Cruise Planners

We have been Cruise Planners for 19 years and have enjoyed the increasing support from this great company. We have 2 associates who enjoy being Cruise Planners agents. We would recommend Cruise Planners to anybody who wants to sell travel. We hope to be Cruise Planners franchise owners for another 10 years.

I joined Cruise Planners in the Fall of 2018 when I decided that I was tired of working for others and wanted to work for myself for a change. I already had a background in corporate meetings, events and travel and did a lot of research online into home-based agencies and I ultimately chose Cruise Planners due to the background of the owners, the relationships with travel suppliers and the technology and support offered. When Covid hit I was just starting to see my business take off (they say it takes about 2 years) and I was devastated. I had no idea if I was going to be able to maintain my business with no income coming in. The executives of Cruise Planners had our backs! I could not have been more impressed with how they stepped up to support the franchise owners during that difficult time. I was able to eek through and keep my business afloat until travel started up again. Last year, I could definitely see the light at the end of the tunnel. Bookings were up and I was starting to make money. Right now, we're only halfway through 2023 and I have already tripled my sales from last year and my commission projections for next year are actually already more than what I've made to date this year. I am so glad I chose Cruise Planners and I'm glad I stuck with it. Being a Travel Advisor is not a cake-walk, by any means, so if you're thinking this is an easy-peasey stay-at-home job, thing again! I work a lot of hours to provide the best service to my clients but I love what I do and I appreciate all of the training and technology that CP offers to help me do my best. And they continue to evolve and grow and therefore, so shall I! You can't go wrong choosing to join the CP Green Team. If you decide to join CP, tell them I sent you :)

Cruise Planners is amazing. I am a home-based agent, but I'm never alone. My host agency is obsessed with my success. I have a dedicated business coach who is instumental in my training and my growth. The Care Team is readily available for the one-off questions. Cruise Planners technology is absolutely top-notch (I worked in tech prior to being in the travel industry) and makes it so easy to run my business.

Cruise Planners has long-standing relationships with vendors, and the "team in green" carries a lot of weight in the industry. Becoming a Cruise Planners agent was one of the smartest things I've ever done.

I am so grateful for all of the resources Cruise Planners has provided for their Travel Advisors. They have definitely been listening to all of the requests and comments from Franchise Owners. I joined CP from another large agency two years ago and I am completely blown away by the level of support we have received, especially in the last 6 months. That other agency would not have supported or backed me up the way that Cruise Planners has.

I started with Cruise Planners in May 2019. I was very new to the industry. (I had started with another home-based company approximately 8 months prior, but received minimal support. In those 8 months, I only had a handful of bookings, and several of them were my own.)

While attending the CLIA conference in April of 2019, I saw alot of people wearing the "CP green" shirts. So, I started asking some of them about Cruise Planners. Every single person I spoke with said they absolutely LOVED Cruise Planners and they were very happy with their decision to join the CP family.

After more research, I decided to make the switch. I am extremely happy that I did!

The support I've received in my first year with Cruise Planners has been fantastic. The technology is state of the art. My coaches have been very responsive to my TONS of questions. In addition, having access to the CP Facebook page has allowed me to obtain a significant amount of information from my colleagues. (Being able to ask a question on our Facebook page and immediately receive a number of responses is very helpful.)

The Home Office is very responsive to feedback and to our individual needs. I truly feel that the Home Office wants me to succeed.

I set a goal for myself to make the company's Top 50 list within my first five years. I was able to accomplish my goal within my first year- even with the COVID situation in full swing!

I am happy to answer any questions you may have about the Cruise Planners opportunity.

Since COVID-19 began, our corporate executives, Michelle and Vicky, amaze me each week with updates. I loved the Rocky Balboa analogy today. I have been down in the dumps all week about my business and the state of things. Thank you to all Home Office and team for the sacrifices being made. We all know this isn't easy but having you guys in our corner empowers me to keep my business moving.

Since the global economy took a turn this year, hearing about Cruise Planners corporate plans to take care of the HOT family touched me and once again re-affirmed that when I bought my franchise 6.5 years ago I joined the right company. #CPStrong

This was a very happy review today! I was soooo excited about metrics for the marketing videos. That's super great - and speaks volumes to everyone sitting at home anxious to see some awesome #cruisitude news. Our franchise is scheduling several major virtual cruise nights to keep the momentum up. Home Office videos updates have been great since this stay-at-home order has been in place. #cpstrong #justkeepswimming Thanks Vicky, Michelle and Theresa!

I continue to be impressed with the leadership of Michelle Fee and Vicky Garcia. Great weekly update...great company. Thanks for all your support amidst the pandemic, Home Office Team!

I have been around a while and i remember going thru 2008. Our Cruise Planners leaders got us thru that, and they will get us thru this. I am so thankful to be part of this amazing family.