780-455-SHIP (7447) | 800-583-SAIL (7245) HOME ABOUT US EXCURSIONS ENSEMBLE EXPLORATIONS ENSEMBLE FEATURES TRAVEL RESOURCES FAQ About Us David and Maureen recently completed a 106-day World Cruise aboard the Crystal Serenity. Starting in Los Angeles, the ship visited 40 exotic ports in South America, the South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean, docking in Southampton for London, England. They highly recommend a world cruise to anyone looking for a truly unique adventure. Give them a call at 1-800-583-7245. Our Owners David Jenkins David Jenkins was a news and sports reporter for The Edmonton Journal for six years while he worked his way through the University of Alberta law school. He also worked for the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) as an on-camera news reporter. Very active on campus, he was Editor-in-Chief of The Gateway student newspaper and President of the Students' Council. He won the World University Service scholarship to study in Sweden at Uppsala University. The scholarship included a voyage from Montreal to Rotterdam on Holland America Line... "a real eye opener for a young man from little old Edmonton," says David. "Perhaps the experience of that wonderful cruise is the reason I ended up in the cruise business," he says. David was then elected National President of the National Federation of Canadian University Students (N.F.C.U.S.), headquartered in Ottawa. He travelled the world representing Canadian university students. In 1978 he graduated from Advanced Management Program at Harvard University, Boston, Mass. In 1979-80 David had the great honour of serving in the Prime Minister's office in Ottawa. He was a full-time senior adviser reporting directly to the Prime Minister. Well-known in Canadian business circles, David was President of Calgary-based Carma Developers Ltd. and President of Allarco Group Ltd., headquartered in Edmonton, both public companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. He is a co-founder and a past Director and past Chairman of the Board of Western Financial Group, a T.S.X. company. David is also a co-founder of Bank West, a chartered bank established in 2003 under Canada's new Bank Holding Company rules. Bank West is owned by Western Financial Group. He and his wife Maureen have been on over 100 cruises and have built Cruise Vacations Inc. to where it is the largest cruise agency in Alberta and one of the largest in the world. David welcomes calls from all the people he has come in contact with over the years. Maureen Jenkins Maureen grew up in Ottawa, and has also lived in Calgary, is regarded as one of the leading authorities in the cruising industry. She and her husband David are founders and co-owners of Cruise Vacations Inc. Her interest in travel showed itself early -- when she served as President of her high school's travel club and organized tours to places as far as Quebec City for Winter Carnival. Over the years she worked for four different travel agencies as a cruise specialist, gaining a wealth of experience before she and her husband David opened Cruise Vacations Inc. in Edmonton in 1994. She was educated at Algonquin College in Ottawa. She has earned many awards, including the prestigious "Centurion" award from Holland America Line. The Centurion award goes to the top 100 agencies in the world as measured by annual volume of bookings with Holland America. Maureen has also been awarded "Gold i-Excel" status with Princess Cruises.This means that Cruise Vacations Inc. is one of the top 75 agencies in the world in sales with Princess Cruises. "I love to cruise and guess it shows," says Maureen, She and David have been on more than 100 cruises. "We're cruise addicts," she says. If you're thinking of a cruise, Maureen has probably been on the ship you're thinking of and has been to all the ports you're interested in. Contact Us Cruise Vacations Inc. 780-455-SHIP (7447) 800-583-SAIL (7245) #2, 10340 - 134 Street Edmonton, AB T5N 2B1 Copyright © 2013 Cruise Vacations Inc. Website provided by Ensemble Travel Group Privacy Policy :: Terms of Use