I am fortunate that my parents gave me travel experiences at an early age by taking lengthy car trips throughout the U.S. every summer; and also several European bus tours throughout that continent, during my adolescent years. That led me to travel designing beginning with one very memorable event occurring at the age of 8, my first cruise. During Christmas vacation break, my family sailed from New York City past the Statue of Liberty for a month-long round-trip voyage through the Caribbean and along eastern South America as far south as Buenos Aires, Argentina. During that awesome adventure, I learned that kids of all ages in a completely different cultural environment enjoyed the same life experiences including opening Christmas gifts. I was hooked on cruising and traveling to foreign lands and knew I wanted to travel and design journeys the rest of my life! My love of travel and passion to get the most out of each adventure throughout early adulthood gave me the desire to help others create lifetime memories.

Fast forward a few years -- my inspiration to assist others achieve the same cultural rewards prompted me to begin training at a local travel agency and after a few years and a change of ownership, I decided it was time to develop Getaway Dreams Come True Travel where I design lifetime memories in your choice of travel style. My credentials include Certified Travel Associate (CTA) earned from The Travel Institute. These credentials not only require that I have travel industry work experience, but also complete rigorous certification and testing and follow up with education credit requirements each year. In addition, I am CLIA a Certified Cruise Counselor and continually update my education online and during on-site inspections. Also, I have completed training in the Destination Wedding & Honeymoon niche. Individual cruise line Academy Courses have been completed to achieve Expert Status in Ocean and River Cruising.

Training with other Travel industry companies - 

The Travel Institute CTA completed January 2018;

CLIA CCC completed August 4, 2017; 

Seminar At Sea aboard Norwegian Epic December 2017; on Norwegian Pearl January 2019; 

FAM with Complete Travel Service to AMResorts July 2015; 

FAM with Viking River Cruise August 2018