Cruise & vacation planning with Ashley
Find the right vacation.
Let Ashley handle the planning.
Cruises, Disney, Universal, and all-inclusive resorts—compared around your people, your budget, and what sounds fun to you.
No obligation • No added planning fee • No phone number required
Not sure where or when? That’s a perfectly good place to start.
Maryland-based travel advisor • Cruise specialist • Planning vacations nationwide
Independent travel advisor
With Atlas Coast Travel
Cruises are Ashley’s specialty
Families • first-timers • couples • groups
Maryland-based
Harford County • serving travelers nationwide
Personal vacation planning
No additional fee for Ashley’s planning services
Meet Ashley
Hi, I’m Ashley.
A Maryland mom, cruise lover, and independent travel advisor with Atlas Coast Travel. Cruises are my specialty, and I help plan Disney, Universal, resort vacations, and more.
What happens when you reach out?
You share a trip idea. I email you personally, ask what matters to you, and help you narrow the options. You do not need a destination or exact dates to start.
Not sure where to start?
Pick the kind of trip that sounds good
Explore cruises, Disney and Universal vacations, all-inclusive resorts, family trips, and honeymoons. You do not need a destination or exact dates yet—Ashley can help narrow the options.
- SailCruise vacationsCompare ships, cabins, ports, and cruise lines without opening twenty tabs.
- MagicDisney vacationsWalt Disney World park days, resorts, timing, and dining windows planned around your family.
- PlayUniversal vacationsBuild a theme-park trip around your dates, hotel style, and how hard you want to go.
- UnplugAll-inclusive resortsBeach escapes with meals, a pool, and a slower pace in one property—compare resorts that fit your people.
- TogetherA family getawayStart with what everyone likes, your budget, and how much travel you want to deal with.
- CelebrateHoneymoons & romantic getawaysCompare resorts, cruises, and destinations for the time you want together.
Ashley’s specialty
Cruise planning, handled with care
Ashley helps first-time and experienced cruisers compare Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Disney Cruise Line, and more. She helps with ships, cabins, itineraries, departure ports, and plans before and after the cruise.
Compare cruise lines →Traveling together
Groups & celebrations
Family reunions, milestones, and multi-room trips take extra coordination. Ashley handles the research, comparisons, and details to keep your group’s vacation organized.
Explore group travel →Explore cruise destinations
These are starting points, not live deals. Ashley helps you compare ports and itineraries that fit your style.
- Caribbean cruises →
Warm water, a mix of ports, and a week that can stay on the ship if you want it to.
- Alaska cruises →
Glacier days and cooler packing—a different kind of first cruise for a lot of families.
- The Bahamas →
Often shorter sailings and private-island days for a first cruise or a quick reset.
- Mexico & the Caribbean →
Compare Mexico and Caribbean cruise ports to find the stops you would enjoy exploring.
Not sure which fits? Help me choose a vacation →See all vacation types →
From my own family’s travels
Five people. Different interests. One vacation.
Our Carnival Mardi Gras trip meant planning for a family of five across two interior cabins. The choices included where we would sleep, what the kids would enjoy, and which port days suited us.
That is the kind of detail I want to understand about your trip, too. Tell me your group’s ages, what everyone enjoys, and what you hope to spend so we can compare options that fit.
Why book with a travel advisor
You shouldn't have to become the planner to take the trip
Booking on your own can work. Booking with Ashley means one person who already knows the questions, the trade-offs, and how to keep the details together.
One person, not a pile of tabs
Cruise sites, resort pages, and group chats all say something different. Ashley keeps the research in one place and talks it through with you.
Comparisons in plain language
Lines, ships, cabins, and resorts have real trade-offs. Ashley explains what those differences mean for your people and your budget.
Someone who stays through departure
A booking confirmation is not the finish line. Ashley stays available as details come together and questions come up before you go.
Planning help without a separate bill
There is no additional fee for Ashley’s vacation-planning services. She is compensated by the travel suppliers she works with.
How planning with Ashley works
Simple, personal, and paced around your trip. You work with Ashley from your first idea through getting ready to travel.
Share what you are dreaming about
Tell Ashley your travel style, must-haves, and the experience you want to create.
Review personalized possibilities
Compare options with clear guidance, not an endless list of tabs and brochures.
Choose the trip that feels right
Make decisions with confidence, knowing the details are organized.
Get ready to travel
Prepare with support before you go, one point of contact along the way.
New to using a travel advisor?
Questions
A few things travelers ask
A few useful answers before you start planning.
Cruises are my specialty, but I also help with all-inclusive resorts, Disney and Universal vacations, family trips, honeymoons, group travel, and custom getaways.
Latest from Ashley
What she’s watching, comparing & planning
New travel news, current offers, and practical planning help, so the site stays useful even when you are not ready to book yet.
Current travel deals
See the offers Ashley thinks are actually worth looking at right now.
See current deals →Planning guides
Straightforward help for ships, destinations, timing, and the details people usually Google later.
Browse the guides →Halloween vacation guide
Compare Disney Halloween events, Halloween cruises, Horror Nights, Howl-O-Scream, and tropical escapes.
Explore spooky season →
Ready when you are
Tell Ashley what you’re dreaming about.
Share who is going and what you picture. Personalized vacation planning at no additional cost to you.
“Tell me what you're dreaming about, I'll help you shape the rest.”