Below are facts of our (wife & I) experience to help aid your decision if Carefree Romantic Vacations is right for you. * Communication - In working with Sheila to plan, modify, and clarify our honeymoon trip, she has demonstrated punctualness, professionalism, timeliness and courtesy. She responds quickly (within 24-48 hrs), with your preferred means (mine is mostly email & some phone) and completely with accurate information, even at times when she was out of town on a trip. The planning phase took several phone calls and emails to fully materialize as my wife and I were still entertaining a plethora of ideas. Sheila distilled the endless information, desires, expectations, and coupled that with a realistic budget so we could better weight the options. This saved hours if not days of independent research. * Availability - Throughout the planning process, we had access to her via phone, text, or email. We had multiple sessions to finalize plans, confirm details, edit itineraries/activities. She never rushed, minimized or ignored our communication requests. Another feature is the mobile app she utilizes giving clients the ability to communicate 24/7 during the trip. We actually did have to employ this as we experienced flight interruptions and was able to stay in communication with Sheila. Fortunately our situation didn't require further escalation. * Service Quality - Sheila delivered as expected. There were no surprises, issues, or pain points at any time. The quality is undoubtably above the industry standard. We were able to make requests comfortably and received informed responses, resolutions or recourse options. Any questions or concerns were readily and fully addressed. Pricing and services were made transparent and clear. * Value - Excellent value that exceeded our expectations (*note: we choose to go with her full/premium service). For example: Sheila spent over an hour booking our flight with my credit card provider using reward miles/points. She was able to successfully facilitate that without my direct involvement and relayed to me a summary of the outcome. Her extra personal touches (gift in the mail before departure, complimentary champagne & perks at our hotels, postcard, fruit platter) also make the planning phase less stressful and the experience phase more enjoyable. Another instance is when she was able to upgrade both of our hotel accommodations to the highest luxury level. Just that in itself is at least triple the price of her top level service. Of course, your mileage may vary depending upon many various factors outside of her control but the proof of her willingness and capabilities is profoundly clear. * Suggestions - Go with the full/premium service package and purchase the entry level additional travel insurance. These are the best return of value/investment and quality of service available. Communicate everything up front, ask questions, share concerns, and trust in her abilities. * Bottom line - Sheila is an experienced and personable professional who seeks to serve your interests. The value of the service package is very competitive in the market. I will absolutely utilize Sheila and her services for all our future trips. read more

What does a young Bride, Groom, and 40 of their wedding guests, traveling from Hawaii, California, Oregon, Texas, Florida, South Carolina and Virginia all have in common?? A four-day destination wedding celebration, at an all-inclusive resort, in Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico!! That's what! Sheila Cannon and Carefree Romantic Vacations was there to help guide us every step of the way. Sheila helped us find, choose, and secure our dream all-inclusive destination. She worked with every guest to safeguard his or her air travel arrangements. She took care of all the transfers to and from the resort. Sheila listened and catered to each guest's requests before booking their room reservation. Sheila was always there for us: To answer any questions - To make recommendations - And to make adjustments to our itinerary And what ADJUSTMENTS she had to make: On September 14th, after booking the airfare, picking the resort, booking rooms, and making plans with our wedding planner...Hurricane Odile hits the Baja peninsula for the 1st time in recorded history. For a month or two following the Hurricane we thought the resort we chose would be back in business in time to host our wedding in May, but that was not to be the case. The resort would not be open until June... We had 40 guests with plane tickets, heading to Cabo in May, with no place to stay, and no wedding scheduled to attend...Bummer! Now it's December...Big Bummer! Without missing a beat, Sheila took control of the situation, went back to square one, and began again. Sheila found us a new resort, booked the rooms, secured our daughters wedding date, and did it all... with her positive, can do - will do - attitude. This is a woman who is driven, and loves her work. How did our daughters wedding celebration turn out? Absolutely FANTASTIC!!! It could not have been better. Our guests said it was the best and most amazing wedding celebration they had ever been to. My wife and I have to agree; it was magical. Thank you Sheila! Finding a great travel agent takes a lot of your time and effort. You can now rest easy my friend... Congratulations... you have done it! You have just found Sheila Cannon and Carefree Romantic Vacations. Making and SECURING your travel plans doesn't get any better than this! Sincerely Michael and Marie Wedemeyer Melbourne Beach, Florida read more

