Phone: 1-800-670-4312 ext 151
Email: Karen@travelwiththemagic.com
Hello. My name is Karen Kalinowski. I live in Vernon Hills, Illinois with my husband, David, and my two children, Josh (18) & Haley (16). I have been taking trips to Florida since I was an infant.
My favorite theme park is the Magic Kingdom. My favorite resort at Disney World is Disney’s Riviera Resort. My favorite resort at Universal Studios Orlando is The Hard Rock Hotel.
With my 26 plus years’ of experience booking travel, I am the perfect person to help you on your next vacation. I completed travel school in 1996 and worked as a full time travel agent booking clients all over the world. I joined Travel with the Magic’s team 10 years ago.
I am a Disney College of Knowledge graduate, Sandals Specialist, Royal Caribbean University Masters of Adventure, Master’s Degree with Norwegian Cruise Line, Commodore with Princess Cruise Lines, Atlantis Specialist, SeaWorld Parks Specialist and Marriott Hotels Sales Specialist. I also help manage the agents with Travel with the Magic.
I have toured or stayed in all of the Disney and Disneyland Resorts. My family took our very first Disney cruise in February 2014, on the Disney Dream. We have since been back on the Dream in 2015, 2018 & 2019 and the Fantasy in 2017 & 2019. Also, I sailed on the Disney Magic with the Travel with the Magic team in February 2020. In November 2019, we explored Norwegian’s Encore in New York City. My husband and I cruised on Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas (November 2021) and enjoyed a Perfect Day on CocoCay. Cruising is my favorite vacation.
I have a LOVE for helping people book their dream vacations and also the knowledge of locations all over the world. My services are always free when booking a vacation package with me.
Contact me at: (800) 670-4312 x 151 or Karen@travelwiththemagic.com
5 stars and beyond!!!! Karen is so responsive and handles everything! She is a perfectionist and handles everything like it’s her own trip! Beyond impressive and amazing! Would recommended her to everyone!!!!
Take a British family living in the US, utterly clueless about Universal & Disney and also terrified of all the moving parts that make up a vacation at the parks, asking loads of annoying little questions.. Karen handled me brilliantly..! No question was too silly, everything was answered so quickly and sympathetically and patiently even though I’m sure I was driving her crazy!
We highly recommend Karen: her recommendation and advice were impeccable.
Karen is the best! We have used her twice for our Royal Caribbean cruises. She finds the best deals and is so detailed in her instructions on what to do and where to go. She answered my constant line of questions promptly and accurately. Anything I asked her about from hotels before the cruise, to passport questions, she knew the answers. She is patient and kind. I will continue to use her for all of my trips!
I can’t recommend Karen enough. She was simply amazing and made our recent trip to Disney World extra magical! Karen is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Our sole goal with this trip was to hit all the new Star Wars attractions. I was so anxious about being able to secure boarding passes for Rise of the Resistance. Karen kept me up to date with all the latest news on the ride and with her help we were able to secure boarding passes. My family was so happy and had a great time! Karen was also helpful with assisting us with our FastPass reservations, advanced Dining reservations and all my on the go questions. Karen was always willing to help and answer my questions and was so prompt. We have done Disney many times before on our own and I will never plan a Disney trip on my own again. Karen was invaluable and I can’t recommend her enough. I will definitely use her again in the future. Thanks Karen for all your help and for making our 2020 Disney Vacation extra special and magical!