Cruising: Making Waves & Sense: David is a veteran cruise line shore-side agent in the New York area. He will present a detailed breakdown of what goes into a successful cruise vacation, from start to finish. Talking points include embarkation/disembarkation, documentation, the virtual safety/muster drill, passenger health, onboard dining, transportation, and duty-free shopping. David has worked with all of the cruise lines including Royal Caribbean and Celebrity. The port company I'm with now, is handling Norwegian, MSC, Princess, Holland America, Oceania, Regent, Viking, and Disney (Disney won't be back in New York until 2025).

About the Speaker:

David Kriso has been a travel writer since 2011. David has been a travel lecturer since January 2015. David resides in northern New Jersey, outside New York City. His material mainly focuses on railroad and cruise travel. His web site is DEKTravelJournal.com. His web site features stories on past traveling experiences (including cruising), and cruising tips.

Since 2011, David’s work has been published in his hometown’s newspaper, The Gazette. Other publications include Silver Sage Magazine, ASN Lifestyle, Passenger Train Journal, Cruise Travel Magazine, Porthole Cruise Magazine, Tourist Attractions and Parks Magazine; Souvenirs, Gifts, & Novelties Magazine, and The Beer Connoisseur. He is also a video contributor for Food & Travel Magazine. In Spring 2017, he was published in “Report from Newport”, the official magazine of his college alma mater, Salve Regina University. David has also been a guest on Cruise Radio, based in Jacksonville, Florida. David’s travel presentations have been a proven success. He has created a series of twenty-one presentations including cruising, Amtrak travel, budget travel, Walt Disney, World, Washington, DC, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Newport, RI.

David has lectured at libraries all across New Jersey and in New York. David has also lectured in Alexandria, VA, Silver Spring, MD, Buffalo, NY, and Boston, MA. Besides being a prolific writer and travel expert, David is a veteran cruise line shore-side services agent in the NewYork area. In addition, he has worked at the ports of
Boston, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, and New Orleans. David is a life-long Disney traveler, a cruise traveler since age sixteen, and a railroad traveler since age four.

Besides his passion for traveling, David is a clerk with the U.S. Postal Service in Rutherford, NJ, an active member of the Knights of Columbus, and an active alumnus of Salve Regina University.