Cruises/Expert Profile
Expertise
I can answer questions about cruises worldwide. Alaska, Antactica, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii, South Africa and South America. I can answer any questions regarding cruising. With your family, bride, wife of 50 years or all the relatives for a reunion.
Experience in the area
I have over 27 years experience and over 100 cruises. I love to cruise, I love riverboat cruises and adventure cruises to Borneo to see the Orangutans or the Amazon to see the natives and the piranha.
Organizations
ARTA (Association of Retail Travel Agents), Have a Heart Project (a non-profit charity for children)
Publications
Your hub
Education/Credentials
Completed courses in travel relating to international ticketing, cruise sales, gay and lesbian travel, CLIA, specialist for France, Scandinavia and Spain travel.
Awards and Honors
Top agency in 2006
Average Ratings
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Recent Answers from Debbie Smith
2009-08-16 repositioning cruises to/from Australia/New Zealand:
Let me do a little research this morning Bill. Ok Princess does cruises Sep of 2010 Vancouver, San Francisco, Honolulu, Maui, Papeete, Bora Bora, Moorea, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva, Auckland, Wellington
2009-08-15 repositioning cruises to/from Australia/New Zealand:
When is 2010? There aren't what I would call repositioning cruises from the U.S. to the South Pacific. There are pieces of a world cruise, which is expensive that would do this. Otherwise the ships
2009-06-07 Carnival B2B cruise:
Dear Tracey, I don't have access to the information for Australian citizens travel in the U.S. and Canada. We're lucky to get the information on U.S. citizens. If Carnival is advising you that it's
2009-05-22 alaska cruise:
I think the Alaska travel is going to change drastically in the next few years. Alaska has added a tax about $60 per person to cover environmental issues and is not dealing with any of those issues.
2009-03-02 Honeymoon: Cruise vs all inclusive resort:
Ok here's what I've found. Cruise on the Conquest leaves from Galveston so you fly into Houston from Cedar Rapids. Airfare is about $485 per person including the transfer from the airport to the ship
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