The Most-Awarded Travel Franchise

Cruise Planners is simply the best travel franchise. Since 1994, Cruise Planners has continuously earned multiple top producer awards from the world’s leading cruise, travel and franchise partners. Check out how we dominate in the following categories to learn why Cruise Planners is a trusted powerhouse in the franchise and travel industries.

Franchise Awards And Accolades

  • Entrepreneur Magazine
    • Top Low-Cost Franchises
    • Top Home-Based & Mobile Franchises
    • #1 in Category
    • Fastest-Growing Franchises
    • Top Franchises For Veterans
    • Top Part-Time Franchises
    • Best of the Best
    • Top Franchises for Less Than $50,000
    • Top Growth
    • Best Franchises For Any Budget
    • Top Brands
    • Top New & Emerging Franchises
  • Franchise Business Review
    • No. 1 Travel Franchise to Own
    • Best in Category Franchise
    • Top Franchise
    • Franchise Satisfaction Award
    • Culture 100 Award
    • Most Innovative Franchise
    • Franchise Rockstar
    • Rockstar Hall of Fame
    • Franchise Hall of Fame
    • Top Franchises for Women
    • Top Franchises for Veterans
    • Top Low-Cost Franchises
    • Best Low-Cost Franchise to Buy
    • Top Service Franchises
    • Top 200 Franchises
  • Black Enterprise Magazine – Top 25 Franchises to Own
  • Fundera – Best Low Cost Franchises
  • GI Jobs – Top 50 Franchises for Veterans
  • MSN Money – Hottest Businesses To Franchise In America
  • U.S. Veterans Magazine – Top Veteran Friendly Companies
  • Travvy Awards – Best Travel Franchise
  • The Sun Sentinel – Best Workplaces
  • Florida Trend – Top Private Companies
  • Travel Pulse – Best Host Agency
  • Franchise Chatter – #1 Best Travel Agency Franchise
  • SFBJ – Top Women Owned Business
  • Travel Weekly – Power List
  • SFBJ – Fast 50 (Fastest Growing Private Companies)

Technology Awards

  • Travel Weekly
    • Innovation Award 
    • Top Travel Innovation: Alexa Skills
    • Top Travel Innovation: CP Maxx 
    • Top Travel Innovation: CP View 
    • Gold Magellan Award: Cruise Planners Marketing Hub 
  • Travvy Awards
    • Best Travel Technology Provider
    • Best Technology 
    • Silver Award For Best Travel Technology Group
  • Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) - Hall of Fame Agency Innovator Award
  • International Franchise Association (IFA) - FranTech Award for Innovation
  • Travel Pulse - Best Travel Technology Provider (Silver)
  • Silver Magellan Award for CP Mobile and CP Maxx Mobile
  • IFA - Franchise Innovation Award "Most Innovative Use of Technology": Products (LivePlanner)

Marketing Awards

  • Travel Weekly
    • Power List
    • Top Website Marketing Campaign: CP Video Network
    • Top Training Program: Cruisitude Academy
    • Gold Magellan Award for
      • “Enclaves of Elegance"
      • “Supercharge Your Family Vacation!”
      • “Seas the Day”
      • “BEYOND – Travel to the Next Level”
      • “’A Toast to Travel’ Winter/Spring 2019 Travel Planner Magazine”
      • “Days & Nights in Dreamy Places”
      • Top Marketing Campaigns
      • Where2Next
      • Task Manager
      • S.O.A.R Dashboard
      • CP Social Program 
    • Silver Magellan for  
      • Make Your Bucket List Trip Reality Book
      • “What’s Your Travel Style?” 
  • Norwegian Cruise Line - Marketing Partner Of The Year

