Nice to Meet You...
I'm Amy, and I still get goosebumps when a cruise ship's horn sounds on sailaway. I've sailed 35+ cruises, toured 50+ ships and explored 40+ countries - the kind of first-hand experience that means I know which suites are worth it, which ports need more time and where the crowds *won't* be.
Small-ship ocean, river, yacht and expedition cruises -- paired with land time in Europe, Alaska and the South Pacific (ah! Bora Bora!) -- that's where I shine. That's my passion.
The only type of clients I work with:
I work with adults who want elevated, grown-up travel without the chaos or crowds. You've traveled enough to know what you don't want:
cookie-cutter itineraries, wasted time or feeling like just another booking number.
You want your travel to mean something: to discover more about yourselves, your loved ones or your world.
And you want a travel advisor who's actually been there, knows the ships, knows the people in charge of the cruise line and can design a trip that fits how you like to travel - not how a brochure or social media influencer says you should.
I handle the details. You just show up and be prepared to Discover More - more awe, connection, culture and renewal.
Fast Facts:
- Seattle luxury travel advisor working with well-traveled adults nationwide
- Visited 40+ countries | 35+ cruises | 50+ ships toured
- Specialty: Ocean, river, yacht & expedition cruising + Europe | Alaska | South Pacific land travel
- Known for: cruise suite placement, smart trip pacing and trips that feel like you
- Certified Specialist: Explora Journeys, AMAWaterways, Azamara, Celebrity Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Holland America Line and others
- Member of the 2026 Virtuoso Cruise Community
- Press: Featured as a cruise expert in Travel + Leisure, Parade, MSN, Yahoo LIfestyle, Virtuoso Life Magazine and 425 Magazine
- Recent trips: Southern Italy intensive cruise on Explora Journeys; train-hopping and tapas tasting through Madrid and Barcelona; Iceland & the Faroe Islands on Azamara; wilderness discovery through the lesser-known cruise ports of Alaska on a 13-day sailing; island-hopping the Southern Caribbean on a 9-night Explora Journeys sailing; private yacht exploration along Croatia's Dalmatian Coast; a spring escape to Paris; hidden-gem hunting through Tuscany, Pienza included
- Upcoming trips: Iconic Christmas Markets aboard AMAWaterways' AmaSonata; and a Rhine river Christmas Markets sailing on Riverside's Mozart
Ready to work together? Reach out - always love meeting new friends and future clients. Set up a call, follow me on social - or email me. Let's do this!
Frequently Asked Questions: HOW MUCH DOES A TRAVEL AGENT COST? Here's how I do it: no planning fee on cruises. I book enough of them, and have the systems to do it that way. Complex custom land itineraries are the exception, usually $150 per person, since those I build from scratch. What my clients get instead is the better cabin, the onboard credit, and the amenities that don't show up when you book it yourself. Other advisors price differently, so ask before you hire anyone. WHAT DOES A LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR DO? Most people think a luxury travel agent is about getting a deal. It's not. It's about not wasting your trip. The work is judgment: which ship, which cabin, which route, which week, and which ports are worth your one day ashore. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I BOOK? I stay right at your side. Onboard credit, shore excursions, hotel breakfast, and fixing problems when they come up. I catch real mistakes most weeks: a cabin sitting under the pool deck, a 45-minute connection in Europe, a river cruise scheduled when the water drops. WHO DO YOU WORK WITH? Gen X empty nesters, mostly. People whose kids have launched, who finally have the time and the budget they didn't have at 35, and who want these trips to count. I also book whole multi-generational families, which is its own kind of puzzle and one I enjoy. DO I NEED A TRAVEL AGENT IF I ALREADY KNOW HOW TO TRAVEL? That's most of my clients, and it's usually the thing they say right before they hire me. You already know what good travel feels like. What changes is not having to guess on the details that decide whether a trip is wonderful or just fine. WHAT CREDENTIALS DO YOU HAVE? I'm a Virtuoso-affiliated advisor, which is where the upgrades, shipboard credit and exclusive experiences come from, and a member of ASTA and CLIA. I'm a certified specialist with Explora Journeys, AmaWaterways, Azamara, Celebrity, Regent Seven Seas and Holland America. I've also been quoted as a cruise expert in Travel + Leisure three times, in Parade, and in Virtuoso Life.