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Plan your cruise with Vacations by Kelly, CruiseKick's trusted travel agency partner

CruiseKick shows you where ships are and what is happening in the cruise world. When you are ready to book, Kelly Bonatsakis can help you pick the sailing and handle the details.

Who Kelly is

Kelly Bonatsakis is a CLIA and IATA certified travel advisor based in Glastonbury, Connecticut, who has been helping clients plan trips for over a decade. Her focus is luxury and premium travel, including cruises, and she plans family trips and couples getaways too.

She is independently affiliated with World Via, a host agency that is part of the Travel Leaders network, and runs her business as Vacations by Kelly.

Ships Kelly has sailed

Kelly recommends what she knows firsthand. This is the list from her own site.

  • Royal Caribbean: Anthem, Oasis, Symphony, Independence, and Freedom of the Seas
  • Celebrity: Celebrity Eclipse
  • Disney Cruise Line: Disney Magic, Treasure, Dream, and Fantasy
  • Norwegian: Norwegian Getaway

What she helps with

  • Choosing between lines, ships, and itineraries for the trip you have in mind
  • Picking a cabin category that is worth the money for your sailing
  • Mediterranean, Greek isles, Caribbean, and Alaska cruises
  • Family sailings, couples trips, and celebrations
  • Getting a custom quote and handling the booking details

How it works

  1. Step 1

    Tell Kelly about your trip

    Answer a few short questions on her booking form: where you want to go, roughly when, who is traveling, and your cabin preference. It takes about two minutes.

  2. Step 2

    She reviews it personally

    Kelly looks at your request and follows up by email or phone, whichever you choose, with questions and options that fit your trip.

  3. Step 3

    You get a custom quote

    You decide whether to book. If you do, Kelly handles the booking through Vacations by Kelly and World Via.

Disclosure

Kelly runs Vacations by Kelly, a separate travel business, and CruiseKick refers readers to her. Quote requests are handled by Kelly on her own site, which has its own privacy policy. CruiseKick's guides and news are independent of any booking. Read how we work in our editorial policy.