About The Author

Hello,

My name is Sam and I am the author of Cruise Vacation Advisor and several other websites. I currently live in Wisconsin. I was born in Arkansas, raised in New Orleans as a youth, and I lived in Chicago as a teenager and young man.

In the past I have both managed and owned a small travel agency.

Also, I was (as the saying goes) an Army brat. My father served 28 years. I did not attend the same school for more than two years until I transferred to my high school three months into my freshman year. I guess I got my travel bug from my father.

My love for traveling was a major reason I got into the travel business in 1990. It definitely motivated me to know that travel agents could travel cheaply, or (better yet) free.

Yippee! Free travel! What a great benefit in an exciting industry, all-the-while doing what I love to do.

The travel industry is a great industry. Free (or steeply discounted) travel is a great benefit. Which you can also enjoy. Click here to see how.

Fast forward.

By the late 1990’s the airlines started to change their commission structure, travel agencies begin to charge a fee to book airline travel, and more and more people started using the internet to make travel arrangements.

The travel industry and the hospitality industry in general began to undergo radical changes. These changes accelerated after 911, and a large percentage of travel agencies begin to close their doors.

I started this website in order to continue with my love and passion for the travel industry. I wanted to share the valuable knowledge I had accumulated.

The idea that writing down and sharing my knowledge via the internet would make me an author still had not occurred to me.

I especially wanted to share my knowledge about the intangible factors related to having a great cruise and travel experience. People make their own travel arrangements or use a professional to do it for them, all-the-while focusing on tangible factors such as cruise line, type of ship, itinerary, cabin size and location, ports of call, and so forth.

My Second Important Reason For This Website

Frankly, I wanted to find a way to continue traveling at little or no cost. By building this website and setting it up as a work-from-home business my cruise travels are written off as an expense.

The best part is that I do not have to limit my travel time. I can work as an author and earn income from anywhere in the world.

All I need is an internet connection, which is absolutely no problem, even aboard cruise ships. (See how you can do the same thing).

The Future

As I travel and learn I will continue to bring you accurate information, insightful suggestions, sensible advice, and useful ideas.

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Thank you for visiting.

Sam
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PS: You may also want to take the time to read page two about how this website was created and how you can benefit from my experiences. I am especially excited about the new collaboration (November 2007) between Ken Envoy (Site Sell President) and Ann Seig (The Renegade Marketer).

Page Two of About The Author