Featured Luxury Cruise Experts

Julian de Graaf is the co-founder of Elite Rentals Dubai, overseeing a fleet of high-end cars and yachts, including Dubai's exclusive Lamborghini Yacht. Since 2019, Julian and his partner Kristan have expanded their collection to more than 90 luxury vehicles and vessels. Julian is also known for transforming Dubai’s luxury real estate, flipping mansions into record-setting properties. Julian’s vision and dedication fuel the success of his luxury ventures.

Cassidy Newman is a seasoned marketing leader with over eight years of experience in the travel, tourism, and entertainment sectors. She currently works as Senior Marketing Manager at Pandaw Cruises, a luxury river cruise line offering immersive journeys through Southeast Asia. In her role, Cassidy oversees brand strategy, campaign execution, and content development, helping to grow Pandaw’s global reach while honoring its unique cultural storytelling. A digital nomad often busy exploring various corners of the world, Cassidy has led innovative B2B marketing initiatives across Europe and the Middle East with a strong track record in event planning, content marketing, and regional brand adaptation. She’s adept at managing cross-functional teams, budgets, and agency relationships to deliver results that align with both global and local business goals.

Empire Cruises is the go-to destination for an unforgettable NYC party boat rental experience. Whether you're planning a memorable boat rental for a birthday party, a lively college party cruise, or a romantic boat rental for your wedding, we offer an array of options to suit any occasion. Our fleet of well-appointed vessels provides the perfect backdrop for any celebration, offering stunning views of New York City's skyline. With a focus on customer satisfaction and a commitment to providing an exceptional experience, Empire Cruises ensures that your event will be as unique and memorable as the city itself. From intimate gatherings to grand celebrations, our expert team will help you create a seamless and spectacular event on the water.

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Kristan de Graaf is the founder of Elite Rentals Dubai, known for its luxury cars and yachts, including Dubai’s only Lamborghini Yacht. He was named in Forbes’ 30 Under 30. Since 2019, Kristan and his brother Julian have built a fleet of 90+ luxury cars and yachts. Kristan also flips Dubai mansions, turning them into top-selling homes. Kristan’s work sets new standards in luxury.

Tim Protasio is a travel advisor and the owner of Tim Cruise Travel Agency, based in Bonita Springs, Florida. He specializes in cruise planning, helping clients book everything from quick Caribbean getaways to longer voyages and world cruises. With a strong focus on cruise lines like Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Virgin Voyages, and Holland America, Tim works closely with clients to match them with the right ship, itinerary, and value—not just the lowest price. His approach is simple: make the process easy, avoid common mistakes, and often secure added perks like onboard credit or better cabin options. Serving clients in Bonita Springs, Naples, and across the U.S., Tim focuses on group cruises, luxury sailings, and custom trips. Whether it’s a first cruise or a more complex itinerary, he provides hands-on guidance before, during, and after the trip.

I manage Exclusive Cruises which is a small company providing the most amazing private boat excursions on the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Naples, Sorrento and Ischia area in Italy.

Having journeyed to all seven continents, consider Angela Adto your luxury travel aficionado. She’s summited Mount Kilimanjaro, scuba-dived with enormous manta rays in the Maldives, watched the humpback whales in Antarctica, para-glided in Cape Town, swam with sharks in the Galápagos Islands, and hiked Machu Picchu.Angela is very passionate about sharing her love of travel. She takes an incredible amount of pride in giving clients a personalized and meticulous travel experience, offering unparalleled service with impeccable attention to detail.Angela is a Condé Nast Top Travel Specialist for 2021 and has been featured in the Washington Post and Seattle Times.Aside from being a travel advisor, she leads yoga retreats as a certified RYT 500 yoga teacher to breathtaking destinations that she loves sharing with clients.AZA means space in Sanskrit, reflection in Swahili, strength in Hebrew, and comfort in Arabic. I hope AZA LUXURY TRAVEL will instill every aspect of these great qualities into your life.

Dana is an investment management executive with 20+ years of experience in product structuring, marketing, fundraising, investor relations and corporate communications. Before spending the last few years building LUXUS in WealthTech, Dana worked as a Managing Director at Blackstone, Harbinger and with other prominent hedge funds and family offices. She began her career as a lawyer at Schulte Roth & Zabel. Dana has a BA from the University of Vermont and a JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Bespoke luxury travel & VIP concierge services. Creating extraordinary journeys worldwide with multiple certification programs.