I cannot stress enough what a wonderful choice we made in booking our honeymoon with Sheila! I was recommended to use Sheila and her travel services from my cousin who was married two years ago and booked a wonderful honeymoon to Costa Rica! I went to a bridal show and met Sheila and my husband and I decided to use her as our agent. We both have never used a travel agent before but she was wonderful! We had a phone consultation and talked about the possibilities within our budget and Sheila was able to open our eyes to new honeymoon options that we were able to afford. After our phone consultation we were ready to go to Jamaica! Sheila was wonderful in booking our stay-we did not have to do anything! Sheila was very kind and professional throughout the booking process and very respectful towards what my husband and I wanted in a honeymoon. She accommodated to our needs and wants and even provided us with more than expected when we arrived in Jamaica. Sheila was great at responding in a timely manner to emails, texts and phone calls. She communicated via email with me from her own vacation in South Africa and was still able to provide top notch service. Up to the last moment she was communicating with us about flights via her app as well as through phone calls and text messages. She made sure that all plans fell into place for our honeymoon. Our honeymoon resort was so wonderful and from the beginning Sheila communicated with the resort (for example sending our wedding invite) to make our stay special and give us special honeymoon amenities. She set us up with the most relaxing and romantic trip and we are so grateful for her hard work. From our arrival at the airport to stepping on the flight home we did not run into any obstacles, we were set up from the beginning and Sheila had everything ready for us. Sheila provided a wonderful service and we will definitely be booking with her again in the future! I highly recommend her services as she goes above and beyond to make you feel special on your honeymoon. We felt heard when it came to what we wanted in a honeymoon, respected in what we could afford and lucky to have had her as our agent. Once again Sheila did a wonderful job and she has such passion for her work and making couples feel special on their honeymoon. read more

My wife and I wanted to go to Jamaica for our honeymoon. We didn't know what resort we wanted or what part of the island, just that we wanted to go to Jamaica. We met Shelia at a bridal show in Costa Mesa and started to talk with her. The first thing I noticed immediately was that she wasn't pushy or trying to sell us anything. Being a guy, the bridal show was already unbearable, but constantly being pushed to buy trivial stuff that you don't need gets tiring to say the least. We spoke with her for about 15 minutes and she gave us some literature to take home and read. We probably spoke a few more times over the phone and finally narrowed down what resort we wanted based on Shelia's recommendation. Once we put the deposit Sheila did everything. She did a great job booking flights and hotel accommodations. Our trip was planed out seven months in advance and from time to time she would check in with us for any changes and give us status updates. In addition every so often little gifts would show up in the mail; what a great touch. When the time came to finally take our trip we arrived at the resort only to find out that the accommodations that we had booked were not available. To say we were disappointed was a understatement. Once we were checked into our room (which was not the room we booked) I contacted Sheila just as she said to do in the event something was wrong. She was immediately available and started working the problem right away. She was able to help resolve our issues and kept us informed the entire time. In the end with Sheila's help my wife and I were able to come to a resolution with the resort that worked for everybody. My wife and I will be returning to Jamaica in December and already have Sheila working on that for us. As a small business owner myself, I believe in the power of repeat business and referrals. The only way to generate either one of these with all other factors being equal is to offer the best customer service possible. Shelia does that and more. Thank You Sheila, Maureen and I look forward to working with you again. Ken read more

I'm a little late at creating a review for Shelia, but its better late than never! I first wanted to start off by saying Shelia was awesome to work with from start to finish, my husband and I had no clue on how to plan a vacation to celebrate our Honeymoon! We decided to go to Ireland! She basically suggested we go here and go there and how we wanted to travel when we got to Ireland, what are interest were and BAM!!! She made it happened, she came up with the greatest itinerary! She was very knowledgeable, trustworthy, very attentive, and a great communicator. Seriously this lady knows her stuff, we felt very comfortable with her and at ease. It was a very easy, relaxing experience with her. I can't handle being stressed and overwhelmed and she just took care of everything! We will definitely be using her again, which prompt me to write a review! We had a great time in Ireland, we will definitely be visiting Ireland again and we would love to live there! Ireland is so beautiful, we went in October and the weather was perfect, sweater weather for sure with Irish coffee is seriously the best feeling in the world, cuddling up to my hubby on our bus tour was seriously one of my best memories. We had a blast going to Irish pubs, eating Irish meals, walking the streets of Dublin and Cork, seeing the Ring of Kerry, visiting castles, visiting the Guinness Factory, visiting the Jameson Irish Whiskey Factory, we did so much fun and interesting things! Best time ever! It was so awesome to experience a different country, I felt like a very lucky lady, very fortunate we could afford to travel as well. Shelia will be helping us either traveling back to Ireland or Greece or Thailand in the near future! Give Shelia a chance you won't regret it! Its so easy, no stress! read more

