Elite Cruises and Travel is owned and operated by Jay S. Cohen, R.Ph., J.D., and Jackie Cohen, R.Ph., J.D., L.L.M. Jay* and Jackie** are pharmacists and attorneys. Before becoming a Patent Attorney, Jackie won the prestigious Giles Rich National Moot Court Competition, held at the Federal Circuit, in Washington, D.C. She is currently employed full-time as Patent Counsel for a Pharmaceutical Company and works for Elite Cruises in her spare time. Jay gave up his lucrative litigation law practice to operate Elite Cruises and Travel full-time.
Both owners have lots of customer-oriented experience. Jay owned and operated several retail pharmacies and Jackie was a retail pharmacy manager before attending law school. Standing on one's feet in a pharmacy for 12 hours a day was and is not appealing to them. They currently reside in historic Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Jackie, Jay, and the girls travel frequently by land and sea. In order to keep up with the latest travel trends and be in a position to advise their clients, they try to take at least two cruises a year and one land tour. They specialize in luxury cruises and luxury land tours. Jackie also travels throughout North America and Europe for her corporation, which gives her great knowledge of business travel.
The family has experienced most cruise lines and has been to most of the world's continents. The "Family Travel Expert" took her first cruise when she was 3 months old and got to steer a cruise ship on her cruise aboard the Oceania Regatta. She is 6 years old and 52" tall!! (cruise food can do that for you) She wants to go to Disney World . . . maybe next year . . .
*Member of the Ohio and U.S. Federal Bars (inactive)
Registered Pharmacist in PA, NJ (inactive), KY (inactive), and IL (inactive)
**Member of the Delaware Bar and a Registered U.S. Patent Attorney
"Family Travel Expert" gives her opinion of the Palace of Versailles, outside of Paris, France, March 2004:
"Family Travel Expert" leads the Elite Cruises staff on a tour of the Hopkin's Glacier in Juneau, Alaska during an Alaska Inside Passage cruise aboard the HAL Noordam, August 2007:
"Family Travel Expert" uses persuasive power to convince Captain of Oceania Regatta that he does not know how to properly steer the ship and she will show him how during the 2007 Xmas/New Year Holiday Cruise aboard the Oceania Regatta:
"Family Travel Expert" and her Mother/Keeper meet Santa Claus aboard the Regent Seven Seas Navigator on the 2008 Xmas Holiday Cruise:
"Family Travel Expert" hunts for a local snack in Castries, St. Lucia, while on the Oceania Regatta 2009 Xmas Holiday Cruise:
