Trio of unique cruise offerings, paired with powerful booking tools, gives member advisors more ways to win clients and boost revenue

NEW YORK (June 9, 2025) – With cruise bookings surging across all market segments, Travel Leaders Network is expanding its exclusive cruise space programs to include more than 8,000 sailings through 2027. These specialized offerings help member advisors win new clients, delight existing ones and increase revenue by delivering experiences travelers can’t get when booking direct.

“Luxury travel is booming, and travelers are seeking exclusive, high-value experiences, which is exactly what our cruise programs deliver,” said John Lovell, CTC, President of Travel Leaders Network, one of the largest sellers of luxury travel, cruises and tours in the industry. “Our member advisors love it too because it positions them as a source of exclusive benefits to their clients.”

Travel Leaders Network’s cruise programs include:

• Distinctive Voyages – A premium program with over 1,000 luxury sailings across 14 cruise lines, each featuring an onboard Host, Exclusive Shore Event and an invitation to a Private Welcome Reception. Select sailings also include a Private Car and Driver experience which includes the choice of a Private Car and Driver with a preplanned tour, or a Private Car and Driver “as you wish” where the client and driver decide the itinerary or, a shipboard credit.
  
  
• Amenity Departure Dates –Thousands of sailings offer added value with perks like shipboard credit, specialty dining and prepaid gratuities, enhancing the overall cruise experience. Offered on 26 cruise lines, advisors can choose from a wide range of cruise lines and departures.
  
  
• Culinary Collection – Exclusive food and wine-focused sailings designed for culinary enthusiasts and offering elite, immersive experiences both onboard and ashore, these cruises are the ultimate way for foodies to savor some of the world’s finest cuisine at sea.

Member advisors can also stack programs with the cruise lines’ national offers, adding even more value for clients and more opportunities for advisors to close sales.

Marketing resources are available for members through banner ads and flyers, as well as a raft of digital and social media tools.

To make booking even easier, members can use the online platform Cruise Complete, Travel Leaders Network’s award-winning booking tool. Advisors can search and compare sailings, access enhanced commissions and identify sailings within each program. The platform features a graphical interface and integrates seamlessly with SNAP, the company’s proprietary air, hotel and car rental booking tool, making it simple to plan full cruise vacations from a single sign-on.

These programs can be combined with pre- and post-cruise hotel stays via SELECT Hotels & Resorts and CURATED Hotels & Resorts by Internova

“Travel Leaders Network pioneered these cruise programs, and our members have been avid users,” continued Lovell. “As cruising continues to grow, our three programs allow advisors to tailor options to any traveler while reinforcing why booking through a travel advisor is the best way to get the most out of a cruise vacation.”

Travel Leaders Network has been recognized as one of Newsweek’s Most Reliable Companies of 2025, earning praise for its ease of doing business, exceptional value, consistent delivery and strong reputation for dependability. Among the 300 companies on the list, Travel Leaders Network is the only travel network to receive this honor.

For travel agencies interested in learning more about the award-winning programs and diverse offerings of Travel Leaders Network in leisure and luxury travel, business travel, honeymoon and destination weddings — as well as active and adventure travel — visit TravelLeadersNetwork.com.

About Travel Leaders Network

Travel Leaders Network (www.TravelLeaders.com), an Internova Travel Group company, assists millions of leisure and business travelers annually and is one of the largest sellers of luxury travel, cruises and tours in the travel agency industry, with approximately 5,700 travel agency locations across the United States and Canada.