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Patty Albright, CTC

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Patty began her travel career in 1981. She joined Central travel in 1982 and specialized in international and corporate travel. She completed The Certified Travel Consulate Course (CTC) from the Travel Institute. After taking a hiatus to raise her family she has returned to Central Travel as the Manager of our Promenade Office. Patty has also completed the Disney College of Knowledge. She experienced numerous trips to Walt Disney World in Orlando with her children and most recently with her grandson.

Expert Bio

My greatest joy in working on your vacation is taking the stress out of the process! I love working on every detail of a trip and that's why I returned to Central Travel after taking a break to raise my family. It means so much to me when my clients send their friends and families to me for all their vacation experiences. I have had the privilege of traveling all over the world and my favorite destination is Capri, Italy and my best traveling companion is my 8-year-old grandson.

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Patty has experienced many Caribbean Cruises. She has sailed with Carnival Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean. Her most recent cruising experience was a Princess Cruise Line Alaskan Cruise-Tour. Her other travel experiences include many islands in the Caribbean including Jamaica, Aruba, Puerto Rico, St Maarten, Bahamas, St. Thomas and St. John, Haiti, Mexico and Hawaii. Her favorite European countries include Austria, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and England. 

MY ADVENTURES

Patty Wonder of the Seas 2024I have just returned from a fun sailing on the Wonder of the Seas with a group of 61. Our itinerary was Eastern Caribbean which is Coco Cay, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. Our group had check in times ranging from 10:30 am to 1:00p. We arrived at 10:25 and the whole group was on the ship by 11:00a. The process was very smooth (especially boarding Easter Sunday). I was told by one of my group that they have been on 22 cruises and this was the easiest on and off they have experienced and this was their first Royal Caribbean cruise.

The ship was full. I was told over 2400 children on board. It was what I expected traveling Easter week. That being said we had a great time. The service was great and food was very good.

We had a standard ocean view balcony cabin. We had a few glitches the first day or so with air conditioning and lights, but it all worked out. Our cabin steward was great. I did see a few other category cabins. The ocean view cabins in the front of the ship are big with dormer like window. A few had inside cabins and they were adequate. All the suites were filled.

The dining room maître d was excellent – he took care of every request with a smile! We were so busy we never tried any of the specialty dining options. We enjoyed the solarium bistro for breakfast. One of my favorite places to go was Park Café in Central Park. They had made to order breakfast and lunch sandwiches, great yogurt parfaits and other healthy options. They have sandwiches made up in nice containers that you can grab. One of the families in our group told me they always stop at Park Café and grab sandwiches before they get off the ship so they don’t have to buy lunch at port. I thought great tip for families with children and people on a budget. The main dining room food was excellent to very good. I only went to the Windjammer a few times to grab something quick and it was good.

Coco Cay we bought day passes for the Adult only Hideaway Beach and rented a Cabana by the pool. I only stayed a few hours in this area and went out to the other beach with the rest of the group with children. Renting the cabana gave us an attendant for the day that brought us all the drinks and food we could possibly want and more. The food there was excellent. It is one of my favorite beaches with clean, clear water. Great for snorkeling.
St. Thomas – We spent the day at Magen’s Bay. I was sad to see this island has changed a lot since the last time I was there. We still enjoyed the beach and the ones that went snorkeling saw a beautiful sea turtle.

St. Maarten is still as beautiful as I remembered. A group of 10 of us rented a van and had a driver that drove us around the island. We spent a few hours at Orient Beach. The beach was beautiful, but there was a notable amount of seaweed/sargassum. We were told the area is usually pretty clean, but the week ahead of our arrival the conditions had been very windy and that contributes to the issue. The French side is finally rebuilding after Hurricane Irma. The Dutch side’s recovery was much quicker. We made a quick stop at Mullet Bay and the water was much calmer. We had lunch at one of the restaurants on Mullet Bay and pricing was very reasonable. The general consensus of the group, everyone rated St Maarten their favorite island. Marcia recommended the rum runners at the Dirty Sanchez and a good majority of the group stopped there and said prices very reasonable and great drinks.

Overall the service was great from the dining room and wait staff to the bar tenders, housekeeping and cabin steward. I tried to be realistic about traveling Easter week with a group. The kids had the time of their lives and very few complaints from the adults... The majority of the group wants to book again for 2026 and go on the ICON of the Seas.  A great way for families and friends to vacation together!

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