I LOVE to travel. When I encountered Cruise Planners I recognized it as the perfect way to do what I enjoy most. As a home-based, self-employed travel specialist I get to plan fabulous trips and share experiences. To become that agent you want to work with, I do not just rely upon my own experience, I spend many hours training and learning about all aspects of travel. I inspect ships and properties and take the tours so I know first-hand what you will experience.
Over the years I have enjoyed many types of cruises, from River Cruises to Ocean Cruises and from mega ships to smaller ships. I represent all the familiar cruise lines plus some you might not have heard of. I am here to help you plan the perfect (ocean, river, expedition, exotic, yacht) cruise vacation.
If you prefer Land Vacations or Escorted Tours I can help you plan an immersive international experience by working with companies like Trafalgar, Globus, Tauck, Ciao Italy, African Travel, Backroads and many others. I also plan domestic itineraries such as National Parks, Train trips, Amusement Parks, Wine and/or Spa trips and destination cities such as Las Vegas, Nashville and New York.
Whether you are looking for an exciting family beach vacation, a destination wedding or vow renewal on a sunset beach, a fun girls’ getaway or just a quiet romantic escape, I can find the right resort for you. From Mexico and the Caribbean to Hawaii or Costa Rica I have access to a variety of resorts and hotel properties to provide you with your dream experience.
No matter how well a trip is planned there are occasionally hiccups. When that happens I am just a call, text or email away. I am here to help if something should go wrong before or during your trip such as canceled flights or revised itineraries. Your well-earned vacation time is precious and I will work hard to ensure you get the best.
Cruise Planners is a franchise organization which has a tremendous reputation for quality, service, and very competitive pricing for ALL of your travel needs. Due to our high sales volume, our buying power enables us to offer you the opportunity to travel in style at the lowest prices available, while still receiving the best service in the travel business. Cruise Planners is a licensed, bonded, and insured agency. We are members of CLIA (Cruise Line International Association), NACOA (National Association of Cruise Oriented Agencies), and ASTA (American Society of Travel Agents).
Hours of Operation
Monday
8:00am - 11:00pm
Tuesday
8:00am - 11:00pm
Wednesday
8:00am - 11:00pm
Thursday
8:00am - 11:00pm
Friday
8:00am - 11:00pm
Saturday
8:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday
8:00am - 11:00pm
Testimonials
She is fabulous. She goes above and beyond to make sure we have a wonderful vacation. We have gotten calls from her while she is on vacation to let us know about anything special.- Mitchell C.
There was an issue with hotel planning and I had to pay for a night that should have been included in the package. My agent offered to cover the cost of the room.- Donald M.
This was my first time working with Betty. She went above and beyond to ensure that my rather complicated trip was put together without a stitch within a very short time frame. Communication is very important to me. Betty was always responsive, and if she wasn't available at the moment, she always got back to me quickly. I highly recommend her for all your traveling needs.
Well planned trip and excursions, and good advance info as to what to expect, and options at each stop
Betty, thank you for all you did to help us prepare for our cruise. You were very patient with all of our calls and emails. Your detail and explanation made us feel more at ease and confident about our upcoming cruise. Thank you for your guidance and suggestions. It all was so very helpful. Our trip aboard the Prima was spectacular. We had such a great time. Everything about it was grand and the food was amazing. We filled our days/nights with adventure, food and fun. We will be sure to use you again for our upcoming 2024 trip.- Denise E.
Best service.- Sovanthy P.
Betty helped us plan our dream Alaskan vacation in May 2022. Every single detail was attended to, she put us up in the cutest boutique inn in Anchorage. The tour group who took us all around Anchorage and up to Talkeetna, and other places was amazing. Betty knew just what to do. We are not computer savvy with trip planning and Betty was so patient with us. She stuck with us all the way. She is very knowlegable, get to know her clients so she knows what they like, and makes sure they are good to go before the trip. We highly recommend Betty and are using her again for a group trip.- Martha & Gary B.
Betty organized a fabulous Costa Rican vacation including snorkeling, hiking, volcanos, zip lines and plenty of opportunities to appreciate Costa Rican culture. Hotel choices were excellent. Her local contact provided us with a lot of insight and recommendations. We will definitely work with Betty on future adventures.
Betty has been great. I never thought I would like to lean on someone for travel planning but I will always use her now.
Betty is a great listener and will work hard to find the best fit for you!
Betty is fabulous. She always has great ideas that you wouldn't come up with on your own. Love working with her.
Betty can handle all of your traveling needs! If you don’t want or need the hassle mapping out your perfect vacation, just let this professional handle it for you!
JJ
This was my first fine planning a cruise and I had a million questions. I wanted to make sure I did everything I needed to and k we all my options. Betty was referred to me and the best thing I did was reach out to her! She was there from start to finish, answered my million questions and made great suggestions/recommendations to ensure my trip was the best it could be. I will 100% use Betty for all my travel needs in the future.- Heather B.
This was my first fine planning a cruise and I had a million questions. I wanted to make sure I did everything I needed to and k we all my options. Betty was referred to me and the best thing I did was reach out to her! She was there from start to finish, answered my million questions and made great suggestions/recommendations to ensure my trip was the best it could be. I will 100% use Betty for all my travel needs in the future.
Heather
Betty helped my husband and I plan our honeymoon to St Lucia she was amazing from the beginning! She helped us go to the location we wanted and keep in our budget! Betty didn’t stop after booking with her she kept us up to date and would send us specials to look into before leaving! We had an amazing time and will be using Betty again when we return to St Lucia!
My Cruise Planners agent, Betty, told me this would be a fantastic trip & she was absolutely right. I was treated like royalty on the ship and the daily sightseeing tours were terrific. It was great having an agent make all of the arrangements - for the flights, the cruise, and the transfers between the two. It all came together smoothly, and, she actually got me a better price than I could find on my own, I checked! This was the second cruise that Betty booked for me and she has done all the work, I just go & enjoy! /scb
The trip was outstanding.
We were blessed with super weather the entire cruise... a few showers but never any serious waves. We did one excursion at each of the ports. We saw whales at Juneau and later from the ship; saw all kinds of crabs and an octopus plus DOZENS of eagles on the Most Dangerous Catch excursion at Ketchikan; thoroughly enjoyed the train ride up and bus down the White Pass Rail excursion at Skagway; learned and saw so much related to the massive but brief gold rush that brought many thousands of people to a totally uninhabitable place; we spent long times at each of several huge glaciers where we saw and heard the "calving" of ice slabs breaking off of the face of the glaciers; numerous otters and sea lions; And then we left the ship!
Mt McKinley Wilderness Lodge was superb. The place and people were great, and the mountain views came and went but were beautiful when they were "out". We could live there. Continuing to the next two stops we saw two moose from the bus, and some more great mountains. The last stop outside the Denali National park was also terrific. We did one excurion, a Natural History Tour which took us 37 miles into Denali National Park. We saw numerous carribou, only one more moose, a lot of Dall sheep, but no bears. It was still beautiful, and wild.
This was our second trip that Betty arranged for us this year. She was not only able to get us a great price but also some additional onboard benefits. Overall it is one of the best vacations we have taken. Thank you so much. We are already looking forward to our next vacation!- Dottie C.
