It is with great pleasure that I look forward to working with you regarding your vacation needs. After 15 years as an educator in Illinois public schools, I decided to pursue my passion to help others see the world. My first cruise was aboard Royal Caribbean's Viking Serenade in December 1992. Since then, I have cruised 32 times and logged 219 nights aboard some of the most wonderful vessels at sea. I have cruised or personally inspected ships from the following cruise lines: A-Rosa Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Crociere, Cunard Line, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Travel Dynamics International, and Windstar Cruises. I am recognized within the travel industry as a Certified Travel Associate (CTA) and within the cruise industry as an Elite Cruise Counsellor Scholar (ECCS) and Luxury Cruise Specialist (LCS). I have earned the Alaska, Hawaii, and North America Destination Specialist (DS) and the Accessible Travel Lifestyle Specialist (LS) designations from the Travel Institute. I am also recognized as an Alaska Certified Expert (ACE) with the Alaska Travel Industry Association, an Anchorage Wild Expert (AWE) with the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau, and a Vancouver Specialist with Tourism Vancouver. With respect to Hawaii, I am a graduate of Ke Kula O Hawaii (The School of Hawaii), and a certified Master Specialist for the islands of Oahu and Big Island.
