Getting Paid to Cruise

Since she was a little girl living on a farm in Missouri, CarolLee Miles had a dream of cruising the world's oceans on big ships. She kept her dream alive while raising a family and finally got her first travel job at the age of 43, escorting travelers on the trips of their lives around the world. With persistence, humility and an unstoppable joy for life she turned her dream into a successful career as a sought-after professional Cruise Host and Guest Speaker. Miles gives us a dynamic book packed full of detailed how-to information, personal stories and plenty of humor to help get you on track with your own travel career goals. Outlining the process of escorting travelers through their cruise vacations, the reader is taken into the exciting and behind-the-scenes world of cruising. She shows us that anything worth doing takes hard work, a good attitude, and a healthy dose of courage; and if you are persistent in visualizing your goals, anyone can embrace fear and replace it with love and success. Whether you are a traveler looking for insight into cruising careers, you're looking for inspiration during a career transition, a travel professional wanting to explore ideas to improve client relationships, or you just find yourself at the crossroads of life, CarolLee Miles's wit and wisdom can help you face change and achieve new levels of abundance and career satisfaction in your life. This book belongs in the hands of anyone searching for new horizons.