User:Mayntz

Melissa Mayntz is a Utah-based freelance writer and frequent traveler. Here at LoveToKnow she specializes in a number of categories, including Engagement Rings and of course, Cruises. While sailing with Carnival and Royal Caribbean she’s visited a variety of Caribbean ports of call, including:

• Nassau, Bahamas
• Ocho Rios, Jamaica
• Cozumel, Mexico
• Key West, Florida
• Georgetown, Grand Cayman

She and her husband have been on five voyages since March 2003, and are currently planning their sixth cruise, this one along the Mexican Riviera.

Since starting her freelance writing career in August 2003, Melissa has written an impressive array of travel articles on cruises and roller coasters for different markets, including The Florida Times-Union Newspaper, the No BS Golf Newsletter, and The Orlando Sentinel Newspaper. Her other writing credentials include:

• Budget Travel Magazine
• The North County Newspapers of Utah County
• The Blue Review Online Newsletter
• The Funds For Writers Newsletter
• Ephemera, Inc.
• Nostalgia Magazine
• Pagewise.com informational articles.

For these and other publications, Melissa has worked with a variety of topics, from wedding planning, home décor, and baby names to school features, negotiating, and button slogans.