Partner Awards

  • American Express Travel
    • Pacesetter Award
    • Excellence Award Winner
  • Carnival Cruise Line
    • Ted Arison’s Founder’s Award
    • Franchise Partner of the Year
  • Celebrity Cruises
    • President’s Award
    • Franchise Network Partner of the Year
    • Home-Based Account of the Year
    • Field Sales Account of the Year
    • Chairman's Award
  • Holland America Line
    • Founder’s Award
    • Franchise Partner of the Year
  • MSC Cruises - Home-Based Partner of the Year
  • Norwegian Cruise Line
    • Marketing Partner of the Year
    • Elite Travel Agency of the Year
    • Franchise Partner of the Year
  • Princess Cruises
    • Franchise Partner of the Year
    • Sales Excellence Award
  • Royal Caribbean International
    • Chairman’s Award for Overall Achievement
    • President’s Award for Overall Achievement
    • Top Franchise Partner
    • Franchise Partner of the Year
    • National Account Partner of the Year
  • Sandals and Beaches Resorts
    • No. 1 Host Agency – Worldwide
    • No. 1 Host Agency – U.S.
    • Best of the Best
    • Top Worldwide Host
  • Travel Impressions
    • Overall Partner of the Year
    • Globe Award Winner
    • Best of the Best
  • Viking Cruises
    • Platinum Circle Plus Member
    • Platinum Circle Member
  • Walt Disney World Travel Company
    • Outstanding Partnership
    • Earmarked Partner
  • AIC Hotel Group – Amped Diamond Agency
  • Allianz Global Assitance USA - Outstanding Achievement Award
  • American Cruise Lines -Award of Excellence
  • American Queen Steamboat Company – Ruby Sales Award
  • Apple Vacations – Platinum Apple Award 
  • Crystal Cruises – Top Producer
  • Globus Family of Brands – Premiere Agency Partner
  • Insight Vacations – Outstanding Top Producer
  • Mark Travel Corporation – Platinum Member of the 500 Club for Sales Excellence
  • Playa Hotels & Resorts – Top U.S. Home-Based Network
  • Rocky Mountaineer – Sales Excellence Award
  • Seabourn - Franchise Partner Of The Year
  • Trafalgar
    • Outstanding Sales Achievement Award
    • Host Agency Of The Year
  • Travel Corporation – Top Home-Based Agency
  • Travel Impressions - Globe Award
  • Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection – Top Producer
  • Windstar Cruises – Club 180: Platinum Status Top Partner
  • Tauck - Platinum Award
  • ASTA - Franchise Partner of The Year
  • Oceania - Top 100 Connoisseur Club
  • Scenic Global USA - Top Agency Partner of the Year for Highest Sales per Franchise
  • ALG - Award of Excellence
  • RIU - Top Producer USA
  • Vacation Express - President's Club 

Leadership Awards

  • Michelle Fee, CEO and Founder
    • Lifetime Achievement Award – Travel Weekly
    • EY Entrepreneur of the Year® Hospitality and Leisure, Florida
    • EY Entrepreneur of the Year® National Finalist
    • Power Leader – South Florida Business Journal
    • Ultimate CEO – South Florida Business Journal
    • Florida 500 – Florida Trend
    • Most Innovative Executive – Travvy Awards
    • Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Hall of Fame honoree
    • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year in Fort Lauderdale
    • Godmother of AmaWaterways’ AmaSerena
    • Woman of Wonder – Franchise Dictionary 
    • Top 50 Marketer OnCon Icon Award - OnCon Conferences
    • Executive of the Year - Travel Pulse
    • SFBJ Top 250 Power Leader
  • Brian Shultz, CIO
    • CIO of the Year Finalist – South Florida Business Journal
    • 40 Under 40 award recipient – South Florida Business Journal
  • Scott Koepf, CSO
    • Excellence in Leadership Award WAVE Awards - TravelAge West
  • Cruise Planners Home Office
    • South Florida Top Workplaces – Sun Sentinel
    • Top Women-Owned Business – South Florida Business Journal
    • South Florida Fast 50 List – South Florida Business Journal
    • Home Office Team named Management Team of the Year – Silver Stevie Award
    • Top Community Involvement Program (CP Cares) – Travel Weekly Magellan Award
    • Fastest-growing private companies in America on the Inc. 5000 list – Inc. Magazine
    • Coral Springs Business Excellence Award