Condé Nast Traveler - August 2003 The Greatest Travel Pros on Earth: Cruises Wendy Perrin The consultants listed below are not the people to call when all you need is a single cheap component of a trip—say, a coach plane ticket or a bed-and-breakfast reservation. Such inexpensive bookings earn travel agents little or no income, which means they must charge you a fee, and their services for a simple transaction are not likely to add enough value to your trip to make the fee worth paying. You can usually find better rates on your own anyway. Rather, these pros are the people to call when you require a travel chef, someone who will take the basic ingredients of a trip—the flights, the hotel room—blend in unique excursions and access to places and people that you couldn't get on your own, spice things up with free upgrades and other touches that he or she can provide thanks to carefully nurtured relationships, and concoct a custom-tailored tasting menu. LARGER SHIPS The Most Luxurious Mary Jean Tully Cruise Professionals Toronto, Ontario Tully has the pull with Crystal, Radisson Seven Seas, Seabourn, and Silversea to get you the sailing and the cabin you want (800-265-3838; sales@cruiseprofessionals.com www.cruiseprofessionals.com).   Back         Top of Page

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