I am a travel nerd. I spent 35 years as a database expert. It was not real exciting. But what I did get to do was travel. 13 years as a field consultant for 3 different companies. Every week on the road to another client and another place. I learned I liked being on the go.

I retired and got bored. Then I became a cruise travel consultant with the help of Expedia Cruises. I get baked here in Las Vegas and dream of my next cruise. And I do cruise. I have sailed to Hawaii from LA and across the Atlantic to England this year.

The first question I get from people I interact with is, “why do I need a cruise travel agent? I can do whatever I want online.” My response… “not really”. I did learn to be politically correct as a consultant for all those years. Here are a few reasons you need an assist planning your cruise, or any travel for that matter.

TRAVEL INSURANCE. Expedia Cruises gives me access to good travel insurance. You need travel insurance from the time you leave your front door until you walk through it again. Some travel sites only cover you for the time you are on the boat or airplane. Maybe your luggage is covered and maybe it isn’t. You fall on excursion and need some medical help. Maybe the insurance you clicked on covers that, or most likely, it doesn’t. I can give you the travel insurance that will be useful when you need it. ACCESS TO ALL AVAILABLE DISCOUNTS AND PERKS. Expedia Cruises is a very big company. They get deals that don’t appear on just any travel site. I am here to get my customers the best deal on the vacation they want.

TRAVEL EXPERENCE. Let me give you one example. Wouldn’t everyone in your family want to sail through Glacier Bay on an Alaska cruise? My answer is “NO”. If you have 6- to 10-year-old kids, all that ice gets boring really quick. For the kids, you need a great children’s program on the ship to keep the kids entertained. That way you can look at the glaciers with the awe they deserve, and the kids can be doing stuff they want to do.

In the adult area of cruising, I like to smoke cigars, drink fine liquor, and play poker. I know how to enjoy myself on a boat and make to most out my time the way I want it.

Let me put my years of travel experience to work for you to get you the vacation you want.