This is the second trip that I have booked with Sheila, and nothing, but PERFECT describes the experience! A friend of mine and I utilized Sheila for our girls trip. Having come from professions and lives, which call for having to make all the arrangements for everything in our lives, when I wanted to book the perfect vacation, hassle free and with TOTAL confidence that someone could advocate on our behalf if necessary, I knew that Sheila would be THE ONE. First, the service is excellent. Sheila is very willing and flexible to communicate with you ON ANY DAY, in ANY fashion. We sent text, made phone calls and emails to her, depending on what was at our disposal on any given day. Her communication with us was professional, knowledgeable and spot on. I chose Sheila because of her attention to detail, professionalism, kindness and travel knowledge. She takes the time to ask questions about you personally and get to know what it is that you're looking for. I appreciate that she also makes recommendations suitable to the needs you're asking for. If you don't know what you're looking for, IT IS OKAY, she will help you figure it out. If you don't know where to go, IT IS OKAY, she will make recommendations consistent with your personality and your wants. Using Sheila meant that I did not have to bother with making phone calls, waiting on endless hold to make reservations, and having someone to take care of you; everything was EASY. Oh....the Magic Castle ticket is a little very special extra treat that you get with the booking. Seriously, I am very type A and extremely selective and detail oriented, on both occasions that I have booked with Sheila, I have not been disappointed. My vacation was nothing less than perfect. read more

Sheila Cannon from Carefree Romantic Vacations provided exceptional service to coordinate our San Jose del Cabo destination wedding and honeymoon! If you are planning a destination wedding or honeymoon, I strongly recommend you use a travel agent, and that Sheila Cannon with Carefree Romantic Vacations is that travel agent. Your guests will have a knowledgable point of contact, you have someone who knows the right questions to ask and will make your wedding as stress free and enjoyable as possible. My wedding was truly magical and I am so thankful to Sheila for helping make it a reality! I am a full time PhD student and my husband works full time, we live across the country from where we grew up and our families are also spread out throughout the US. So, we decided if we were going to fly it would be somewhere new and fun! Sheila helped us pick a venue, she compiled information on all the wedding packages of the all-inclusive resorts that met our criteria and made it an affordable, stress-free experience for me to plan my dream wedding. Our original venue had to close due to the hurricane and in days of finding that out, Sheila had several other venue choices for us ready to go and we ended up loving our new venue, couldn't have imagined it anywhere else. She contacted and helped each person who had already reserved rooms at the old venue and helped easily change their reservations to the new one. She handled nearly all the travel for our ~40 guests (air, hotel and transfer bt the two) and made sure everyone got the most affordable and convenient flights. The wedding day, weekend and honeymoon were fantastic. I highly recommend her services and we plan to use Sheila again for future travel! read more

This was the first time we've book with a travel agent, and it was the best experience anyone could ask for. Sheila is by far amazing, professional, and thorough, and has great suggestions. She helped us plan our honeymoon in Bora Bora. She made it so easy and stress free that we didn't even have to think about it, until we packed the day after our wedding. She helped us book everything from our airline travel from LAX to Tahiti, Moorea, and Bora Bora, and all of our transfers by ferry, and boat to and from hotels. She gave us great suggestions on excursions to do, tips for meals. She was very knowledgeable about all the details regarding our honeymoon trip. She helped us alter our trip itinerary so that our trip wouldn't break the bank (example: no over water bungalow, instead a private pool in Moorea, then we went all out in Bora Bora, what excursions provided big meals so that we wouldn't go hungry or save some $$ on lunch, little things like that). Her response time is quick, and she is available via email or phone, and we even had a little travel app while we were on our honeymoon. She truly caters your honeymoon trip to what you both want, and what you both worked so hard for! The little sweet surprises that we walked into like our personal "love quote", little gifts from the hotel, bottles of champagne! All of that truly made you feel like royalty and special! We never thought we'd be able to make Bora Bora possible, but Sheila made it happen. We enjoyed every minute of it! To this day, It still feels surreal. Definitely will recommend to our family and friends! A job well done! read more

