Cruise Planners Takes Home “Triple Crown” from Carnival Corporation

Cruise Planners won three top awards at the World’s Leading Cruise Lines Excellence Awards gala hosted by Carnival Corporation’s largest brands Holland America Line, Carnival Cruise Line and Princess Cruises. Cruise Planners was the only home-based travel company honored, sweeping the contest winning awards from all three cruise lines. Cruise Planners travel agents continue to increase sales and service clients in ways that consistently prove the value of using a travel agent.

• Holland America Line – Founder’s Award Winner, their highest honor 
• Carnival Cruise Line – Franchise of the Year, following up last year’s Ted Arison Founder’s Award win
• Princess Cruises – Franchise of the Year 

“At Cruise Planners, we combine our high-touch, and laser-targeted marketing approach with the industry’s best technology,” said Michelle Fee, CEO and founder of Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative. “The combination of investing in martech tools and programs along with our commitment to agent training is what makes Cruise Planners agents stand out from all other travel agencies. The results show in our travel agents’ increased sales year over year.” 

Adolfo Perez, senior vice president of sales and trade marketing for Carnival Cruise Line said: "Cruise Planners is consistently one of Carnival Cruise Line's strongest partners, always demonstrating exceptional dedication, hard work and loyalty toward our brand. Congratulations to Michelle, Vicky and the entire Cruise Planners team for winning Carnival's 2018 Franchise Agency Network Excellence Award."

Cruise Planners works tirelessly with Carnival Corporation’s brand teams to support its nationwide network of travel agents through the company’s innovative martech campaigns. Cruise Planners doesn’t just provide marketing support for agents, they create multi-touch marketing initiatives including everything from direct mail to email campaigns to social media content backed by data intelligence. All of this has been a game changer in the home-based travel industry, making Cruise Planners agents even more successful. 

“The success of Cruise Planners travel agents is a top priority and Carnival Corporation’s three ‘sister brands’ do a great job of working closely with our Home Office Team educating our travel agents about the value proposition of each brand.  Over the years, Carnival Corporation has reprioritized travel agents, which is evident in our increased sales across the board.”