We all know amazing teachers. Our daughter happens to be one of those amazing teachers. And all of our vacation consultants either have an amazing teacher in their family or have had their children taught by one. We all know how big an IMPACT a great teacher makes in the lives of their kids!

Every year our daughter spends a crazy amount of money, out of her own pocket, to make sure her classroom is equipped and ready for that year's batch of students. And we all know teachers aren't compensated enough to comfortably afford doing this. So one day, our consultants and I were talking about how much it cost for those really good teachers to adequately prepare their classroom and set their students up for success. That conversation turned into a brainstorming session about "How could we, as a vacation consultants, help teachers with the cost of setting up their classrooms?" 

From that brainstorming session was born our "Tips for Teachers Program". And now, "Tips For Teachers" is a part of our IMPACT cruises, and for each cabin booked on any of our 3 Impact Cruises, the cruise line and Expedia Cruises in Waco will make a donation to a participating teacher/educator of the cruiser's choice. That donation will range from $50.00 to $100.00 for each IMPACT Cruise cabin booked through Expedia Cruises in Waco and "linked" to the participating teacher/educator.

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— Chad Jackson, Owner of Expedia Cruises of Waco