ABOUT AFTW TRAVEL
From hosted group cruises to personalized vacations, AFTW Travel makes planning your next getaway simple. With firsthand experience, personal guidance, and support from your first question through your return home.
Meet Mike and Gemina
AFTW Travel was founded by Mike and Gemina Del Costello with one simple goal: to make travel planning easier, more personal, and far less overwhelming. Since 2015, they have helped travelers plan memorable vacations with honest guidance, clear communication, and support from the first conversation through the journey home.
With more than 55 cruises and over 350 days at sea, Mike and Gemina bring firsthand experience to every recommendation. They understand how different cruise lines, ships, staterooms, fare options, and destinations can completely change the travel experience. Instead of asking clients to sort through endless choices alone, they help narrow down the options and explain everything in a way that is easy to understand.
More Than Cruise Planning
While cruises and hosted group travel are a major part of AFTW Travel, the agency can assist with much more. Mike and Gemina help plan all-inclusive resorts, Disney vacations, honeymoons, family trips, romantic getaways, domestic travel, international vacations, guided tours, hotels, airfare, transfers, activities, and travel protection.
Every traveler is different, which is why AFTW Travel takes the time to understand each client’s interests, budget, travel style, and expectations before making recommendations. Whether someone is joining a hosted group cruise or planning a completely personalized getaway, the goal is always the same: create a smooth, well-organized trip that feels right for them.
Personal Support From Start to Finish
AFTW Travel offers the kind of personal attention that online booking sites cannot provide. Mike and Gemina remain available to answer questions, explain payment schedules, review travel requirements, help with booking details, and guide clients through the process.
They believe travel should feel exciting, not confusing. Their job is to handle the details, simplify the decisions, and help each traveler feel confident before they leave home.
Experience You Can Trust
Over the years, AFTW Travel has earned recognition for its experience, service, and results, including honors through KHM Travel Group with Carnival Cruise Lines and Virgin Voyages. More importantly, Mike and Gemina have built their business around relationships, repeat travelers, and the trust clients place in them to help create unforgettable experiences.
At AFTW Travel, you are not simply booking a trip. You are working with two experienced travelers who genuinely care about helping you make the most of your time away.
With rates comparable to many online booking engines, AFTW Travel combines competitive options with the added value of personal service, firsthand experience, and trusted travel expertise. They are certified with leading travel partners and cruise lines and have earned recognition for their performance and service, including 2023 KHM Travel Group Agent of the Year with Carnival Cruise Lines, Top 5 KHM Travel Group Advisor recognition in 2024 and 2025 with Virgin Voyages and Carnival Cruise Lines, and KHM Travel Group Pinnacle Gold Agent status in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
We believe travel is more than just a trip. It is the moments, memories, and experiences that stay with you forever. As passionate travel advisors, we love turning vacation dreams into reality by creating personalized, stress-free getaways filled with unforgettable experiences from start to finish.
