Cruisitude

 

Welcome to the CruisitudeTM Revolution.

 

 

At Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, we are here to help you grow your Cruisitude™.  In fact, we’ve built our business with great Cruisitude™ for over the last 18 years. It’s a radical change from the norm. It’s pausing for a moment, laughing out loud, helping others...inspiring others to see the world.

 

Have you got Cruisitude

 

 

CruisitudeTM [krooz-i-tood, -tyood] 

–noun 
1. manner, disposition, feeling, position, with regard to travel: cruise, land and tour vacations; the quality of life; tendency, orientation or state, especially of the mind: a positive cruisitude; group cruisitudes; great cruisitude My cruisitude is being on the beach with my family. Cruisitude for a Cure efforts raised over $25,000.


 

2. characterized by joy, happiness, success, polished, glowing, etc.  She shines with cruisitude. Get a dose of Cruisitude.

 

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Why Use A Travel Consultant?

 

Booking a vacation can be extremely stressful if you approach it the DIY way. With so much information available on the internet, you can literally spend hours in front of a computer jumping from one site to another searching for the best vacation to only end up frustrated with more unanswered questions.

 

Travelers can save time, money and a whole lot of headaches by using a travel advisor. Cruise Planners travel advisors can provide everything you need to book a perfect vacation: packing necessities, various modes of transportation, early booking discounts, special fares, hotel deals and most importantly be your personal advocate.

 

From cruises and resorts to land tours and completely packaged vacations, we specialize in all types of travel and will create an unforgettable vacation just for you.

 

Travel is our passion. Let us do the work for you.

 

Personalized Services

We offer expert advice and personal service that you can’t get from a dot-com. We work hard at building long-lasting relationships with you. We want to learn your interests and lifestyles, as well as your dispositions. Whether you are looking for a romantic getaway, a family cruise or a European adventure, we will match your needs to the perfect travel experience just for you.

 

Value-added Benefits and Amenities

As an American Express Travel Representative, we are a selected few that offer American Express cardmember benefits such as Pay with Pointsand Mariner Club sailings. In addition, we are top producers with the best in the industry and can offer you the most unique travel experience at a very competitive price, plus exclusive vacation packages, low fares and special amenities.

 

Your Travel Advisor

Travel is complex especially if you are not sure where you want to go, traveling abroad, with little ones, or in a group. There are literally hundreds of details that go into every trip- land or cruise. We’ll guide you through the entire travel planning process. We have exclusive tools that will guide you through packing for the right trip, book the best shore excursions for your activity level, plus provide you with social media tools that help you share your plans with other members in your traveling group and so much more. All this is accessible from your computer and the palm of your hands with our free Cruise Planners Mobile ™ app.

 

Peace of Mind

We are here for you. We stay abreast of the most current and timely promotions. No two travelers are alike. Through our knowledge and research, we make sure you get the best value at the best price for the trip that is right for you. We are destination specialists and experienced travelers and can give you insider tips based on our experiences and connections.

 

Your Personal Advocate

We have a pulse on the industry and have up-to-date information on what’s hot and happening in travel. We are here to help if something should go wrong before or during your trip such as canceled flights or revised itineraries. Your well-earned vacation time is precious.

 

One-Stop Shop

Like a personal shopper, we can provide one-stop travel shopping for you. We can handle air arrangements, rental cars, shore excursions, cruise accommodations and hotel stays, tours, weddings and events, honeymoon and celebration registries, travel insurance, passport and visa services and so much more- with suggestions that are in the best interest of you, not the supplier.

 

Experience, EducationCertification and Specialization

Through an on-going and time-consuming process of familiarization, continuing education and customer feedback, we are travel experts. We have been on nearly every ship, visited destinations around the world, stayed at various resorts, and trekked many off-the beaten path excursions. Many Cruise Planners travel advisors are certified specialists who have completed extensive training on select destinations, cruise lines, resorts, tour operators and more.

 

Whether it’s a land vacation or a world cruise on a luxury line packaged with shore excursions, there’s only one way to start a relaxing vacation- call me, your Cruise Planners travel advisor.

 

Let’s start building your perfect vacation today.

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ALASKA CRUISES + LAND TOURS TO DENALI & MT. MCKINLEY!

ALASKA CRUISES + LAND TOURS TO DENALI & MT. MCKINLEY!

 

Glaciers! Mountains! Wildlife! Fjords! Alaska! The Alaska Cruises and Land Tours are amazing You can do both Northbound and Southbound cruises. You have the option of going through the inside passage of Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway or a separate cruise of sailing that adds an additional 500 miles north across the Gulf of Alaska and add a land tour by staying in Denali Park! Kenai Peninsula!

