Expedia Cruises

About Expedia Cruises

Expedia Cruises is an award-winning, full-service retail travel agency specializing in air, land, and sea vacations. Driven by innovation and service excellence, our mission is to be the number one host agency in North America.

Backed by the powerful Expedia Group brand, Expedia Cruises combines trusted global recognition with personalized customer service and a proven franchise model. While cruise is a core specialty, each retail location operates as a full-service leisure travel agency, offering a complete range of vacation solutions.

Air, Land & Sea Vacations

Each Expedia Cruises franchise location assists customers with booking:

• Cruise vacations
• All-Inclusive Resorts
• Coach & Rail Tours
• Vacation Packages
• Homes & Villas
• Travel Insurance
• Flights
• Hotels
• Activities

Whether clients are planning a cruise with pre- or post-trip extensions or a traditional land vacation, franchisees benefit from strong supplier relationships and preferred partnerships across leading cruise lines and land providers. This buying power translates into competitive pricing for clients and award-winning technology in the industry for franchise owners.

Why Consider an Expedia Cruises Franchise?

• Recognized global travel brand
• A scalable and proven omnichannel franchise system
• Comprehensive training and ongoing support
• Established supplier relationships and buying power
• Multiple revenue streams across cruise and land travel
• Opportunity to build long-term equity in a growing industry

If you have the capital to invest and are a proactive, outgoing leader, this franchise opportunity could be the perfect fit. Lead a high-performing team of travel experts shaping the future of the industry.

Learn More

To explore Expedia Cruises franchise opportunities in your area, submit an information request to receive the Franchise Ebook and next steps.

Testimonials

“I have always dreamed of owning my own business and had extensive experience in corporate America. The support of the Expedia CruiseShipCenters franchise system allows me to capitalize on my experience while taking advantage of a proven system. I'm not left to re-invent the wheel."

Jon Harvill – Birmingham, Alabama – Franchise Owner

“The idea of a big digital company also doing brick-and-mortar locations to appeal to every segment of the market was attractive to me and I felt that it was very forward-looking. Expedia is a household name that has instant credibility and instant familiarity with our customers. That is a big differentiator from most of our competitors who don’t have a big brand for people to connect with.”

Chris Meyer – Orange County, California – Franchise Owner

"We follow the system. We send out flyers, build our 7SEAS database, attend tradeshows, and host cruise nights to spread the word in our community. I think the most important and powerful way to find customers is by building your Consultant team because they bring family, friends, and friends of friends, to your agency – and that doesn’t cost you anything."

Shawn Friesen – Thunder Bay, Ontario – Franchise Owner

"We have a lot of what we call ‘Customers For Life’. Expedia Cruises’ training program has taught us how to create a system that will create a customer for life from the first time we reach out to them to the time they get back from their trip ready to plan the next one."

Jennifer White – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Franchise Owner

“We are so grateful to work with the very talented and dedicated team at Expedia Cruises. They are industry leaders that have incredible technology, advisor education, and marketing tools that support their Vacation Consultants. During these very challenging times, more than ever, Expedia Cruises has proven once again their tremendous value and partnership to not only Carnival, but to the travel industry overall. With the support of their corporate leadership team we have been fortunate enough to partner more closely than ever and are even more optimistic about our partnership and coming out of this stronger than ever”

Adolfo Perez – Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Trade Marketing, Carnival Cruise Line

“Expedia as a brand is so powerful, but what is really powerful are the people behind the brand. Celebrity Cruises, a long-time partner of Expedia Cruises, believes their leadership team, HQ support team, franchisees, managers and vacation consultants are among the best of the best in developing the most innovative technology, marketing and training. When you join Expedia Cruises, you are in great hands to have a fun, exciting, motivating and fulfilling career.”

Dondra Ritzenthaler – Senior Vice President of Sales, Celebrity Cruises