Cruise Planners Ties the Knot with Celebrity Cruises

Members of Cruise Planners and Celebrity Cruises celebrate the recent award, Franchise Network Account of the Year for 2018. (L to R: Keith Lane, Laura Blanco, Theresa Scalzitti, Dondra Ritzenthaler, Michelle Fee, Cory Wallace, Michelle Homoky, Ron Gulaskey and David Siewers)

Cruise Planners has once again been awarded top-producing travel agency by modern luxury cruise brand, Celebrity Cruises. At a celebration at the company’s Home Office, Celebrity Cruises presented Michelle Fee, CEO and founder of Cruise Planners, their iconic “X” statuette for Franchise Network Account of the Year for 2018. Celebrity Cruises annual Top Travel Agency Advisors Award recognizes the best of the best in the travel industry and Cruise Planners had yet again another record-breaking year in sales.

“We brought you a wedding cake because we see this as a marriage between Cruise Planners and Celebrity Cruises,” said Cory Wallace, national accounts manager with Celebrity Cruises. “Our marriage is predicated on trust, mutual respect, communication, and last, but certainly not least, love. This is all possible because of the hard work and dedication of the Cruise Planners family.”

Cruise Planners CEO Michelle Fee vows to remain committed to Celebrity Cruises with a 4-tier wedding cake representing the strong marriage between Cruise Planners and Celebrity Cruises.

“Awards are nothing new to Cruise Planners, you guys take it home every single year,” added David Siewers, strategic market manager. “We know you’re the heartbeat of the organization, and what makes it possible for the franchisees to be successful. Even if we don’t get a chance to say it every day, today is our opportunity for years’ worth of thank-you’s – so thank you!”

Dondra Ritzenthaler, senior vice president of sales, trade support & service, summed it all up with, “You are all so special to us and you continue to grow year after year. This truly is a marriage and we feel blessed every day to work with you and the wonderful leadership team at Cruise Planners. We thank you, we value you, we will work every single day for every single guest you give us.”

In addition to a strong marketing partnership helping drive strong sales, Celebrity Cruises participates in a variety of training and events most notably Cruise Planners’ annual convention. As part of the most recent convention, hundreds of Cruise Planners travel advisors sailed on the “edgiest” ship at sea, the Celebrity Edge, further showing the brand’s commitment to Cruise Planners. Find a local travel agent for Celebrity Cruises at Cruise Planners today an

Celebrity Cruises Iconic “X” symbol once again graces the Cruise Planners trophy case since the home-based travel franchise won the Franchise Network Account of the Year for 2018.