Michael Mastrocola

One could say that Michael was born into traveling.  His father Mario, born and raised in Rome, Italy, worked for QANTAS Airline, and later owned his own travel agency.  Having first set foot in Italy (and lived there for a year) at the tender age of seven, Michael now leads trips there himself. He cherishes every aspect of traveling and is rooted in his strong Italian heritage. After graduating from Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley, he circumnavigated the world, being brought face to face with the vast diversity of culture, history, art, food and language, simply by traveling.

He began working in travel in 1975, and in 1997 combined his passion for travel with his love of food and wine, and Millennium’s Food & Wine Cruise Collection was developed. This exclusive collection has been a sensation, attracting gourmet savvy guests from all over the world. He quickly adopted a specialized presence, partnering with individuals and organizations sharing a similar passion for excellence and a commitment for creating meaningful experiences. Millennium’s Food & Wine Cruise Collection offers inspiring travel programs with opportunities for personal discovery, cultural activities, culinary treasures and a zest for life. These adventures bring imaginative experiences to those too busy to research and plan, but desire the finest travel service to pair extraordinary arrangements.

Michael is recognized as a knowledgeable resource for his clients, and often develops a strong family-like bond of trust and camaraderie with them, even though they may never meet in person.  Over the years Michael is honored to have partnered with some of the most prestigious vintners, wineries and culinary professionals such as John Shafer, Margaret Duckhorn, Kathleen Heitz and Michel Escoffier.  A longer list of clients can be found on our “the Company We Keep” Page.

Michael is actively involved in the SCU Alumni and is on the board of the American Institute of Wine and Food, Monterey Chapter. He is one of Silversea’s Top 5 Producers in the country, and a wine and food fanatic.

Candace Lutian

With event and travel planning, administrative and customer service experience and a love of seeing new faces and places, Candace is the MacGyver of the Millennium team. She’s a Board Member for the Monterey chapter of the American Institute of Wine and Food, and fosters homeless dogs through Animal Friends Rescue Project. She loves gardening, cooking and baking, making cordials, rock climbing, kayaking. skiing, and of course, travel. Her bucket list includes visiting all seven continents by the time she’s forty and backpacking the West Rim Trail in Zion National Park.

Ivy Nolan has been with the Millennium team since July of 2009.  Equally passionate about people, travel and food, Ivy is a perfect fit.  She and her husband have traveled extensively, and are     always ready for another adventure.  She takes great delight in cooking on a regular basis and discovering new and exciting culinary tricks.   And, as the saying goes, “she truly never met a stranger”.  Working currently as a consultant to our future event hosts, her passion for people, her keen organization skills and her assiduous approach contribute to our success.  One of her favorite ways to relax?  ”Grab my back-back folding chair, a deli sandwich with extra pickles, some ice cold beers and a huge blanket for the dogs and set up on the beach.  Feet up, warm face, husband by my side…perfection.”

Michelle Maguire

Michelle Maguire is the most recent addition to the Millennium Team. Well suited for the multiple roles each staff member plays, Michelle has a diverse background with experience in sales, customer service, office administration, and journalism. As Millennium’s Administrative/Sales Assistant, Michelle assists clients, helps maintain the website and keeps the office running smoothly, and we value her passion for organization and proper grammar. Additionally, she has a passion for cooking /baking and an interest in nutrition of which she has a blog about. She has traveled throughout North America, the Hawaiian Islands and extensively in Ireland and the United Kingdom. She’s currently working her way through the recipes in an Armenian cookbook. She’s an avid hiker, reads at least 50 books a year and finds knitting to be a delightful activity, she loves being able to knit practically anywhere she goes.