Virgin Voyages Caribbean Cruise 2023
(11 Reviews)
100% Recommended
Jennifer Holmes
Riverview, FL
Mission and Group Travel Expert
As your personal travel advisor, I craft customized journeys that are as unique as you are. My specialties include sustainable luxury vacations, mission excursions, and group adventures worldwide.
My passion is creating deeply meaningful tr...
As your personal travel advisor, I craft customized journeys that are as unique as you are. My specialties include sustainable luxury vacations, mission excursions, and group adventures worldwide.
My passion is creating deeply meaningful travel experiences that leave you feeling transformed, while also positively impacting local communities. I get to know each client one-on-one to understand what moves you, then leverage my decades of global connections to recommend ethical partners and flawlessly planned itineraries.
Whether you're aspiring to teach English to under served students in Costa Rica, help rescue endangered sea turtles in Hawaii, rebuild schools in rural villages, or embark on a spiritual pilgrimage in a holy land - I will help you find purpose, deepen cultural understanding, and come home changed for the better.
I also have extensive experience coordinating logistically complex group trips for milestone events. From multi-generational family reunions in Italy to 30th birthday cruises through Scandinavia to bachelorette weekends in Nashville, or guided golf excursions playing the courses in Scotland, I pour my heart into planning cohesive, smooth celebrations and experiences honoring what makes your group unique. My organizational skills and insider access allow me to curate exclusive local experiences, handle all lodging and transportation, and ensure your dream group vacation exceeds every expectation.
Ultimately, I see travel as a powerful way to expand perspectives, show compassion, and remind us that across borders, we share far more that unites us than divides us.
After years crisscrossing the globe, I remain in awe of this world’s beauty, resilience and hope. Allow me to help you reconnect with the magic of this planet we all call home in a mindful way. The possibilities await - contact me today to start crafting your journey!
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Enjoying a cocktail before dinner at Gunbae
This past December, I embarked on an incredible 7-night Virgin Voyages cruise through the Caribbean that went beyond ordinary beach getaways. In April of 2025, in partnership with Journeys4Peace, we will have a large group aboard so I decided to take one of their cruises to experience it for myself first. First-hand research is hard work!
With unique destination experiences that gave back, this sailing showcased how Virgin is redefining luxury travel.Our first stop was Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, where I visited a remarkable women's co-op that empowers the community through recycling. At the co-op, mothers turn waste paper into handmade books and recycled plastic into jewelry, providing income and opportunity. Interacting with these inspiring artisans offered perspective into resilience and pride.
In historic San Juan, Puerto Rico, I dined at a local restaurant specializing in all things chocolate (even chocolate ketchup), then walked the cobblestone streets absorbing colorful colonial architecture and upbeat salsa rhythms.
The highlight was Bimini, Bahamas, where I visited the non-profit Dolphin House Museum, a 30+ year labor of love created by Bimini native Ashley Saunders, also an author and retired teacher. The tour of his dolphin-inspired home built with reclaimed and recycled materials was truly inspirational.
Between these community-focused escapades, I relaxed poolside aboard Virgin's sleek new "Valiant Lady" ship, dined on incredible cuisine (the duck at Pink Agave is divine!), and sipped cocktails watching the sunset at sea.
Virgin Voyages has truly raised the bar for what sustainable and socially-conscious cruising can look like, with fun flavors and purpose at every port. If you seek travel that nourishes the soul while also nurturing local communities, set your sights on a Virgin Voyages sailing. You'll come home with memories and inspiration to last far beyond your disembarkation day. I did!