The DisneyTravelGuru is Bernadette of Vacation Dreams Travel. After graduating from the Wilma Boyd Travel School in Pittsburgh, PA, Bernadette started her travel career with Presidential Airways in 1986. From there, Bernadette became the Front Office Manager of a busy Dulles airport hotel before finding her ideal job as a travel counselor. Bernadette has spent the last 22 years working in the travel industry. Oh, and along the way, she became a certified instructor and has her Associates Certificate in Project Management.
Bernadette is a Certified Travel Agent, member of CLIA, and associate of Nexion. She is a graduate of the Disney College of Knowledge Professional and Agent Education programs. She also has obtained her Royal Caribbean International University of WOW! Expert and Expert Plus certifications.
Having previously lived in Orlando, Florida, Melbourne, Florida and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Bernadette has visited Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida dozens of times and knows it inside and out. In addition, Bernadette has sailed on well over a dozen Disney Cruise Line cruises traveling on both the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder with the most memorable of trips such as the Panama Canal crossing and many 7-night cruises taking place on the Disney Magic.