Brittany Chrusciel Title: Freelancer Location: Asbury Park, New Jersey Brittany Chrusciel has been reporting on travel by land and sea for over a decade. Formerly Cruise Critic's Destinations Editor, she has been quoted in publications including the LA Times, Skift, and USA Today.Highlights:Staff member at Cruise Critic (2013-2020)SATW panel moderator (2017, Barbados)Guidepoint Digital Copy Editor (2020-2021)Freelance Writer and Editor (2021-Current)Contributor to TIME's 2023 Greatest Places List (2023) Experience Brittany Chrusciel has sailed on river ships, expedition vessels, mega-ships, and world voyages, and is writing this from the balcony of a luxury yacht. She has spent 10 years as a cruise writer focusing on ports and destinations. You can find her as a contributor across publications including Travel Weekly, U.S. News & World Report, Fodor's, Toronto Star, AAA, Adventure.com, Travel Market Report, and more.When she's not cruising the globe, Brittany can be found in her shoreside home of Asbury Park, NJ, and is an enthusiastic contributor to Jersey's Best Magazine. Education Brittany Chrusciel has a BA in English with a focus in Writing from Marist College and minors in Spanish, Political Science, and Global Studies. She spent four months at sea visiting a dozen countries and studying through the University of Virginia on the MV Explorer as part of the Semester at Sea abroad program.Brittany has been employed as a writer, editor, and copy editor, allowing her the ability to follow copy through all phases of the editorial process. About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process