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SHEILA
O’BRIEN EGAN-PRESIDENT & OWNER
Sheila purchased
Swains Travel in September 1984. In the past 24 years through her client
centered philosophy, travel expertise, destination knowledge of herself and
co workers the agency has grown and prospered in a very competitive business
environment.
She attributes the success of the agency to her belief in, and the practice
of, placing client’s needs first and exceeding
their expectations for service, travel and destination knowledge. She
enjoys working directly with clients from the planning stages through to
client evaluation of their travel experiences.
She has traveled to many places…. by land, air, and sea. She has cruised
extensively with many different cruise lines to Alaska, the Panama Canal,
Caribbean and Greek islands, and Mexico, and she has barged in the Loire and
Champagne regions of France.
Her most recent travels have taken her to Scotland, Paris and a fabulous
villa vacation with friends in Tuscany, Italy. Sheila also has extensively
traveled along the Italian Amalfi Coast, visiting the magnificent towns of
Positano, Sorrento, Amalfi, just to name a few, and also the
Isle of Capri!!!!!
She has also arranged and escorted a trip for the Nantucket Historical
Association to the Azores, this past fall. Sheila is also arranging a trip
for the Maria Mitchell Association to the
Galapagos Islands, this November 2008.
And the Nantucket Historical Association
to New Zealand in February 2009.
It is hard to say what Sheila’s favorite destination is as there are so many
including Hawaii, Bermuda, France, Ireland and Italy.
Sheila has achieved the highest levels of accreditation in the travel
industry… Master Cruise Counselor, and Certified
Travel Counselor.
She looks forward to helping you plan your next travel vacation. Do contact
her or stop by to meet her… She welcomes your visit!
Sheila can be reached at 508-228-3201 ext 10 or via email soe410@hotmail.com

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Mary Ellen Dineen-Group
Reservations & Event Coordinator
Mary Ellen has
lived on Nantucket for 4 years and began working for Swain’s Travel just
shortly after her arrival. Prior to moving to the island Mary Ellen
coordinated several Harvard Medical School Continuing Education Courses for
the Division of Surgical Oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Having acquired the knowledge and expertise in event planning in her
previous position, Mary Ellen was initially responsible for coordinating all
of the agencies incoming weddings and corporate groups Nantucket.
She has now transitioned to a part time world wide travel specialist in the
office. Having lived in Boston for entire life, Mary Ellen is very Familiar
with New England destinations including: Boston, New
Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and the Cape & Islands.
After catching the “travel bug” several years ago Mary Ellen has traveled to
many locations in Europe including Italy, Ireland (extensively), France,
Austria, and the Czech Republic. She has also visited many of the Caribbean
islands including most recently the Turks & Caicos
Islands along with St Maarten,
Anguilla, the Grenadine Islands, British Virgin
Islands and the Cayman Islands. One of Mary Ellen’s favorite ways to see the
Caribbean is chartering her own sailing vessel.
Recently, Mary Ellen also had the opportunity to visit Australia, New
Zealand and Fiji.
This past year Mary Ellen cruised on Royal Caribbean with a group of
friends. She also enjoyed the concierge service on a recent Celebrity
Cruise.
Mary Ellen has also developed expertise in Disney destinations including
Disney Cruises with her young family. For those families wanting a getaway
that is superbly organized with activity rich children’s programs, she
highly recommends Disney Cruises.
Mary Ellen can be reached at 508-228-3201 ext 11
or email at groupres@nantucket.net.

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WENCHE GAZAILLE
Wenche
"Venka" is from Norway, has over the last 12
years worked as a travel consultant in the US and Norway, helping corporate
and retail clients with their travel. She has traveled within Europe, Asia,
South Pacific, Caribbean, South America and the US.
Venka
enjoys adventure travel and is always looking
for some new and exciting places to go. She always has a list of "top 5 new
places she wants to visit". Her latest trips have been to Iceland, Bermuda,
Hawaii, Italy and Disney World.
After her two daughters
were born, Sara in 2004 and Mia in 2007, Wenche
has been an Independent Travel Agent for Swains Travel working out of
her home/office. Call Wenche for you next trip,
508-228-3010 via email at nantuckettravel@comcast.net
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PATRICIA JOYNER
A former travel
agency owner herself, Pat ( PJ) has over 20
years of experience in corporate and vacation travel. Her extensive travel
throughout the US and abroad aids her in customizing trips for clients.
Whether your interest lies in hiking along the Great Wall of China, seeing
the sunrise from the Summit of Mt. Fuji in Japan, riding the Cog Rail to the
“Top of the World” in Switzerland or taking the natural beauties of our
National Parks and historic lodges, PJ can help you with her first time
knowledge.
PJ, has lived in Australia and Japan and
toured throughout Europe, Canada, China, Mexico, the Virgin Island and the
Caribbean.
Her recent travels include destinations such as London, St. John and the
USVI’s, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and Rome, Sienna, Florence and Venice in
Italy. Call PJ for your travel needs. @ 508-228-3201
Or via email at pjeagle@comcast.net

