Expedia Cruiseshipcenters, Orange County

Specialties

We take care of you from research through booking and all the way until you return home. We specialize in complex vacations — cruises, land tours, and adventure travel around the globe. Our concierge service comes with no additional charge. We are the community customer service side of Expedia. Our prices are the same if you book on the self-​service. Actually better, because we always include an «Expedia Extra» in the form of shipboard cruise credit or resort credit. And we work with you face to face to make your vacation is spectacular without busting the budget. We will surprise you with exciting options you have not heard of and with discounts not visible to the public. We specialize in maximizing and optimizing your bucket list.

History

Established in 2011.

We are the first Southern California location for this division of Expedia Inc. Expedia CruiseShipCenters have been around elsewhere for 25 years. Coast to Coast, we are one of the biggest vacation planners around. Plus we are part of the biggest online travel agency on earth. You might think of us as an Apple Store for travel. We put the power of the web and the personalization of consultant concierges to help customers design just the right vacations for them. Local partner-​owner Chris Meyer spent 30 years as a journalist and manager for the Orange County Register, often writing about his travels. (See his blog) They began in earnest in 1975, when the recent high school graduate took a surfboard, backpack and thumb to Hawaii. His travels since have taken him far and wide. He is fascinated by people, places and cultures and is now applying that passion to helping customers make the most of their vacations.

Meet the Business Owner

Chris M.

Business Owner

Chris has lived in Orange County his entire life. He also has visited many places around the globe. He graduated from Mater Dei High School and Cal State Long Beach and earned his MBA from UCI. He worked for the Orange County Register for nearly 30 years as a journalist, editor and manager. Chris teaches Mass Communications and Society at Saddleback College and serves on the board of OneOC, an organization dedicated to accelerating nonprofit success. Chris and his wife, Susan, an elementary school teacher, have lived in Lake Forest for 25 years. They have two grown daughters and a grandson.