Vacation Blues Episode Two – Rijeka, Croatia
Located in the Adriatic and surrounded by some of the most beautiful waters in the Mediterranean, this jewel of the Adriatic Sea is part of Istria, the most popular tourist region in Croatia. Rijeka - A City That Celebrates There are festivals all year long...
Vacation Blues Episode One – Hawai’i
The world is absolutely more connected than ever. So many of us travel internationally for business and pleasure, and it gives us the great privilege of exploring the wonder and beauty of this world. Quarantine and mandatory lockdowns have many of us remembering that...
Battling Boredom
How the world has changed in 3 weeks. Our routines, our lives, our reality, has shifted in ways thought unimaginable 3 weeks ago. We’ve suddenly become a remote workforce with millions now working from home, kids attending virtual classes, our movements dramatically...
The Cruise Industry Shows the Love with Heartfelt Messages
Times have certainly been tough for the travel industry, as countries close their borders, airlines are forced to ground their fleet, and cruise lines took steps to cancel sailings. But it has not dampened their spirits. Members of the industry have been taking to...
Ships in a Storm
When news of a new virus started to trickle out it seemed remote. It was happening somewhere else and didn’t impact us so we didn’t really pay much attention. The stories and images coming out of Asia were heartbreaking, but thankfully it wasn’t our reality. Until...
Cruise Line Offers Cruise Ships As Temporary Hospital
One cruise company is hoping to help more people get the care they need by some unconventional means. The company is offering to convert ships into temporary hospitals for non-coronavirus patients, therefore taking pressure off land-based hospitals. Carnival...
“Shannon was also instrumental in assisting our company to expand into a new port of operation, Ketchikan. Prior to 2003, we only conducted tours in the SE Alaska ports of Juneau and Sitka. She worked with us to identify the best local tour businesses to partner with, to facilitate our entry into the community, and she helped us to develop a tour product that would be attractive to visitors to Ketchikan. The successful launch of our Best of Ketchikan by Land & Sea tour enabled us to establish the foot-hold we needed to move ahead in developing the other tour programs we now operate in this very busy port.”
— John Dunlap, Vice President, Allen Marine Tours