The Woman Behind the Stories
About Gina
Before I Sold Trips
I Fed People
I spent fourteen years in catering before I ever booked a single vacation. What I learned there is the same thing that runs through everything I do now: people remember the moments when someone was paying close attention. A perfectly timed course, a detail nobody else would've noticed, a problem solved before the guest even knew there was one. That's hospitality. It turns out travel advising is the exact same job — just with better views.
I live in Angleton, Texas, with my husband Lloyd — my travel companion of 42 years and counting.
Where It Began
My Travel Story Started Long Before I Became a Travel Advisor
Long before I planned travel for others, we were young newlyweds, and neither one of us had ever been on an airplane before.
Our destination was Hawaii.
These old honeymoon photos aren't polished or perfect. They're faded, scratched and more than 40 years old — but they still take me right back to that first experience of discovering somewhere completely different from home.
I remember the luau, the palm trees, the sunsets and that feeling of realizing just how big the world was.
I didn't know then that travel would someday become my career. I only knew I wanted to see more of it.
Today, I get to help other people create those same kinds of memories — the ones that become stories they tell for decades.
Because where you go matters. But how the journey becomes part of your story matters even more.
What I'm Known For
Group Cruises, Rivers, and the Fine Details of Europe
Group cruises are where I've built real, provable momentum. My first hosted group — an Alaska sailing — filled 59 cabins with 124 passengers. My current Hawaii group aboard Norwegian Pride of America has grown to more than 30 cabins, continuing the momentum I built with my first large hosted cruise. I hold the Certified Groups Advisor credential, and growing group business is a real priority for me — if you want a trip that turns a boatload of strangers into a crew, this is my specialty.
Beyond groups, river cruising is where my heart lives — slow travel, big castles, and rivers that move at exactly the right pace for a good story to unfold. From there, I specialize in FIT Europe, ocean cruising, and Alaska, where I've personally traveled four times.
By the Numbers
I sell more Norwegian Cruise Line than any other advisor in my agency — out of 525 agents.
Credentials & Trust Markers
The Certifications Behind the Stories
Viking Certified Expert · Certified River Cruise Advisor
Why I Do This
I ask my clients what they don't want just as often as what they do. Protecting someone from the wrong trip matters just as much as planning the right one.
If a destination, ship, or itinerary isn't going to give you what you're actually looking for, I'll tell you — even if it means a longer conversation before we find the right fit.
Let's Plan Your Trip