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CECILE RAICHLEN - Luxury Travel Specialist
Travel to far away
places has been her lifelong passion which she has pursued with vigor and
delight. Her adventures have included over 20 cruises, many overland
excursions and dozens of city visits everywhere in the world.
She has traveled to every country in South America, every country in Western
Europe, almost every island in the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico, Russia, but
most especially Asia; India, Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore,
Indonesia, Hong Kong, Vietnam and China.
She has cruised from Santiago Chile around Cape Horn, to Rio De Janeiro,
stopping in Puerto Montt, Patagonia, Ushuaia, Falkland Islands ending in
Buenos Aires and from Miami through the Panama Canal and along the Pacific
Coast of South America through the straights of Magellan and the Eagle
Channel. She has cruised the waters of Asia
revisiting for the fourth time Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and China.
In addition she traveled to Cambodia, Laos, Bruni and Japan. She also took
an exotic journey overland from Bangkok to Cambodia and again to Burma, the
isolated Himalayan Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan, Nepal, then to the districts
of Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in India. That journey ended on the
spectacular beaches of the Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives. Most
recently she has revisited Caribbean destinations to experience new and
classic luxury resorts and villas in St Maartin, Anguilla, Nevis and St
Barths which has become her very favorite Caribbean watering place.
She has been associated with the travel industry for over 35 years including
12 years in a part time capacity at Swains Travel. She loves to share her
joy of exploration with clients who are planning a trip near or far, even to
the ends of the earth.
Cecile can be via email
craichlen@hotmail.com
or by telephone at 508-228-3201

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Emily Pihl
Emily
joined the staff at Swain’s Travel in January of 2007. A Nantucket resident
since 1981, her favorite vacation destinations are the islands of Hawaii, in
particular the Fairmont Orchid resort on the Big Island, and the Grand Hyatt
Kauai. Last summer, she celebrated a milestone birthday with a week at the
Lake Austin Resort and Spa in Texas, designated the number one Destination
Spa in the United States by Conde Nast Traveller. Most recently she returned
from a week in the Caribbean onboard the Crown Princess, visiting Barbados,
Antigua and Tortola.
Having achieved her Spa Specialist Designation, Emily put together the first
Swain’s Travel Spa Weekend Getaway package in Newport Rhode Island last
Fall. A similar weekend will be offered this
year in a different, but equally enjoyable location.
If the relaxation and rejuvenation offered by a spa vacation are an
essential part of your travel plans please give Emily a call @508-228-3201.
Or Via email at travel@nantucket.net

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BARBARA MAFFEI
After 16 years of
living of living on Nantucket, Bobbi relocated to Pinehills, in Plymouth, MA
where she is an Independent Travel Agent for Swains Travel. Bobbi, after
being bitten by the travel bug has many years of travel and tourism
experience and frequently journeys to Europe including numerous trips to
Italy and France. Her most recent journey was on a
European River Cruise from Prague to Budapest, which she says was
“magnificent”!!!!!
Give Bobbi a call if you want to know about shopping in Florence, buying
Limoncello in Sorrento, wine tasting in Tuscany or a barge cruise through
Champagne Country in France. She has other fabulous ideas. Lets Travel!
Bobbi can be reached at 508-209-0793 home
office. Via email bobbimaf@comcast.net

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Stan Harvey
Stan helps out part-time - he stops by every now
and then to change the printer ribbons and water bottles. He's from Florida,
where he has an
'occasional' winter home. His favorite trips include the South
of France, which he tries to make an annual event (at least!), and bareboat chartering
in the Virgin Islands. Last fall, he bicycled from Prague to Vienna
with Butterfield and Robinson.
He also maintains
the web pages, so send him an email with any questions or comments about the
web site. Or if you want to see any of the 357 photos of his bicycle trip.

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Swain's Travel Inc.
35 Old South Road - Key
Post Corner
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts 02554
Phone (508)228-3201 Fax (508)228-3279
Monday-Friday 9a-5:30p Saturday 9a-3p
Email: travel@nantucket.net
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