Atlas Travel Centre provides strength in travel experience and knowledge. Along with my wife Jane Eastburn, we operate Atlas Travel Centre remotely using mobile technology. Atlas Travel Centre is an award-winning Cruise Agent and was a finalist in the 2019 CLIA Home Based Agency of the Year and is also a Cruiseco & Scenic Elite agency.
I am a member of Cruise Lines International Association Australasia (CLIA), the world's largest travel agent association. I am a CLIA Master Cruise Consultants, and am ranked No 2 in their Top 200 Cruise Consultants in Australia. I am also a Princess Cruise’s Commodore & NCLU Masters to name a few. CLIA Membership gives preferred deals, specialised cruise consultant training and helps to keep up to date with the cruise industry. Each year (pre Covid) I also attend various Cruise conferences to be updated with cruise products, offers and trends.
I have had multiple trips to Bali and have visited other Indonesia Islands including Java, Flores, Rinca, Komodo, Moyo, Biak, Banda Naira and West Papua. Other travels include Phuket & Samui Islands in Thailand, Penang, Langkawi & Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Guinea, Myanmar, The UK, Germany, France, Austria, The Netherlands, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Tahiti, New Caledonia, American Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Chile (including Easter Island), Canada and several trips to New Zealand and the USA including Hawaii and Alaska. I have also travelled to Peru and visited Cusco, Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley. Visited the Andes and Chilean Fjords, as well as Tierra del Fuego in Chile. Visited and kayaked in Antartica, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. Cruised the Scottish Islands, train tripped through Switzerland, land toured Greece, Cruised the Greek Islands, visiting Turkey and Italy.
My passion for cruising has seen me inspect and cruise on many ships. I have have travelled widely throughout Australia and have enjoyed Gold Class on the Ghan. While in Canada they enjoyed Gold Class on the Rocky Mountaineer for 2 days from Banff to Vancouver. They have experienced the Vistadome rail in Peru and travelled around Peru including Machu Picchu. I have enjoyed the Alaskan Lodges and a flight into the Arctic Circle while in Alaska. Have cruised from Norway to Svalbard and Iceland, reaching as far as the edge of the Arctic ice shelf (82 deg North)
Cruised on or toured over 70 different ships, a wide variety of styles, standards and sizes including:
P&O's Pacific Sky Queensland Coast, P&O’s Pacific Sun New Caledonia and Vanuatu Christmas Cruise,Princess Cruise’s Sun Princess Fremantle Geraldton Phuket Penang Langkawi Port Klang Singapore FremantleRoyal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas New Caledonia and Vanuatu Christmas CruisePrincess Cruise’s Diamond Princess Ketchikan Juneau Skagway Glacier Bay/College Fjord WhittierRoyal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas – Singapore Pt Klang Phuket SingaporeNoble Caledonian’s Caledonian Sky – Jakarta, Indonesia to Madang, island hopping to New GuineaRoyal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas – Singapore Darwin Brisbane SydneyAmaWaterway’s AmaLotus – Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap Avalon Tapestry II – Paris to Paris - tour to Normandy Beaches Scenic Jewel – Budapest to AmsterdamAzamara Club Cruises Azamara Quest – Darwin Thursday Island Cooktown Port Douglas CairnsCunard’s Queen Elizabeth – Sydney Newcastle BrisbanePrincess Cruise’s Sea Princess Sydney New Zealand Tonga American Samoa Tahiti Pitcairn Island Chile (Easter Island, Valparaiso)Dream Cruise’s Genting Dream – Hong Kong Naha Miyoka-Jima (Japan)Princess Cruise’s Sea Princess—Brisbane to Sydney, Pandaw’s RV Tonle Pandaw - Ho Chi Minh to Phnom PenhRoyal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas—Darwin to SingaporeCoral Expedition’s Coral Discoverer - Broome to DarwinRoyal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas Cruisin County Cruise to New Caledonia 2018Princess Cruise’s Majestic Princess - Sydney Auckland Tauranga Wellington Akaroa Dunedin Fiordland National ParkPrincess Cruise’s Majestic Princess—Sydney to Brisbane Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas Cruisin Country to New Caledonia 2019Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas Rock the Boat to New Caledonia 2019Heritage Line’s Anawrahta Mandalay Katha returnStar Clipper’s Star Clipper Northern Thailand Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Solstice New Caledonia & Vanuatu Ponant’s Le Laperouse Sydney Flinders Island Wineglass Bay Hobart Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas Sydney Hobart Melbourne Sydney, APT’s Caledonian Sky Cairns to Brisbane Island hopping via the tip of Cape York, Aurora Expeditions The Greg Mortimer, Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands, Then again the Northern Scottish Islands, Viking Einar Basel to Amsterdam, Greek Island cruising on both Celestyal Crystal and Azamara Journey, Swan Hellenics SH Vega to Svalbard, Jan Mayen an Iceland this ships first 3 cruises, Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas Rock and Country music Super Cruise Sydney to Sydney via New Caledonia.
Ships Toured include:
Ponant’s L’Austral (3)Cunard’s Queen Mary 2Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the SeasHolland America’s VolendamEvergreen’s Emerald SunCruiseco’s Adventurer Star Cruise’s Superstar Virgo Linblad’s National Geographic Orion Coral Expeditions’ Coral Expeditions 1Ponant’s Le Soleal Princess Cruise’s Golden Princess P&O’s Pacific EdenAzamara Club Cruise’s Azamara JourneyRoyal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas (2)Regent Seven Seas’ NavigatorCMV’s MagellanP&O’s Pacific DawnOceania Cruise’s Insignia (2)Seabourn’s Seabourn Encore (very new)P&O’s Pacific ExplorerHolland America Line’s MS AmsterdamViking Cruise’s Viking Sun Scenic’s SpiritAvalon’s Siem ReapAbrolhos Islands Eco AbrolhosCarnival’s SpiritRegent Seven Sea’s MarinerNorwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian JewelPrincess Cruise’s Sun Princess (3)Holland America’s Amsterdam MSC’s MagnificaHapag Lloyd’s Europa 2Holland America’s MaasdamCoral Expedition’s Coral Adventurer
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