CruiseCompete.com: Top Cruise Experts Offer Best Advice and Deals to

CruiseCompete.com: Top Cruise Experts Offer Best Advice and Deals to
Consumers

Unique cruise Web site reaches four millionth cruise quote milestone

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10, 2008 - CruiseCompete.com today announced it has provided more than four million customized cruise quotes to some 425,000 registered travelers since the Web site was introduced five years ago. 

The unique cruise shopping Web site mixes Internet technology with cruise brokerage expertise to bring consumers and over 1,000 cruise specialists together each day.  It is the only site that allows consumers and groups, from corporate gatherings to wedding parties to family reunions and others, to submit a single cruise request and receive multiple independent offers from the top cruise agencies.

While it is impossible to list all CruiseCompete.com travel experts by name, the following offers a sampling of these specialists and their area of expertise:

World Cruises and Ultra Luxury Lines

A former foreign exchange broker who has firsthand experience with the trips he now sells, Florida-based Bob Durnan is one of the world cruise experts at Cruise Compete.  He was taught a man's word is his bond and Bob lives by that motto. He has been advising clients about cruises for the past 12 years and is well-versed in all aspects of the cruise industry.  World cruises are his specialty.  He knows the lines that offer them extremely well and helps his clients select the right ship, based on his experience in global locales and his personal travel habits.  

Sunshine state resident Pam Kressley has been in the travel industry for 15 years.  She is an ultra luxury cruise specialist for Regent Seven Seas, Crystal, SilverSea, Seabourn, Sea Dream Yacht Club, Holland America, Celebrity and Cunard.  Most recently, she assisted clients who are currently enjoying a full Regent world cruise.  As a top agent in the industry, she can offer a variety of unique amenities and benefits to her clients. These include luxurious pre- and post-cruise accommodations.  Safaris, private tour guides, private jet and discounted business, first-class airfare are also her specialties.

Wanda Logsdon, Utah, has been booking cruises for a quarter of a century.  Her cruise industry experience includes countless luxury ship visits and 17 cruises over the years, including trips on Celebrity, Princess, Royal Caribbean and Disney ships.  She is a specialist for Regent Seven Seas, Azamara and Silverseas cruises.  Her expertise includes Europe, the Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico and Hawaii.

Mona Graham, California, has spent 32 years in the travel industry.  She has been on countless luxury cruises, sailing with Regent Seven Seas and Crystal Cruises multiple times, as well as the Cunard, Princess and Holland America lines.  Her expertise also includes cruises with Celebrity, Azamara and Royal
Caribbean.  She has a special expertise in Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Cancun and the Caribbean Region.
Reina Sachs, Michigan, is a travel industry veteran of nine years.  Her expertise is in luxury cruise travel and she works with virtually all of the major upscale luxury lines, including Viking, Crystal, Sea Dream, Seabourn and her
specialty Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Her expertise also includes exotic land tours. Dan Schmitt, Florida, has worked in the travel industry for five years.  He has intimate knowledge of all the luxury lines and their offerings.  His clientele often have demanding cruise plans, including land travel, where attention to detail is critical.  This includes planning of world cruises. 

San Francisco resident Maria DeMarco has traveled extensively all her life and focuses on planning luxury cruise, tours and vacation packages.  She has sailed on multiple luxury lines, including Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn and Crystal.  Her expertise also includes Tauck tours, Insight tours and high-end resorts and hotels.

Theme Cruises

Music-based cruises and tours are a special interest for Zaida Browne, also based in Florida.  She has spent 15 years in the travel industry and enjoyed voyages on multiple cruise lines and various ships.  She is a designated travel specialist for Crystal Cruises, Oceania and Princess Cruises.  Her travel expertise also includes Alaska, Hawaii, Disney World and Northern Europe.

Exotic Destinations

The Galapagos Islands are like a second home for Todd Elliott, who actually resides in Florida. Todd has been in the cruise travel industry for 17 years.  He has enjoyed more than 60 cruises aboard virtually every major line,
traveling the Caribbean, Europe, Alaska, Bermuda, Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands and South America.  Elliott is a luxury cruise specialist for Crystal Cruises, Cunard, Oceania and Windstar.  He also is extremely familiar with Azamara Cruises, Celebrity, Princess Costa, Disney, Holland America and Norwegian cruise lines.

Alberta, Canada resident Jenni Evans is an Antarctica expert.  A 12-year veteran of the travel industry, she has expertise in adventure travel and expedition cruises to Antarctica, Asia, the South Pacific, Australia and New
Zealand.  She has sailed on a number of luxury lines, including Oceania, Holland America and Seabourn.

Faye Siegel, Washington D.C., has worked in the travel industry for five years.  She has enjoyed cruises with a broad range of destinations, including Europe, Russia, Hawaii, Bermuda, Alaska, the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada. She is a specialist in booking Crystal, Princess and Cunard cruises, and has significant experience with Regent Seven Seas.  In addition, she is certified with Royal Caribbean, Holland America and Celebrity cruises.  She has traveled to Bermuda eight times.  

Group Travel

Donna McGee of Indianapolis has been in the travel industry for nearly ten years.  She is a group travel specialist who has assisted many Fortune 500 companies with their meetings and events, with expertise in Regent Seven Seas and Crystal cruises.   

Bernard Weiser, California, is a 30+ year veteran of the travel industry.  He has traveled around the world on virtually all of the major cruise lines, visiting every continent with the exception of Africa.  His expertise is in small to mid-size group travel and is a specialist for Crystal Cruises, Silverseas, Princess, Celebrity, Oceania and Royal Caribbean cruises.  He arranges at least 30 group cruises a year with Crystal and Silverseas, helping secure better pricing and other perks for clients.

Well Known "Favorite" Lines

Lin Houston, Orlando, Fla., is a specialist on Celebrity, MSC and Royal Caribbean cruises.  Her expertise also includes shore excursions.   

Sherry Leybovich, Tampa, Fla., is a 15-year veteran in the travel industry.  She has sailed with multiple cruise lines, including Royal Caribbean, Disney, Carnival and Celebrity.  She also has expertise in Sandals/Beaches and Club Med resorts.  

John Cox of Napa, Calif. is a certified specialist for a number of cruise lines, including Siverseas, Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas, Crystal, SeaDream Yacht Club, Cunard and Holland America.  He also has expertise in planning vacations to Cancun, Hawaii and Disney World, as well as accommodations at Hyatt and Marriott hotels.

Disney Vacations and Disney Cruises

Some travelers just love Disney, including our Magic Kingdom specialist Sandy Nussbaum of New Jersey.  She has been an exclusive Disney Destinations specialist for eight years.  She has traveled with Disney Cruises three times, as well as Holland America and Norwegian Cruise Line.  In addition to Disney Cruises, she also has expertise in planning Walt Disney World, Disneyland and Adventures by Disney vacations. 

River and Barge Cruises

The most memorable vacations for travel specialist R.C. Tanner have been river cruises.  These unique voyages take guests to cruise destinations in Europe, Asia, America and elsewhere that are inaccessible to the big ships
without the confinement of a tour bus.  River cruises combine safety, comfort, convenience and up-close experiences with a variety of cultural delights and historic cities and other locales.  


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CruiseCompete.com saves consumers time by finding the agent with the best deal for them.  Consumers secure quotes for cruise deals from multiple travel agencies without having to contact each one separately.  Since its launch in 2003, More than 1,000 cruise specialists have provided four million-plus customized cruise quotes in response to requests from over 425,000 registered users.  CruiseCompete, LLC, is an independent company not owned by or affiliated with any travel agency.  For more information, visit http://www.cruisecompete.com/?source=3