Bobcat and Carol,

With all due respect to and for the Towers, which is our island timeshare which we love, i absolutely feel for these displaced and disgruntled passengers. We were at the Towers a year or so ago when a similar occurrence took place with the differences being it was a KLM flight ergo many times more passengers involved, and it only went on for 2-3 days. It was bad enough for these people to have this happen in the first place but that's just the beginning of the story.

The lack of communication is the thing that drives everyone crazy, from the displaced passengers to the hotel staff (who have none of the responsibility for the situation but take all of the passengers wrath....) who were trying to be as helpful as they could given the particulars of the situation.

And a further thought re the placement of the displaced passengers at the Towers and as much as I love the place, it's a terrible location for these people to be placed. It's a great place for vacationers who want a nice and quiet place off the beaten path to come home to at the end of their island day, and I'm sure it's good for the Towers coffers, too, but the location is terrible for people without their own transportation since beyond the pool bar and its very limited food offerings, there are no restaurants on site and nothing within easy and safe nighttime walking distance. Far better these pax should be housed at the Sonesta Maho Beach where at least they had additional options for their enjoyment while there.

They have my sympathies, for sure. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />