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Where have
Raye and Marty traveled?
The Caribbean,
Alaska, Mexico, Europe, Mediterranean, Scandinavia, Russia,
Canada, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Hawaii and more.
Cruised to over 40 Countries with over a dozen cruise
lines....Over 30 times.
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A little bit of
background...
Marty is a veteran travel professional. He has been a corporate
travel executive for over 30 years. Along with eight years of
retail cruise industry experience, he has handled corporate
incentives for Pepsi and Ford, managed retail and wholesale tour
operations, been a theme park/attractions marketing planner and
directed one of the largest annual migration of British Tourists
to Walt Disney World!
In addition to Cruise Reviews Online , he and his wife are also
editors and publishers of Cruise Traveler Magazine. At Cruise
Reviews Online you can read hundreds of cruise line and cruise
ship reviews by travelers and cruise experts on today's most
popular cruise ships. Unbiased and unedited, they share their
experience with you.
Cruise Reviews Online, is one of the most recognized
leading resources for fair and objective information about
cruise travel.
Together Raye & Marty have edited and published 'The Ultimate
Cruise Guide". a cruiser travel reference guide book that is
available free for the reading... online.
As an knowledgeable expert in the cruise industry, Marty is a
member of the Society of Industry Leaders, where he shares his
expertise with members of the financial community conducting
industry research. He has also been called upon to assist the
media with expert comments on cruise industry news discussing
everything from holiday travel trends to cruise safety.
Raye was an educator by profession with over 25 years of
teaching experience. Her experience, both as a mother and
teacher bring a unique perspective to family and
multi-generational travel. She writes for Dan and Molly's
Dockside Cafe' a travelogue and has worked in the travel
industry for as many years as she has been teaching. Through the
years, she has helped families from all over the world catch up
with loved ones and creating new family memories at sea, noting
that "a cruise vacation offers more variety and things to do for
both grandparents and children than on a land-based vacation
plus a cruise brings everyone together to share a once-in-a
lifetime family experience".
Raye loves to cruise, likes the big ships to the small ones and
always takes timeout to visit the grandkids.
( Marty prefers the opposite, the ships that is. )
Contributing Editors
Chris
Dikmen and Rickee Richardson launched cruisereport.com in June
2002. Mr. Dikmen is solely responsible for the technical
development and Ms. Richardson is the Senior Editor and oversees
all content.
Perhaps best known
for their editorial cruise reviews, which are featured, at
cruisereviewsonline.com, Chris Dikmen and Rickee Richardson
are also travel journalists. Together they have been on more
than 60 cruises and traveled all over the world, documenting
their experiences for our readers.
Since 2002, over 1 million
consumers use their Cruise Reports found here each year to
research their cruise vacations. Over 275,000 have
registered with the network* as members.
Raye & Marty recently
( May 2009 ) escorted 90 members of the Cameracraftsmen of America on an
Alaska Cruise.