Cruise Advice & Tips

Prepping for Cruise Embarkation

By Carol Rowland / April 20, 2022 / Comments Off on Prepping for Cruise Embarkation

There are always some preparation tips to make any journey go smoother, so today I share a few ideas for preparing ahead for cruise embarkation… Prepping for Cruise Embarkation Before you head to the port for embarkation, there are some things you can do ahead of time at home to make that process go smoothly.…

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How is expedition cruising different from ocean cruising?

By Carol Rowland / March 9, 2022 / Comments Off on How is expedition cruising different from ocean cruising?

Join me next January for what I consider to be the top bucket list trip ever – going on a luxury expedition Antarctica cruise to step on the seventh continent. If you’ve never considered Antarctica, now is the time – I have special group pricing that is below published list price, and it is a…

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What to Expect Onboard an American River Cruise

By Carol Rowland / March 3, 2021 / Comments Off on What to Expect Onboard an American River Cruise

What to Expect Onboard an American River Cruise While you probably get lots of promotions in your mailbox about European river cruises on the Danube, Rhine, Seine, and Rhone Rivers, river cruising in the United States is a rapidly growing travel style. Exploring the United States via river cruise is a lovely travel experience anytime,…

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Is Chasing a Solar Eclipse in Antarctica on your Bucket list? It Should be.

By Carol Rowland / December 9, 2020 / Comments Off on Is Chasing a Solar Eclipse in Antarctica on your Bucket list? It Should be.

One of the future trips I’m working on is an Antarctic cruise, and in doing my research I found a very special event that magnifies that experience even more, so that inspires this week’s article… Is Chasing a Solar Eclipse in Antarctica on your Bucket list? It Should be. Imagine yourself surrounded by the quiet…

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What can you expect from travel going forward? (Part 2)

By Carol Rowland / October 14, 2020 / Comments Off on What can you expect from travel going forward? (Part 2)

Last week I shared some insights I gained from my three-day virtual travel conference, which was pretty intense in how travel comes back in the midst of Covid. I addressed the ways travel suppliers are offering more flexible policies to encourage future bookings, some of the health screening you can expect. Today, let’s look at…

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Checkmarks are Fun – Bucket List Plans

By Carol Rowland / June 17, 2020 / Comments Off on Checkmarks are Fun – Bucket List Plans

This slow travel period has folks expanding their dreams of future trips, which inspires this week’s article… Creating a Plan for Your Bucket List One of the first steps in checking things off your list is to have the list written down. Statistics show people who write down their goals have over an 80% higher…

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The fun of learning – Enrichment Programs

By Carol Rowland / November 14, 2018 / Comments Off on The fun of learning – Enrichment Programs

This week’s article continues my insights from the Luxury travel summit that I attended weekend before last, and one of my favorite parts of cruising… Enrichment on Luxury Cruises Continuing the theme of luxury from my attendance at the Luxury Travel Summit the weekend before last, one of the things that I really love about…

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Unique Events Packaged as Luxury Travel

By Carol Rowland / November 7, 2018 / Comments Off on Unique Events Packaged as Luxury Travel

I spent this weekend in Nashville at the Luxury Travel Summit, and while it was a working weekend, you know part of my job is to experience very cool things for recommendations for my clients, and oh my goodness, I did. We had a private performance by a songwriter who is up for number one…

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More Ways to Get Extras – Amenity Programs

By Carol Rowland / June 13, 2018 / Comments Off on More Ways to Get Extras – Amenity Programs

Continuing from last week, I wanted to share more about the wonderful benefits available through some of the other programs I can tap into on your behalf… Other Amenity Programs Offered by Travel Agents Last week I described the Distinctive Voyages program that I’m going to be hosting for in August, and I wanted to…

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Goodies and Extras – Distinctive Voyages Amenities

By Carol Rowland / June 6, 2018 / Comments Off on Goodies and Extras – Distinctive Voyages Amenities

I’m very excited about the cruise that I will be taking to Alaska in August, where I’ll be sailing as a Distinctive Voyages host on Regent Seven Seas. I love Regent, which is an amazing cruise experience that is all inclusive – air, shore excursions, gratuities, wine, beer, and spirits are all included. Distinctive Voyages…

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