Playa Del Carmen. We were told our mother would most likely have brain damage, but they don't know how much, her kidneys and pancreas were failing and offered a "hyper dialysis" option but also told my dad "I'd let her go, this may not work". My dad said to try and we were sent home. Please note - we were lead to believe my mom was stable enough to receive this dialysis. We got a hotel across the street from the hospital at about 4am and slept for 4 hours before we received a call that mom had passed away - IN MEXICO! What came next was for some of us more traumatic than a shocking and catastrophic loss. We had to pay amounts of money I still don't know all the amounts in order to have our mom "shipped" from the hospital to a funeral home, embalmed and then "shipped" on a cargo plane like an Amazon package to the US. We were supposed to fly back to the States on Sunday, April 14 as a family of 8. Three of our family members went home on the 14th, Three of us were home with our mother on Tuesday, April 16.

If you are traveling out of your country of citizenship, PLEASE, I BEG YOU - book with a travel agent, BUY THE INSURANCE and have travel health insurance. Also, we had these things, but they will only reimburse us - so, make sure the plans/coverage you have will pay at time of catastrophe or be sure you have $100,000 USD or more to pay the medical cartel.

05/24/2024

My client’s first night in Nice 🇫🇷

05/02/2024

Last minute availability at Lake of the Ozarks!🎣

Memorial Day is almost here and we’ve had a few cancellations. Cabins 24, 25, 26 and 28 are all available for the weekend. Reserve online: basspoint.com or call the office if you need help or have questions. As a reminder, Memorial Day weekend is a 3-night minimum. Hope to see you soon!

04/18/2024

😂😭🍹

04/10/2024

My client said it so beautifully!!

“Life is short and kids grow up entirely to fast! It's ok to slow down and take memorable vacations. I'm blessed beyond words and cherish my time with those I love. I love that we continue to create memories and enjoy experiences together. The past 9 days we disconnected from life had no cell service and no wifi and if I'm being completely honest it was pretty phenomenal to not feel like I had any strings attached.
Together as a family we went on our very first cruise! The kids and I not only left the country for the first time. It was Kerry's first time leaving the country for fun vacation and not work. We visited and experienced 4 different Countries/Destinations (Cayman Island, Mahogany Bay/Roatan, Belize, and Cozumel).
Kerry and I watched the Sunset and Sunrise everyday. We all faced fears and did things we only ever dreamed of doing someday. The moon was nearly a full moon every night.”

TAKE THE TRIP AND MAKE THE MEMORIES!

03/31/2024

Make sure you never ever book travel with an MLM travel person. They seriously have no experience or background and things like this happen. Their only purpose is to recruit more people under them. So sad for the travelers. 🥺🛳️

A group of Twin Cities cruise passengers were left at the terminal last Sunday, watching as the ship left without them.

03/28/2024

It’s true! 💙🛳️ ✈️

03/25/2024

Some wonderful photos from my sweet clients celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary. This is only day 1!

03/14/2024

FYI if you’re traveling into Cancun this month.…pack your patience or do carryon only!

03/10/2024

A great deal! Buy online at Costco and then contact me to plan your land or cruise package. ✈️

02/25/2024

Love this!

Check out lacy0619's video.

02/22/2024

Me too! 😂

02/04/2024

at the all inclusive Barcelo Maya Beach Resort. One of 5 properties on a gorgeous beach in the Riviera Maya area south of Cancun. Stay at one and play at the others! Perfect for families! 🌴✈️🇲🇽

02/03/2024

Parents enjoying their honeymoon in Mexico while the teens chill in their tub! This is a first! 😂🍾❤️🛁

02/01/2024

The all inclusive Hyatt Ziva in Puerto Vallarta is one of my favorites. Awesome food, a mountain dropback, private beach and close to town. These clients enjoyed swim out rooms, dinner on the beach and some much deserved relaxation. 🇲🇽🌴☀️

01/20/2024

A few honeymoon pics from my nephew and new niece’s southern Caribbean cruise on Celebrity. 🛳️🍾❤️ The perfect trip for a couple that met while on a cruise in Alaska! Who knew cruises are the new Hinge?!
Jeremy Mansur Tory Mansur

01/07/2024

Yacht charter, dinner and whale watching!🛥️🐳