Helpful travel tips, unique photos from around the world, must see travel destinations, featured hotels and resorts, cruise and land package promotions, updates to travel related stories in the news, as well as my personal travel photos and journal, as I travel the world! I have two beautiful daughters, Kimberly and Kristin, and I am happy and proud to say that they are both involved with my busin
ess. Kristin is following in my footsteps and has completed her Travel and Tourism Program at SAIT in Calgary, and now works for Westjet, while Kimberly assists me with IT (Information Technology) and produces the amazing and creative information sheets for my website. I have always wanted to travel the world and had actually made a list during my College years of all the countries and places I wanted to visit in my lifetime. It was quite long, but in the past 25 years, I have had the opportunity to travel to many of those amazing destinations on my list. I am a CLIA certified ‘Accredited Cruise Counselor’. I have cruised on more than 100 cruises and have had the opportunity to experience a variety of cruise lines. I thoroughly enjoy my job as it allows me to seek out exciting destinations to travel to with my clients. I specialize in group travel, usually with both a cruise and land component, and I currently host at least four group departures each year. I have incredible suppliers who are instrumental in helping me create travel programs for my clients. My relationship with my top suppliers has developed over the years into a wonderful partnership. My preferred land suppliers, to name just a few, are Excursions Ltd in the UK, Tour East Holidays in Toronto, GAP Adventures in Toronto and ‘Next Stop New York’ in New York. I choose the cruise line that best suits the destination and the needs of my clients. My favorite destination to date has to be my 24 day Galapagos/Rainforest/Machu Picchu cruise tour. I use Celebrity Cruise Lines, 89 passenger ‘Xpedition’ ship for this group. I took my fourth group last fall and I am currently planning a fifth group for November 2012. Other destinations that are high on my list are the Mediterranean, the Baltic, Tahiti, South America and Iceland. Some of the destinations I have yet to explore and will be planning in the coming years include Africa (South Africa is my feature destination for 2012!), the Middle East, Dubai, the Nile River and Antarctica. If you are interested in finding out more about my group departures or if you need help planning a specific cruise or land package to take on your own or with family or a group of friends, you can contact me at 1-877-500-2034. You can also email me via the contact form on the Contact page at www.lycruising.com. I look forward to helping you turn your travel dreams into reality! Lorraine
