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Cruise Planners/American Express was named a Platinum Circle member by Viking River Cruises

Cruise Planners agents are attentive to their clients’ interest in finding destination and travel accommodations that they have never experienced before

Do-it-yourself booking is losing its luster

Vacationers who call travel agents with Cruise Planners/American Express book their travel with no fees added.

Frommer's Names Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas among Best Cruise Ships of 2011

Royal Caribbean International's Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas have been named on Frommer's Best Cruise Ships of 2011 list.

Can using a travel agent save you money and time? Read my blog to find out how!

Enjoy the benefits of using a Cruise Planners/American Express agent:

Non Profit Fund Raising Cruises

There are various ways to accumulate funds for your organization.

Our First Three Days of Our Avalon River Cruise

Earl and I are having a terrific time on our Avalon River Cruise. We arrived in Amsterdam a bit later than we thought on Sunday due to a 6 hour delay in Boston.  The ship is beautiful. Food is terrific. Took a fantastic canal cruise in Amsterdam and spent a few hours touring the city and then the rest of the day on our own buying fresh cheeses and Delph pottery.

Norwegian's New Ship Truly is Epic

Holding true to its name, Norwegian Epic is indeed a vessel for the storybooks.

How much $$$$$ can I make for my non-profit or ministry with a fund raising cruise? How does it work? Read my blog with some examples and guidelines

Each cruise line has their own guidelines and practices but I will describe for you the possibilities. It works best if you promote the cruise at least 9 months to a year in advance of sailing. You can obtain the best pricing and amenities plus have plenty of time to promote it to supporters, friends, family and the general public. The donation portion of examples below are only available to IRS approved non-profit corporations.

'Oceans Ahead' Offers Behind-the-Scenes Insight Into How Ships Work

Celebrity Cruises is educating cruisers about the brand's approach to minimizing its carbon footprint through its new "Oceans Ahead" program. Part of the brand's "Celebrity Life" onboard activities program, the series of presentations will be fleetwide and led by Celebrity's shipboard environmental officers. Celebrity regularly invests in marine conservation, education and technologies through its corporate Ocean Fund, which has provided $11-million since its establishment in 1996. Those efforts also are discussed in Oceans Ahead.

Top 10 Girlfriend Getaways in the U.S. According to the Travel Industry Association of America, 24 percent of American women have taken a girlfriend getaway in the past three years while 39 percent plan to take one in the next three years. As women everyw

According to the Travel Industry Association of America, 24 percent of American women have taken a girlfriend getaway in the past three years while 39 percent plan to take one in the next three years. As women everywhere have quickly discovered the blissful escape of girlfriend getaways. The Top 10 Girlfriend Getaways in the U.S.

Travel Agents Still Alive and Kicking, Despite Numerous Predictions of Their Demise. “Why would anyone not use a travel agent?”

 So why are these obsolete travel agents still selling 51 percent of all airline tickets, 87 percent of all cruises, 81 percent of all tours and packages, 45 percent of all car rentals and about 47 percent of all hotel stays?

Top 10 Must-Pack Items for an Alaska Cruise

Alaska cruises certainly aren't anything like a day at the beach. So when it comes to packing, what ends up in your luggage likely won't resemble the bikinis and Hawaiian shirts you'd choose for a tropical getaway. For anyone planning a journey to the 49th state, be sure to heed this packing advice.

Norwegian Cruise Line will offer a "Check-In-Rock-Out" program on the Norwegian Epic, enabling guests to rent a Gibson guitar

Norwegian Cruise Line will offer a "Check-In-Rock-Out" program on the Norwegian Epic, enabling guests to rent a Gibson guitar and play it in their stateroom. 

Norwegian Cruise Line will offer a "Check-In-Rock-Out" program on the Norwegian Epic, enabling guests to rent a Gibson guitar and play it in their stateroom.

For $10 per day, passengers get the guitar and a private amplifier with headphones.

You knew you shouldn’t have dawdled in the straw market during your shore excursion but you thought your cruise ship would never take off without you. But it did!

You’d never been to Spain before, so you asked around for travel advice. Your college roommate’s brother, who had spent a semester in Spain a few years ago, enthusiastically gave you a list of all the places he’d stayed at. It wasn’t until after you’d arrived in Madrid that you realized you’d booked yourself into the top youth hostel in town.

A room overlooking Rome sounded just swell in the online hotel description and it only cost 150 euro a night. Such a deal! Turns out it did overlook Rome but it was 10 miles out of town and cab service to the city center was 75 euro each way.

You asked your friends on Facebook where you should go for your honeymoon, and a guy you went to high school with (whom you only sort of remember) told you he ran a travel company and that he’d get you a discount. It was only after he’d taken your money and disappeared that you remembered that he’d also disappeared suddenly during senior year, to serve time for stealing all the hubcaps of the school’s buses.

You weren’t really sure what a repositioning cruise was, but it sure did cost less than the other itineraries you read about. Who knew it would make only two stops during a 10-day trip?

A room overlooking Rome sounded just swell in the online hotel description and it only cost 150 euro a night. Such a deal! Turns out it did overlook Rome but it was 10 miles out of town and cab service to the city center was 75 euro each way.

Whats included in a LUXURY VACATION at a SANDALS RESORT? Revel in some of the world's most breathtakingly romantic beachfront settings.

Revel in some of the world's most breathtakingly romantic beachfront settings.

2010 Top Ten USA Beaches

For the 20th year, Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, aka Dr. Beach and director of Florida International University’s Laboratory for Coastal Research, has released his list of the top 10 beaches in the United States. This year, the Empire State of New York is home to the winner:

There is no one more crucial to planning a destination wedding or honeymoon than a travel agent

There is very little room, if any, for error when planning a wedding or honeymoon, but when it is a destination one? That puts the process on a whole new, slightly daunting level. There is no one more crucial to planning a destination wedding or honeymoon than a travel agent

Avalon Waterways is unveiling the Avalon Panorama

Avalon Panorama will be the first Avalon ship with a proprietary Panorama Suite design "to maximize the river cruise experience.