Meet the C&B Team
Our PrinciplesCruises & Beyond combines personalized service, more than 30 years of travel expertise, time-saving planning, clear guidance, and dedicated advocacy to create seamless vacations tailored to each client.
Sherri and Jack Barber, Cruises & Beyond Founders
Meet Your Travel Experts
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Colleen Tanaka
Cofounder & Lead Travel Consultant
30 years experienceColleen co-founded Cruises & Beyond and personally designs many of our signature cruise and land journeys — pairing the right ship, cabin, and itinerary with every client who walks through the door.
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Becky Xian
Senior Travel Consultant
10 years experienceThrough vigorous training and on the job experience, she has become a very capable travel consultant and her many clients can attest to that. Aside from her ability to speak and write fluently in Chinese, her attention to the details of travel planning and her unmatched patience has earned her the greatest admiration from her loyal clients.
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Minnie Zhao
Travel Consultant
9 years experienceNine years of travel planning have taught Minnie that a great trip is won in the details. She's the one triple-checking your transfers so the only surprises are the good kind.
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Ashley Barber
Travel Consultant
2 years experienceThe newest Barber on the team, Ashley brings fresh eyes, boundless enthusiasm, and a knack for finding the experiences younger travelers are searching for.
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Florence Wan
Travel Consultant
10 years experienceAs a mother of three, Florence’s travel experience grew as her children grew - from driving to Disneyland with toddlers to flying with college students in preparation for their studies abroad. She is an experienced organizer of multiple family reunions and a seasoned solo traveler, both domestically and overseas.
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Chris Barber
Marketing Consultant & Avid Traveler
Chris tells the Cruises & Beyond story — the photos, the videos, and the website you're reading right now. When he's not behind a camera, he's usually testing the itineraries himself, one country at a time.