The agency
A small practice, by design.
High Life Journeys is an independent cruise travel agency, founded on the belief that the best voyages come from genuine, unhurried planning.
Our story
We sail the ships we send you on.
High Life Journeys began with a simple frustration: cruise booking had become a price-comparison race that ignored the only question that matters, is this the right ship, the right cabin, the right week, for you?
We specialise in three lines we know inside out, Virgin Voyages, adults-only and beautifully designed, Princess Cruises, effortless and sailing nearly everywhere, and Viking, the celebrated name in river and destination cruising. We stay deliberately small so the person who plans your voyage is the one who answers when you call.
There’s no fee for our planning. We’re paid by the cruise lines, never by adding to your fare, so our advice can stay genuinely yours.
Your specialist
Coleen Martin
Founder & Cruise Specialist
I started High Life Journeys because booking a cruise had become a price-comparison race that ignored the only question that matters, whether this ship, this cabin, and this week are right for you.
So I keep my focus deliberately narrow: Virgin Voyages, Princess Cruises and Viking, where I’m a certified river expert, the lines I know cabin by cabin. You work with me from the first conversation to the moment you step aboard, one person, one number to call, and no hand-offs.
What we believe
Four principles behind every voyage
Advice, not a sales pitch
We earn nothing extra by selling you more ship. We'll talk you out of the wrong one as readily as into the right one.
One point of contact
The person who plans your voyage is the person you call while you're away. No call centre, no hand-offs.
Deliberately small
A limited number of clients at a time, so every itinerary gets real thought, not a template.
The details are the work
Cabin position, dining times, flight connections, the day in port. The things you won't have to think about.
30+
Cruise destinations charted
1:1
One specialist, your whole voyage
0
Booking fees, our service is complimentary
How it works
From a conversation to the open sea
Discovery
A relaxed conversation about how you like to travel, pace, people, the kind of places that move you. No brochures, no hard sell.
Curation
We match the ship, the itinerary, the cabin, and the timing to you, and tell you honestly what we'd skip and why.
Booking
We secure the fare, the right cabin, dining, and any flights or pre-cruise nights, and watch for price drops after you book.
Bon Voyage
Documents, timings, and a single number to call if anything comes up, before you sail and while you're away.
In their words
“We'd never have found this itinerary ourselves. Every detail, the cabin, the dining, the flights, was simply handled. We just turned up and sailed.”
“Honest advice, not a sales pitch. She talked us out of one ship and into the right one, and saved us money doing it.”