Heather Visser is the longtime Shore Excursions Manager for Cruise Specialists. She has been in the travel industry 22 years, including working on board cruise ships for six years. She has visited more than 90 countries and is our agency’s in-house expert on planning curated … [Read more...]
Cruising with Viking Ocean: Conclusion of Our 32-Day Hosted French Polynesia Voyage
The Viking Ocean Cruises 2022 Grand Polynesia Voyage has come to a triumphant completion in Los Angeles. Our longtime Cruise Specialists Voyage Host, Tom Mullen, shares his thoughts from the last few days of the voyage, which took place January 5 to February 6, 2022. I’ve … [Read more...]
Cruising French Polynesia with Voyage Host, Tom Mullen
Tom Mullen, our longtime Cruise Specialists Voyage Host, is checking in from his travels on the 2022 Viking Cruises Grand Polynesia Voyage! Tom is accompanying a group of Cruise Specialists clients on this delightful 32-day vacation—a true paradise on the ship and ashore. In … [Read more...]
More-Inclusive Silversea Cruises
Silversea Cruises will begin including roundtrip air and at least one complimentary shore excursion at every port, on every voyage, available in the spring of 2022 onward. Private executive transportation making your journey all-inclusive, door to door, is also coming soon. … [Read more...]
Cruise Review: Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady
Prior to the North American debut of Virgin Voyages, we heard many promises: The new ship, Scarlet Lady, would be irresistible. Cruises would be filled with surprises and delights. And perhaps most of all, that Virgin Voyages would be charting its own path with high-profile … [Read more...]