Kendell LeBlanc

I specialize in luxury, adventure and bucket-list travel for clients who want to experience the world beyond a traditional vacation. That can mean cruising the Nile through Egypt, exploring Antarctica on an expedition ship, experiencing Alaska from a luxury or small ship, taking an African safari, traveling through Australia by train, sailing through Europe on a river cruise or creating a customized international itinerary that combines several destinations into one incredible trip.

I'm especially passionate about luxury cruises, expedition cruises, river cruises and small-ship experiences. I work with cruise lines such as AmaWaterways, Viking, Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas, Explora and Windstar, helping my clients choose the ship, itinerary and experience that best fits the way they want to travel.

I also plan customized land vacations throughout Europe, Africa, South America and other international destinations, including pre- and post-cruise extensions. For more complex trips, I can help coordinate hotels, flights, private transfers, tours and the logistics between destinations so the entire journey works together.

The biggest benefit of working with me is that you aren't just getting a reservation, you’re getting an experienced travel advisor who helps you make sense of all the options and coordinate every detail.

I help my clients compare destinations, resorts, cruise lines, room categories, flights, transfers and travel protection so we can find the option that truly fits the way you want to travel. I also help with the less exciting, but incredibly important details, like deadlines, entry requirements, airport transfers and making sure all the different pieces of your itinerary work together.

When we're planning a larger or longer trip, the process usually involves more conversations, more decisions and more time together. As we talk through your travel style, preferences, priorities and dreams, we naturally get to know each other. By the time your trip arrives, it often feels like we're not just advisor and client—we've become friends, and I'm genuinely excited for you to experience the trip we've planned together.

For destination weddings and group travel, my role becomes even more valuable. I can help manage the room block, guest reservations, payments and travel questions so the couple or group leader doesn't have to become everyone's personal travel agent. I'm there to help keep everything organized, answer questions and make the process feel less overwhelming.

My vacation planning process starts with getting to know how you actually want to travel. After several years I have found the easiest way to achieve this is through actual phone conversations. This allows us to cover much more ground a lot faster. It's truly the best way to get an idea of what you're thinking and sometimes once the client begins talking they are able to work out some things they hadn't even thought of. It's truly the best an most efficient way to get the travel planning process rolling.

From there, I research and narrow down the options that I believe are the best fit. Instead of sending you dozens of random hotels, resorts or cruises to sort through, I help you understand the differences between your strongest choices.

Once you're ready to book, I'll handle the reservation and provide the important information you need leading up to travel, including payment deadlines and other trip details. Depending on the vacation, I can also coordinate flights, airport transfers, travel protection, pre- and post-cruise stays and other components.

I'm a Certified Travel Advisor with Vincent Vacations and specialize in destination weddings, all-inclusive resorts, honeymoons, cruises, river cruises, groups and international travel.

A huge part of my job is continuing to learn. I regularly attend industry training, travel conferences, resort site inspections and familiarization trips so I can experience destinations and travel products firsthand. I've toured and stayed at resorts throughout Mexico and the Caribbean, sailed multiple cruise products and traveled extensively to better understand the destinations I recommend.

I'm also a Destination Wedding Specialist and have completed specialized destination wedding education and training. I work with couples throughout the entire destination wedding process—from choosing a resort and establishing the room block to helping their guests book and travel.

Absolutely! Complex, bucket-list travel is actually one of my favorite things to plan. These are the trips where having an experienced travel advisor can make the biggest difference because there are often a lot of moving pieces that need to work together.

I can help coordinate multi-country itineraries, luxury and expedition cruises, river cruises, pre- and post-cruise extensions, international flights, hotels, private transfers, tours and other experiences. I'm looking at the entire journey, not just one reservation, to make sure the pieces make sense together.

For example, a trip to Egypt might include a Nile River cruise, several nights in Cairo, a pre-cruise extension to Jordan to experience Amman and Petra, and a post-cruise stay in Alexandria. My role is to help determine the best way to put those experiences together while coordinating the logistics in between.

I especially love working with travelers who have a destination or experience they've been dreaming about for years but aren't quite sure where to begin. Africa, Antarctica, Egypt, the Galápagos, Alaska, Europe, South America and other once-in-a-lifetime destinations can feel overwhelming when you first start researching them. That's where I come in.