— Marina Tack · Travel Advisor · CATA · TAEC —
Thoughtfully Planned Ocean, River & Land Journeys
Expert guidance for cruises, escorted tours, milestone celebrations and group travel—designed around how you want to experience the world.
Expert planning. Trusted guidance. A journey designed around you.
Where will your next journey take you?
Ocean Cruises
The right ship, itinerary, and cabin category for how you actually like to travel — not whatever comes up first in a search.
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River Cruises
Douro, Rhine, Danube, Rhône, Seine, Nile. Certified river specialist across the leading luxury lines.
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Land Journeys
Escorted small-group touring or a fully custom itinerary with private guides and hand-picked hotels.
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Milestone Travel
Anniversaries, milestone birthdays, honeymoons and retirements, designed around the occasion itself.
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Group Travel
Families, friends, alumni and affinity groups — one advisor holding every booking, deadline and detail.
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Not a booking engine and not a call center — an advisor with the training, ship knowledge and supplier relationships to tell you the truth about your options.
Honor
Ranked among the Top 150 Agents in the Avoya Travel Network
Ocean & river cruise specialization
Certified across the premium and luxury ocean lines and the leading luxury river fleets, with first-hand ship knowledge behind every recommendation.
TAEC & CATA credentials
Travel Expert Accreditation and Certified Accessible Travel Advocate — formal training, not self-declared expertise.
Distinctive Voyages hosting experience
Experience hosting Distinctive Voyages departures, including onboard amenities and private group events for guests.
Supplier training across five categories
Premium, luxury, river, escorted land and expedition supplier programs completed, so comparisons are informed rather than guessed.
Groups & complex multi-part journeys
Coordinating multi-cabin groups, pre- and post-stays, air, transfers and land segments that have to line up perfectly.
Accessible & special-needs travel knowledge
Mobility, dietary and medical considerations planned in from the beginning — cabins, ports, tours and transfers vetted in advance.
A hospitality perspective
25 years in culinary and hospitality work shaped how service, timing and the small details are handled on every itinerary.
Trusted Partnerships & Certifications
Credentials
Certified Cruise Specialist
Three steps, and none of them are homework.
01
Tell Me What You're Dreaming About
A relaxed conversation about who's traveling, what you love, and what this trip needs to feel like. No commitment, no pressure.
02
We Design the Right Journey
I research and compare, then present a plan built around you — the right ship or route, the right pacing, laid out clearly.
03
You Travel With Support Behind You
Documents, reminders and a real person on call before you leave, while you're away, and after you're home.
Featured journeys you can join.
Hosted groups, special departures and agency-exclusive opportunities, updated as new dates open.
Rhine River · Basel → Amsterdam · Hosted
Stollen, Spice & Story
A soulful Christmas Markets sailing aboard AmaVenita — Strasbourg, Rüdesheim, Cologne — woven with AmaWaterways' Soulful Experience honoring Black heritage and the celebration of Kwanzaa.
15 nights · Rhine cruise + Lake Como & Amsterdam · December 2026
Portugal · Lisbon → Porto · Douro River · Hosted
Tack & Table: Portugal Edition | Douro Valley Harvest
Sail Portugal's storied Douro aboard the Avalon Alegria — port lodges, quinta tables, and hillside vineyards from Lisbon to Porto.
10 nights · Douro river cruise with Lisbon · September 2027
France · Lyon to Arles · Hosted
Colors of Provence Soulful Experience
Markets at Vienne, truffle country in the Drôme, a private chef-led lunch in Avignon.
7 nights · April 2028
In their words.
“I worked with Marina on a cruise selection. She was very knowledgeable and I would highly recommend Marina.”
“Marina Tack is an excellent agent. She is awesome.”
“Marina was exceptionally supportive — quick to reply and followed through immediately.”
An advisor who plans the way a chef runs a kitchen.
Marina Tack is a certified travel advisor and a ranked member of the Avoya Travel Network, specializing in ocean and river cruising, escorted and custom land travel, milestone celebrations, and groups.
Twenty-five years in culinary and hospitality work taught her timing, service, and how to sweat the details before a guest ever notices them. That perspective is what shapes every itinerary she builds.
Marina’s Story →Notes from the road.
River Cruising
On Another Tack — Vol. 5: The River Colombia Kept to Itself
Why the Magdalena is the most surprising river cruise in the world right now, and why I have space on a June 2027 sailing.
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Travel Reflections
On Another Tack — Vol. 4: When Travel Isn’t a Choice
Medical travel. Bereavement travel. Wellness travel. Second opinion travel. Emergency travel. The spectrum is wider than you think — and when you are already in it, the last thing you need is to be figuring it out from scratch.
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Destination Discoveries
On Another Tack — Vol. 3: Hawaii’s Hot Pocket: The Manapua I Remembered for 46 Years
Every cuisine has its own Hot Pocket. Part one begins in Honolulu's Chinatown, with a soft bun of sweet barbecue pork I had not tasted in forty-six years.
Read More →Your next journey deserves more than a booking engine.
Let’s design a trip that fits how you want to travel, what you want to experience and what matters most to you.
Prefer to talk? Call (252) 489-4553 or email marina.tack@avoyanetwork.com.