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Thanking those who made a differenceA turnaround this year got me to thinking about people who mentored me.

It's the differences that sell"Ships within ships" and other innovations blur old definitions of luxury cruising.

Credibility without certificationEach time a client has a bad experience with an incompetent agent it hurts us all.

Qualified, certified, licensed and trainedIt's long been a mystery to me how agents can sell travel without certification.

The Magic (Kingdom) numberDisney World has been a rite of passage for each of our grandkids over the years.

For cruising, old news is bad newsI don't know of any industry as pummeled by outside forces as the cruise sector.

Bully bureaucrats and a nonsense lawIt's hard to know what's worse: Codeshare ad rules or their bully enforcers.

A light at the end of the tunnelIt's tough trying to figure out when exactly this profession we have chosen became so complicated.

The profitability squeezeIf cruise lines want a healthy agent channel, they need to stop squeezing our profits.

Oh, the places you'll go!An agent's humor and quirks made her a cherished travel companion.

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