I am new to the travel industry, but definitely not new to travel. I cruise extensively, and have been on most of the mainstream lines. In 2022 I did some extended continuous cruising, starting with a transatlantic from Florida to England in late May, then cruised all summer in Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) and returned to the US on a transatlantic from Barcelona in October. I then spent another month cruising the Caribbean. I primarily travel solo and have done independent land travel all over the US and in Europe as well as solo cruising. I also have lived and traveled solo in a small motorhome all over the United States, Mexico and Canada since 2014. I am a retired air traffic controller who spent most of my career at JFK Tower in New York. I also did some time in Washington DC before I retired. I really enjoy learning new things and researching all the different products and experiences that the travel world has to offer. My next adventure will be the purchase of a small sailboat to explore the waterways of the US and possibly even Europe as well. Thanks to the magic of satellite Internet, I can be a travel advisor anywhere in the world with the same access that I would have in a land-based office.