My name is Kristen and I have traveled, lived and worked all across the globe for over a decade. In 2013, after nearly a decade building a career in corporate marketing in NYC, I left it all behind to travel solo across 3 continents and 26 countries. From there I became a scuba diving instructor, and spent the next 10 years living and working in Thailand, Mexico, St. Croix and Florida. In 2017, I was voted PADI's Inspiring Woman Diver of the Year. Beginning in 2024 I joined Fora as a luxury travel planner and have launched my own travel brand and blog, Dear Destination Travel, so that I could help inspire others to make their travel dreams and goals come to life. I have now traveled to 6 continents and over 35 countries. My website, deardestinationtravel.com, is a complete travel resource and inspiration hub.

"Developing Concepts, Enhancing Growth, Establishing a Loyal Clientèle and Revenue Focus"SUMMARY: Dynamic, results-oriented and socially-skilled Professional with a consistent track record for handling fast-paced, quick service, casual, high-end, celebratory and upscale in hospitality for land and cruise environments. Demonstrates exceptional interpersonal skills that provide achievable goals with accountability, budget success and team focus.CORE SKILLS:* Concept Development* Customer Experience and Service* Problem Solving/Critical Thinking * Process & Quality Improvement * Management Team Building* Budget Creation * Inventory Management* Partner Relationships* Networking/Social Interaction* Supplier RelationsSpecialties: Brand Management, Concept Creation, Consulting, Focus Groups, Inventory Management, Layout/Design, Networking, Organizational Skills, Process Engineering, Increasing Revenues

Tim Kroeger is a luxury wellness travel specialist, endurance athlete, and the creator of The Restorative Index (tim-kroeger.com/the-restorative-index/), a 100-point scoring framework that evaluates whether luxury wellness hotels genuinely restore guests — or quietly drain them. It is the only performance-based, repeatable hotel evaluation system that scores across six weighted pillars: Sleep Architecture, Environmental Calm, Nutritional Impact, Spa & Recovery, Movement, and Frictionless Operations. Tim is the official brand ambassador for Healthi Life (healthi-life.com), a longevity clinic in Bangkok, where he documents a long-term longevity journey with real clinical data. He competes in HYROX, marathons, gravel cycling, trail races, and obstacle races around the world, and recovers at the luxury wellness hotels he evaluates. That cycle of training, racing, and restoring is the foundation of his expertise. He is also the founder of Universal Traveller (universal-traveller.com) and the inventor of Luxury Bikepacking (universal-traveller.com/luxury-bikepacking-definition/), a concept that combines long-distance endurance cycling with luxury hotels, fine dining, and premium recovery, rather than camping and minimalism. His documented journeys include a 1,600km ride across Thailand and an 8,000km route through Southeast Asia. Tim holds a Bachelor's degree in International Tourism Management from NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, with study campuses in Bali and Bangkok. From 2014 to 2020, he worked as a Flight Attendant for Lufthansa German Airlines, completing the Lufthansa Aviation Training service programme, an experience that sharpened his understanding of premium hospitality standards and genuine service excellence. After 15+ years of full-time travel across 112+ countries and 230+ personally tested hotel nights, Tim now reviews luxury wellness hotels, spas, and thermal retreats on tim-kroeger.com. His work includes the Beyond the Spa expert interview series and global wellness industry roundups. His expertise has been featured in Asian Spectator, The Times (Australia), Stuff (New Zealand), aeroTELEGRAPH, 20 Minuten, German regional press, & broadcast media, including a live TV interview with Ticker TV. Full media coverage: tim-kroeger.com/newsroom/ Tim is based in Bangkok and writes on luxury hospitality, wellness travel, endurance sport and recovery, longevity science, and the intersection of performance and travel.

