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CRUISE PLANNERS ADDS DESTINATION WEDDINGS TO PORTFOLIO OF SERVICES

Cruise Planners/American Express today at a press conference during Cruise3sxity in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, announced it has joined forces with Imagine Weddings and Events, an international full-service wedding and event company, to create Destination Weddings by Cruise Planners, a complete wedding planning service for shore side ceremonies and celebrations in ports of call around the globe. Destination Weddings by Cruise Planners is part of the Cruisitude™ Revolution, Cruise Planners’ campaign to provide its advisors with innovative tools, award-winning relationships and third party partnerships that foster positive business opportunities.

Posted on May 04,2012 in 2012 Press Releases

CP Cares: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Woman of the Year campaign 2012

CP Cares: Change the World is an outreach program created by Cruise Planners/American Express that builds on our commitment to support organizations throughout the United States and around the world. Through this umbrella program, we have committed to raising and donating funds to various charities as well as providing hands-on service to the community. It's another example of their positive Cruisitude, embraced by Home Office, our franchise owners and great partners.

Posted on April 16,2012 in Beyond the Sea. CP Talks.

CRUISE PLANNERS FOCUSES ON THE POWER OF THE BRAND

Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, this week released a completely new engine for its travel advisors website. Developed to build consumer confidence and boost customer engagement, the new website design establishes a clear brand message for all Cruise Planners home-based travel advisors.

Posted on April 04,2012 in 2012 Press Releases

CRUISE PLANNERS HONORED WITH HOME-BASED PARTNER OF THE YEAR AWARD BY ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL

Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, was once again recognized by Royal Caribbean International as its Home-Based Partner of the Year for 2011, for the fifth consecutive year.

Posted on February 02,2012 in 2012 Press Releases

CRUISE PLANNERS HONORED WITH TRAVEL IMPRESSIONS’ ‘BEST OF THE BEST GLOBE AWARD’

Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, was honored with the “Best of the Best Globe Award” by Travel Impressions, one of the country’s largest tour operators selling destinations worldwide.

Posted on February 02,2012 in 2012 Press Releases

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HONORS CRUISE PLANNERS WITH FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR AWARD

Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, was recognized by Norwegian Cruise Line as its 2011 Franchise of the Year, honoring the outstanding sales partnership and overall commitment to the success and growth of the cruise line.

Posted on February 02,2012 in 2012 Press Releases

CRUISE PLANNERS RANKS HIGH ON ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE’S 2012 TOP FRANCHISE LIST

Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, is ranked No. 44 out of 500 franchises in Entrepreneur magazine’s 33^rd Annual Franchise 500 Issue and for the ninth year in a row ranked the No. 1 franchise in the travel industry category.

Posted on February 02,2012 in 2012 Press Releases

NMFI Selects Cruise Planners/American Express 1 of 50 Top Franchises for Minorities

The National Minority Franchising Initiative (NMFI) has compiled its annual list of the “50 Top Franchises for Minorities” and Cruise Planners/American Express was selected one of the fifty top franchises for minorities. The results were featured in the November 4, 2011 issue of USA TODAY in the Franchising Today section.

Posted on November 08,2011 in 2011 Press Releases

It’s “Smooth Sailing” at the Final Day of 2011 CP Con in Mexico!

We can’t believe we have reached the final day of 2011 CP Con in Riviera Maya, Mexico! Cruise Planners/American is running “Full Speed Ahead” as we prepare to close out another successful event celebrating who we are and what we do best – sell unforgettable vacations for our clients!

Posted on October 27,2011 in Convention 2011

Breakout Sessions Kick Start Day 2 of 2011 CP Con

Bienvenido! It is day two of 2011 CP Con and theYucatansun is shining brightly overRivieraMaya,Mexico. The morning began with a full breakfast buffet sponsored by Norwegian Cruise Line before the day’s first series of breakout sessions. Home Office team and cruse line industry professionals led the workshops with the goal to provide CP travel advisors with business advice that will ultimately help them build the confidence they need to tackle the upcoming cruising season.

