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Summary of Trips We Hope to Escort

7/16/2020

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Most of our business is that of helping people plan their own private land-based or cruise-based vacations.  But we also lead several groups per year to various places in the world...both cruise AND land-based trips!

So that you don't have to go through all of our blog entries to find all of the upcoming trips we hope to escort, here is a summary of them...we've also included a link to a blog entry with the specifics about each trip.  

At the bottom of most of these blog entries you will see a link to a PDF document...click on this link to view and/or download a flyer with more specifics about that particular trip. 

If you have a few friends or family members who want to go to a specific part of the world, let us know and we will put a custom trip together for you!

Here is the summary of our upcoming escorted trips:​
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  • 7-night river cruise from Paris to the Beaches of Normandy.  This trip is for single cabins only and there is NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT!!  March 30, 2021.   Contact us to request a PDF flier about this trip.  
  • 7-night California Coastal Princess Cruise departing April 24, 2021.  This cruise will be a celebration of the 25th anniversary of our agency findacruisedeal.com. We hope as many of our clients, friends AND newcomers will join us on this special voyage!  
  • 14-night LUXURY Small-ship Alaska Cruise with Seabourn Cruises.  Get up close with whales and other sea life.  May 21, 2021. 
  • In 2021 we will lead another group on an African Safari.  We do so every other year!  This time we will likely be going to Botswana with an optional post-safari trip on Rovos Rail from Victoria Falls to Pretoria.  There is a blog post on this page where you can download a flier about this trip.  Please send us an e-mail if you are interested in joining us!  Blog link:  africa-2021.html
  • 7-night California Coastal Cruise round trip from Los Angeles.  Brand new ship! March 6, 2022.  

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Luxury Alaska Cruise for 2021

7/12/2020

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There is nothing like Alaska!  Our owner has been there twelve times and keeps going back for more.  While we can help you with your Alaska cruise at all budget levels (contemporary, premium or luxury), in 2021 we hope to lead a group aboard the luxury ships of Seabourn Cruises.   

One of the advantages of small ship cruising (only 450 passengers!) is the fact that vessels of this size can get in to locations the large ships cannot navigate.   And, if you see a pod of whales, the larger ships just keep cruising.  But with the ships of Seabourn they know this is why you came to Alaska!  With Ventures by Seabourn you even get the opportunity to kayak among the glaciers (not included in cruise fare).   Beverages and gratuities are included with this luxury cruise line too! 

Departing May 21, 2021 for 14 nights, round trip from Vancouver, Alaska.  This itinerary visits Misty Fjords, Prince Rupert, Alert Bay, Seymour Narrows, Decision Passage, Glacier Bay and many more exciting places you simply won't wee on other cruise lines.  Contact us for more information about this magnificent trip. We hope you'll join us...OR we can help you book ANY cruise line for the 2021 season and beyond.  We are Alaska experts!  

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Antarctica and Patagonia Cruise November 2016

3/15/2016

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Since returning from Antarctica in 2015, we have posted hundreds of photos of our spectacular trip.   If you missed them, Click Here  ... they can be viewed right here on our website.
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These photos have generated a lot of interest from our clients and from our website's visitors.  The good news?  It looks like we may be going back in November of 2016! ** The 21-night voyage will sail from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso with six days of landings in Antarctica!  (See the map to the left)
Most ships that go to Antarctica are older "explorer" vessels.  But with this trip, you get the expedition experience but will cruise in luxury aboard the Seabourn Quest, known by many as the best service at sea!  It is truly the best of both worlds. 

Because these trips sell out very early, we recommend that you hold the best cabins as soon as possible.  The deposit is fully refundable.  For more information about this cruise, the itinerary and the pricing, click on the icon below.  It will open up a flyer that you can view and/or print out.  Pricing may be different than that shown on the flyer...call me for the most up-to-date rates. 

**  We are scheduled to escort a group on this voyage.  However a minimum number of people are required so there is a chance we may not get to go.   
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Gems of Arabia/Suez Canal/Holy Land Luxury Cruise

7/2/2015

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We hope to escort this cruise that will depart Dubai and cruise through the Suez Canal before we visit the Holy Land and continue on to Monte Carlo.  This is a great cruise for those who have been to most parts of the world but have yet to say they've cruised the Suez Canal.  It is also a great trip for those who have not seen the Holy Land or, perhaps, have always wanted to go to Dubai.

This 20-night voyage, departing May 5, 2016, is aboard the luxurious Seabourn Sojourn...in our opinion, the perfect-size ship with just 450 passengers.  This is an all-suite vessel where wine, spirits and gratuities are all included in the cruise fare! 

For further information, please click on the PDF flyer below.  Current prices and a day-by-day itinerary are shown here.   We hope you'll join us on this incredible voyage!

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Penguins of Antarctica

4/15/2015

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Our voyage to Antarctica on the Seabourn Quest was not only spectacular with regard to service, staff and scenery...it was also a very educational trip.  Before I left home, I didn't know one penguin from another.  And, while there were many penguin species we did not see, we became very familiar with several species.   Below are some photos of the penguins we visited.  To view our entire Antarctica Album Click Here
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The Gentoo Penguin is recognizable by its bright orange beak.

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This is the Adelie Penguin...very common along the Antarctic Coastline.

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The Chinstrap Penguin got his name for obvious reasons.  

