Global Luxury Travel Expert

A day with Friends in the Antarctica!

As I have lived in 5 countries on 3 continents, visited ALL 7 continents many times over & with it many countries, done numerous world cruises & 100’s of cruises in Europe, Asia, Arctic, Antarctica, Alaska, Caribbean, the Americas, circumventions of South Africa, South America & cruises in China with stops near Beijing for trips to the Great Wall & For bidden City, I have knowledge of many of those destinations, hence I will be able to provide bookings for ANY cruises & tours to ANY those destinations!

With my host agency Outside Agents being 26 & consortia Travel Leaders Networks parent company Internova Travel Group # 11 and with it one of the largest travel companies in the world according Travel Weekly's 2024 Power List, being part & affiliated with those power houses, with their buying power & presence in more than 80 countries, it will allow me to offer the best value on the widest selection of cruises, land tours, resorts, hotels and yachts -  WORLDWIDE! 

Also note that there are very few cruise lines and numerous resorts & tour operators where I don’t know some senior management at HQ or onboard. Combine those connections with 40 years industry experience, those insider contacts & experience will allow me to offer unmatched VIP services! 

If you prefer to travel in an escorted group, I can also offer the Distinctive Voyages group departures, as well as our Amenity & Culinary Programs of Travel Leaders Network which includes over 7300 specialty departures around the world. 

With the involvement of two of TLG divisions, TL Corporate & Altour, this will let me to offer corporate services such as limousine & private jet services, cruise ship & yacht charters as well as resort takeovers.

Whenever possible, I will do my best to do better with any written offer you bring to me from another travel company. 

And yes, do you like to do your own research & than book direct with a cruise line, resort or tour operator instead with a trusted TA? Take note of following: In order for you to take advance of those benefits mentioned, most of our supplier partners and in particular most cruise lines allow you to transfer a booking within 30 and some up to 60 days to me for handling the booking.

As stated in my above introduction, for me to express my thanks, for any booking(s) you complete with me, you will receive on-board  credits with cruises & gift certificates with tour & resort packages. 

MY EXTENTED BIO BELOW:

After graduating from a 3-year apprenticeship & Austrian hospitality college, I started at luxury hotels in Germany & UK.

In 1975 I joined 5-star plus Royal Viking Line. My last positions were F&B Mgr & Hotel Director on the RV Sun, which in those years was the most ultra-deluxe vessel afloat. 

After leaving Royal Viking Line in 1991, I was actively involved in the start-up of Distinctive Voyages International, Inc., a "Cruises Only" travel co. DVI specialized in deluxe cruises for the international market, with HQ in Maine & offices in New York & Australia. DVI became in a very short time an API/Virtuoso member.

In addition to being actively involved in the operation of DVI, in 1992, upon returning from Australia to the US, I joined Regency Cruises as Manager of Hotel Operations and was later promoted to Director.

Upon leaving in 1995, I incorporated Creative Cruise Projects International with the purpose of marketing cruises to corporations and associations on a worldwide basis.

However, in 1996 I was invited to join Cruise Holdings as Director of Hotel Operation Projects during the take-over of Dolphin Cruises. Until 1999 I held hotel management positions with the new Premier Cruises, both aboard as Hotel Manager & as Director Hotel Operation at HQ.

In 2000 I joined Imperial Majesty Cruise Line's start-up team as Director of Hotel Operations, operating 2-day timeshare cruises from Florida to the Bahamas. The company eventually was re-branded as Bahamas Paradise Cruises & is presently operating as Margaritaville at Sea.

After leaving in 2001, I returned to Creative Cruise Projects International where I brokered & managed ship sales & charters. 

In 2009 I returned to Sea and held first the Hotel Manager position on  Island Sun, chartered at the time by UK’s Noble Caledonia and in 2010 I did a 8-month summer season on European River Vessel Avalon Tranquility in same position.

From 2011 to 2014 I was as Hotel Manager operating in Antarctica & Arctic on expedition vessels Sea Spirit & Sea Adventure, chartered by Quark & Zeghram Expeditions.

From 2015 to 2020 until Corona stopped all cruises, I held the Hotel Manager position on all 3 sailing vessels of Star Clippers and 1 contract on StarBreeze of Windstar.