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Your dream trip, handled from the first call until you are home.

Beaches resorts, family cruises, safaris, Australia’s rainforest lodges and the Northern Lights. Pick the trip closest to what you have in mind, tell me your dates, and I send you a first look by email.

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  • An Independent Agency in the Avoya Travel Network
  • Rebecca calls within one business day
  • One person, one phone number, no call center

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An Independent Agency in the Avoya Travel Network

Certified with Sandals and Beaches, Royal Caribbean, Globus and Collette

5-star reviews from past travelers

One person, one phone number, no call center

Three trips I plan again and again.

Each one is a real trip with a real operator, and each one works for a family or for the two of you. Pick the closest to what you want and tell me when. Everything else I plan is in the full list below.

A family in the shallows of a white sand Caribbean beach at midday

Beaches · all-inclusive

Beaches Resorts, Turks and Caicos or Negril

Turks and Caicos or Negril · Kids Camp and a waterpark · Your dates

Beaches calls it a Kids Camp with certified nannies, and it runs the Caribbean’s first certified Autism Centers. At Turks and Caicos that means a 45,000 square foot waterpark, ten pools and twenty restaurants; Negril sits on Seven Mile Beach with a waterpark of its own. The parents get a vacation too. Tell me which island and your dates and I match you to the right resort and the right room.

Pricing available upon request.

Rebecca is Sandals and Beaches certified and quotes your dates directly.

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Green aurora over snow covered mountains on the Norwegian coast

Hurtigruten · MS Trollfjord

The Northern Lights Astronomy Voyage

15 days · Oslo to Honningsvag to Oslo · All meals and select drinks

Fifteen days up Norway’s Arctic coast in peak aurora season, with astronomer Tom Kerss on board, the planetarium at Tromso and an excursion in Alta. Hurtigruten’s own promise: if the aurora doesn’t show, Hurtigruten gives you a 6-day voyage free of charge.

From $4,903 per person.

Lowest rate, sailing March 2027. Pricing is based on current availability and is subject to change until a deposit is made.

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A cruise ship on open ocean at sunrise seen from the water

Princess Cruises · Coral Princess

The 129-Night World Cruise

129 nights · Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles · Jan 6 to May 15, 2027

Six continents in one sailing, out of Fort Lauderdale in January and into Los Angeles in May. This is the one people put on a list and never book. I book it.

Pricing available upon request.

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Everything I plan

Family vacations, couples’ trips, honeymoons and bucket-list journeys. Pick the one closest to what you have in mind and tell me your dates. I can book any trip you want, these are simply the ones I plan most.

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Sun, sea and ships

The Caribbean, Alaska, the Mediterranean and the open ocean.

Cruises, pick your line

Princess, Azamara, Crystal, Hurtigruten, Cunard, Disney Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean and Celestyal. Tell me the line you like, the part of the world and roughly when, and I bring you the sailings worth taking.

Pricing available upon request.

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Royal Caribbean Alaska Cruisetour

Seven nights to Juneau, Skagway and Hubbard Glacier, plus a few nights on land in Denali National Park by train and motorcoach. Tell me your dates and which way you want to go, Vancouver or Seward.

Pricing available upon request.

Cruisetour dates and fares change by season. Rebecca quotes your dates directly.

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Beaches Resorts, Turks and Caicos or Negril

All-inclusive in Turks and Caicos or on Negril’s Seven Mile Beach, with a Kids Camp, certified nannies and a waterpark. Tell me which island and your dates.

Pricing available upon request.

Rebecca is Sandals and Beaches certified and quotes your dates directly.

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Mediterranean Icons, 14 nights from Athens

Fourteen nights with Celestyal out of Athens. Tell me your dates and I bring you the ports, the sailing and the cabin.

Pricing available upon request.

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The Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing

Seven nights between New York and Southampton, either direction, on Queen Mary 2. Cunard calls her the world’s only ocean liner. No ports, no rush, just the crossing.

Pricing available upon request.

Crossing fares change often and vary by sailing date and stateroom. Rebecca quotes your dates directly.

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The 129-Night World Cruise

A hundred and twenty-nine nights, six continents, Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles on Coral Princess, January 6 to May 15, 2027.

Pricing available upon request.

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Elephants crossing open savannah at golden hour

Once in a lifetime

Africa, Australia and the Arctic.

A&K Safaris and the Nile

Abercrombie & Kent through Botswana and Victoria Falls, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, or Egypt and the Nile. Tell me the region and your dates and I come back with the camps and the routing.

Pricing available upon request.

