Nicely planned and paced. You kept us moving and busy without overdoing it and without creating stress! The staff engendered camaraderie amongst the group. You were all friendly, informative, fun, and always smiling! BUT never intrusive or overbearing. Achieving that balance is not so easy, and you all did that masterfully. The performance venues and organization was very good. The "tour" venues were also terrific. The first night luau was really very good and stood out as a highlight for me. This trip exceeded my expectations (frankly, I wasn't sure what to expect!), and that is in large measure the result of your staff and, of course, the terrific planning with Richard from NGW.

I had a wonderful experience on this tour! I enjoyed all of the events scheduled on our amazing trip but my favorite stops were our visit to the Pearl Harbor Memorial and visiting Nut Ridge Plantation. Our tour directors were the best!

We had a great time. The tour folks in Hawaii were absolutely amazing. Very friendly and helpful. There was always someone with us and they took care of everything. They even worked out hospitality rooms at the end of our trip. I can't wait to go again.

Overall the trip was a great experience for our students. We experienced a fairly significant breakdown in communication and compassion for our travelers with food allergies and restrictions. Example- a catered chick-fil-a nugget meal with chips with no alternative for the travelers that do not eat meat. Our guide did not have a plan or seem to care much about the problem this presented. I also feel that our guide could have been more engaging and interactive with our group. His role seemed to be more about meeting us at various locations and then turning the experience over to the employees or volunteers. My previous group travel experience has been with EF where the guides are very involved in the tour and explaining all of the history, experiences, and sights to see. This is an area that your tour group could do some improvement in. The hotel probably needs to be changed for the next trip. While I knew we would not have 4-star accommodations, multiple members of our group walked into rooms with significant air conditioner leaks and moldy mini-fridges. That was disappointing after a long day of travel to not be able to settle into your room. One of our rooms should have had a roll away bed. That was not checked on by our guide and not provided by the hotel. I will say the housekeeping staff at the hotel was very kind. Despite the bumps, I would sign my child up for the trip again. She had a great time with her friends.

We had a great time on our trip! Travel, hotel, and activities were all great. We didn't have any problems that I know about. The only thing I would comment on would be choosing more bus-friendly rest stops and restaurants. There was one instance in particular where we had to move roughly 50% of the students and chaperones across a large parking lot, gas station area, and a busy, two-lane plus turn lane lot entrance before entering the actual restaurant parking lot.