Stacey's and Mark's Travels

We’ve always had a passion for travel, and for us, one of the most exciting parts has always been the planning. That passion inspired us to launch our Cruise Planners franchise in March of 2011. Since then, our greatest joy has come from hosting small groups of friends and clients on unforgettable Bucket List Vacations.

We would love the opportunity to share our experience and attention to detail in planning your next getaway—or better yet, we invite you to join us on one of our upcoming adventures! 5 Continents, including Antartica are upcoming!

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Cruises and Guided Tours:

  • Currently Planning and Hosting: 2026/04  - Possibly 2-Cabins Left! River Cruise Paris to Normandy (Wine Cruise) with AMA Waterways - If you'd like to be included in our list to receive information, please let us know Here
  • Currently Planning and Hosting: 2026 or 2027 - Italy Land Tour with either Kensington or Avanti - If you'd like to be included in our list to receive information as we near finalization, please let us know Here
  • Currently Planning and Hosting: 2026 or 2027 - Nile River Cruise with either Viking or AMA Waterways - If you'd like to be included in our list to receive information as we near finalization, please let us know Here
  • Currently Planning and Hosting: 2026 or 2027 - Land Tour of Australia/New Zealand and Possibly Tasmania with Collette Tours - If you'd like to be included in our list to receive information as we near finalization, please let us know Here
  • Currently Planning and Hosting: 2026 or 2027 - Land Tour of Scotland and/or Ireland - If you'd like to be included in our list to receive information as we near finalization, please let us know Here
  • Currently Planning and Hosting: 2026 or 2027 - Galapagos Expedition Cruse aboard the Celebrity Flora - If you'd like to be included in our list to receive information as we near finalization, please let us know Here
  • Currently Planning and Hosting: 2027 - Tahiti island hoping cruise - most likely aboard Windstar Cruises - If you'd like to be included in our list to receive information as we near finalization, please let us know Here
  • Upcoming: 2026/05 - 11-Night AMA Waterways Secrets of Egypt & the Nile aboard the AMALilia. We are so grateful and honored to be invited for the 4th Year in a Row to Cruise Planners Elite Summit for Top Producing Franchises. We will visit the Pyramids, Cairo, Luxor, the Grand Egyptian Museum, Sakkara, Pyramids of Memphis, Valley of the Kings, Temple of Horus, Abu Simbel, Great Temple of Kom Ombo, Elephantine Island, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple and Market, Temple Hathor, Abdeen Palace and much more. 
  • Upcoming and Hosting: 2026/01 - After our Antartica Expedition we're extending to further tour Buenos Aires, Argentina then on to Montevideo, Uruguay and then Iguazu Falls! 
  • Upcoming and Hosting: 2025/12 - TRIP of a LIFETIME! Join Us! We are personally escorting a small group aboard Atlas Ocean Voyages - World Traveller - 9-Night Antarctica Expedition from Ushuaia. We'll make our way to Buenos Aires, Argentina for 2 Nights then we'll board a charter flight to Ushuaia, Argentina at the southern tip of South America. Here's a link to our Group that we are Personally Hosting. Please Join Us! --->>> 2025 Antarctica
  • Upcoming: 2025/12 - 7-Night Windstar aboard the Star Pride roundtrip San Juan, Puerto Rico with stops in St. John Island U.S. Virgin Islands; Gustavia (St. Barts); Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands; Leverich Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
  • Upcoming: 2025/10 - 4-Night Royal Carribean Wonder of the Seas as part of Cruise Planners Annual Convention - CPWorld25
  • Upcoming: 2025/09 - 8 Nights in Walt Disney World - Staying 2 Nights at Port Orleans - French Quarter (Ask us why this is our Favorite "Moderate" Disney Resort), 4 Nights at Disney's Riviera Resort and 2 Nights at Bay Lake Tower.
  • 2025/08 - Cruise Planners Luxury Travel Conference 6-Nights at the New Secrets/Dreams Playa Esmeralda, Dominican Republic.
  • 2025/05 - Italy, Rome and Sorrento. After our 14-Night Transatlantic Cruise, we extended 3 Nights in Rome where we saw all the sites including the Vatican and the Sisteen Chapel, ate where the Locals eat, took a wonderful food tour in Trasteverre. Then, headed to 4-Nights in Sorrento for a relaxing time including a very authentic Cooking Class overlooking the Mediterranean and the Amalfi Coast.
  • 2025/04 - Royal Caribbean Odyssey of the Seas - 14-Night Transatlantic from Cape Liberty, Ponta Delgada, Portugal; Malaga, Spain; Cartegena, Spain; Barcelona, Spain; La Spezia, Italy (Florence/Pisa, Italy); Cinque Terre, Italy and Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
  • 2025/03 - Thailand with Collette Tours as part of Cruise Planners Elite Summit for Top Producing Franchises. We visited Elephants in their natural habitat, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Temples, The Jim Thompson House and many other sites... Pictures  These pictures are just one day - Feel Free to see More Pictures Here
  • 2024/10 - North American Inaugural Private Preview Sailing on the brand-new Sun Princess
  • 2024/06 - Cruise Planners Elite Summit for Top Producing Franchises: Ponant Exhibition Luxury to/from Longyearbyen - the "Northernmost Permanant Settlement on Earth" - Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago of Norway in the Artic Circle. We sailed near the Ice Flows above 80.7 Degrees North
  • 2024/06 - Paris, France
  • 2023/12 - Oceania Cruises - Vista - 10-Night Eastern Caribbean Round Trip Miami with stops in St. John's, Bridgetown, Castries, St. Barts, San Juan and Puerto Plata
  • 2023/11 - Celebrity Ascent Inaugural Sailing - Exclusive Cruise Planners Event
  • 2024/10 - Holland America - MS Noordam - 7-Night Pacific Seaboard - Vancouver to San Diego with stops in Victoria, San Francisco, Catalina Island and Los Angeles
  • 2023/09 - Princess Cruises - Discovery Princess - 7-Night Alaska Southbound - Seattle to Vancouver with stops in Ketchikan, Juneau, Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier and Skagway
  • 2023/04 - Avalon Waterways - Envision - 5-Night Private Charter for Cruise Planners Elite Summit Conference of Top Franchises - Round Trip Budapest with stops in Bratislava, Esztergom, and Visegrad
  • 2023/04 - Avalon Waterways - Envision - 9-Night including 2 Night Extension in Prague departing Budapest with stops in Bratislava, Vienna, Durnstein-Wachau Valley, Ybbs, Melk, Linz, Schlogen Oxbow-Passau, Vilshofen, Regensburg, Prague
  • 2019/11 - Viking River Cruises - Longship Mani - 7-Night Rhine Getaway with 2-Night pre-cruise stay in Amsterdam, Netherlands and 2-Night post-cruise stay in Lucerne, Switzerland.
  • 2017/03 - Holland America Line - Rotterdam - 7-Night Western Caribbean (Key West, Mahogany Bay Honduras, Santo Tomas de Castilla Guatemala, and Costa Maya Mexico)
  • 2012/05 - Carnival Cruise Lines - Fascination - 5-Night Bahamas (Key West, Nassau)
  • 2009/05 -Disney Cruise Line - Magic - 7-Night Western Caribbean (Key West, Grand Cayman, Cozumel)
  • 2008/06 -Disney Cruise Line - Wonder - 3-Night Bahamas (Nassau, Bahamas)
  • 1991/06 - Premier Cruise Lines - Big Red Boat SS Atlantic - 4-Night (Disney before DCL existed) (Port Lucaya, Salt Key, Bahamas)
  • 1989/09 - Premier Cruise Lines - Big Red Boat SS Atlantic - 4 Night (Disney before DCL existed) Nassau, Salt Key, Bahamas) 

