UNBELIEVABLE!!! I would give it 10 stars if I could. Flat out amazing experience!! In the top two…read moretrips of my life!! I saw more breath-taking views and wildlife than I ever expected or thought I even had a small chance to see! If I had only seen what I saw the first 2 days over the whole trip I would still say it was phenomenal!! The crew on the Liseron was superb - professional, extraordinarily personable and courteous, very knowledgeable and down right amazing! I am going to go twice next year and at least once a year for the rest of my life, period!

Absolutely amazing. Everyone worked hard to make our experience enjoyable. Views were amazing, food…read morewas delicious, crew was knowledgeable and attentive to our every need. We were spoiled. We were able to put our phones, computers and devices away for the week and enjoy nature. We will be doing this again.

My wife & I have been on two AMAZING vacations planned by Lexi, but this review is specifically for…read moreour honeymoon. As the groom, I took on "honeymoon planning," and to be honest, was struggling at it. Feeling overwhelmed, I reached out to Lexi, who in the past had planned a vacation for us in Italy (which was stunning). I was on the phone with Lexi within 24 hours, describing what we were looking for in a honeymoon and asking if her service would be a good fit for us. She was honest with us in what her service could provide, and we ended up giving her the keys to our honeymoon. It was perfect. Lexi was careful about respecting our budget, and with that in mind, gave us 3-4 realistic options for trips we could take. We settled on Anguilla -- an island I had literally never heard of -- with an extra stop in St. Martin, and it was everything we had asked for. Side note, if you enjoy beautiful beaches, wonderful people, relaxation and delicious food, go to Anguilla. The BEST part about working with Lexi is that the experience does not end when the planning is finished. Lexi was available to us throughout the trip, from packing and pre-departure, and then during the trip for things as simple as finding us the best rental cars, modifying our reservations while we relaxed at the beach, or finding the coolest little spots to explore. A final note on how helpful Lexi is - there was an unfortunate death in our family while we were on the honeymoon. Lexi was immediately available and helpful in evaluating our options and planning our return home. While I hope that doesn't come up during a vacation for anyone else, if it does, you want Lexi on your team. I cannot recommend her more highly.

Lexi helped us plan and book all transportation, activities and dinner reservations in Florence and…read moreCapri. She gave us plenty of options while planning before we left and was super responsive while we were in Italy, including helping us find new reservations last minute. The planning phase was seamless and Lexi clearly has intimate knowledge of Italy. She was receptive to our ideas and feedback, planning the perfect trip. Would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a similar experience.

Ben was professional and gregarious. Knew his terrain. Great time. I'd like to take my wife and…read morekids someday.

A friend invited my wife and I for a fall sail in the Country Club area with Sail Bainbridge. We…read moremet Ben the Owner/Captain; he is an outstanding host and he has an amazing knowledge of the area. He was super sensitive to where we wanted to sail and clearly puts safety first. The 2 hours went super fast and I definitely want to go again. He mentioned does multi-day trips to the San Juan islands, which would be amazing,

A large group of us were suppose to travel with Earthbound Expeditions to New Zealand, but due to…read moreweather 16 of 20 could not make it. They were unwilling to give any refund or vouchers for future trips, and members who we were in touch that did make it to NZ spoke of how they downgraded a some experiences due to the fewer amount of people going. 3 stars because it wasn't there fault, but they made no effort to return any savings or issue vouchers.

I have taken three river cruises in 2015, 16, and 17 with Earthbound, in partnership with American…read morePublic Media, these emphasizing classical music with radio host Fred Child. These are among my best travel memories, on the Danube, and in Italy and France. The arrangements under the direction of Matthew Brumley have all been excellent, along with his staff. Next year I have signed up to take the jazz cruise in Portugal. That will be something different and I know that I will receive excellent service. Last May I hurriedly left two items on the ship, two Limoges plates purchased at Monet's home. Two telephone calls to the cruise director assured me they had been mailed to me, but they never showed and I begrudgingly tried to forget about my carelessness with these not so cheap items. Yesterday I received a message from Mrs. Brumley, that she had run the same cruise in France and the package was still on the ship addressed to me! She has now sent them to me from Earthbound"s office. Wonders never cease. I highly recommend booking a tour with Earthbound Expedtions.

