Shelley Cronin
Martha has been working at the family-owned Pioneer Valley Travel for over 50 years. Martha plans specialty trips for golfers, barge and small river boat trips as well as African Safaris.
Martha has traveled to Australian and New Zealand where she challenged the golf courses, tried fly-fishing along with scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef. Martha bravely conquered the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb as well. Martha has played golf on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland, the White Witch at Rose Hall and the Whitehouse in Jamaica.
Martha has experienced stays at the all-inclusive Club Med in the Turks and Caicos and can advise you about several Sandals and Beaches Resorts throughout the Caribbean as well as Couples and Swept Away in Negril-all wonderful all inclusive. There is also the Royal Hideaway in the Mayan Riviera and Riu Antilles in Aruba and so many other wonderful choices.
Other warm weather trips Martha has visited are the Dominican Republic, St. Barts, St. Maarten, Thomas Tortola, Bequia, Anguilla, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Aruba, Curacao, Barbados, Bahamas, St. Lucia and the Grenadines to name a few.
Italy is a specialty destination along with Africa especially South Africa, and Australia and New Zealand for those who need customized individualized itineraries.
Martha has taken groups to China cruising on the Yangtze River with a brief stop in Tokyo. Some of the River cruising has been on the Nile, Danube, Rhone, Rhine, and Seine Rivers with different companies to give her a variety of the different companies.
Two Trips to Alaska especially with the land tour in Alaska followed by the Inside Passage was a special trip. One of Martha’s favorite trips was sailing on the Sea Dream out of San Juan for 7 nights. It is a yacht like ship with 114 passengers and 95 crew members and the whole experience is to live outside and enjoy the water.
Martha has visited the brand new Le Boreal owned by Ponant which is another small yacht like cruise ship and lovely with its French influence.
Martha is an expert at planning multi-generational trips. She just returned from taking her children and grandchildren on the Disney Dream on a 4 night cruise with a stay in Disney. She also plans 1 week with the whole family every year .
Martha has returned from an Abercrombie and Kent tour of South East Asia visiting, Vietnam, Cambodia, with a visit to the temple of Angkor Wat, and Thailand with a small group She is taking an Abercrombie and Kent small ship cruise on the Celebrity Xperience to the Galapagos. An upcoming trip in 2018 is Tauck Tours small ship cruising to the Land of Fire and Ice cruising Iceland.
Martha is an Ada Comstock Scholar at Smith College. Martha has been awarded the Spring Technical Community College Western Massachusetts Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Achievement Award for Hampshire County and is also one of the top 100 Woman Owned businesses in Massachusetts. Martha is on the Board of Directors of the Northampton Co-operative Bank(a division of the Greenfield Co-Operative Bank). She has also been a director on the Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts and the Northampton Chamber of Commerce and the Lathrop Home in Northampton.
To contact Martha, e-mail her at: marthab@pvt-inc.com
Martha has traveled to Australian and New Zealand where she challenged the golf courses, tried fly-fishing along with scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef. Martha bravely conquered the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb as well. Martha has played golf on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland, the White Witch at Rose Hall and the Whitehouse in Jamaica.
Martha has experienced stays at the all-inclusive Club Med in the Turks and Caicos and can advise you about several Sandals and Beaches Resorts throughout the Caribbean as well as Couples and Swept Away in Negril-all wonderful all inclusive. There is also the Royal Hideaway in the Mayan Riviera and Riu Antilles in Aruba and so many other wonderful choices.
Other warm weather trips Martha has visited are the Dominican Republic, St. Barts, St. Maarten, Thomas Tortola, Bequia, Anguilla, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Aruba, Curacao, Barbados, Bahamas, St. Lucia and the Grenadines to name a few.
Italy is a specialty destination along with Africa especially South Africa, and Australia and New Zealand for those who need customized individualized itineraries.
Martha has taken groups to China cruising on the Yangtze River with a brief stop in Tokyo. Some of the River cruising has been on the Nile, Danube, Rhone, Rhine, and Seine Rivers with different companies to give her a variety of the different companies.
Two Trips to Alaska especially with the land tour in Alaska followed by the Inside Passage was a special trip. One of Martha’s favorite trips was sailing on the Sea Dream out of San Juan for 7 nights. It is a yacht like ship with 114 passengers and 95 crew members and the whole experience is to live outside and enjoy the water.
Martha has visited the brand new Le Boreal owned by Ponant which is another small yacht like cruise ship and lovely with its French influence.
Martha is an expert at planning multi-generational trips. She just returned from taking her children and grandchildren on the Disney Dream on a 4 night cruise with a stay in Disney. She also plans 1 week with the whole family every year .
Martha has returned from an Abercrombie and Kent tour of South East Asia visiting, Vietnam, Cambodia, with a visit to the temple of Angkor Wat, and Thailand with a small group She is taking an Abercrombie and Kent small ship cruise on the Celebrity Xperience to the Galapagos. An upcoming trip in 2018 is Tauck Tours small ship cruising to the Land of Fire and Ice cruising Iceland.
Martha is an Ada Comstock Scholar at Smith College. Martha has been awarded the Spring Technical Community College Western Massachusetts Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Achievement Award for Hampshire County and is also one of the top 100 Woman Owned businesses in Massachusetts. Martha is on the Board of Directors of the Northampton Co-operative Bank(a division of the Greenfield Co-Operative Bank). She has also been a director on the Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts and the Northampton Chamber of Commerce and the Lathrop Home in Northampton.
To contact Martha, e-mail her at: marthab@pvt-inc.com
[We] cannot thank you enough!The trip was great! [We] cannot thank you enough!
We were so happy with the location of both of our hotels. In particular, the location of the hotel in Paris was amazing. We were in walking distance of so many restaurants and the Luxembourg Gardens! We were also so close to the metro which was a huge help. Our hotel in Nice was also great and within walking distance of everything. We loved having balconies in both rooms. The tours that you set us up with were also great! It was so nice getting to skip the line at the Eiffel Tower. We loved not having to worry about any of the arrangements with it. We can also not say anything nicer about the Versailles bike tour. It was such a hot day when we were there, biking was definitely the way to go. It was well worth our money considering the length of the tour and the knowledge of our tour guide. We had such a great time! Our only complaint is that we wish we went for longer because there is so much to do we could never have fit it all. Thank you again! |
Worth every KronaWell.. we both said everyday we have to thank Shelley! Certainly in my top three vacations ever. We added the blue lagoon and the restaurant there called lava the first day and in Monday we went horse back riding .. we can’t thank you enough! The hotel was amazing the spa was the best by far that I’ve ever been to. I told the masseuse that it was by far the best I’d ever had and she hugged me. We had a very unique experience .. expensive yes.. after we got there it was. However as I have said on [Facebook] and I posted everyday .. it was worth every Krona .. ❤ Land of fire and ice
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Great Trip and Many MemoriesThe trip was great. We had a blast. I thought the Royal Carib Cruise ship was great but the NCL Jade set a new standard. Numerous great restaurants, clubs, and top notch entertainment. Freestyle Dinning is the way to go and we definetly took full advantage of the Ultimate Beverage Package. So glad you put us in Venice for a day early. We toured shopped, ate and sat on patios and drank until 1100 pm the nite before we sailed. The islands were all beautiful and weather sunny and in the 100 degree range. From start at Logan until we got home Sat nite every logistical and transport move was quick and painless. Thanks for helping us with a great trip and many memories.
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