Dreaming Of Cruising - Vagabonding with Gail

01/01/2025

Sun setting on 2024 over the lake.

13/12/2024

Here's a great escape in January.......I just booked this myself. Holland America Zaandam out of Fort Lauderdale, 1/18/25-1/25/25. This is a sweet Eastern Caribbean itinerary visiting Half Moon Cay, St. Thomas, San Juan and Amber Cove. The Zaandam is lovely smaller ship that only carries 1400 passengers, so it is uncrowded and relaxing. Prices start at only $669 per person double occupancy, which includes taxes and Port charges. With the current promotion, third and fourth passengers in a cabin pay only $275 each!

Contact me if you'd like a quote.

14/11/2024

Hello my solo travelers! Check out this great itinerary on Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady! Departing San Juan on 1/11/25 for 10 nights, it's the perfect way to escape the crazy.

A solo Sea Terrace balcony, with their signature hammock, is $2399 total, which includes taxes, port charges, WiFi and tips! Plus $100 Sailor Loot OBC to spend on board.

If this piques your interest, I have some Virgin MNVV future cruise deposits available. They cost $300 and the $300 paid is applied towards the deposit, plus it gets you a $300 discount on the cruise. And then you get another $600 sailor loot, which is a fantastic. They are only good on the standard/XL/Central Sea Terraces though, they don't work on the limited view or insider cabins. So with one of those the Sea Terrace price drops to $2099. Nice!

Who wants to go? Contact me to book this one, or there are a couple other Inauguration Day avoidance options which start as low as $457 for an interior guarantee on MSC.

25/10/2024

🎉 The $99 Sale 🎉

𝙂𝒐𝙞𝒏𝙜. 𝑮𝙤𝒊𝙣𝒈. 𝘼𝒍𝙢𝒐𝙨𝒕 𝒈𝙤𝒏𝙚 — 𝙞𝒕’𝒔 𝑻𝙝𝒆 $𝟗𝟗 𝑺𝙖𝒍𝙚!

Escape the cold and escape into paradise that only an exclusively adult Caribbean voyage can offer with rates from $99 pp/pn.

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 - 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:

🌴 4-8 night round trip Caribbean voyages from Miami

🎅🏼 Pre/post Christmas and holiday voyages all December

🪩 The 2-night Virgin Voyages Weekender ft DJ Sam Feldt

🌊 The final two Transatlantic voyages of the year from Barcelona and Rome

🛳️ January 2025 - Idyllic Caribbean Isles & Colombia

As a Virgin Voyage First Mate, I can get you booked on one of these epic getaways today. You can check out these itineraries and more in the link in the first comment! 🧜🏻‍♀️

Hurry, Inventory is limited! Take advantage of The $99 Sale ASAP while it’s here because once the space is filled up, these rates aren’t coming back.

12/06/2024

I'll be visiting next month! Let me know if you wanna go too!

07/06/2024

Tapas on a Virgin Voyages Mediterranean sailing. But you don't have to fly to Spain, you can enjoy these great tapas on a Caribbean cruise on Virgin as well. You know you want to. 

31/05/2024

Never, ever share anything with a confirmation # online. And especially not on something that the whole world can view like TikTok. Most mobile devices have a markup feature that makes it really easy to block out stuff like this. Cabin numbers are something else that should not be posted, at least not until after you travel. The more info someone has, the more likely it is that they can impersonate you. 

BTW, if you book with a travel agent, that agent is the only one that can make changes to or cancel the booking. And you either need to access the cruise lines dedicated travel agent website, or call in and answer 20 questions in order to do so. It's not impossible that someone could call in and impersonate the travel agent, but it's a lot less likely as they need both the agent & agency info, as well as the travelers. 

The mom and nurse practitioner said she went into “a full-blown panic” and she and her four kids were all in tears.

30/05/2024

Fantastic WINDSTAR Pricing! OVERWATER BUNGALOW & TAHITI PARADISE CRUISETOUR
Over the water bungalow + 7-day Tahiti cruise available to book now for Jun. 5 & 12, 2025: $7,122 All-inclusive/$6,499 Cruise Only
Nov. 27; Dec. 4 & 11, 2025: $6,622 All Inclusive/$5,999 Cruise Only

07/05/2024

25/04/2024

Celebrate with Boy George + Richard Branson!

This just in: the legendary Boy George will be joining Richard Branson on board for all three of Virgin Voyages Celebration Voyages in 2024. The singer-songwriter will be playing guest DJ sets and throwing an epic party on the decks of each ship, so when you hop aboard Valiant, Scarlet, or Resilient Lady, you'll be getting all the glam you already love from a Virgin sailing - plus some added star power. 🤩🥂🍾✨🌟

Contact me to book, or browse other Virgin Voyages here: https://bit.ly/VV_Dreaming

17/04/2024

It's Dollar Deposit Day on Holland America! One day only,  April 18, 2024.

This is a great chance to lock in that amazing voyage on Holland America that you've been dreaming about. Since the deposit is so low, it could be a great opportunity for you to splurge on Club Orange as well. This opportunity is available for a wide variety of sailings in 2024 and even through late 2025. Contact me for a quote today!

(Actually, travel agents can access access this promotion starting at 8 PM tonight.) 

15/04/2024

I have cabins available on all three of these options, plus a 4th Queen Mary 2 option which isn't mentioned in this article. 21 day Round-trip from NYC and experiencing the eclipse in Reykjavík. My group rates for the Queen Anne sailing are significantly lower than current direct pricing. (Please note that due to cruise line restrictions, I can unfortunately only book US residents.)

https://www.luxurytraveladvisor.com/cruises/cunards-solar-eclipse-sea-offers-prime-viewing-2026

Did you miss out on the recent total solar eclipse that North America just experienced? Cunard has annou | Three ships in the Cunard fleet will be in the path of totality for the next solar eclipse on August 12, 2026. Here's what you need to know.

13/04/2024

Are you Dreaming Of Cruising on Norwegian? Right now there is a great offer to get free prepaid gratuities on any seven day or longer sailing in a balcony or higher category cabin. This is a value of at least $140 per person. And the savings increase on longer cruises. This deal only lasts until April 20, so ask me for your free quote today! 

08/04/2024

Ok, so now that 2024 is in the books, who wants to talk about 2026? I do! I already reserved space on 4 itineraries, with more hopefully to be added. Europe, here we come!

As it is almost 2 1/2 years in the future, not that many cruise lines have published their schedules for August 2026. However, Cunard has boldly leapt into the breach and has offered several very intriguing options. I will be watching and adding new itineraries from other lines as they are issued. H...

08/04/2024

Maximum eclipse here.

07/04/2024

Very cool link for eclipse festivals. I need to look at it some more and find some other good festivals to attend for the rest of the year. 

A listing of the festivals celebrating the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, PA, New York, Vermont and Maine.

07/04/2024

I've got some very lucky clients that will be there on the Koningsdam for this incredible event. As well as some on the Zaandam and the Emerald Princess. Did you miss the boat for 2024? I've already reserved some group space for the total eclipse in Europe in 2026. Contact me for info.