I met Sheila Cannon four years ago at the Scuba Show in Long Beach. I was planning a surprise trip for my wife and decided to go all out. Sheila said she would handle all the details and I wouldn't have to worry about anything. I told her what I wanted, white sand beaches, plenty of sunshine and easy access to scuba diving topped my list. I had started planning this trip about 18 months in advance and during that time I had numerous changes and requests. Basically, I threw some curveballs at Sheila, changing travel dates, type of accommodations etc. Sheila handled them all in stride. She actually seemed to enjoy it. Everything was "good to go" as we neared the start of our vacation and my wife was really excited (I had to finally tell her about the trip so she would have a few weeks to prepare). And then COVID 19 hit. All sorts of problems arose but not for me. Sheila, "my travel agent" took care of everything. She not only had to handle some curveballs but also some fastballs, sinkers, sliders, knuckleballs and change ups as well. I did absolutely nothing, Sheila took care of everything. I even added two days on the front end and the tail end of our vacation at the last minute with just a single call to "my travel agent". And if that wasn't enough, I even changed hotel reservations for our last two days during our vacation with a short email to "my travel agent. Sheila hit a GRAND SLAM WALK OFF HOME RUN. The end result is that we had an absolutely fantastic worry free vacation. All this to say, if you want a stress free, worry free vacation, call "my travel agent" Sheila Cannon. read more

I contacted Sheila when the time came to book our honeymoon for April 2022. We had an initial phone consultation during she really got to know my wants for the trip. I told Sheila that my future husband was not keen on traveling and I wanted a trip that he would love so much that it would make him want to travel more. I will say that my favorite thing about Sheila is that she made that a reality! The other great thing about her is that she has been all over the world and can tell you so much about so many places which really helps you decide where to book your trip to. We ended up deciding on Sandals Royal Plantation in Ocho Rios, Jamaica and we are so happy that we went there, it was the perfect honeymoon for us! The butler service, the food, the people, the beautiful scenery...everything was top notch and they really do treat you like royalty. Sheila let us know that we could go next door to the bigger Sandals resort with more amenities. We liked being able to have access to that as well but mostly enjoyed the calmer and more relaxed vibe at Royal Plantation. Sheila was very quick at communicating with me anytime I emailed her with questions. She booked two excursions for us: the bioluminescent blue lagoon and a day on the power boat, as well as a couples massage. We really enjoyed all of it and can't wait to go back to Royal Plantation some day. If you are truly looking for a "carefree romantic vacation," Sheila is the person to go to! read more

My husband and I were so busy planning our wedding that we didn't have the time or energy to plan our honeymoon in Italy. We are SO glad that we found Sheila to plan EVERYTHING!!!! She took care of the hotels, transportation between cities and travel from the airports. She put everything in an amazing app for our phones. All the ticket vouchers and tour information along with flight details...Sheila didn't miss anything!!!! She even sent us a printed packet in the mail before we left just in case so we had a hard copy. The trip through four cities in Italy was a honeymoon to remember! There was so much care and personalization that went into booking the trip. Sheila had welcome surprises for us when we checked into every hotel. The tour companies were great and the guides were fantastic! So knowledgeable and made our time that much more enjoyable. HIGHLY recommend Sheila not only for a honeymoon booking but if you need guidance to book a big trip. We can't imagine going with a travel agency now that we know the skill set that Sheila brings. She is so well traveled and is excellent in helping create an itinerary to remember. Thank you Sheila!!!! read more

Sheila Cannon is the BEST travel agent in the UNIVERSE!!!! She helped us with our 10 year anniversary trip. We were all set to go to Cozumel, Mexico and a week before we were due to leave, the hotel informed us that we wouldn't be able to have the room that we booked and 1/3 of the resort was going to be under construction! I was LITERALLY in tears thinking our 10 year anniversary was ruined. Sheila worked all day and night, on a weekend, while she was out of town at a convention.....she came back to her room at night and worked on our trip for us until she found us a better deal at a much nicer resort. She rearranged our flights, our hotel and our excursions. By the next day it was all booked and she had gotten our money refunded from the original resort. She is absolutely AMAZING!!! She truly cares that your romantic vacation is PERFECT!! Because of Sheila's hard work, our 10 year Anniversary trip went off without a hitch and was OVER-THE-TOP-AMAZING!!! If you want a travel agent that will work night and day to make your honeymoon or vacation absolutely perfect, then you need to work with Sheila Cannon!! read more

We have booked several vacations with Carefree Romantic Vacations in the past. Never been disappointed. Sheila goes above and beyond to make her clients happy. That's why she has so many satisfied return customers. She arranged a trip for us to Alaska this year (not a cruise), but land trip with car through the Kenai peninsula. Absolutely amazing! Even when we had a little snag with one of our hotels, she arranged a re-book with another hotel right over the phone within minutes. She's always available and responds immediately and always comes up with an agreeable solution. This takes sooo much stress out of your travel when you know she's only a phone call away, or, as with her new travel app, which every client has access to, only a text in real time. She is totally devoted to making sure everything goes smoothly with your travels. I highly recommend using Sheila as your next travel agent, you will be in good hands. You will literally just drive to the airport and, then, leave all your worries behind, knowing that she took care of everything else! read more

