Cruise Planners Inducted into Carnival's Pinnacle Club Published on: February 21, 2008 -- advertisement -- Cruise Planners, a South Florida-based cruise agency with a franchised network of 700 travel professionals, has been inducted into Carnival Cruise Lines' Pinnacle Club. The Pinnacle Club was created by Carnival to acknowledge high-volume agencies that also exhibit excellence in promoting and selling the Fun Ship cruise experience. To celebrat...

Updated Boarding Requirements for All Cruises Departing from U.S. Ports Due to new U.S. Department of Homeland Security regulations for cruises departing from U.S. ports, all cruise lines are now required to submit a final departure manifest at least 60 minutes prior to departure. As a result of this new regulation, guests are required to provide us with registration information prior to embarkation. The easiest and most convenient way to provide this information is to complete the online guest registration process at least three (3) days prior to departure. Guests who do not complete the...

U.S. citizens may begin applying in advance for the new U.S. Passport Card beginning February 1, 2008, in anticipation of land border travel document requirements.  We expect cards will be available and mailed to applicants in spring 2008. The passport card will facilitate entry and expedite document processing at U.S. land and sea ports-of-entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda.  The card may not be used to travel by air.  It will otherwise carry the rights and privileges of the U.S. passport book and will be adjudicated to the exact same standar...

Ranked No. 1 Cruise Agency Franchise Published on: January 29, 2008 (Modern Agent)  Cruise Planners, a South Florida-based national cruise agency with a franchised network of more than 700 travel professionals, has been ranked as the No. 1 cruise agency franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine for the fifth consecutive year. The ranking is published in Entrepreneur's January issue and online at www.entrepreneur.com as part of the magazine's annual Franchise 500 list of the world's top franchises. In addition to its No. 1 ranking in the cruise agency category, Cruise Planners also netted t...