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Why do people use a travel agent?  It's been a while since we've written about this, but we recently got an email that AmaWateways sent to all their clients.  Perhaps you've gotten one as well.  The subject line is "Top 3 reasons to use a Travel Advisor".  So let's see what AmaWaterways says.

It's been six years since our first Joe Sixpack themed beer trip. This was our Tulips and Beer cruise on AmaWaterways April 2015.  To celebrate, here's some pictures - just for fun.  Our seventh trip is scheduled for 2022 - what a great way to start!

Here's some things we're thinking about right now - April 2021 - with respect to travel.

Not surprisingly, there's a great deal of interest in domestic US travel.  This NY times article highlights a few.

Yes, you read that right...there's some cruises that are already up and going in March 2020.  Post pandemic travel - what a concept! Where you ask?  Right here in the USA

We wrote a few weeks ago about the very strong demand for ocean world cruises.  In summary, Oceania's 180 day world cruise for 2023 is sold out and includes a waiting list.  At least one river cruise operator has  looked at this and have come up with their own version.

We were talking to our Scenic Luxury Cruises business development representative today and they told us about something new - a yacht! This is being offered by their Emerald brand and is very intriguing so we thought we share some information.

I was just reminded why I won't accept client's money.  I want your business, of course. But payment needs to be made directly to travel vendor, never to me.  Here's why.

I recently came across an article called "Tips for Retirees Who Want to Travel Solo" in the Wall Street Journal.  Since it brought up some interesting topics and because it's behind a paywall, I thought I'd summarize some of the highlights

January 2021 saw some notable ocean cruise news:  Royal Caribbean sold the Azamara brand.  Let's see what this all means.