Groups, Luxury + Ocean, River & World Cruises

My Specialties:

• Group Travel (Cruise & Land)
• Luxury Cruises
• Trans-Atlantic Cruises
• Luxury International Tours
• Europe Off The Beaten Path

Advanced Experts: Celebrity Cruises & Royal Caribbean Groups

https://www.cdvcruises.com - In my decades as a travel professional, We have organized over 800 groups, between land tours in Europe and cruises -- adding up to thousands of travelers we have helped, and built strong relationships with.  We focus heavily on creating tours for people that do not like tours.  In other words, when we organize a vacation, be it for just you, or a group you are organizing, we put a special emphasis on creating experiences that you would never find in a catalog or normal tour website.  These are experiences based on personal connections all over the world.  I help you not only see the place, but become a part of it, so that it feels like a second home to you, and you leave having met new friends.

Thousands of 5-Star Reviews

There are some reviews of me here, but visit our website at www.culturediscovery.com, and you will find well over a thousand gathered over the past sixteen years.  Head over to TripAdvisor, and you will see hundreds more.  The most common theme you find in these reviews is that it was "the best vacation of their lives." 

How We Work With You:

We are all about service and relationships.  We generally get better pricing than the cruise lines offer on their sites, but we do not engage in advance rebating as high-volume travel call centers do.  Instead, we focus on spending more time on each traveler's needs.  from planning to well after your trip.  We work with fewer travelers so that we can dedicate the time your travels require.

Most travel advisors refer to travelers they work with as "clients."  If this is the kind of relationship you want, we am not for you.  We do this to help people feel a sense of family, belonging and real appreciation of local cultures when they travel. We think of you as a  guest. This is the real deal.  The words client and customer bother me.  It sets the wrong tone and makes what we do a business transaction.  We love what we do because our guests become friends. This is what makes what we do so wonderful.

We are never satisfied with the status-quo, and always trying to make it better and better. 

We are very high-tech.  You will have detailed itineraries on your smartphone, you will have all of your documents at your fingertips, and if you are in a bind, you will always know what to do.  If you don't, you will simply get a hold of us.  And if for some reason we're not available, we have a full team behind us.

We're also always trying to get you more for your money.  If we find a way to get you a lower price on that cruise you booked with us, We are right on it!  Sure, we make a few dollars less, but it actually is not about the money nearly as much as it is about the relationship.  Remember.... "guest".. "friend"... not client.

WHO ARE WE?

We are not not typical travel advisors by any means. We am a life-long world travellers, and run Culture Discovery Vacations , a well-known "next level luxury" tour company in Europe, focusing on local living in southern Europe, cooking classes,  vacations, and most of all: A sense of belonging.  

We also offer all kinds of travel to people seeking something above and beyond the normal.  We have changed the way thousands of people travel.

We are all about people.  We love making magic happen!  We have spent our lives living in multiple countries worldwide.  

And we love cruises!  So you may find us who knows where.  And when we travel between The Americas and Europe, it is almost always on a transatlantic cruise!

This is our passion. Having lived in different cultures most of our lives has given each of us a wonderful insight into travel that we can pass on.  There are many beautiful places to travel in the world, and what makes these places most beautiful are the people, the food, and the local culture.  These are things most people don't fully experience with traditional travel, and that is specifically what we work to weave into trips we plan. 

Our Credentials:

• Certified Travel Industry Executive (CTIE) accredited (Michael)
• One of few in Travel Leaders Network certified as a Group Travel Specialist.
• One of few in Travel Leaders Network certified as a Trusted Travel Advisor.
• One of the very few in the world awarded Tip Advisor's coveted Hall of Fame award.
• Certified with CLIA
• Certified by many countries as Destination Experts
• Direct relationships Major (and smaller) cruise lines & hotels.
• Licensed Destination Management Company