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Seabourn Cruises--Antarctica

3/26/2015

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Earlier this year I had the incredible privilege of leading a group of travelers on a trip from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso (Santiago).  The trip included six nights in Antarctica.  I've likely been on over 100 cruises in my career as a travel agent...and I really think that I can rank this trip as #1.  Even though I have traveled to Antarctica before, on my previous journey we were not allowed to get off the ship.  On this one we made six landings or Zodiac tours.  It made all the difference in the world.

I plan to make several entries to this Blog about the trip, primarily about the Antarctica portion of the journey.  This entry will serve as an introduction and overview of the trip itself. 

During the several days it took for us to get from Buenos Aires to our first sighting of Antarctica, the ship did an excellent job of building the excitement.  This photo shows just some of the items we were given on various days to prepare us for the trip.  Our complimentary cold-weather parka...our (rented) boots...books about the birds and sea life we'd see.  One day we even got a cookie in the shape of a penguin placed near our pillow.

Not only were the landings themselves spectacular, the captain and the expedition team did all they could to make sure our trip was as good as it could
 be!  Prior to the trip I didn't know one penguin from another...now I can recognize the various species....like the Gentoo penguin family shown below. 

While I took over 5,000 photos on this trip, I've posted only the best of the best in the Photo Album section of this web site.  The various parts of the trip have been placed in multiple collections.  As of the date I'm writing this blog entry I have not yet posted all of the photos from the trip.  However, for those who want to view some of the sites and sea life we saw on this cruise should Click Here to go to the home page for these South America and Antarctica photos. 

We've generated quite an interest in this trip from the photos.  We can help you plan your Seabourn adventure.  Just let us know that you'd like more information.  We may even lead another group in early 2017.

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Ultimate Antarctica and Patagonia Luxury Voyage

5/6/2014

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The photos seen on this post were some I took on our last voyage to Antarctica.  It was one of my favorite trips.  On that trip I was on a luxury cruise ship but we were not able to get off the vessel to explore Antarctica.

"Next time I go to Antarctica" I said, "I'm going on an explorer ship so I can do landings and more scenic photography."  As it ends up, I'm hoping to do something better!  With the Seabourn Quest you get the best of both worlds!  Aboard the Quest, for six days, you will have Zodiac landings and touring...yet rather than being on a 30-year-old explorer vessel, you will be sailing on a top-of-the-line luxury cruise ship! 

Seabourn is offering this incredible cruise itinerary several times this coming winter (summer in Southern hemisphere).  We hope to escort the January 13, 2015 sailing.  Contact us for more details and current pricing. 
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    • Ensemble Hosted Cruises
    • Ensemble Monthly Promotions
    • Cruising Styles
  • Photo Album
    • Canvas Prints
    • Namale Resort, Fiji
    • Matangi Island, Fiji
    • S. America Antarctica 2015 >
      • Album One--Birds of Southern Oceans
      • Album Two--Buenos Aires & Montevideo
      • Album Three--Arrival in Antarctica
      • Album Four--Half Moon Island
      • Album Five--Charlotte Bay
      • Album Six--Scenic Antarctica Cruising
      • Album Seven--Cuverville Island & Gentoo Penguins
      • Album Eight--More Antarctica Scenic Cruising
      • Album Nine--Waterboat Point
      • Album Ten--Type A Ocra
      • Album Eleven--More Scenic Antarctica Cruising
      • Album Twelve--Penguin vs. Skua
      • Album Thirteen--The Iceberg Graveyard
      • Album Fourteen--Petermann Island
      • Album Fifteen--Neko Harbor
      • Album Sixteen--Type B Orca Encounter
      • Album Seventeen--Antarctica Farewell Sailaway
      • Album Eighteen--Ushuaia, Argentina
      • Album Nineteen--Cruising the Straight of Magellan
      • Album Twenty--Punta Arenas, Chile
      • Album Twenty-One--Scenic Chilean Cruising
      • Album Twenty-Two--Castro, Chile
      • Album Twenty-Three--Puerto Montt & Santiago
    • Australia 2012
    • Venice to Rome 2012
    • Fiji to Tahiti 2012
    • San Francisco and Alcatraz
    • Viet Nam 2013
    • Cologne to Basel 2013
    • Africa Safari 2014 >
      • Arusha National Park, Tanzania
      • Lake Manyara National Park
      • Serengeti Slide Show--Part One >
        • Serengeti Slide Show--Part Two
        • Serengeti Slide Show--Part Three--Hot Air Balloon Flight
        • Serengeti Slide Show--Part Four
        • Serengeti Slide Show--Part Five--Visit with a Lion Family
        • Serengeti Slide Show--Part Six
        • Serengeti Slide Show--Part Seven
        • Serengeti Slide Show--Part Eight
        • Serengeti Slide Show--Part Nine
      • Ngorongoro Crater Slide Show--Part One >
        • Ngorongoro Crater Slide Show--Part Two
        • Ngorongoro Crater Slide Show--Part Three
      • Victoria Falls--Zambezi River Sundowner Cruise
      • Victoria Falls
    • Baltic Cruise 2014 >
      • London, England & Ghent, Belgium
      • Holland Countryside and Amsterdam
      • Copenhagen, Denmark & Malmo, Sweden
      • Riga, Latvia
      • Tallin, Estonia
      • St. Petersburg, Russia
      • Helsinki, Finland
    • Iceland 2014
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      • Bar Harbor, Maine
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