Copper River!

 

 

On a cruise, you not only visit ports such as Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway but you also see Glacier Bay National Park. As you are cruising Glacier Bay National Park you will witness huge chunks of the glaciers & ice falling into the water while sipping hot chocolate! 

 

Ketchikan, the 4th largest city of Alaska located in the Tongass National Forest is the salmon capital of the world. Imagine having an excursion in Ketchikan  of boarding the Aleutian Ballad used in the 2nd season of Deadliest catch to learn about a crab boat, or boarding a Misty Fjord Seaplane, or seeing Totem Poles, or a Native Village. How about a great Alaskan Lumberjack show, or touring the rainforest canopy with ziplines,  or fishing, kayaking and even snorkeling!

 

Juneau located in the Gastineau channel at the base of Mt. Juneau is the most isolated state capital available only by boat or plane! Its 3,248 square miles makes it the biggest town in the world. It has the largest ice formation accessable by road; the Mendenhall Glacier. In Juneau, you can ride the Mt. Roberts Tramway for spectacular views, tour the rainforest canopy and zipline with 6,000 feet of zipline & suspension bridges. How about sportfishing, whale watching & wildlife, an Alaskan salmon bake, gold panning, Mendenhall float trip, glacier viewing, sea kayaking and helicopter glacier trek.

 

Skagway is the most northernpoint of inside passage of Southeast Alaska located within a 20 x 5 block area!  Don't let the size fool you, so much to do here!  You can board the White Pass railway that travels over 20 miles of steep grades & turns, dogsledding. flightseeing over glaciers and visit a dog camp to learn about the art of dog sledding! History shows, Yukon & suspension bridge, rainforest, biking, Klondike rock climb & rappel, and so much more!

 

Glacier Bay National Park is 3.3 million acres and 18 glaciers making it the largest concentration of tidewater glaciers on earth.  This area only permits 2 cruise ships a day to visit.  Here you can see seabirds, duck, geese, whales, porpoises, sea lions & seals. 

 

College Fjord is located in the northwest corner of Prince Albert Sound with 16 tightly clustered glaciers. At one place you can see 8 glaciers at one time! College Fjord is only available on some Northbound cruises (not all).

 

Hubbard Glacier is located in the Yakutat bay of southeast Alaska and is 76 miles in length. Hubbard Glacier is only available on some southbound cruises (not all)

 

By adding a land tour, you can see more of Alaska by visiting Denali Park, and seeing Mt. McKinley which is the tallest peak in North America at 20,320 feet.  Denali Park has 6 million acres of forests, tundra, glaciers and mountains. It is larger than the state of Massachusetts and is home to the "Big 5": bears, caribou, moose, gray wolves and dall sheep among other wildlife.  You may also visit Wrangell-St. Elias National Park which is 6 times the size of Yellowstone.  It has the largest assembly of glaciers and the 2nd highest peak in the U.S. which is Mt. Elias at 18,008 feet. 

 

The Copper River, Kenai Peninsula,  and Kenai Fjords National Park can also be included.  There are 7 fjords in the Kenai Fjords National park located on the southeast coast of the Kenai Peninsula.   You may be also want to see Harding Ice Field, which is a 700 square mile mass of ice and up to 1 mile thick.  It annually receives 30 feet of snow and feeds 30 glaciers. 

 

 This is just a brief summary of what you can see, we haven't mentioned all the wildlife or all the excursions or the gorgeous lodges to stay in on land.  Visit Alaska and tap into your sense of adventure!

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FUNDRAISING FOR YOUR SCHOOL OR NON PROFIT! CRUISE FOR CHARITY!

 

 

Cruising for Charity

 

How would you like your school to raise money ($5,000 to $20,000), without a lot of work and enjoying a vacation at the same time with your friends and family?

 

Everyone loves to travel! Most people dream of taking a cruise. A record 20 million people took a cruise last year.   The price of your ticket includes all of your meals and in-between snacks on-board; your stateroom, activities, parties and entertainment; plus, an exciting voyage to some of the most enchanting and culturally-enriching places in the world.  You'll find that a cruise ship is a floating resort, with all the things a fine resort has to offer and more! You'll meet new friends who share the same tastes and interests as you.  You can lie back and be completely pampered. Dine like never before. Enjoy one great show after another. Let your cares float away! Unpack once! So many activities for the entire family, most cruise ships have their own kids/teen clubs!  Although the Caribbean is the most popular cruise destination, manyAlaskacruises leave fromSeattleso no airfare is involved!