 

 Ship Inspections

  • Viking Mississippi
  • Royal Caribbean, "Grandeur of the Seas"
  • Carnival, "Elation"
  • Carnival, "Conquest"
  • American Cruise Line, "Mississippi Queen"

Ships inspections are available to travel agents so that they can tour the ship and see its many features, as well as have a full sit-down lunch in one of the ship’s dining rooms.

 

Countries/Continents Visited

  • Upcoming Antartica
  • Upcoming South America
  • Upcoming Africa
  • Upcoming Shetland Islands
  • Upcoming Argentina
  • Upcoming Uruguay
  • Upcoming British Virgin Islands
  • Upcoming Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Upcoming St. Maarten
  • Upcoming Egypt
  • Asia
    • Thailand - Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Ayutthaya 
    • Japan - Tokyo
  • Europe
    • Germany
      • Cologne, Mannheim, Rudesheim, Heidelberg, Koblenz, Speyer, Breisach, Passau, Vilshofen, Regensburg
    • France
      • Paris, Strasbourg, Colmar
    • The Netherlands
      • Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Kinderdijk
    • Switzerland
      • Basel, Lucerne, Zurich
    • Hungary
      • Budapest, Esztergom, Visegrad, Szentendre
    • Slovakia
      • Bratislava
    • Czech Republic
      • Prague
    • Austria
      • Vienna, Melk, Ybbs an der Donau, Mauthhausen, Linz
    • Norway
      • Longyearbyen - Spitsbergen - Svalbard, Ny-Alesund, 14th July Glacier, Hornsund, Bellsund, Liefdefjorden, ErikBreen Glacier
    • Italy
      • Rome, Cinque Terre, La Spezia, Sorrento, Amalfi Coast
    • Spain
      • Barcelona, Malaga, Cartegena
    • Portugal
      • Ponta Delgada, The Azores
  • North America
    • Canada
      • Vancouver
      • Victoria
      • The Yukon Territory
      • Bridal Falls, British Columbia
    • Caribbean
      • St. Lucia - Castries
      • Antigua and Barbuda - St. John's
      • Barbados - Bridgetown
      • St. Barts - Gustavia
      • Puerto Rico (US) - San Juan
      • Dominican Republic - Puerto Plata, Punta Cana
      • Grand Cayman
      • The Bahamas - Nassau, Salt Key (Blue Lagoon), Port Lucaya
    • Central America
      • Guatemala - Santo Tomas de Castilla
      • Honduras - Roatan
    • Mexico
      • Cozumel

