Kathe and Marty Kraus have joined
Cruise Planners – American Express Travel,
an award-winning national cruise and
travel franchise company.
Affiliation means that they now offer
customers exclusive pricing on a wide
range of cruise and destination wedding
packages, a choice of thousands of group
departures, private cruise sales, as well
as cabin upgrades and special amenities
such as shore excursions, discounted fares,
travel gifts and more.
As a Cruise Planners travel advisor, Kathe
Kraus also provides specialized land and
tour packages to sought-after destinations
around the world.
“Cruising has become one of the fastest growing methods of travel. More and more people are taking cruises every year,” said Kraus. “The cruising trend has changed and cruisers are more adventurous and youthful. There’s also been the emergence of multi-generational cruisers – families that take their cruise vacations together.”
“Cruises offer the most satisfying, convenient and value-oriented way to travel. Cruise Planners has ‘top producer’ status with virtually every cruise line which enables me to provide my customers with the best prices along with my expertise and personalized service,” he added.
As an American Express travel services representative agency, Cruise Planners offers Mariner Club sailings, which means customers receive exclusive benefits such as a private cocktail party, shore events, additional shipboard credits, and more, adding value to the vacation.
New this year, said Kraus, is the exclusive “cruise for free” program that allows customers to use their American Express reward points to cover all or part of their cruise or land vacation.
Licensed, bonded, and insured, Cruise Planners – American Express Travel is a member of CLIA (Cruise Line International Association), NACOA (National Association of Cruise Only Agencies), and the BBB (Better Business Bureau).
For more information, contact Kathe Kraus of Dream-Journeys/Cruise Planners at (888) 449-0034 or visit www.Dream- Journeys.com.
Founded in 1994, Cruise Planners is headquartered in Coral Springs, Fla. It operates a franchised network of more than 800 experienced travel professionals who independently book cruises, tours and other associated travel.
According to the company, gros s sales total $120 million or more each year. For more information, please visit www.cruiseplanners.com.