Talk Travel with Samantha
Join Samantha Robichaud each week for unfiltered travel talk, cruise chaos, destination obsessions, insider tips, hilarious stories, and the kind of honest conversations that usually happen three cocktails into vacation.
8 Places to Visit in 2027 BEFORE Everyone Else Does!
Forget the usual Paris, Rome and Santorini picks. Albania, Slovenia, Vietnam, the Azores, Montenegro, Colombia, Northern Spain and Greenland, before they get crowded (and pricier).
Samantha Robichaud
Travel advisor, cruise enthusiast and radio host who makes travel feel approachable, exciting, and real.
- Top 10 Virgin Voyages First Mate, four years in a row
- Founder of Fabulous Adventures Travel Company
- Former performer at Tokyo Disneyland
Straight talk, before you book
Samantha's guides grow out of her own trips and the conversations on the show: what's worth it, what's overrated, and the mistakes she'd skip.
Not every cruise line is for everybody. Some are family chaos. Some are party ships. Some are luxury floating country clubs. And some are so boring you're in bed by 5:00 p.m.Samantha's cruise mistake #2: picking the wrong cruise line. Match the line to your personality, not just the price.
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Arrive knowing nobody. Leave with a whole new crew.
Girls Gone Cruisin’ is our girls trip on Virgin Voyages: adults only, theme nights, beach days, dance parties and a boat full of laid-back, fun women. You don’t need a travel buddy. Come solo or bring your besties, and you’ll leave with new friends either way.
Next sailingDominican Republic & Bimini Beach Club · Oct 11–16, 2027 · 5 nights from Miami