Awards & Honors
Cruise Planners is the most awarded home-based travel franchise. Since 1994, Cruise Planners has continuously earned multiple top producer awards from the world’s leading travel and franchise partners. We dominate in the following categories and Cruise Planners is a trusted powerhouse in the travel industry.
FRANCHISE AWARDS
- Franchise Business Review
- #3 Top 200 Franchises (2022)
- Most Innovative Franchises (2022, 2023)
- Best in Category (Three years in a row)
- Best Low-Cost Franchise
- Top Franchises Culture
- Top Franchises for Veterans (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Top 50 Franchises for Women
- Franchise Chatter
- #1 Best Travel Agency Franchise
- Entrepreneur Magazine
- Top 500 (2023)
- #1 Travel Franchise for 18 years in a row
- #3 Top 500 Low Cost Franchise to Own (2021)
- South Florida Business Journal
- #10 50 Fastest Growing Companies (2023)
AWARDS AND HONORS FROM OUR TRAVEL PARTNERS
- American Express Travel Awards
- Pacesetter Award
- Excellence Award Winner
- Carnival Cruise Line Awards
- Ted Arison’s Founder's Award
- Franchise of the Year
- Celebrity Cruises Awards
- Chairman's Award (2019, 2022, 2023)
- President’s Award
- Franchise Network Account of the Year
- Home-Based Account of the Year
- Field Sales Account of the Year
- Holland America Line
- MSC Cruises
- Home-Based Partner of the Year
- Norwegian Cruise Line Awards
- Marketing Partner of the Year
- Elite Travel Agency of the Year
- Franchise Partner of the Year
- Princess Cruises
- Franchise of the Year
- Sales Excellence Award
- Royal Caribbean International Awards
- Chairman’s Award for Overall Achievement
- President’s Award for Overall Achievement
- Sandals and Beaches Resorts
- No. 1 Host Agency - Worldwide
- No. 1 Host Agency - U.S.
- Best of the Best
- Travel Impressions
- Overall Partner of the Year
- Globe Award Winner
- Best of the Best
- Universal Parks & Resorts Vacations
- Platinum U-Preferred Partner (2023)
- Viking Cruises Awards
- 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 – Top Partner
- 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 Resorts – Top US Home-Based Network Award
- Rocky Mountaineer – Sales Excellence Award
- Trafalgar – Outstanding Sales Achievement Award
- Travel Corporation – Top Home-Based Agency
- Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection – Top Producer
- Windstar Cruises – Club 180: Platinum Status Top Partner
- Best Host Agency, Gold – Travvy Awards
- Scenic Global - Top Agency Partner of the Year for Highest Sales Per Franchise Award
- Scenic Global - Top Franchise Network
LEADERSHIP AWARDS
- Michelle Fee, CEO and Founder
- EY Entrepreneur of the Year® Hospitality and Leisure, Florida
- Executive of the Year – 2021 Travvy Awards
- EY Entrepreneur of the Year® National Finalist
- Power Leader – South Florida Business Journal
- Ultimate CEO – by 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
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Travel Weekly
- Woman of Wonder – Franchise Dictionary
- Theresa Scalzitti, Chief Operating Officer
- Godmother of Atlas Ocean Voyages' World Traveller
- Brian Shultz, Chief Information Offiecr
- CIO of the Year 2019- South Florida Business Journal
- CIO of the Year Finalist 2016– South Florida Business Journal
- 40 Under 40 award recipient – South Florida Business Journal
- Scott Koepf, Chief Strategy Officer
- Excellence in Leadership Award, Wave Awards TravelAge West
- Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Hall of Fame honoree
- 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
MARKETING AND TECHNOLOGY (MARTECH) AWARDS
- Gold- Overall Training Program (STARU)- Travel Weekly Magellan Award (2022)
- Gold- Marketing-Social Media (CP Social)- Travel Weekly Magellan Award (2022)
- Gold- Overall-Business Strategy (SOAR Dashboard)- Travel Weekly Magellan Award (2022)
- Silver- Overall-Technology Solutions (CP Mobile + CP Maxx Mobile)- Travel Weekly Magellan Award (2022)
- Hall of Fame Agency Innovator Award – Cruise Line International Association (CLIA)
- FranTech Award for Innovation – International Franchise Association (IFA)
- Best Travel Technology Provider – Travvy Awards
- Innovation Award – Travel Weekly Magellan Award
- Top Travel Innovation (CP Maxx, Alexa Skills and CP View) – Travel Weekly Magellan Award
- Top Marketing Campaigns – Travel Weekly Magellan Award
- Top Website – Travel Weekly Magellan Award
- Top Website Marketing Campaign (CP Video Network) – Travel Weekly Magellan Award
- Top Training Program (Cruisitude Academy) – Travel Weekly Magellan Award
- Top Travel Innovation (Triggered Email Campaign) – Travel Weekly Magellan Award
- Best Travel Technology – Travvy Awards
- Marketing Partner of the Year – Norwegian Cruise Line
- IFA Franchise Innovation Award for Best Use of Technology: Products
