Mc Cabe World Travel

I’ve used McCabe for years for all my cruise travel. They know the ships and cruises lines because they’ve traveled on them. They can provide excellent advice on hotels and transportation as well. We had a great day-​long outing to Ephesus several years ago set up by Virtuoso, an organization of the top 1% of travel agents (and of which McCabe is a member). We were on the Regent Seven Seas Navigator, and our complimentary tour was organized by Virtuoso. We had a charter bus, excellent tours of the ruins at Ephesus, and a lovely lunch with entertainment at a hotel overlooking the harbor at Kusadasi, Turkey. Anne was our regular agent until she became President of McCabe, and Jessica has helped us ever since. They’re both outstanding. We’ve used them for cruises in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Norwegian coast, Panama Canal, and Pacific coast. They’re the best travel service I’ve used, and what’ even better is they’re local to those of us in the McLean area.

McCabe World Travel and specifically our agent Beth Jenkins were amazing! She helped select the cruise ship/​route and organized our large party! We didn’t have to think about anything and the cruise ship CelebrityX Reflection as well as the route exceeded our every expectation. Amazing service, food, drinks and the route was fantastic. Thanks for making it the easiest vacation of my life.

I used Jessica at McCabe to help plan a recent group trip to Australia. We had ten educators on a strict budget, and we were FLABBERGASTED by the accommodations. While in Brisbane, we stayed in apartments at the Mantra South Bank — we had our own kitchens, balconies, living rooms, and bedrooms for each pair of attendees. The hotel was a block from our conference, and walking distance to all of the shopping and sight-​seeing in South Bank. It was glorious.
In Sydney, Jessica outdid herself. We stayed at the Four Seasons! and were comped breakfast and drinks during our stay. For public/​government employees on a budget, we had the best experience ever. I definitely could not have done it without Jessica, and I will be using her to book my next group event!

I had the complete opposite experience as Diana V.
What she describes is exactly what a travel agent is supposed to provide: have an extensive knowledge of the area you want to visit, advise upon your destination or possible alternatives based on your likes/​dislikes, and use connections and corporate strength to negotiate lower prices and perks.
I requested planning for a trip to the S. Pacific and got emailed options to the Caribbean. I reiterated our desires once again and was emailed a few options but no discussion of alternative locations as I’d wished.
What was provided to me was exactly what I could do myself over
or the like with the Flight + Hotel option. There was no real thought put into it or into us and what we were after. They charge a $ 150 fee before they will talk to you. Luckily after being disappointed with the service after a few email exchanges they did not charge me at my request.
*regarding the below response from McCabe: I realized my destination may put me above my budget… it was a preferred amount, not a fixed limit. Further, our other choice of locations such as Thailand were within our budget but not explored as requested.

I used Jessica at McCabe World Travel to book a family vacation to Atlantis in the Bahamas. The best decision ever to go through a travel agent. When we arrived, we had a nicer room than what we reserved. She knew about numerous resorts in the Caribbean and pointed us in the perfect direction to not only keep our sons entertained, but to also give us the parents the experience we needed. She really knows alot that you can’t get just by researching it online. That first hand knowledge and the service is worth going through a travel agent. I will never book a vacation online ever again.