All you have to do is get your family, friends and school network to sign up, we do all the work! You choose the date and destination.  We take care of handling deposits and payments, reservations, and itinerary. We provide you with materials such as flyers, website registration, posters, customer service and support.

 

We would love the opportunity to get together with you, your board of directors and/or principal to explain further. It’s really a quite simple concept that the cruise lines offer us as travel agents and cruise specialists to book.

 

If you are not interested in doing a cruise, some land tours may also be substituted but they do not earn as much money back to you as the cruises do. We also arrange group tours for family reunions, individuals, corporations, weddings and more!

 

Contact me! Your Cruise Specialist! Melissa Herzog 206-618-6765

                  mherzog@getawaycruiseplanner.com

                  http://www.getawaycruiseplanner.com

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Need Help booking Special Needs At Sea?

I am a certificed Accessible Travel Advocate, and I can help you book Special Needs at Sea.  Special Needs Group, Inc. company, is dedicated to fulfilling the special needs requirements for persons who want to travel but may need mobility aides, oxygen or other equipment. We make travel easy, comfortable and accessible. I am a Certified Accessible Travel Advocate that is here to help you with these needs. 

 

 

Our trained delivery agents in 55 cities in 20 countries across the globe help us fulfill this mission. Since our inception, we’ve served the needs of thousands of men, women and children.

Our mission grew out of our own passion for travel coupled with a conviction that the fun and adventure of traveling the world should be available to everyone, despite physical challenges.

We have become a valued resource to the traveling public and all major cruise lines.

 Our partnerships with the cruise lines have lead to expanded opportunites for travel and a streamlined process for equipment delivery. Not resting on our laurels, we continue to strive to push the envelope and further revolutionize special needs travel.

 

 

 

Special Needs at Sea provides a broad range of special needs equipment including wheelchair, powerchair and scooter rentals, oxygen units and oxygen rentals, audio and visual aide rentals, baby crib rentals and other essential items. For our customers’ convenience, rental equipment is delivered directly to the cruise state room, the hotel or at the airport. With each delivery and pick-up, we experience the satisfaction of knowing we’ve just made someone’s trip more enjoyable, and perhaps even possible. Special Needs at Sea is the only preferred accessibility supplier for CLIA, the world's largest cruise line association.


Top Reasons To Use Special Needs Group Experience -

 

 

We have years of experience meeting the special needs of the traveling public with a focus on delivering to cruise guests. Trust - We are the ONLY vendor trusted by every major cruise line to provide quality and reliable service for their guests. Just ask the cruise lines' special needs department about us! Broad Range of Special Needs Equipment – Scooters, wheelchairs, power chairs (supporting more than 500 lbs), oxygen (liquid, cylinder, and concentrator), specialized mobility equipment, hearing impaired equipment, Braille printing, baby crib rentals and more. Competitive Pricing – Accessible travel should also be accessible for your wallet. We do more for less.
We Deliver Rentals to You All Over The World – Equipment is delivered to your cruise stateroom or hotel – we also accommodate airport deliveries. One-stop Source – Located in more than 55 cities and ports in 20 countries around the world, you do not have to call around each time you take a cruise out of a different port. We accommodate ALL the major cruise lines including Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Cunard Cruise Line, Costa Cruise, Crystal Cruises, Regent Seven Seas, Azamara Club Cruises, Oceania Cruises and more. Emergency Response - Our worldwide agents respond to emergencies at ports of call around the world, not just when you embark. Quality and Sanitation - All equipment is thoroughly cleaned and tested before each rental. You will not be held back by old or shoddy equipment. 24-hour Emergency Hotline - Resolution of any difficulties you may experience during your trip is a phone call away. Special Requests – Even if your request is not a standard item, we will strive to meet all special requests. Focus -- Unlike some competitors, we don't split our resources between maintaining our worldwide fleet of equipment and trying to book your travel. We are not a travel agency and have never been one. Reserve Scooters and Wheelchairs for Your Vacation Are you concerned about navigating the long corridors of the cruise ships? Do you want to take a tour or shore excursion but you’re concerned about walking long distances? Rent your equipment today! If you are one of the millions of individuals with limited mobility, oxygen requirements or other form of physical limitation who wants to travel, we can make travel easier and a reality. If you have a temporary need due to a broken leg or bad back, we can also make travel accessible. From wheelchairs and motorized scooters to oxygen packs and hospital beds, we deliver directly to cruise ports and hotels around the world. Don’t miss the opportunity to see the world because of a physical impairment!

Rent a Scooter for your Cruise Today!

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