 

Land-Based Vacations

Florida:

  • Walt Disney World – An all-time favorite destination with our family and we're Disney Vacation Club Members!
    • Upcoming Riviera Resort
    • Wilderness Lodge
    • Beach Club Villas, Deluxe Studio
    • Beach Club Resort
    • Animal Kingdom Lodge
    • Bay Lake Tower, Deluxe Studio and 1-Bedroom Lake-View villa
    • Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, Deluxe Studio 
    • Boardwalk Villas, 1-Bedroom villa
    • Saratoga Springs, Deluxe Studio
    • Disney's Golf Resort
    • Old Key West, Deluxe Studio
    • Grand Floridian Villas, Deluxe Studio
    • Port Orleans French Quarter
    • Port Orleans Riverside
    • Coronado Springs
    • Caribbean Beach
    • All-Star Music, Standard Room and Family Suite
    • All-Star Sports
    • All-Star Movies
    • Pop Century
    • Lake Buena Vista Area Hotels
    • Single Family Vacation Rental Homes and Condos near Disney area
       
  • Miami
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • Sunny Isles
  • Destin -- Jetty East Condominium Resort, a GREAT place to stay
  • Fort Meyers
  • St. Petersburg Beach
  • St. Augustine
  • Siesta Key
  • Port Saint Joe
  • Cape San Blas
  • Apalachicola
  • Daytona Beach
  • Ormond Beach
  • Tampa
  • Key West
  • Sanibel Island
  • Marco Island

 California:

  • Disneyland Hotels and Parks:
    • Paradise Pier
    • Grand Californian
  • Avalon, Catalina Island
  • Los Angeles
  • Hollywood
  • Venice Beach
  • Santa Monica
  • Long Beach
  • Anaheim
  • JW Marriot Resort, Palm Desert
  • Palm Springs and the Palm Springs Skyway
  • Joshua Tree National Park
  • Coachella
  • Mohave Desert
  • San Francisco
  • Sonoma Valley
  • Napa Valley
  • Highway 1
  • Carmel
  • Monterey
  • Pebble Beach

Alaska:

  • Ketchikan
  • Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier
  • Juneau
  • Skagway
  • Inside Passage

New York City:

  • 911 Memorial
  • Little Italy
  • Times Square
  • Statue of Liberty
  • World Trade Center - Pre 9-11
  • New York Stock Exchange
  • Central Park
  • Museums
  • Grand Central Station and more

Seattle, WA

Denver, CO

Richmond, VA

  • Capitol

Cleveland, OH:

  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Chicago:

  • Sears Tower (Willis Tower)
  • Shedd's Aquarium
  • Museums and more

Las Vegas and area:

  • Luxor Hotel
  • Frontier Hotel
  • Red Rock Canyon
  • Hoover Dam

Tennessee:

  • Chattanooga - Lookout Mountain
  • Nashville
  • Memphis

Ozarks:

  • Arkansas: Cherokee Village, in the beautiful Ozarks of northeast Arkansas
  • Branson
  • Silver Dollar City
  • Top of the Rock
  • Table Rock Lake
  • Lake Taneycomo
  • Bagnell Dam

Arizona:

  • JW Marriott - Scottsdale
  • Phoenix

Indiana:

  • Indianapolis Speedway
  • Holiday World
  • Evansville
  • Newburgh
  • Terre Haute

South Carolina: Hilton Head Island

Missouri:

  • St. Louis
  • Branson
  • Top of the Rock
  • Ste. Genevieve
  • Cape Girardeau
  • Cuba
  • Hannibal
  • Kansas City
  • Jefferson City
  • Springfield
  • Meramec Caverns

Theme Parks:

  • Silver Dollar City
  • Walt Disney World
    • Magic Kingdom
    • EPCOT
    • Hollywood Studios
    • Animal Kingdom
    • Blizzard Beach
    • Typhoon Lagoon
    • Disney Springs
    • Disney Quest
  • Universal Orlando
    • Universal Studios
    • Islands of Adventure
  • Sea World Orlando
  • Disneyland
  • California Adventure
  • Six Flags Over Mid-America
  • Holiday World