How much does a Cruise Planners franchise cost?
Opening a Cruise Planners franchise takes a total initial investment of $1,945 to $20,505, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median total sales of $1,042,953 across 564 outlets.
Cruise Planners franchises travel agency businesses that sell Travel Products and Services under the CRUISE PLANNERS® service mark and trade name. Category: Recreation.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Cruise Planners franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $1,945 to $20,505. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – 3 Months ($250 to $2,500), Office Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures ($50 to $2,200), and Start-Up Marketing ($500 to $1,500). Together they make up about 30% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $695 to $10,995, about 36% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $695 | $10,995 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Office Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $50 | $2,200 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Start-Up Marketing2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $1,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Administrative Service Fee – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $0 | $240 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $100 | $500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| E&O Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $0 | $180 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Annual Access Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $0 | $95 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Initial Training Program Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $0 | $695 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Initial Training Program Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $100 | $450 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Licenses and Permits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $150 | $650 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $100 | $500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $250 | $2,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,945 | $20,505 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
Source Cruise Planners, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 10, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Cruise Planners franchisees actually report earning
Median Total Sales
$1,042,953
Cruise Planners' 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the 2025. Basis: Active Outlets and Dormant Outlets.
Sample size: 564 outlets. The FDD also reports average total sales of $1,475,891. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- This Item 19 does not provide historical sales information for 269 of the franchised outlets that had been in operation for less than 12 months as of December 31, 2025, or historical sales information for our 1 company-owned outlet.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Cruise Planners outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Cruise Planners, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 27-29, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Cruise Planners outlets there are, and how many closed
Cruise Planners ended 2025 with 3,124 franchised outlets and 1 company-owned outlet. In that year 325 franchised outlets opened and 209 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Cruise Planners opened 1,215 franchised outlets and 685 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 530, from 2,594 to 3,124 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 397 were terminated, 142 were not renewed, and 146 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 8.2% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 12.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,008 | 325 | 124 | 33 | 0 | 52 | 3,124 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
| 2024 | 2,796 | 432 | 128 | 42 | 0 | 50 | 3,008 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
| 2023 | 2,594 | 458 | 145 | 67 | 0 | 44 | 2,796 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
Source Cruise Planners, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 34, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Cruise Planners compares with other Recreation franchises
Measured against the 21 Recreation franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Cruise Planners' estimated range is $11,225. It costs less to open than 95% of Recreation franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 8.2% for Cruise Planners. That is higher than 70% of the 11 Recreation franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Cruise Planners' franchised system grew 20%. The typical Recreation franchise here grew 10.0%.
- Earnings disclosure. 13 of the 21 Recreation franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Cruise Planners is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Recreation franchise side by side.
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