Magical Moments Vacations with Gina Renee'

10/14/2026

🏔️🚢 ALASKA 2027 ABOARD CELEBRITY EDGE! 🚢🏔️

AUGUST 20, 2027 | ROUND-TRIP SEATTLE

Y'all, I've been looking at some special Distinctive Voyages pricing for my Alaska sailing next August, and there are two stateroom options that really caught my attention!

✨ Ocean View Stateroom

✨ Prime Edge Stateroom with Infinite Veranda

And here's what makes these offers especially attractive. The pricing includes so much more than just your stateroom!

🥂 Beverage package

📱 Wi-Fi

✨ Prepaid gratuities

🧳 Travel protection

🚢 Taxes and port fees

🏔️ An included Distinctive Voyages shore excursion

And I'll be onboard as your Distinctive Voyages host!

Sometimes you see an advertised cruise price, but once you start adding everything else, that price looks a whole lot different.

That's why I like looking at the entire vacation package.

If Alaska has been on your wish list, this might be a wonderful opportunity to make it happen!

Send me a message, and I'll be happy to share the current pricing and help you decide which stateroom might be right for you.

❤️ Travel With Gina Renée

2027 ALASKA | CELEBRITY EDGE | AUGUST 20–27

Special pricing is subject to availability and change. Inclusions are based on the applicable Distinctive Voyages offer.

09/27/2026

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Alaskan glaciers, Greek islands, quiet European rivers — pull up a chair. I'm Gina, and this is where those stories live.

09/08/2026

✈️ TRAVEL TIP TUESDAY

When your flight gets canceled, don’t just stand in that long customer-service line and wait.

Get in line AND start working Plan B.

Pull out your phone. Check the airline app. Look at alternate flights. Call the airline while you wait.

And if the disruption starts costing you money, SAVE. EVERY. RECEIPT. Hotel, meals, Uber, rental car…all of it.

Especially if you have travel insurance. You may need that documentation later.

A little preparation, and knowing what to do when things go wrong, can make a very stressful travel day a whole lot easier. ✈️

08/26/2026

✨ Wonder Wednesday: Sorrento, Italy 🇮🇹

Some places are beautiful in pictures.

And then there are places where you stand there, look out over the water and think, I could stay here awhile.

Sorrento was one of those places for me. 💙

Perched along the coast overlooking the Bay of Naples, it has those gorgeous views, charming streets, and that unmistakable Italian feeling that makes you want to slow down and simply enjoy where you are.

I’ve been fortunate to visit some incredible places, but Sorrento is definitely one I would happily return to.

Could you see yourself lingering a little longer here? 🇮🇹

08/25/2026

Travel Tip Tuesday!

Traveling to Europe? Please don’t Google “European visa” and click the first sponsored website you see.

If you’re visiting England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland, most American travelers now need a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation—or ETA. Apply only through the official UK ETA app or GOV.UK.

It currently costs £20 per traveler—and yes, every child and baby needs their own.

But if you’re traveling to countries such as Italy, Greece, France, Spain, or Croatia, ETIAS is not accepting applications yet. So if a website offers to secure your ETIAS today, back away!

Always verify the requirement for your specific destination and use the country’s official government website.

That is one of those small travel details that can create a very big problem if you get it wrong.

08/23/2026

Sailing past The Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest was truly beautiful experience. 🇭🇺

08/21/2026

That view. That water. That little table by the Aegean. 💙

And yes...I jave 7 Oceanview staterooms at a special Distinctive Voyages group rate for our May 2027 Greece sailing.

Want the details? Just ask me.

08/20/2026

WHO looked at tree resin and thought… “I wonder what that tastes like?” 🤣🌳

Because apparently, humans have been fascinated with this stuff for a VERY long time.

On the Greek island of Chios, tiny drops of resin from mastic trees harden into what are traditionally called “tears.”

And eventually somebody did something I completely support…

They made LIQUEUR out of it. 😂🍸🇬🇷

It's called Mastiha, and it's sweet, herbal, a little piney and citrusy — and can be served chilled, over ice or in cocktails.

So for this week's Thirsty Thursday:

Would I drink tree tears in Greece? ABSOLUTELY.

Now I need to know…

🌳🍸 Would YOU try it?

08/15/2026

What if I told you Alaska once had no light? 🐦‍⬛🌅

And a very clever Raven had something to do with changing that...

For today's Folklore Friday, we're heading into a traditional Tlingit story about Raven—Yéil—the trickster, transformer and the one who brought light into the world.

I love these stories because they remind me that Alaska is so much more than glaciers, whales and beautiful scenery. There are generations of stories, traditions and culture woven into this incredible place.

And once you learn some of those stories, you start seeing the destination a little differently. ❤️

Come with me...there's a story to tell.

Every destination has a story. You just have to know where to look.