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Royal Caribbean International today announced the cruise line's 2008 Travel Partners of the Year awards.  Cruise Planners (Coral Springs, FL) was awarded the Home Based Partner of the Year awards, respectively. Royal Caribbean International's annual Travel Partners of the Year awards recognize top performing travel agencies in the US and Canada.

"Congratulations to all the 2008 Partners of the Year," said Vicki Freed, senior vice president of Sales, Trade and Support Services, Royal Caribbean International. "We are delighted to recognize some of our top travel partners and spotlight their achievements in 2008. Our appreciation extends to all of our valued travel agent partners for helping to make Royal Caribbean International one of the world's top cruise brands, and we look forward to another mutually successful year in 2009."

For a second consecutive year, Cruise Planners, an American Express affiliated franchise network, won Royal Caribbean's Home Based Partner of the Year award. The agency has continuously supported the Royal Caribbean International brand and has generated consecutive growth in annual sales, developed and marketed to new clienteles, and innovated its sales strategy to drive business to its franchised network of more than 700 travel professionals.