Top Marine Tours Experts 2025

For the past six years, my family and I have lived and traveled continuously around the world, visiting every continent in a 13-month span and documenting the experience as full-time travel creators. Along the way, our YouTube channels have grown to more than 700,000 subscribers, drawn not to glossy brochure travel, but to the real version: the logistics, the decisions, the tradeoffs, and the moments that don’t fit neatly into an Instagram square. After decades spent running digital marketing agencies, I co-founded ABC Trips, a luxury and adventure travel agency focused on high-touch, experience-driven travel—polar expeditions, African safaris, expedition cruising, private yachts, and deeply cultural itineraries designed for solos, couples, groups, and families. The work sits at the intersection of brokerage, storytelling, and logistics, with a strong bias toward knowing what’s genuinely worth the splurge—and what’s just good marketing. Along the way, I’ve served as a quoted travel industry source for major publications, appeared on network news segments and podcasts, and collaborated closely with leading travel brands, lodges, and expedition operators worldwide. My commentary often focuses on luxury and expedition travel, family and multigenerational travel, travel trends, and what it actually takes to design a location-flexible life that works long-term. These days, my time is split between: - Advising clients on exceptional luxury and adventure travel through ABC Trips - Serving as a media source and collaborator for journalists and brands - Continuing to explore the world with my family—still learning, still curious I’m not especially interested in chasing trends or shouting into the void. I value thoughtful questions, smart conversations, and people who care about doing things well—and enjoying the ride while they’re at it. If our paths cross, there’s a good chance we’ll have something interesting to talk about.

I'm Natalie Shuman, owner and operator of Sun Divers Roatan. My husband Shannon and I took ownership in January 2021 and transformed Sun Divers into Roatan's first-ever PADI Eco Center, proving that world-class diving and meaningful conservation go hand in hand. As a PADI instructor and coral ambassador trainer, I lead with a clear mission: deliver exceptional diving experiences while maintaining unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Our concierge-style service, small group sizes (maximum six divers per guide), and meticulous attention to detail remove all friction from a dive vacation so guests focus on unforgettable underwater adventures. I serve on the board of the Roatan Marine Park and hold the designation of Inland Ocean Ambassador. As co-founder of Roatan's Eco-Safe Sunscreen Coalition, I've helped drive regional policy changes that protect our reefs. These partnerships represent tangible action: over 500 coral fragments restored last season, monthly beach cleanups, routine Dive Against Debris events, and our ROA GIRLS DIVE! scholarship program providing local women and girls with scuba certifications. We've earned TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice honors eight years running and won the Golden Buoy Award every year since 2019 for raising the most funds for local nonprofits. Guests consistently tell us we stand out for professionalism, passion, and genuine conservation commitment. What drives me is creating a dive operation where safety, service, and sustainability define every experience. This isn't greenwashing. It's deliberate action backed by results. My goal: position Sun Divers as the beacon for eco dive centers globally, proving that concierge-style adventures and ocean protection aren't competing priorities—they're inseparable.

Maurice Smith, CTIE, is a hospitality strategist, luxury travel expert, regenerative tourism advocate, and founder of Eugene Toriko, a luxury travel agency built around purposeful, responsible, and highly personalized travel experiences. His work sits at the intersection of elevated guest experience, sustainability, cultural storytelling, and place-based hospitality. Through Eugene Toriko, Maurice has focused on boutique hotels, culturally rooted itineraries, sustainability-minded partners, and experiences that connect travelers more thoughtfully to people, place, and environment. Maurice was recognized on the Travel + Leisure A-List in 2022 and 2023 and has been featured by Robb Report among top Black travel specialists. His expertise has been sought by publications including Bloomberg, The Washington Post, USA Today, Business Insider, and Money.com, where he has contributed perspective on travel trends, destination value, and evolving traveler expectations. His industry recognition includes a 2023 Gold Magellan Award for Eugene Toriko’s giving-back initiative, a 2024 Silver Magellan Award for ATL & Co On the Go with Eugene Toriko, and recognition from TravelAge West for marketing efforts connected to the same media platform. Maurice was also selected for Tripadvisor’s RECO program and is a signatory of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism. Today, Maurice’s work spans hospitality strategy, media, public speaking, regenerative tourism, environmental stewardship, and the future of more intentional guest experiences. He is also connected to Amka Terra, a stewardship, ecological learning, and regenerative tourism platform focused on environmental education, biodiversity, youth learning, community partnership, and place-based restoration.

