Any info on Vantage touring co? Thinking of the Croatia and Adriatic tour that they run, and wondering about the quality of their tours. Am looking for something very deluxe, a very special, high-end trip. Any experience with how they run their tours? Thank you!

we have seasoned travelers that enjoy advantage above the rest, however they only pay agents 5%. . If you can take the decrease they're great. terri

Beware, they have no concern for travelers. I booked an cruise to the Orient with them. When the flight itinerary arrived, they had me leaving at 6AM to spend 5 hours sitting in Chicago. The airline had other flights with much better connections to Chicago. The route from Chicago to Thailand was through Tokyo, enen though the airline had direct flights from Chicago to Thailand. This is a long enough trip without unecessary delays. When I called the airline I found that Vantage had not paid for the tickets yet, even though I paid them several months sooner. Now I received a bill for a fuel surcharge, because the contract said I was liable for them. Upon checking with the airline, I found there was no fuel surcharge, but a 3% fare increase, which would not have applied if the tickets had been paid for. This at best is unethical and at worst criminal (sounds like Conversion to me). . Then they had a visa agency send us forms for a Chinese visa. Upon checking, I found that this was the highest priced agency, others provided the service for much less.
I do not like petty cheats and am sorry I ever got involved with Vantage. It would cost me over $600 to cancel. They trapped me. Don't let them do it to you.

My daughter and I did the Christmas Markets river cruise in Germany last December and it was the best vacation we have ever had! Vantage took care of every little detail. We didn't have any problems and are planning another trip with them. I highly recommend them, at least, the river cruises.

A group of Vantage travellers was with us on our October 2005 Holland America cruise. They were complaining about their air travel connections. Also they said that their tour director left a lot to be desired. He spent more time with his family who was with him and only about an hour a day with the tour group.

That's too bad that they had a bad experience. We had a great time. Our tour guide couldn't have been better. Piet was the best! As far as our airlines and connections, they were fine. We flew Lufthansa from Chicago to Munich. Piet was waiting for us right outside customs and they drove us directly to our boat. The only complaint I have about Vantage is that the entertainment on the boat wasn't the best.

Vantage does not book the entertainment on riverboat cruises.