Kat and Val are an independent travel consultant team affiliated with Academy Travel
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Val Schendel and Kat Barnard are a mother and daughter team of travel planners affiliated with Academy Travel and MickeyVacations.com. We have enjoyed immensely our family vacations at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Universal Orlando, and Cruise Lines through the years and now we want to share the magic with you! We will put every bit as much thought, effort, and excitement into planning your fami
ly's magical vacation as we do our own! Academy Travel has been designated as an official "Earmarked" travel agency by the Walt Disney Travel Company and is an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner. As graduates of the College of Disney Knowledge, let us help you plan your next Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Adventures by Disney, Disneyland Resort or Disney Aulani vacation! Although we specialize in Disney Destinations, we can also help you plan and book your magical vacation no matter where the pixie dust leads you!
📣 Just Announced Fall 2025 & Early 2026 Itineraries! Set sail on a family adventure to Mexico, Australia and New Zealand, The Bahamas and more with Disney Cruise Line!
Bookings open June 28th (earlier for castaway club members), so send me a message to start planning! ✨
Discover the best of Kauai, Maui & beyond on Viking’s all-inclusive, 17-day Hawaiian Islands Sojourn voyage! 🏝️🌺
Need a vacation this month and looking for an all inclusive in the Caribbean?!?!?
Sandals has several last minute deals this month!!
Contact us ASAP!!!! These will not last long and just released today!!!
And by the way ALL INCLUSIVE means just that at Sandals and Beaches resorts!!!
Kat Barnard an Affiliate of Academy Travel
Checkout this 5-Night stay at Beaches Negril for August 2024! 🏝️
🎉🌟 Hey there, future adventurers! Ready to make summer 2024 unforgettable? Universal Orlando Resort has you covered with an amazing 30% off on vacation packages! ✨🌞
Starting June 14th, experience new magic:
🏰 DreamWorks Land: Meet Shrek, ride the Trollercoaster, and catch the DreamWorks Imagination Celebration live show! 🌈💫
🧙♂️ Hogwarts Always: Enjoy a mesmerizing nighttime show at Hogwarts™ castle! ✨🏰
🎥 CINESATIONAL Lagoon Show: Immerse yourself in soundtracks from Harry Potter™, Jurassic World, and Jaws under the stars! 🦕🌊 (Select nights)
🎭 Universal Mega Movie Parade: Join your favorite characters in a dazzling parade starting July 3rd! 🎥🎉
Stay at Cabana Bay Beach Resort or Universal’s Aventura Hotel, with 2-park or 3-park tickets and park-to-park access! 🏨
Cabana Bay offers retro-themed decor, pools, a lazy river, a water slide, a bowling alley, and suites for up to 8 people. 🎳
Don’t miss out! Book now for the best summer ever at Universal Orlando Resort! 🌟🎈
Call me today to secure your spot! 📞✈️
Here’s a Brilliant idea… Starting May 8th, you can book on the brand new luxury yacht, Brilliant Lady, as she makes her MerMaiden voyages around North America — from New York, through the Panama Canal, and from Los Angeles— starting Fall 2025. See the continent like never before, from sea to shining sea.
March to sea, sun, and savings with 60% off + up to $400 in free drinks. >>>MORE
New 7-7-7 deals for the week along with a crazy good last minute deal for Sandals Ochi!
Did the absolutely 💚breathtaking 🩷skies this weekend have you longing for more?! Let me send you some details on Viking's 13 Day "In Search of the Northern Lights" itinerary from London to Bergen! 😍
Experience a land where dawn and twilight merge on the edges of the long Arctic night. Sailing far north during Norway’s winter, witness snow-covered landscapes dotted with rugged mountains and steep fjords, and seek out the brilliant aurora borealis dancing in the night sky. ✨
Experience Germany's fairytale town, Rüdesheim, and savor exquisite Rieslings on our exclusive wine-tasting excursion. Uncork luxury during AmaWaterways' Europe's Rivers & Castles Wine river cruise. Contact me for more information.
Choose Your Journey >>>MORE
Sailors shouldn’t be green with envy seeing everyone else’s vacation photos of white sand shores and sparkling blue Caribbean waters. Help color-correct by booking on any of Virgin's iconic Caribbean sailings out of Miami this year. With itineraries ranging from 4-8 nights, all of which stop at Virgin’s private Bimini beach club, you’ll surely be feeling tickled pink! (Just don’t forget the sunscreen 😉!)
March to sea, sun, and savings with 60% off + up to $400 in free drinks. >>>MORE
Everything you need. Nothing you do not.
Whether you choose to explore the lush landscapes of the Hawaiian Islands or transit Panama’s famed canal, you can enjoy a complimentary excursion in each port, FREE access to The Nordic Spa, FREE wine and beer with meals and so much more on an all-inclusive ocean voyage with Viking!
Contact me to reserve your stateroom today with a $25 deposit to take advantage of a special offer—FREE international airfare, a FREE stateroom upgrade and a FREE Silver Spirits Beverage Package when you book select itineraries during the May Ocean Sale!
Thrilled to announce that I am now a Certified Autism Travel Professional! 🌟
✈️ As a mom of autistic children, I am very familiar with the apprehension and challenges traveling comes with. I love helping families like ours navigate these new environments and experience the magical vacations we all deserve, so I decided to take the next step and become a Certified Autism Travel Professional through IBCCES!
📜 A Certified Autism Travel Professional (CATP) has been verified by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES) to have completed an autism and sensory training program to better assist travelers and has passed the IBCCES Autism Competency exam.
✨I am committed to creating travel experiences that cater to everyone’s needs, ensuring every family can explore the world with comfort and joy. Let’s embark on unforgettable adventures together!
