A horrified couple say their dream holiday with a pristine beach actually looked like a scene from a WW2 film.
Eileen Womersley, 47, and Gemma Adams, 36, say their getaway, which cost more than £5,000, was wrecked when they found the resort’s beach looked like a scene from the D-Day landings.
The couple forked out £5,500 on the romantic fortnight trip intending to soak up the sun on the tropical beaches at the Karisma El Dorado Royale spa in Mexico.
But when they arrived at the hotel, one of the top 100 establishments in the world, they found the beach marred by huge concrete wave breakers washed up on the shore.
The wave breakers, huge concrete structures which have littered the beach since they broke free from their moorings five years ago, were installed after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Mum-of-three Eileen said: “It looked like something from D-Day.”
Not only that but swimming was off the cards too, as exposed underwater mooring spikes meant it was too dangerous to get into the water.
In addition, the gorgeous pier restaurant, where guests could dine overlooking the sunset ocean, was no longer standing, having been obliterated by a tropical storm.
“It turned into a holiday from hell,” said civil servant Eileen, from Buckingham.
The couple tour operator TUI with legal action but it insisted: “All information regarding the concrete wave breakers is available on our website.”
Eileen and Gemma are not the only ones suffering through a holiday from hell this week.
The Maguire Family said their first holiday in three years turned into a nightmare after their luggage was lost not once but twice.
The Maguires flew from Dublin Airport to Venice with Lufthansa Airlines on Saturday, July 2, with a stopover in Frankfurt for a holiday.
But they say they spent the entire time trying to find out about their three lost bags of luggage.
Two of the bags were eventually brought to them during the week-long break, but as they arrived home on Saturday, July 9, they were told once again that their luggage would not be at the airport and was missing.
