departures x dean | Personal Travel Mgmt

We were referred to Dean when we started planning our trip to French Polynesia and wanted to include a cruise on the Paul Gauguin. Dean asked all the right questions so we got the trip of our dreams! He found out what we were interested in doing besides the cruise and sent us choices that were exactly what we were looking to do. He recommended a 3 day stay at Le Taha’a before the cruise in an overwater bungalow and WOW, it hit all the marks on our bucket list trip! The excursions he suggested were wonderful. He arranged a private “Marina dinner” on the Paul Gauguin ship and this is a dinner we will remember for years to come. We enjoyed this trip so much that we started arranging our next bucket list trip with Dean as soon as we got back from this trip!

The trip planned for my friends and me to Thailand by Dean Nelson was fantastic. I usually plan and book all of my travel myself. This time I decided to leave it to a professional and I was not disappointed. Dean spent so much time and effort to make sure that everything that we discussed during planning was taken care of. All of our must dos" were planned to perfection. From the time we landed in Bangkok until the time we departed for home

Dean is great! I didn’t have to lift a finger for a single thing. I told him what I wanted and he remarkably met and exceeded my plans. Everything was carefully planned for and confirmed. I even had a big hiccup in my plans to travel and he met the obstacle head on, referring me to other options that accommodated the changes required. As a veteran with disabilities I greatly appreciated the care and concern he took with me and will use his services in the future. Highly recommended!!!

I worked with Dean to plan a ten-day, bespoke trip to Patagonia - Chile and Argentina - ending with a wedding weekend in Mendoza, Argentina. Dean planned a great itinerary, packed (at my request) with three must-see sites in Patagonia. We were offered choices of great accommodations and great excursions in each place. At every airport we were greeted by a guide and driver who took great care of us. Dean listened to what we wanted and delivered exactly that. He was very responsive during the planning process and even more so during the trip with any issue (like making a schedule change at our request). Thank you, Dean, for a great trip, made easy.

Dean expertly organized the travel arrangements for our group of 16 people on a recent Mediterranean cruise. It was a seamless, worry-free experience. As part of his service, Dean provided a travel itinerary app which is a unique additional tool for day-by-day tracking of your itinerary with lots of great contextual information. It was a great trip.

I loved the detailed planning experience with Dean. He took care of providing a diverse selection of hotels, activities, and restaurants. Likewise, he took care of booking all these after we had made a selection. Our vacation was care-free and liberating... I had never enjoyed such stress-less planning that lead to fully relaxing and pleasurable vacation/adventure in the islands of Hawaii.

Dean was referred to us through another company to help us plan a personalized tour of Europe. He was very knowledgeable and guided us through planning a great two week trip hitting all the highlights along the way. He had a lot of great suggestions for places to eat, tours, and hotels to stay at which made the trip so worthwhile and fun. Even along our trip, he stayed in contact and helped us along the way if any issues came up. Would definitely recommend him for any trip planning in the future!