CruiseOne Inc.

Founded: 1989 Franchising since: 1993
Franchising since 1992, CruiseOne agents sell cruise packages and air/sea tours to individuals, couples, families, businesses and groups.

1415 N.W. 62nd St., #205 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

Phone: (800)892-3928

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 80 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	578	0	1	0
2008	549	0	0	0
2007	510	0	0	0
2006	470	0	0	0
2005	470	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Western europe

Total investment: $9.8K-26.3K Franchise fee: $9.8K

Ongoing royalty fee: 3% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Express/kiosk option available

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	Yes	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $20K

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 8 days
• Seminars at sea : 3-7 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Internet

Franchise 500® rank:
#135 (2009); #133 (2008); #131 (2007); #156 (2006); #188 (2005);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#80 (2009); #103 (2008);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#28 (2009); #31 (2008); #31 (2007); #38 (2006); #49 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#32 (2009); #32 (2008); #36 (2007); #41 (2006); #51 (2005);