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Silky Oaks Lodge, the Daintree Rainforest

Treehouse retreats above the Mossman River in the Daintree, north of Port Douglas. Two MICHELIN Keys.

Pricing available upon request.

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Sea Dragon Lodge, Kangaroo Island

Rooms, suites and villas built to 6-star environmental ratings, on the wildlife coast of Kangaroo Island.

Pricing available upon request.

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Capella Lodge, Lord Howe Island

Nine suites with ocean and mountain views on Lord Howe Island, and Two MICHELIN Keys. Capella Lodge welcomes children ten and over, which makes it the one on this list I steer couples toward.

Pricing available upon request.

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The Northern Lights Astronomy Voyage

Fifteen days from Oslo to Honningsvag and back on MS Trollfjord, with astronomer Tom Kerss, all meals and select drinks. If the aurora doesn’t show, Hurtigruten gives you a 6-day voyage free of charge.

From $4,903 per person.

Lowest rate, sailing March 2027. Pricing is based on current availability and is subject to change until a deposit is made.

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Something else, let's build it

A trip that combines two of these, a milestone birthday, a family reunion, a honeymoon, or something nobody has put in a brochure yet. Tell me the idea and I will price it.

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How it works

Pick your trip

One of the three above, or anything from the full list below them.

Tell me your dates

A month is enough. I check what is actually open.

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A first look lands in your inbox in about a minute, then I call.

What people say

Both reviews below are from her Avoya Travel profile, word for word, attributed exactly as Avoya shows them.

★★★★★

“I’ve forwarded the information and the care I received to ten other friends who said they are going on the train tour with me.”

James S.
Avoya Travel

★★★★★

“Rebecca Bates was very good. Friendly, timely, thorough, and listened to my needs.”

Shane G.
Avoya Travel

Client reviews on her Avoya Travel profile.

Rebecca Bates smiling, in a navy blazer

Your family travel advisor

Hi, I am Rebecca.

I have always loved exploring new places, and now that I have a family, traveling with them is my favorite adventure. I believe memories matter more than money sitting in a bank account, and I plan stress-free, personalized vacations for families who want more than a trip.

I have been to the Bahamas, Jamaica, Alaska, Mexico and Canada, and cruising is my favorite way to travel. Waking up somewhere new every morning and stepping off the ship into a different port never gets old. My own trips are why I can give you a straight answer about a resort, a cabin category or a port day.

REB Family Adventures is an independent agency in the Avoya Travel Network. I am certified with Sandals and Beaches, with Royal Caribbean as a cruise specialist, and with the Globus Family of Brands and Collette for guided tours.

Rebecca Bates, REB Family Adventures

A family-first travel approach

(325) 600-4532 · rebfamilyadventures@yahoo.com

Questions

Does using a travel advisor cost more?

Rebecca walks you through exactly what you pay, including any planning fee, before you commit to anything, and she finds the perks, the upgrades and the right room or cabin category along the way.

Do you plan trips for couples without kids?

Yes. Honeymoons, anniversaries and bucket-list trips are a real part of what Rebecca books. Capella Lodge on Lord Howe Island and the Northern Lights voyage are two she plans most for couples.

Our kids are young. Which trips fit?

Beaches and the cruise lines are built for young families, with kids' clubs, connecting rooms and certified nannies at Beaches. Capella Lodge welcomes children ten and over, so it suits a couple or an older family.

How fast will I hear back?

A first look at the trip you picked lands in your inbox in about a minute. Rebecca calls within one business day to build the real itinerary.

We are not sure where we want to go yet.

That is normal. Pick the trip closest to what you have been picturing, or choose custom and say a few words about it. Rebecca starts from there.

Are the prices exact?

The prices shown are each operator's starting rate, based on current availability and subject to change until a deposit is made. Rates vary with travel dates, rooms, airfare and supplier terms. Rebecca confirms the real number for your dates before you commit to anything.

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Tell me your dates. I do the rest.

Ten trips, one custom option, one phone call.

Please pick a trip.

A month and year is enough.

Please pick how many are traveling.

Please add your first name.

Please add your last name.

That email does not look right.

Please add a mobile number Rebecca can reach you on.

Rebecca calls within one business day.

★★★★★ “I’ve forwarded the information and the care I received to ten other friends who said they are going on the train tour with me.” James S., Avoya Travel

By submitting, you agree Rebecca may call, text or email you about this request.

Got it.

Rebecca calls within one business day to build your itinerary. Check your email for a first look at the trip you picked. It comes from rebecca@trips.familyadventuresbyrebecca.com, so look in spam or Promotions if it is not in your inbox.

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