Cruise Planners Rallies to Support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® Light the Night Walk with more than 600 Participants in Downtown Miami

This month, more than 600 travel agents and industry partners joined Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel, at the Light the Night walk in Miami in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society® (LLS). Cruise Planners has raised and donated more than $1 million for the non-profit charity’s South Florida chapter through various efforts during the past few years, including three Woman of the Year campaigns.

“At Cruise Planners, we go beyond just giving back—we show up and show support,” said Vicky Garcia, COO and co-owner of Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative. “To see our entire network at an event such as Light the Night, walking together for a cause, is truly inspiring.”

At the Light the Night walk hosted in Bayfront Park, more than 6,000 people joined together for an evening walk and celebration of life to bring awareness to LLS’s mission of finding a cure for blood cancer. Cruise Planners coordinated the executive opening of its annual convention, held next to Bayfront Park at the Miami InterContinental Hotel, so the entire network of travel agents, industry partners and team could participate in the walk.

Cruise Planners has been involved in the LLS South Florida Chapter since 2012 when COO, Vicky Garcia was nominated and named Woman of the Year. In 2014, CEO, Michelle Fee followed in Garcia’s footsteps and raised a record-breaking amount for South Florida’s Chapter. Then, earlier this year, Cruise Planners campaigned in memory of a late team member, Beverly Brean.