I'm Marc Gottwald, co-founder and CEO of Luxury Tours Switzerland, a boutique Destination Management Company crafting bespoke private travel experiences across all of Switzerland. My path here wasn't accidental. I hold a Master's degree in Environmental Sciences and Sustainability Management from ETH Zurich, and I spent years hiking this country twice a day, going off the map, finding places that don't show up on Google or Instagram. That obsession with discovering the real Switzerland is the foundation everything we've built is sitting on. In 2018, Joshua Heuberger and I launched My Swiss Panorama, leading private day tours in and around Zurich. What started as guided excursions grew into something bigger because our clients kept asking for more. Hotels. Full itineraries. Helicopter flights. Transfers. They didn't want pieces. They wanted someone to handle everything. So we built that. In late 2025, we launched Luxury Tours Switzerland as a full-service DMC covering the entire country. Today we operate with a team of three experience agents and approximately eight experience creators, all native Swiss, all trained in-house, and exclusively available through us. That last part matters more than anything else we offer. We've accumulated nearly 400 five-star reviews on TripAdvisor and hold the number one ranking for outdoor activities in Zurich. Les Clefs d'Or, the international luxury concierge association, requested a partnership with us based on the quality of our tours. We're also members of Switzerland Tourism. Approximately 80% of our clients come from the United States. They're CEOs, entrepreneurs, doctors, and families who value their time above everything. My job is to make sure they spend none of it worrying about logistics, and all of it falling in love with Switzerland. We only recommend what we've done ourselves. If we're not the right fit for a client, we say so clearly. That honesty is what makes the right partnerships last.

I’m a PADI IDC Staff Instructor and founder of Dive With Frank, where I train divers from their first experience underwater through professional-level certification. My focus is on building divers who are confident, capable, and understand what they’re doing in the water, not just completing the minimum requirements for certification. I specialize in diver skill development, safety, and helping beginners move past anxiety into control and comfort in an unfamiliar environment. My experience spans recreational, specialty, and public safety diving, which gives me a practical perspective on how people actually behave underwater, especially when things don’t go perfectly. I contribute insight on scuba training, safety, beginner challenges, and the gap between certification standards and real-world readiness.

Apryl Boyle is one of the world's most compelling voices at the intersection of ocean science, surfing, and strategic data. A lifelong surfer, she established herself as a globally recognized ocean authority and scientific storyteller through her pioneering research into marine life, which has been featured across major platforms including National Geographic and Discovery’s Shark Week. She is the author of How to Surf Like a California Girl, and the expert media outlets call on for a data-driven perspective on ocean conservation, coastal ecosystems, and the mental game of surfing. Uniquely, Apryl couples this deep scientific knowledge with an Executive AI Strategy background. As an MIT-certified leader, she specializes in translating complex data—from Media Mix Models to predictive analytics—into clear commercial insights. She is the definitive authority who can bridge the gap between rigorous scientific method and executive business strategy.

With a lifelong passion for music and substantial experience in strategic marketing, brand development, and community building, I am excited to share my expertise.My background includes successfully elevating digital presence for emerging artists, collaborating with iconic brands like Gretsch, and driving social media growth at West Marine. I have a track record in strategic partnership development, influencer management, and digital marketing analytics.If you want to connect with a passionate professional, please feel free to reach out. I'm always excited to engage with like-minded individuals and explore new opportunities.Feel free to reach out—I'm just one message away!