We have booked several vacations with Carefree Romantic Vacations in the past. Never been disappointed. Sheila goes above and beyond to make her clients happy. That's why she has so many satisfied return customers. She arranged a trip for us to Alaska this year (not a cruise), but land trip with car through the Kenai peninsula. Absolutely amazing! Even when we had a little snag with one of our hotels, she arranged a re-book with another hotel right over the phone within minutes. She's always available and responds immediately and always comes up with an agreeable solution. This takes sooo much stress out of your travel when you know she's only a phone call away, or, as with her new travel app, which every client has access to, only a text in real time. She is totally devoted to making sure everything goes smoothly with your travels. I highly recommend using Sheila as your next travel agent, you will be in good hands. You will literally just drive to the airport and, then, leave all your worries behind, knowing that she took care of everything else! read more

Sheila was recommended to us by friends who went to Alaska on a cruise, which they loved. Since my husband and I recently retired, we wanted to see "everything" in Alaska. Since we had never been on a cruise or a tour of this magnitude, we had lots of questions and reservations about all of it...but Sheila answered all of them and sent us lots of emails and docs that not only helped alleviate any nervousness but also got us more excited about our trip! After getting some background on us, she gave us choices she thought would be a good fit, and we ended up loving the land tour we took the first week, and then the relaxing cruise we took the second week. We saw so many different sites, both beautiful geographically and interesting culturally...more than we ever thought we would. We have lots of stories and memories for our families and friends and will be recommending Sheila to all of them for their vacation needs. Thanks for the quality, organization and ease of working with you on our first adventure Sheila! Fred & Dee read more

In the process of planning our wedding my husband and I thought of everything but soon realized we forgot to plan our honeymoon! We had a month before our wedding when in dawned on us that we still hadn't booked a single thing for our honeymoon. We chose to book with Sheila at Carefree Romantic Vacations to help us plan all the details for our honeymoon. We've worked with Sheila before and loved our experience so it was a no brained to do so again. We had a specific week we could take our honeymoon and Sheila helped us narrow down location, activities and took care of all bookings. We chose her concierge package and are so glad we did because we didn't worry about a thing. There were several special touches that were embedded to make our honeymoon that much special as well. Sheila booked us a complementary sunset photo shoot and provided an itinerary which my type A personality was super thankful for. We loved honeymooning in Jamaica and we look forward to booking her for future travels! read more

I highly recommend contacting Sheila if you are planning a trip anywhere! We recently went on a Mediterranean cruise and had already booked our flights and cruise when we realized we really didn't know how we were going to get around in Spain or where we should stay. I called Sheila for the first time and she was awesome! She provided options for hotels and private tours based on our budgets and made sure all of our transportation was taken care of. We stayed at the most beautiful hotels and had the best service. She arranged private tours at each port so we could see everything there was to see. She added extras we never would have received on our own. I only wish I had called her earlier and had her book our cruise and flights. She knows all about where you want to go and you can trust her recommendations. We plan on taking another trip to Europe next year and will definitely book everything through Sheila! read more

My husband and I knew that we wanted to do something for our ten year anniversary, but neither of us could figure out what to do or where to go. I had never used a travel agent before, but after reading some reviews on Yelp, I decided to give Sheila a call. She was incredibly helpful! Sheila made sure to figure out exactly what kind of vacation we were looking for and helped us quickly narrow down our options. We decided to visit the Sandals resort in Grenada (mostly because of the diving opportunities and certification course for my husband) and had a wonderful time! Sheila arranged everything for us and all we had to do was show up on the day of our trip! So convenient and easy! I would highly recommend her to any couples looking for a great vacation without the hassle of planning and arranging! read more

Sheila planned an amazing vacation for my husband and me! We provided a pretty detailed list of criteria for our trip (budget, spa amenities, number of restaurants, etc.), and she provided a list of resorts that matched our criteria perfectly! After we selected a resort, she recommended a number of excursions and activities, and was able to provide personal insight into the resort itself and the surrounding area. Sheila and her assistant, Marion, went above and beyond by arranging for special surprises upon our arrival at the resort and throughout our stay there. Sheila stayed in touch throughout the planning process and checked in after the trip to ensure we had a great time. We definitely recommend Carefree Romantic Vacations! read more