Posted on October 25,2011 in Convention 2011

Cruise Planners/American Express- Full Speed Ahead CP CONV 2011

Hola CPer’s! We have to admit, day one of 2011 CP Con was beyond a success! Hundreds of Cruise Planners travel advisors flew to Riviera Maya, Mexico, to kick start this annual event held for the FIRST TIME abroad at the all-inclusive El Dorado Royale! What better way to begin our opening session than with an authentic mariachi band, dancers and Michelle Fee attempting to speak Spanish before hundreds of Cruise Planners travel advisors. Great job by the Home Office team helping her pull that one off!

Posted on October 23,2011 in Convention 2011

CRUISE PLANNERS GIVES THE GIFT OF TRAVEL

Coral Springs, Fla. – July 13, 2011 – Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, announced its partnership with Honeymoonwishes.com, an online registry provider, to create a travel registry website for honeymoonsand other celebratory travel. The registry will link directly from a Cruise Planners/American Express travel advisor’s website to their own branded registry tool powered by Honeymoonwishes.com or Celebrationwishes.com.

Posted on July 13,2011 in 2011 Press Releases

CRUISE PLANNERS’ TOP PRODUCING AGENTS EMBARK ON TRIP TO HOLY LAND

Coral Springs, Fla. – June 17, 2011 – Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, celebrated the hard work and dedication of a group of top producing travel agents by coordinating an enlightening biblical voyage through Israel with Educational Travel Services (ETS), a travel company specializing in trips to the Holy Land.

Posted on June 17,2011 in 2011 Press Releases

CRUISE PLANNERS NAMED A MILITARY FRIENDLY FRANCHISE

Coral Springs, Fla. – June 16, 2011 – Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, was selected as a 2011 Military Friendly Franchise by G.I. Jobs magazine for the second year in a row. The honor reflects the company’s efforts to provide programs and incentives created to support successful veteran entrepreneurs.

Posted on June 17,2011 in 2011 Press Releases

My Trip to Israel, the Holy Land

Israel, Holy Land,

Posted on May 23,2011

NEW RESOURCES, UPGRADES TO BOOKINGS TOOL ANNOUNCED AT CRUISE3SIXTY

Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, announced advancements to its popular bookings and reservations management tool, eREZ^SM, along with new training courses for Cruise Planners University (CPU) and innovative technology coming soon for all home-based travel agents. The announcement was made during a press conference at Cruise Line International Association’s cruise3sxity travel agent conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Friday, April 15.

Posted on April 22,2011 in 2011 Press Releases

CRUISE PLANNERS HONORED WITH TWO ADDY® AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN ADVERTISING

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – April 11, 2011 – Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, won two ADDY® Awards recognizing creative excellence in advertising. The franchise company was honored with a gold ADDY® for its “Cruisidude” brochure and a silver ADDY® for the “My Bucket List” brochure. This is the second notable recognition for Cruise Planners’ “Cruisidude” brochure, which recently won a 2010 Travel Weekly Silver Magellan Award.

Posted on April 12,2011 in 2011 Press Releases

CRUISE PLANNERS PROMOTES LAURA BLANCO TO DIRECTOR OF SALES

Coral Springs, Fla. – April 7, 2011 – Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, today announced it has promoted Laura Blanco to director of sales. In this position, she will assist Cruise Planners’ more than 700 franchise owners around the country with effective business solutions to increase sales and business growth.

Posted on April 08,2011 in 2011 Press Releases

CRUISE PLANNERS JOINS WYLAND FOUNDATION AND PRINCESS CRUISES FOR A CAUSE

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – February 23, 2011 – Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, is selling select Princess Cruises as part of its 2011 CP Cares initiative, allocating $50 from each booking made by a Cruise Planners/American Express agent to raise funds for the Wyland Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, protecting, and preserving the world’s oceans, waterways, and marine life.

Posted on February 23,2011 in 2011 Press Releases

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HONORS CRUISE PLANNERS WITH ITS TOP HOME-BASED AGENCY OF THE YEAR AWARD

Coral Springs, Fla. – January 27, 2011 – Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, was recognized by Norwegian Cruise Line for the first time as its Home-Based Agency of the Year, honoring the outstanding sales partnership in 2010.

Posted on January 28,2011 in 2011 Press Releases

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