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2008 - Home Based Partner of the Year

July 20th 2015
CRUISE PLANNERS TAKES TOP HONORS FROM ROYAL CARIBBEAN; NAMED 2007 ‘HOME-BASED PARTNER OF THE YEAR’
Special honor, awarded for the first time, expected to boost 2008 marketing; attract incremental sales
 
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – (January 14, 2008) – Cruise Planners, a South Florida-based national cruise agency with a franchised network of more than 700 experienced travel professionals, recently received the first-ever “Home-Based Partner of the Year” award from Royal Caribbean International. The honor, which was presented in December 2007 as part of Royal Caribbean’s annual ONE Awards recognizing the cruise line’s top travel industry partners, is expected to attract incremental sales, while also bringing added marketing value.
 
“It’s always nice to be recognized for your hard work and achievements, but the true value of an award like this is the added credibility it gives each of our 700+ individual member agents,” said Michelle Fee, CEO of Cruise Planners. “It’s like an extra added stamp of approval that helps to amplify our marketing, while also giving potential customers increased confidence to book with our agents. The hard work we put into winning these types of awards is another example of our commitment to provide our agents with the best tools and advantages to succeed in today’s highly competitive cruise sales market.”
 
Ken Muskat, Vice President of Sales, Royal Caribbean International, commented on the award, stating: "Cruise Planners is extremely deserving of being the first to ever receive this recognition from our brand.  They have demonstrated first hand their commitment to utilizing the tools we provide to our homebased agent partners to successfully market, sell and grow their Royal Caribbean business year after year.  They have a genuine interest in working together to expand the cruise category and fulfill the needs of their clients as true travel professionals." 

 
About Royal Caribbean International

Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 21 ships currently in service and three under construction. The line also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, South America and New Zealand through its cruisetour division. For more information visit www.royalcaribbean.com.

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Royal Caribbean's Theresa Scalzitti and Cruise Planners Home Office accepting the award.

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