I’m the founder of Limitless Morocco Tours and a Morocco travel expert with hands-on experience designing private tours, desert adventures, and cultural journeys across Morocco. I specialize in helping travelers experience authentic Morocco through customized itineraries, local guides, and immersive desert experiences in places like Marrakech and Merzouga. I regularly share expert insights on Morocco travel, safety, itineraries, and best practices for first-time visitors.

In the boat charter industry for over 25 years I have a wealth of knowledge not just on boat charters in the Florida Keys but globally.

I'm the owner of Cruises.To, a cruise port and travel information website built to help travelers better understand cruise destinations before they arrive. My work focuses on cruise ports, shore excursions, destination research, cruise planning, port logistics, and practical travel information for cruisers. Cruises.To covers thousands of cruise ports around the world, with guides designed to help travelers compare destinations, plan port days, understand transportation options, and choose excursions that fit their travel style,. I focus on making cruise port information easier to understand, especially for travelers who want practical details before booking or stepping off the ship. My expertise includes cruises, cruise destination research, port guide development, shore excursion planning, cruise itinerary content, traveler decision-making, and improving online travel resources for cruise passengers.

My name is Kristen and I have traveled, lived and worked all across the globe for over a decade. In 2013, after nearly a decade building a career in corporate marketing in NYC, I left it all behind to travel solo across 3 continents and 26 countries. From there I became a scuba diving instructor, and spent the next 10 years living and working in Thailand, Mexico, St. Croix and Florida. In 2017, I was voted PADI's Inspiring Woman Diver of the Year. Beginning in 2024 I joined Fora as a luxury travel planner and have launched my own travel brand and blog, Dear Destination Travel, so that I could help inspire others to make their travel dreams and goals come to life. I have now traveled to 6 continents and over 35 countries. My website, deardestinationtravel.com, is a complete travel resource and inspiration hub.

Founder and CEO of True Summit Adventures. Expedition mountaineer, Atlantic rower, and former professional polo player, private banker and Family Office Chief of Staff — turned professional adventurer and luxury travel operator. I’ve climbed extensively across the Himalaya, East Africa and the Americas, rowed the Atlantic in one of the fastest crossings in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, and was on Everest during the ill fated covid season of 2021. I’ve visited close to 100 countries and currently live in Albania, where True Summit offers heli-skiing in the Accursed Mountains. In my earlier career, I took clients from the UK to Argentina to play polo at the country’s leading estancias and alongside its best players — an experience that shaped how I think about access, curation and what high-net-worth clients actually expect from a travel operator. True Summit offers luxury adventures across five verticals — mountains, skiing, safaris, ocean and yacht adventures, and bespoke multi-activity journeys — operating in some of the world’s most remote and extraordinary environments. We run DMCs in Nepal, Tanzania and Ecuador and aim to design experiences that are unavailable through conventional operators. Where mountains are concerned, our guide roster is unlike anything else in the industry. Ed Viesturs was the first American to summit all 14 eight-thousanders — and the first person in history to do so without supplemental oxygen. Kami Rita Sherpa holds the world record for the most Everest summits of any climber alive. Karl Egloff holds fastest known times on multiple Seven Summits including Aconcagua and Kilimanjaro. David Goettler, a North Face athlete, has completed eight ascents of eight-thousanders alpine style without supplemental oxygen — among the most technically demanding achievements in modern mountaineering. I comment on luxury travel, luxury adventure travel, UHNW lifestyle, adventure / endurance sports and mountaineering. I am anti-extractive tourism and believe in giving back to the places we adventure in.

Anton grew up in a family deeply rooted in the bathroom industry, gaining early exposure to its logistics and operations. His natural interest in creativity and innovation fuel his focus on the aspects that give a product its soul: material, design, functionality, and emotion. Leveraging his extensive experience with leading architectural firms on hospitality and multi-family residential projects worldwide, Anton ensures Watrline remains a leader in the outdoor shower and bathroom industry. By collaborating with groundbreaking manufacturers, Anton and his team bring cutting-edge, bold designs to life, setting new standards and providing a platform for innovative storytelling in the market.