A few years ago, my best friend & I vacationed on beautiful Bainbridge Island in WA. Wanting…read moreadventure, we were referred by locals, to the 'Lille Danser' sail boat harbor cruise and WOW. It's a pristine sail ship owned, maintained and operated by two of the best lady sailors. Tami's a 20 year boat caption and Claudette is an acute sailor and certified nurse. It was a gracious, informative tour of the bay with warmth, safety & genuine comradery. They actually extended our time just because they're passionate about what they do. In this day of making a dime, it was a breath of fresh air to meet such qualified warm professionals whose passion is to share and make you smile. We couldn't have been in better hands and will travel with you again. So happy to hear they have extended their excursions to Poulsbo to service the lively downtown arena. If you want a qualified experience, I highly suggest traveling with this crew & company. Thank you for a truly wonderful & unique experience. TK 'Terri' Jones & Jon Richardson

Tami, We want to…read morethank you for a delightful long weekend celebration of our 19th wedding anniversary. Looking for an unusual get-away, we found it with your Boat and Breakfast, complete with a sail on your beautiful classic wooden boat. Moored on the quiet side of Eagle Bay Harbor, it was so peaceful and restful to watch the boats and ferries pass in the distance, the full moon rise over the water, and we could even see the Space Needle from our deck! The boat was our hide-away and so comfortable to return to after exploring Bainbridge Island, the lovely town of Winslow, and walking in the magnificent Grand Forest. Our memories of this celebration will be with us forever. Thanks to the "all gal crew" who gave us a pleasant sail ~ and even let us take a turn at the wheel. Lynn & Bud

not my first ferry but the first driving s vehicle onto…read more It was cool Me my parents and my nieces and nephew took a random trip (thanks covey (nickname for covid) to seattle cuz pops wanted seafood so we drove from Utah to Washington got into the city checked into our hotel and then did the sightseeing thing at the needle greys anatomy Bruce Lee stuff like that but my favorite part was this boat ride You know, cars are like people so you don't want to be like shoulder to shoulder with some people cuz bubble but (not bubble butt. That's different) yeah this boat ride was fun for us We liked the views of the city fading off into the distance and the mountain that looks like the volcano that destroyed Pompeii. Didn't see any whales or wildlife maybe cuz humans chased em away with their stinky odor The vending machines were probably broken cuz we fed em so much People were nice and we all did a fantastic job at the social distance thing. I think Nobody went overboard and the view of the city pulling back up was dope af Mālō

Skip the Argosy Cruise And walk onto this cheaper alternative. Pack yourself a picnic and sit back…read moreand enjoy the views. The boat is a bit messy with lots of popcorn debris but nothing that really bothers you.

Don't waste your time here people!!! Used Marti the owner,…read moreto make arrangements for a trip to Italy for my husband, myself, and another couple. Needless to say, the whole trip was a complete disaster. From horrible flight issues, to low grade hotel rooms, with no working showers, to finding bugs in the bed, this trip was exhausting and a lot of mental work!!! I could go on and on..... Wanted to let everyone know that working with this company was just not a good experience. I'd say, save yourself the headache and book your own trip or better yet, find another agent!!! Good luck!

I rarely use travel agents, as I'm well-versed on finding & booking travel on the web, and I've yet…read moreto see any real "package savings" using an agent. However, for a friend's milestone birthday celebration, I was pressed for time and felt the need to resort to a travel agent. I found Anderson Travel on the internet and chose them because they purported to being experts in the South Pacific (original destination intended) and Hawaii (actual destination). Terry, my agent, was only moderately helpful in the booking process. Mostly she didn't really bother to get to know me and my preferences and so couldn't make any informed recommendations. She actually gave me too many choices, all of which I had to look up on the internet in order to make a decision, which I could have done on my own in the first place if I had the time. We went to three islands, and her recommendation for condo rental on Maui was spot-on. We stayed at the Maui Hill (ResortQuest, I believe), which was great. After that, everything went down hill. She incorrectly printed our connecting flight times to The Big Island, so we ended up missing our flight. Our splurge resort there, which Terry highly touted, was a complete disaster. Kona Village was a superb location with lovely hales, and truly horrid service. We even had to call Anderson Travel while there in order to resolve an issue with a dinner reservation, of all things. In Kauai, I requested something a bit cheaper to offset the cost of Kona Village. Mind you, Terry did stress that we'd feel a big step down after Kona Village, but we're used to staying in a variety of types of quality lodging, so we weren't concerned. Unfortunately, Terry's recommendation, The Best Western Plantation Hale, was perhaps the worst hotel I've ever seen at over $100/night. The room was very dusty and musty - the windows clearly hadn't been opened in years - the furniture was essentially plastic, the unit hadn't been remodeled since it was built in the 60s, and the bedroom and deck faced on a busy road so was very noisy. We literally checked in, used the phone long enough to locate another place, and checked out. The place we found in Poipu, across from the beach, was gorgeous and not that much more than the Plantation Hale. When we returned and had to deal with Terry for our refunds on unused hotel and tour, and the issues with Kona Village, she was extremely UNhelpful. She was happy enough to take our money, at almost $5k/person for the trip, but she couldn't even tell us how much our refund would be. She indicated she was "not privvy to that information." She did nothing to sort the issues with Kona Village and generally acted like she just wanted to get us out of her hair. Needless to say, if I'm ever pressed to use a travel agent again, it won't be Anderson Travel.

