Cruise Holidays is the largest cruise-travel franchise in North America.

The Cruise Holidays franchise system began operating in 1984 and has been specializing in one thing ever since�€”cruises. Considered the "distribution system of choice" by many cruise-line suppliers, Cruise Holidays is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN and has over 200 locations throughout North America.

Although Cruise Holidays' franchisees focus specifically on the cruise segment of the travel industry, their service doesn't stop there. They also provide travelers with pre-cruise and post-cruise plans, like hotel packages, shore excursions, tours and even airfare. And since they can arrange travel on any cruise line, the list of destinations seems endless.

With the variety of cruise packages that the Cruise Holidays network has access to, they are guaranteed to have something for everyone. Whether it's a vacation for singles, couples, families, reunions or corporate gatherings, Cruise Holiday is where people have turned repeatedly for almost twenty years.

More important than Cruise Holidays' variety of available cruise options is their' sterling track record. Cruise Holidays is the only member of the travel industry to have been ranked by Entrepreneur International magazine's top 200 global franchises and among the top 50 Platinum Franchises by Income Opportunities magazine.

Why Cruise Holidays?

The cruise industry is growing�€”and it has been since 1980 at an average rate of 8.4%. Since 1970, and estimated 84 million passengers have taken a deep-water cruise of two days or more. Of that 84 million, 60% has been generated in the past ten years�€”33% in the last five years.

In addition to extraordinary historical data, the future cruise market potential is enormous. Over the next five years, the cumulative market potential for the cruise industry is $85 billion. By year-end 2001, it is projected that approximately 7.4 million passengers will cruise on an annual basis. Studies indicate that taking a cruise is a dream of 50% of all adults�€”particularly in the baby-boomer category. With only 12.3% of the U.S. population having ever cruised, this seems like a virtually untapped market.

Cruise Holidays implements local and national marketing programs that allow franchisees to spend less time worrying about promotional devices and more time building a strong customer base. They supply franchisees with information to keep them up to date cruise-line specials, as well as provide industry news directly to consumers. Cruise Holidays produces the marketing tools that franchisees are able to implement locally. And cooperative advertising funds, provided by cruise line partners, can be used to maximize your marketing budget and exposure.

Cruise Holidays offers maximum franchisee support. There are Business Development Managers in the field, sales support a toll-free call away, and an extranet site that is available anytime. Another major benefit of being the largest cruise retail system in North America is buying power. Cruise Holidays has been able to direct hundreds of millions of dollars to key suppliers in exchange for competitive pricing and commissions. These are benefits that get passed directly on to Cruise Holidays Franchisees.

Cruise Holidays' owners are provided with their own proprietary software called CruiseWeb. CruiseWeb manages all aspects of the cruise reservation process, provides a wide array of financial reports and enables users to easily create and segment mailing lists.

With the combination of the cruise industry's growth potential and proven business support of the largest cruise-travel franchise in North America, Cruise Holidays is an opportunity that many people have found to be an incredible business. Want to join the family?