I am an online entrepreneur, author, and travel scholar specializing in high-end travel, cultural exploration, and local destination experiences. As the founder of Paradize.life, a travel website dedicated to collecting luxury destination knowledge, I am an expert in helping travelers find unique experiences, local secrets, and personalized itineraries across Europe, Asia, and beyond. My area of expertise is deep travel research and writing, where I track future trends, review top destinations, and create content to inform and motivate modern travelers. Although I have not visited each country personally, my strength is transforming in-depth research into clear, informative, and SEO-optimized content connecting travelers with luxury services, from private jet charters to luxury resorts and unique tours.

Travel blogger and cruise specialist behind YourTravelReporter.nl, a fast-growing travel platform from the Netherlands. I focus on high-end travel experiences, including ocean and river cruises, boutique hotels, and unique destinations across Europe, the Caribbean, and beyond. I’ve collaborated with leading cruise lines such as MSC Cruises, Windstar Cruises and Explora Journeys, and regularly share firsthand insights, expert tips, and in-depth destination guides. My content combines personal storytelling with practical advice, helping travelers make informed decisions and elevate their travel experiences. I’m especially interested in topics related to cruises, luxury travel, unique destinations, and travel tips based on real experiences. Website: https://www.yourtravelreporter.nl Instagram: @yourtravelreporter | @cruisereporter.nl

A leading expert on motorhome holidays in New Zealand. Offering practical tips, hidden-gem itineraries, and commentary on travel trends for your story, with a focus on sustainable travel. With 20 years of experience helping thousands of people explore New Zealand on the ultimate road trip. Our focus is on high-quality, sustainable travel. Available to provide expert commentary, tips, or full quotes on: New Zealand travel trends, the best self-drive itineraries (both North & South Island), tips for first-time motorhome travellers, sustainable tourism and travel in NZ, the New Zealand tourism industry

China Travel Expert & Cultural Insider Experience at crafting immersive journeys across China, I specialize in unveiling authentic stories behind this vast nation. From ancient Silk Road cities of Xinjiang to misty rice terraces of Guilin, I help travelers and media navigate China's cultural treasures beyond the typical tourist trail. As a bilingual China travel specialist, I offer insider perspectives on: Emerging destinations and hidden gems across China's diverse regions Cultural etiquette, local traditions, and cross-cultural insights Sustainable and responsible tourism in sensitive areas Silk Road history and its modern-day significance Regional cuisine, from Uyghur pilaf to Sichuan hotpot Navigating China's evolving travel regulations Off-the-beaten-path adventures for discerning travelers I work with journalists, travel writers, and content creators seeking authentic China stories beyond the headlines. Whether you need expert commentary on travel trends, destination features, or cultural insights, I provide nuanced perspectives rooted in firsthand experience and deep local connections. Available for interviews, podcast appearances, article contributions, and expert commentary on China travel and culture. Martina

Shaun is a reporter who loves chasing great stories and bringing audiences closer to the people and ideas shaping our world. Whether it’s business trends, social issues, or cultural shifts, Shaun aims to tell stories that inform, engage, and inspire. Always curious, always asking “why,” Shaun believes great journalism starts with great questions.

As the founder of Himalayan Rides and a former national mountain bike champion, I specialize in leading high-altitude motorcycle and MTB expeditions across Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. With over 20 years of experience mapping remote trails like the Great Himalayan Trail, I focus on delivering technically precise, "local-first" adventures that have been featured by Red Bull and National Geographic. My mission is to combine elite logistics with a deep commitment to sustainable, community-focused exploration.

I’ve spent over seven years at Yonder Travel Insurance mastering the 'fine print' so travelers don't have to. My expertise lies in deconstructing complex policy language into clear, actionable advice, whether I’m recommending the ideal plan for a unique itinerary or guiding a client through the intricacies of the claims process. By maintaining key partnerships with top insurance providers, I stay at the forefront of industry trends to provide unbiased, expert insights that help travelers maximize their benefits and navigate the unexpected with confidence. I use this experience to craft insightful responses on behalf of Yonder to further educate the public on travel insurance, which you can explore in my featured articles section.