I contacted Barbara about booking a group trip (10-20 people) and to get a quote. I sent her all…read morethe information I had found on Expedia so she could research options. She replied that I was looking for a "deal"... well of course I am! What person when booking a trip isn't looking for a deal? Should I be paying double? Her reply was rude, arrogant and extremely unprofessional. She wasn't willing to help me unless I was to pay a consulting fee, which is strange because every other travel agent/agency I have contacted is willing to do so. I wish I could rate her service/business as -5 stars. Unless you have a relationship with this woman, or are willing to pay her special "fee" don't bother to contact her.

Barbara's response time is incredibly slow. I looked back on my email history and my first email to…read moreher was sent on 4/5 but trip details wasn't finalized until 4/25. All she had to do was book lodging in 2 cities, train tickets between cities, and one tour. On top of slow response time, she offers little travel insight. She also charges a fee for her services, first time I have ever been charged by an agent, and felt stuck with her as a result. My next annoyance was lack of customer service. I called her to introduce myself and she blurted out all these things she wanted me to put in an email for her to start trip planning. Personally, it would have been more professional for her to provide me a quick questionnaire to fill out to make sure she had all the necessary information. Then as she was slowly booking things, at one point I had asked if she could put all this information into one summarized document. I'm not asking for much here... and her response was, "Unfortunately, they are all E-documents through separate emails. I suggest you print them all out as paper document to take with you, while keeping the bookings/confirmations in your email as back up." Hmm, weird because every travel agent I have worked with in the past always provided me a summary sheet without me even asking. Had she taken the extra 5-10 minutes to just PDF all the documents into one neat file for me because that was all these separate documents were, she might have actually come off as a professional instead of lazy. This just further agitated me that I had to dig through a bunch of back and forth correspondence with her to find these documents. When I arrive in Rome, my annoyance with Barbara just goes through the roof. My accommodations in Rome is not this cute modern apartment that I was shown but a gross old Italian mess with couches dating back to my grandmothers era. The place is so dusty that my husband and I were congested every night (it was fine once we were outside). At that point, I lost it and sent Barbara a pretty nasty email. After almost a full day of travel, I just wanted to relax and I was far from that. I asked her at one point in our correspondence, prior to my trip, if the place she booked was like an airbnb, which I did not want, and she assured me it was not and ran by a hotel group. It wasn't. It was basically some Italian guy who's father owned a couple units in this building and they were doing short-term rentals. I should know, I own a short-term rental so I am very familiar with all this. Upon my disappointment with the place, the guy tells me the hours he's available which on Sunday was like 12pm-7pm. Does this sound like a hotel management group? Shouldn't Barbara have researched into this a little farther if i specifically asked her if this was like an airbnb? Had she simply googled the name of this residence she would have seen on other sites that there are different apartments types but she only looked at TripAdvisor and there was not much reviews. Fact is, she did little to no due diligence and now I was stuck in something I would have never agreed to had I known the truth. I told her I was scared of what she put me in for the Venice portion of our trip but she cancelled that because they had issues with my credit card... a total blessing in disguise since that was probably another airbnb. Barbara suggested we do a late train to Venice and our arrival wouldn't be until 11pm so chances were I probably had no way of getting into the apartment because she didn't think to ask about all these details prior. Her knowledge of travel is either very antiquated or she's just careless or both. I don't know but either way I paid the price for it. I spent my first day in Rome scrambling and researching to find a new hotel for Venice. Barbara offers to help but I have lost all trust and faith in her. I also wonder if she only reached out because i started cc-ing my friend who referred me to her. Barbara calls me and tells me that my "expectations and price don't go hand in hand." Such a huge slap in the face when I was already boiling with anger in a crappy old apartment and it didn't make that much sense to me because I have stayed in Europe before and have always been able to find nicer hotels in this price range. Upon my review of our emails, I point out to her with our email as backup, that she misunderstood my budget and it was in fact DOUBLE of what she thought. Had she carefully read my email to her early on or clarified with me if she was unsure, this mess perhaps could have been avoided. I tell Barbara that I should be refunded for my accommodations in Rome because I specified to her early on I didn't want an old style place or something that was ran like an airbnb. She tells me if I feel this way, I should take it up with my credit card company. What a great way to end my vacation when I go home... argue charges because my travel agent didn't do her job.