Deep South and Texas
I enjoyed all the places I visited, however I was disapponted with the Tour Manager Bee, she was in my view quite bossy, also didnt allow seat rotation on the coach, not sure if this was not allowed by Riviera. Obviously there had been problems with Covid 19 however we had all had our vaccinatons and PCR tests before we travelled, also we were very close to each other all through the tour so to not allow rotatiion seemed to be the wrong decision, not only my view I should add. there seemed to be lots of chatting and laughing from the front of the bus but if you were at the back you were not aware of what was going on. All the previous tours I had been on had seat rotation, also if you are at the back you have less time at a stop because obviously you were last off. this really has to be looked at for future tours. I had made a suggestion when we reached the stockyards in Fort Worth that perhaps we could leave slightly earlier after the parade so that those who were going to the Rodeo would have time to freshen up at the hotel before they went, previously Bee had said this couldnt happen, it would be just the people not going to the Rodeo would be dropped off, as the heat was well in the 90's this was not ideal. Anyway 30 minutes later, Bee said pickup would be at 4.30pm to give people a good hour to freshen up. Very strange!!. The Coach Driver Steve was excellent, definately got us out of some tight spots especially in Austen. Visited some fantastic places that I didnt think would be possible. One last thing which i think should be thought about another time is a Meet and Greet get together the first evening, Gives everyone a chance to say hi, again this has taken place on other tours that I have been on. I will have to seriously think about joining one of your tours in the future.
19 May 2022
Unprompted review