About me

My love of travel combined with more than 20 years experience in the travel industry mean that I enjoy nothing more than creating unique holidays & experiences for my clients.

Where I've Travelled

Close to home: Australia (I’ve lived in both Perth & Brisbane – and have been now been to every state & territory), New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji & the Cook Islands

Asia: Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, China, Taiwan & Nepal

Europe: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Monaco, Italy, Vatican City, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Russia, Croatia & Malta

Middle East: Dubai

Africa: South Africa (I was born here), Namibia, Swaziland & Egypt

North America: USA (45 states), Canada (6 provinces) & Mexico

South America: Chile, Argentina & Brazil

Other: Scenic flight over Antarctica – an Antarctic cruise is definitely on my Bucket List! What’s on yours?

Having spent the last decade specialising in cruising, I’ve been lucky enough to get on a wide range of ships (60 in total – some a couple of times) – either for a ship inspection when ships visit Brisbane or Sydney, or on personal cruises when I travel. I try to add a cruise every time I get away & try get on as many ships, and as many different cruiselines as possible, as this helps me to help you find the ideal cabin on the perfect cruise!

• Royal Princess (60) – ship inspection (April 2024)
• Oceania Nautica (59) – Sydney to Townsville (March 2024)
• Celebrity Edge – Four Pillars gin cruise (March 2024)
• Celebrity Edge (58) – ship inspection (February 2024)
• Resilient Lady (57) – Aussie preview (December 2023)
• Le Laperouse (56) – ship inspection (November 2023)
• Le Soleal (55) – Iconic Kimberley (June 2023)
• Pacific Encounter (54) – Cruise to nowhere (March 2023)
• MSC Poesia (53) – ship inspection (March 2023)
• Quantum of the Seas – Cruise to nowhere (November 2022)
• Carnival Luminosa (52) – Queensland Coast (November 2022)
• Discovery Princess (51) – Alaska (July 2022)
• Coral Princess (50) – Cruise to nowhere (June 2022)
• Pacific Explorer (49) – Sydney to Brisbane (return) 1st sailing after Covid-19 & 1st ship to use BICT (May 2022)
• Celebrity Solstice – ship inspection (January 2020)
• Carnival Splendor (48) – overnight cruise (December 2019)
• Silver Muse (47) – ship inspection (December 2019)
• Explorer Dream – (46) ship inspection (November 2019)
• Ruby Princess (45) – ship inspection (October 2019)
• Queen Elizabeth – ship inspection (April 2019)
• Seven Seas Navigator (44) – ship inspection (February 2019)
• Pacific Aria – Food & Wine cruise (February 2019)
• Noordam (43) – ship inspection (December 2018)
• Viking Orion (42) – ship inspection (December 2018)
• Norwegian Jewel – ship inspection (November 2018) – refurbished October 2018
• Pacific Aria – ship inspection (September 2018) – refurbished August 2018
• Pride of America (41) – Hawaii (August 2018)
• Norwegian Jewel (40) – ship inspection (February 2018)
• Regal Princess (39) – Baltic (August 2017)
• Pacific Dawn – ship inspection (June 2017)
• Majestic Princess (38) – China (June 2017)
• Azamara Journey (37) – ship inspection (March 2017)
• Queen Mary 2 – ship inspection (March 2017)
• Ovation of the Seas (36) – ship inspection (February 2017)
• Seven Seas Voyager (35) – ship inspection (January 2017)
• Caribbean Princess (34) – New England & Canadian Maritimes (October 2016)
• Scenic Spirit (33) – Vietnam & Cambodia (May 2016)
• Golden Princess (32) – ship inspection (April 2016)
• Arcadia (31) – Sydney to Brisbane (March 2016)
• Sea Princess – ship inspection (February 2016)
• Crystal Serenity (30) – ship inspection (February 2016)
• Azamara Quest (29) – ship inspection (January 2016)
• Superstar Virgo (28) – ship inspection (December 2015)
• Legend of the Seas (27) – Cruise to nowhere(December 2015)
• Pacific Aria (26) – ship inspection (November 2015)
• Volendam – Sydney to Brisbane (October 2015)
• Carnival Spirit – ship inspection (September 2015)
• Pacific Dawn – ship inspection (July 2015)
• Dawn Princess – ship inspection (June 2015)
• Avalon Tapestry II (25) – Paris to Normandy (April 2015)
• MSC Orchestra (24) – ship inspection (March 2015)
• Oceania Marina (23) – ship inspection (February 2015)
• Voyager of the Seas – overnight cruise (December 2014)
• Crown Princess (22) – Mexico (November 2014)
• Quantum of the Seas (21) – Transatlantic (November 2014)
• Carnival Legend (20) – overnight cruise (September 2014)
• Queen Elizabeth (19) – ship inspection (March 2014)
• Pacific Jewel (18) – Sydney to Brisbane (February 2014)
• Queen Mary 2 – Sydney to Brisbane (February 2014)
• Sun Princess (17) – ship inspection (November 2013)
• Dawn Princess (16) – ship inspection (October 2013)
• Island Princess (15) – Alaska (June 2013)
• Celebrity Century (14) – ship inspection (June 2013) in Vancouver
• Volendam (13) – ship inspection (June 2013) in Vancouver
• Pacific Dawn (12) – Food & Wine cruise (April 2013)
• Sea Princess (11) – ship inspection (April 2013)
• Queen Mary 2 (10) – ship inspection (March 2013)
• Seabourn Quest (9)- ship inspection (February 2013)
• Silver Shadow (8) – ship inspection (January 2013)
• Celebrity Solstice (7) – Xmas party (December 2012)
• Voyager of the Seas (6) – New Zealand (November 2012)
• MV Orion (5) – ship inspection (November 2012)
• Carnival Spirit (4) – South Pacific (October 2012)
• Radiance of the Seas (3) – ship inspection (October 2012)
• Pacific Pearl (2) – ship inspection (August 2012)
• Monarch of the Seas (1) – Mexican Riveria (May 2004)

Follow the links to my Facebook photo albums, to see just what you can find onboard this broad range of ships. Let’s get you aboard soon!

Services I Provide

When you’re ready to start planning a holiday somewhere (close to home or to explore a distant corner of the world)… in anticipation of being able to travel again, ask me about how I can help you to create…

• Your ideal cruise – the itinerary that ticks all the boxes, the best ship for you & a cabin perfectly suited to your needs
• Your Round the World travel experience – tick off a few bucket list items in one holiday!
• Your personalised holiday plans – whether you want to “flop & drop” or you’d like to explore a new destination
• Your perfect specialised tour  – experience a country or region with experts to guide you all the way
• Your self-drive holiday – hit the open road & see where it take you
• Your once in a lifetime experience – is there an event or festival you’ve always wanted to experience?
• Your unique itinerary – flights, hotels, travel insurance & so much more!

We’re all keen to get travelling again soon, and I’d love to be part of your journey.

:) Christie