Amy Kilbreath is a luxury travel advisor and Virtuoso® affiliate with more than 15 years of experience, 35+ countries explored, and 30+ cruises under her belt. She is the founder of Port and Passport Travel, where she works with well-traveled adults — many of them empty nesters — who want vacations that feel better, not busier. Amy specializes in luxury ocean, river, and expedition cruising, including Antarctica, Alaska, Europe, and the South Pacific, along with European land travel. Her insight comes from being there herself — sailing the ships, walking the ports, and understanding what actually matters once the trip begins. A mom of five whose kids have mostly flown the nest, Amy understands the shift that happens when travelers have more freedom, fewer distractions, and higher expectations for how they spend their time. Her clients come to her when planning starts to feel like work — and they want someone who can take it from there. Amy is known for practical, plain-spoken insight on cruise strategy, travel timing, luxury trends, and what travelers often get wrong when booking on their own. She has been quoted in travel and lifestyle publications and enjoys helping people reconnect with travel that feels exciting, well-considered, and worth the effort. She is based near Seattle and works with clients nationwide. Amy frequently comments on: • Luxury travel trends and booking behavior for 2026–2027 • How travelers can cruise smarter — and avoid common (and costly) mistakes • The rise of small-ship, expedition, and experience-driven cruising • When working with a travel advisor actually saves time, money, or stress • How empty nesters are redefining luxury travel after years of family trips

Licensed, insured, and bonded professional travel agent. I love to travel whether it be for adventure or relaxation. I love to share my passion of traveling with others. I have experience in booking travel of all kinds.

I help couples, families, and busy professionals plan luxury travel without the stress. Specialties: destination weddings, honeymoons, all-inclusive vacations, and family trips. Based in Toledo, Ohio. My website is bit.ly/lisaschictravel

Travel Agency Owner. Specializing in Cruises, Caribbean, and European markets. I craft customized itineraries for high end luxury clientele.

Giulia Di Leo is a MYBA yacht charter broker and CEO of Your Boat Holiday, advising UHNW families and private offices on bespoke superyacht experiences worldwide. She curates ultra-luxury charters across the Mediterranean and Caribbean, as well as the South Pacific, Asia, and the Indian Ocean, with particular expertise in emerging expedition destinations such as Antarctica, the Galápagos, and other remote cruising grounds. Drawing on real-time market insight, she identifies evolving travel patterns, seasonal demand shifts, and the increasing appetite for privacy-driven, multi-generational yacht journeys aboard 40m–70m+ superyachts. Her perspective blends discreet advisory with a deep understanding of where the world’s most discerning travelers are choosing to escape next.

Sandals #1 US Travel Agency... Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Rivage Travel Consulting & www.BestCaribbeanResorts.com is a boutique travel consultant group owned by husband and wife duo, Jonathan and Angela Patton. As Sandals specialists with over 15 years of expertise, we have personally visited every resort and booked over 2,000 client trips to Sandals, earning recognition as the 2024 Top Sandals Travel Agency in the USA and ranking among the top seven travel advisors nationwide. Being in the top 1% of all US travel advisors, our Diamond Elite status with Sandals Chairman’s Royal Club means we have insider knowledge and experience when it comes Sandals & Beaches resorts. TRAVEL AWARDS & INDUSTRY RECOGNITION Sandals Resorts Awards 2026 Sandals Chairman’s Royal Club Diamond Elite 2025 Sandals Chairman’s Royal Club Diamond Elite 2024 Sandals Chairman’s Royal Club Diamond Elite 2024 Top Sandals Travel Agency – USA 2024 Top Sandals Travel Agency – South East 2024 Top Sandals Butler Elite Travel Agency 2024 Top Sandals Island Routes Agency - Worldwide 2024 Top 10 Independent Sandals Travel Agency – Worldwide 2024 Sandals Million Dollar Club 2023 Sandals Chairman’s Royal Club Diamond Elite 2023 Sandals Chairman’s Royal Club Platinum Elite 2023 Sandals Chairman’s Royal Club

I'm the owner of Cruises.To, a cruise port and travel information website built to help travelers better understand cruise destinations before they arrive. My work focuses on cruise ports, shore excursions, destination research, cruise planning, port logistics, and practical travel information for cruisers. Cruises.To covers thousands of cruise ports around the world, with guides designed to help travelers compare destinations, plan port days, understand transportation options, and choose excursions that fit their travel style,. I focus on making cruise port information easier to understand, especially for travelers who want practical details before booking or stepping off the ship. My expertise includes cruises, cruise destination research, port guide development, shore excursion planning, cruise itinerary content, traveler decision-making, and improving online travel resources for cruise passengers.