Cruise Experts Travel, LTD.

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9 Staff Members Found

Sandy Drover

Cruise & Insurance Specialist

Sandy graduated from a Travel & Tourism Program in 1989 and soon made this industry his career. He joined this family of Cruise Experts in February 2002 and it's been smooth sailing ever since!

Both selling and sailing on cruises quickly became a passion of Sandy's - right from the start he saw that cruising is a carefree and wonderful way to see the world. With his many years of experience in the cruise travel industry, he has gained a wealth of knowledge both about cruising and travel destinations the world over.

Sandy has sailed on 11 cruises and 4 cruise land tours to such destinations as Alaska, Mexico, Caribbean, Bermuda, Italy, Spain, England, and France. Having also travelled to Australia and Hong Kong, he hopes to cruise the Greek Isles in the near future.

This, along with the valuable feedback he has received from his clients over the years makes Sandy confident that he is the right person to help you plan your next cruise vacation.

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Wes Ewing

Cruise & Insurance Specialist

Wes' remarkable commitment to his clients has earned him an abundance of positive feedback and continuous praise. Precision, devotion and expertise are fundamental to his professional means of providing well-planned vacations. More than willing to put in the time and effort, he is truly dedicated to ensuring that he offers an elite level of customer service.

Traveling the world can be an incredible and exhilarating experience, and Wes enjoys being able to make this possible for his clients. He takes pride in his extensive knowledge of Alaska and the cruise experience, but also thrives in the fertile learning environment that the travel industry provides. Driven by his enthusiasm and knowledge of cruising, his long term goal is to experience each and every cruise destination in the world!

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Jay Ilhareguy

Cruise & Insurance Specialist

Jay is a past BCIT marketing student with over 6 years experience in customer service and sales. A few years back, Jay's strengths aligned with his passions in his position as a Cruise Specialist and since then, he has never looked back. He has always had a strong interest in travel and once Jay was exposed to the cruise industry, he quickly learned how it is the overall best way to travel and vacation!

Jay genuinely loves dealing with people, sharing his own personal travel experiences and advice and ultimately providing the utmost in service with his professionalism and personable approach. Reliable, honest, caring, patient, enthusiastic, detail-oriented would be great ways to describe Jay.

When it comes to cruising, you can count on Jay to do everything he possibly can to ensure your own cruise experience will be best it can be.

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Edward Infanti

Cruise & Insurance Specialist

After spending an inspiring year backpacking around the world, Edward was certain that work in the Travel Industry was in his future. Following his ambition, he is part of our team of Cruise Experts with over 15 years of cruise sales experience. In addition, Edward has many interests, mainly of the sporting variety. He has enjoyed frustrating himself with the game of Golf for over 7 years and should you find him out of breath, it may be due to the fact that he is in training for a marathon... Or it might be due to the fast pace here at Cruise Experts!

Having had the opportunity to indulge in a variety of cruise vacations, ranging from a 7-day Alaska cruise to 14 days on a river cruise in Europe , Edward describes each cruise as a unique and special holiday. He describes one of his most memorable trips - sailing into Venice at dawn:

"The ship approaches this city via the lagoon and centuries of history pass before your eyes. The Bridge of Sighs, the Doge's Palace and the dome of St. Mark's Basilica and a glimmer of the Square slowly reveal themselves. In the background, the sun is rising over the Austrian Alps. Only a cruise ship offers this vantage, as you are high above the city. If you love travel, this is an experience you cannot miss."

Edward is here to make sure that you find the right cruise for your needs. We also hope that you may be able to join him on one of his upcoming escorted cruise vacations... No backpacking required!

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Denis Lim

President & Cruise Specialist

As President of Cruise Experts Travel, Denis has earned his prestigious title through 25 years of involvement in the Travel Industry beginning with CP Air. Resulting from numerous years of cruising during personal vacations, Denis' great passion for ships led him to start Cruise Experts Travel in 1995.

Ships, planes and automobiles are what get Denis going, along with his love and enthusiasm for traveling to exotic and unspoiled lands. Having traveled extensively to Europe, Asia and the Americas, and with over fifty cruises taken, he is extremely knowledgeable of all things related to travel. Can't decide where to cruise next? Call Denis and speak to him directly, and he can help you tailor that perfect cruise vacation that you will cherish for the rest of your life!

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Kirk Olson

Cruise & Insurance Specialist

Since graduating from the Vancouver Community College, Travel and Tourism Program in 1993, Kirk has specialized in the cruise industry. He has been on over 30 cruises on all the major cruise lines and his travels have taken him to every continent, with Antarctica as the only exception. His fondest memories include:

Kayaking in Ketchikan
Walking on the Great Wall of China
Sailing past the Statue of Liberty on the QE2 at Sunset
Watching the people of Naples, Italy as the shops opened
Snorkeling off Dunk Island in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Sitting atop the Borubadur Temple in Central Java, Indonesia
Driving through the Lava Rock Gardens on Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Shopping at a bazaar in Casablanca, Morocco
Swimming for hours in the surf and sand of Aruba
Sipping a Latte at a sidewalk cafe in Corfu, Greece

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Shawn Power

Cruise & Insurance Specialist

It's been said many times that the best person to sell your product is a satisfied customer and that's exactly how Shawn came to be a Cruise Specialist. After vacationing on eight cruises, Shawn joined the Cruise Holidays of Vancouver team and his strength is definitely his passion for the product!

His love for travel became evident after taking over 35 trips while working for WestJet Airlines for 3.5 years. However, since his first cruise in July of 2004, cruising has become Shawn's preferred method of travel.

With a background in Customer Service, Shawn has worked frontline positions for several well known Customer Service-focused companies, such as Westjet, over the past two decades.

Shawn is very detailed, organized, and dedicated to helping you plan every detail of your cruise so once you start your journey you can (as Princess says) "Leave the ordinary behind and Escape... Completely!"

Whether you are looking to book your first cruise or tenth, are planning a family reunion, honeymoon, or other special occasion, Shawn is committed to helping you plan your upcoming "Dream Vacation"!

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Jocelyn Rheault

Cruise & Insurance Specialist

Areas of Expertise: Alaska | Cruises | Cruises - Mexico | Europe - Cruises |

With over thirty years of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service experience, Jocelyn is thrilled to be a part of the Cruise Experts team. She is an enthusiastic and service-oriented Cruise Specialist who always does her best to ensure her customers have the cruise experience of their dreams - and then some!

Jocelyn describes cruising as both a passion and a hobby and is beginning to wonder whether her preferred mode of travel is slowly becoming an addiction! Having been on numerous cruises, she hopes to visit the Mediterranean and take a river cruise to China in the near future.

Jocelyn enjoys going the extra mile for her clients...And did we mention she LOVES cruising?

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Matthew Vaughan

Cruise & Insurance Specialist

Matthew is a student of the world. When Cruise Experts Travel and CruiseExpertsTravel.com requires his services in the office, thus preventing himself from traveling, he is quite happy and excited instead to travel vicariously through his valued clients. With a fond appreciation for travel, history, languages, and the arts, Matthew has been described as a 'wet sponge' by friends and foes alike!

From the steppes of Russia and the fringes of Asiatic Turkey, to the more familiar coastline of Alaska and British Columbia, Matthew is pleased to share his expertise with anyone especially interested in the culture and nuance of a destination and its people.

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