SeaMaster Cruises…. An exciting “virtual office” business in the truly exciting cruise business!!!

Finally, a home-based business that provides an opportunity to get truly serious about a long-term business in the cruise travel industry! SeaMaster Cruises—the very first home-based franchise offering good enough to meet the rigorous standards of the Carlson Travel Franchise Group— “We are building what we believe will be the very best “home based” specialty cruise brand, with the very best people we can find.” Mark Schiffner, General Manager, SeaMaster Cruises.

Owning a SeaMaster Cruises franchise can be a very rewarding home based business – it also offers a product that is interesting, fun to sell, while providing many travel benefits. Because you are backed-up by the travel industry leading Carlson Companies you will have the power and experience at hand to build and manage your cruise vacation business.

The cruise industry is one of the most exciting and dynamic of all franchise opportunities and with an average growth rate of 8.4% since 1980 it is one of the most lucrative as well.

• The customer base for a SeaMaster CruisesSM’ agent is large. 51% of the
  U.S. population or (nearly 145 million people) fall within the demographic
  profile of potential cruise clients. Of that total population
  about 42 million have taken a cruise.
• Plenty of room to grow. Only 16% of the U.S. population has taken a
  cruise yet an overwhelming percentage of vacationers express an
  interest in cruising.
• You can’t cruise just once. A high percentage, some 75% of first-time cruisers,
  cruise again and many cruise bi-annually.
• More ships, more cabins. The cruise lines have responded to demand
  for cabins by commissioning 24 new ships with over 25,000 cabins
  for the North American fleet between 2005 and 2009. Royal Caribbean’s latest order will cost $825 million.
• U.S is the world leader. U.S. residents increased their share of global
  cruise passengers. During 2004, an estimated 8.2 million U.S.
  residents took cruise vacations throughout the world and accounted
  for 82 percent of the industry’s global passengers.

Training and Support
Your membership in SeaMaster Cruises begins with extensive new agent training and a detailed introduction to our programs and services conducted by our Education and Training team. Thereafter, the team works year-round to host seminars, conduct net-conferencing training, plan regional and national meetings and training, and fulfill all of your training needs. A management team with over 125 years of combined experience in the travel industry is on hand to help grow and keep SeaMaster Cruises on the cutting edge.

More Seamaster Cruise Benefits:

• In depth, initial and ongoing education and training
• An Extensive “Turn Key” Marketing Approach
• Business Systems and Technology
• Experienced and proven Cruise Line supplier relationships
• Great opportunities to travel on many reduced agency rate fares
• The Right Brand Connection – The Carlson Travel Franchise Group
• And more...

At SeaMastersSM we understand two things; your success is our success, and in order for you to succeed, we need to provide you with the best tools and guidance possible. Support, technology, and agent marketing are the foundation behind a successful home-based franchise. Owning a SeaMaster CruisesSM franchise is a business like few others, offering the opportunity for financial success and a lifestyle that has the world (literally) at your feet.