Travel Expert

Brando Quinn

General Manager, Brando Quinn, (928) 322-3271, [email protected] is a Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) Certified Elite Cruise Counselor (ECC) and Travel Advisor "Brando Quinn at Avoya Travel makes Travel Dreams come true!" C.T. Rue Brando’s Fun N’ Sun Travel & Cruise, an Affiliate of the Avoya Travel Network is committed to providing quality service, recommending quality products, to ensure a quality Cruise or Vacation experience leading to lifelong memories that will last a lifetime. Our recognized goal is to be your travel agency preferred choice throughout your lifetime. At Brando’s Fun N’ Sun Travel & Cruise - We ensure this goal is reached by continuing our travel education through our preferred vendors travel agent training programs, traveling with our preferred vendors to experience their products firsthand, giving truthful accounts of our experiences with them, and passing along our knowledge to our clients to ensure their trips are successful and enjoyable. After 14 years in the travel agency business, we believe this model of shared success has enhanced the quality of our clients’ vacations who have travelled throughout the world and will continue to enhance their dream vacation memories throughout their lifetime! Today, the role of travel advisors transcends booking facilitation — they serve as indispensable guides for travelers, offering personalized insights, navigating travel intricacies, and acting as the first line of defense by mitigating disruptions when they occur. Travel advisors are committed to client service, making Cruise, Land and Air travel smoother, easier and more affordable for millions of Americans. Avoya has a longstanding reputation for providing unmatched resources and services to thousands of companies including cruise lines, tour companies, resorts, and the Independent Agencies in the Avoya Network™, one of the largest and most successful independent travel agency networks in the world. Family-owned, Avoya's Shared Success™ model is built on a foundation of Integrity and Professionalism™. Brando's Fun N' Sun Travel has proudly donated funds over the years to the following charitable organizations: The Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, The World Wildlife Foundation; The Wounded Warrior Project; The Veterans of Foreign Wars; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; among others; and has assisted Avoya Travel volunteers with the Hunger Fight Organizations 75,000 meal packing events which were then distributed to over 20 area food pantries and food banks throughout the world. About Brando Quinn - Cruise & Travel Advisor Extraordinaire After graduating from high school, Brando Quinn enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving honorably under the Air Training Command in Mississippi, Alaska (AAC), and then Arizona. He then decided to join up with 'The Few and the Proud', the United States Marines and served in the Middle East during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm on the front lines of battle. Quinn then applied to the U.S. Navy Chaplaincy program while completing his Master of Divinity (Military Chaplaincy) degree at Liberty University. Brando then thought some of his experiences could translate to the silver movie screen so he ventured to Hollywood, California. He was soon playing secret agents opposite Robert Vaughn and Erik Estrada in sci-fi thrillers and behind the scenes parts in such notable movies as “Forrest Gump”, and “Star Trek Generations”. He did walk-on roles in award-winning television sitcoms like “Coach” and “Murphy Brown”, and finally, landed a starring role in a segment of the hit television series, “The Love Connection”, where he was the only guest in the show’s history to be paid to go on two dates instead of the traditional one. Quinn then decided to explore the world on his own; he bought a one-way ticket to Paris France and toured throughout Europe, the United Kingdom, and North Africa. After he returned to the U.S. he wrote and published several books, recorded 5 Music CD's/Music Videos with a five-piece band called "RavenPheat". All of this world traveling led Quinn to open his own Travel Agency in 2012! Quinn's Education background: B.S. in Criminal Justice with honors at Kaplan University, Master of Divinity degree at Liberty University, and Executive Juris Doctorate (EJD) degree at Concord School of Law, Purdue University Global.

Brando Quinn's personal Travel Highlights include: 50+ Cruises aboard Carnival, Celebrity, Princess, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, Holland America, Virgin and more! 49 of the 50 U.S. States, Kenya Africa, Egypt, Petra Jordan, Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh/Saigon, Cu Chi Tunnels, Hoi An, Hue, Hanoi, and Ha Long Bay), China (Beijing, Shanghai, & Xian) the Panama Canal, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Canada, Peru, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom including Britain, Ireland, and Scotland, Europe including; Amsterdam, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Switzerland, Austria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and more! Brando most recently returned from a 2 Week Atlas Voyages Expedition Cruise aboard the World Traveller sailing from Ushuaia Argentina to Antarctica to mingle with the penguins, whales, seals, birds and Icebergs! 7 Weeks sailing the 7 Rivers of Europe Journey aboard AmaWaterways River Cruises (AmaLyra, AmaCerto, & AmaVerde) on (the Seine, Rhine, Moselle, Main, Danube, Scheldt, and Maas Rivers) through France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Servia, Romania and Bulgaria. Norwegian Cruises sailing the United Kingdom from Southampton U.K., Ireland, Scotland, Belgium, and Amsterdam! A Kenya African Safari and Egypt Adventure with Collette Tours Norwegian Star Mediterranean Cruise from Barcelona Spain, to France, Florence/Pisa/Rome Italy, the Greek Isles of Santorini, Mykonos, and Kefalonia, Croatia and debarked at Venice Italy. Quinn also had two fabulous and exciting trips to China and Vietnam touring the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, and the Emperors Summer Palace, Xian China one of the oldest and exciting cities in the world and the location of the Terra Cotta Warriors, and Shanghai China exploring the mysteries of Chinese Food and Culture! AND, Vietnam tour through Ho Chi Minh/Saigon, the Cu Chi Tunnels, Hoi An, Hue, Danang, Hanoi, and Ha Long Bay...