Hi, I'm Tam.
Tripping with Tam started with a simple love — for people, and for talking someone into trying something different. I book Virgin Voyages cruises the way I'd want to be booked myself: like a friend who happens to know the industry, not a call center.
Kristina Malania, Owner & Travel Advisor · +1 (305) 496-1179 · trippingwithtam@gmail.com
Tripping with Tam
- Direct Virgin Voyages booking partner
- Food & wine tourism specialist
- Dual citizen — Portugal & United States
- Based in South Florida
Travel, done the way it should be.
Every trip I plan starts from the same question: what would make this the easiest, most enjoyable booking experience possible? For Virgin Voyages, that means a direct link that puts you straight into the real-time planner — no waiting on quotes, no guessing about pricing. For food & wine travel, it means building itineraries around the meals and moments that actually make a trip memorable.
As a dual citizen of Portugal and the United States, I bring a genuinely international lens to travel planning — from European wine regions to Caribbean port calls. I believe the best travel agent is part logistics expert, part friend who happens to know exactly which cabin to book.
Beyond Travel
When I'm not booking sailings, I'm pursuing a legal career — a path that's taught me the same thing travel has: pay attention to the details, and always tell people the truth about what they're getting.
I'm about as Type A as it gets. This is the trip that got me to let go.
I plan for a living, so I know how to over-plan a vacation too — every excursion booked, every hour accounted for, just in case. My first Virgin Voyages sailing was the first time in years I actually put that down. By day two I realized I hadn't checked my phone in hours, not because anyone told me to unplug, but because there was genuinely nothing left to manage. Someone else had already thought it all through.
And the food actually surprised me — I went in expecting decent cruise food and got a full vegan menu that didn't feel like an afterthought, and Australian lamb that would hold its own at a real restaurant on land. That's the kind of detail that tells you a company actually cares, not just checks a box.
That's the trip I want for my clients — the one where you stop managing and just start being there.
What you get that a search engine can't offer
Speed
Every link on this site drops you directly into the live Virgin Voyages planner — book in minutes, not days.
A Real Relationship
You're not a ticket number. I follow your booking from deposit to disembarkation.
A Global Perspective
Between cruising and food & wine tourism, I plan trips that go beyond the standard itinerary.