With a wave of awards under the deck for Virgin Voyages' outstanding culinary program, they wanted to keep the celebration going this summer with the 3rd annual Eat & Drink Festival! During July, the entire fleet of lady ships will be boosting the already exceptional array of food and drinks with brand-new events like the first-ever Virgin Voyages Asian Night Market and bringing back beloved experiences like the Sailor-favorite Seven Seas Sippers — the thrilling cocktail treasure hunt across seven bars on board.
March to sea, sun, and savings with 60% off + up to $400 in free drinks. >>>MORE
Have you always wanted to visit Antarctica but have been deterred by the daunting Drake Passage? Then this is the voyage for you. With Silversea, you can simply board a private charter plane in Punta Arenas to land in King George Island and begin your Antarctic experience straight away. Plus, you'll sail aboard Silver Endeavour, the most luxurious expedition ship ever built.
It’s Wednesday which means new 7-7-7 deals are out! Here’s just a sample but there are plenty of other options too!
It’s never too early to start planning for Halloween! 🎃
Tickets for this year's Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Party go on sale for guests staying at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels on May 8! ✨
This year there will be MORE Villains ☠️, New Costumes, a New Dance Party, New Characters such as Bruno Madrigal, and an earlier start time for the Boo To You Parade! In addition to all of our favorite shows, fireworks, snacks 🍭, and trick or treating that make this our favorite time of year to visit Walt Disney World!🏰
The dates for 2024 are:
August 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30
September 2, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29
October 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31
🌴 Today is the last day to book your club, concierge, or butler suite with me to get these extra perks! This is good not just for the adults-only Sandals resorts, but for the family friendly Beaches resorts too!✨
🌺 Both Sandals and Beaches resorts are all-inclusive, and that really means ALL! Meals, snacks, 🍹alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, airport transportation, activities, 🏄♂️motorized and non motorized water sports including scuba diving (2 tanks per day if you’re certified, if you’re not certified you can complete your certification onsite at many of the resorts!)🐠, entertainment, even TIPS are included!
🩵 Another thing I love about Sandals resorts is that they give back to the islands through the Sandals Foundation! With a focus on Education, Community and the Environment, they are committed to making a positive and sustainable impact on the islands they call home 🐢. They also buy local and hire locally too- which benefits the islands economy but also gives you a much more authentic experience as you get to eat all the delicious local food and meet all the friendly local people!❤️
With resorts in Curacao, Jamaica, Turks & Caicos, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent, let me help you find the perfect one for you! 🎯
🌺 Just a reminder, if you book your Sandals or Beaches trip with me in a club, concierge, or butler suite by May 4th, you’ll get some extra freebies to make your trip even more dreamy! 🌴AND these are combinable with many of the other current Sandals promotions as well! ✨
We also got to experience this wonderful catamaran sunset cruise which I highly recommend!
Sandals offers many different excursions you can book in advance or once you arrive so that you can get out and experience the island you are visiting and meet the local people- including this shopping tour we took through the vibrant districts of Punda and Otrobanda in Willemstad. Such a beautiful, colorful, safe, and fun place to walk around and meet people!
🏄♂️Sandals and Beaches resorts offer a large array of motorized and non-motorized water sports that are all included! Paddle boarding, snorkeling, wind surfing, kayaking, glass bottom boats, hobie cats, waterskiing, and more- it’s all included!*
🤿 Plus, certified divers can dive daily with the top of the line included equipment and if you’re not certified yet you can finish your PADI certification onsite at most of the Sandals resorts! 🐠
*activities available vary by resort
Get ready for photo overload!
First up, some photos of the beautiful adults-only, all-inclusive resort!
Just announced! Experience many of your favorite video game characters like never before as you explore the interactive fun of SUPER NINTENDO WORLD™, opening 2025 at Universal Epic Universe at Universal Orlando Resort.
Learn more: https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/sales/epic-universe/worlds/super-nintendo-world
Some great Sandals deals that came out today!
“Soaking” up the last couple of hours before I hop on a plane ✈️ back home, but I’ll have plenty of time to share more photos of this beautiful place while I’m at the airport- or answer any questions if you want to talk about planning your next dream vacation too ;)🌴
Remember if you book a Sandal or Beaches stay with me before May 4th, I’ll have some extra freebies I can throw in for you! 🌺
And as always, there are no extra fees or costs for booking through me, you get the same great price while benefitting from my help and knowledge and supporting my small business and family ❤️
🏝️Excited to head next week to check out Sandals Royal Curaçao with my Academy Travel friends!
🌴I'll be posting lots of beautiful pics as well as special booking incentives while I'm there, but in the meantime you can get a glimpse of this amazing resort here: https://travefy.com/trip/6yw9rqqx4lcsqz2ae245q7s7d7bpb5q 🤩
Great news!! Starting April 21, the new Link 311 with Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority(LYNX) will operate between our airport & the Disney Springs Transfer Center, with convenient stops along the way. Looking forward to seamlessly connecting travelers to even more magical moments! 🤩
🗓️ Every 30 minutes, daily
⌚ 5am-11pm
📍 Level 1, Terminal A, A38-41 spots
🚍 https://bit.ly/49HrRfd
Disability Access Service Program Changing at Walt Disney World and Disneyland!
More Info: https://thekingdominsider.com/disability-access-service-program-changing-at-walt-disney-world-and-disneyland-ks1/
Registration is open for King Con Cruise 2025!
Sail with the King, Baby!
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🌴Wherever you are today, you know you’d rather be here 😉🌺 Book your dream Sandals or Beaches vacation with me while I’m here to get some special freebies to make your trip even more magical ✨😍 Shoot me a message for more details! #backtothebeach #sandalsresorts #beachesresorts #sandalsroyalcuracao #academytravel
