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Michael Consoli

Michael Consoli

Owner of Cruise Planners – Michael Consoli & Associates in Atlanta, GA, and Cruise Planners' #1 producing franchise owner and Viking's top global travel advisor.

Nov 6, 2026

14:48
I mean, it was a simple thing you forget about is like, but that's how
14:52
they built that rapport with those customers.
14:55
About 15 years ago, I think we started to do, people would say, I want to go on a cruise with you.
15:00
I want to go on a cruise with you.
15:01
So we did a martini themed Valentine's day cruise and we called it Valentini.
15:07
And then we did turkey teeny and Halloweeny teeny and people would say to me, Well, I don't drink martini.
15:13
So we decided we needed to change the name of the area.
19:03
And, um, what are you seeing with bookings? What are you seeing with expectations and demands of your clients? What, what's that overall look like? Kind of, I
4:28
What's your plan to use cruise planners to do that?
4:31
Well, I think we both are terrible at talking about ourselves.
4:35
But I definitely think we can utilize these tools to expand the base that we already have and monopolize on the database we have.
6:29
Let's talk about that, please.
6:30
Yeah, I mean, look, we're small business owners, so the franchise has benefited us.
6:35
They take care of our business.
6:36
back office accounting or marketing, these amazing technology programs that lets us work faster, smarter, and easier.
6:44
So we have a lot of – there's a lot that's not on our plate.

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