PTM on top of Australia

ROSE Febo, a Personal Travel Manager (PTM) celebrated reaching the northernmost point of Australia (pictured), during her highly anticipated first post-COVID cruise experience.

The Cape York visit was part of a 13-day Queensland Reef and Island Discovery cruise aboard APT’s S Caledonian Sky.

“As an owner of a small boutique travel business, COVID-19 has been the source of major disruption to my life and my business,” she said.

“Many businesses have closed or been forced into hibernation, but I have refused to give up on my passion for travel and so, after two years of staying at home, I leapt at this chance.”

Febo is TravelManagers’ representative for Hawthorne, Qld, and flew from Brisbane to Cairns to join the voyage.

“APT’s pre-departure communication was very comprehensive... we were sent several emails beforehand with clear, three-step instructions that needed to be complied with, or risk being denied boarding,” with requirements for a PCR test 72 hours prior to departure, along with a further declaration and temperature checking.

“Every passenger and crew member were double-vaccinated, which was very reassuring.

“Aside from the comprehensive health checks, it was also reassuring to know that, had one of our tests returned as positive, although we would have been asked to go into isolation and would have missed the cruise, 100й of the cruise fare would have been placed into credit or we would have been rebooked onto another APT journey of our choice, free of charge,” she said.

Febo is a cruise specialist and a CLIA Master, and documented her journey in a blog which has been well received by her client base.