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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation's largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, is ranked No. 62 in Entrepreneur's 31st Annual Franchise 500 Issue. For the seventh year in a row, the company is ranked No. 1 in the industry.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., During today's opening ceremony of the Cruise Planners/American Express annual convention, company leaders unveiled a new virtual educational platform that integrates Cruise Planners University (CPU) with Cruise Lines International Association's (CLIA) certification process and cruise line training programs. The online university, accessible at www.MyCPU.com, will allow Cruise Planners agents to graduate as Certified Cruise Planner Experts (CCPE,) the gold standard in the industry.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation's largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, is offering a limited-time discount for U.S. veterans looking to start a new career in the cruise industry. To celebrate Veterans Day, Cruise Planners will provide veterans with an added 25 percent discount on a Cruise Planners franchise, nearly a $2,700 savings. The offer is available November 9 - 13, 2009.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation's largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, will host its annual convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, November 17-22, 2009 with the last two days taking place aboard Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas during its inaugural sailing. The Cruisitude theme will set the tone for the high-energy convention, which will provide more than 300 franchise owners with new measurable sales and marketing tactics to implement for the upcoming high season.