Cruise Planners of Park Ridge

Margaret and Gerry are the very best travel agents! Very professional, trustworthy, knowledgeable, and competent. Also, I love how personable they are! They are very thorough and organized in their work and take care of all the details for my vacation. They are always available to answer questions, respond in a timely manner, and provide the information I need for the places I'm traveling. I highly recommend them!

If I could give 100 stars I would! I found Margaret and her husband simply from googling one day and decided to give them a call. I don’t travel frequently and was trying to book our honeymoon. Margaret made the process so simple and easy and took care of everything we needed. We had booked about 6 months in advance and had communication throughout the whole process. Anytime I had a question, Margaret would respond within minutes. On our way home, we missed our connecting flight due to a fuel shortage. Margaret had emailed me what was going on and had emailed over the meal vouchers and made sure we knew what the next steps were. Can’t wait to book the next trip!

Gerry and Margaret Waller were both wonderful to work with. Whenever we spoke when making our Royal Caribbean Cruise plans they were always patient, insightful and assuring during our booking process. We will be returning customers for sure!

If you are looking for your next trip to be no-stress, everything taken care of for you, unbelievable follow up and a trip of a lifetime, contact Gerry and Margret and have them plan your next vacation.

My girlfriend and I had a bucket list vacation to the Antarctic and we were looking a few options to plan our trip including doing it our selves. As we worked our way through our options, we contacted Cruise Planners and we were blown away by the knowledge and experience we received from Gerry and Margret. They started off by asking us questions about what we wanted to do, what experiences we were looking for, our budget, and timelines. It was a fresh breath of air to have someone care about our trip as much as we did. After our consultation, they crafted an amazing trip to Buenos Aires, Ushuaia and Antarctica on Quark Expedition Cruises. Our trip included flights, hotels, pick ups and drop offs. The companies they contracted were friendly, prompt and fun. The hotels were top notch and located in the hearts of the areas we visited.

Our time in Buenos Aires was fabulous due to our pick up coordinator and her suggestions of places to eat and things to see. (They were exactly what we had discovered during our research) We ate our way through the city and went on several tours including the grave site of Evita!

Ushuaia was a quaint shipping town at the end of the earth. We explored Patagonia, hiked and shopped before jumping on our Antarctic cruise with Quark.

Quark was the most amazing of it all. I can't say enough about the experience of a lifetime. We chose them for their smaller ship and daily excursions to interact with the environment and they did not disappoint. From the food, staff, rooms, excursions, professionalism and fun, they had it all. From the time you woke up in the morning till you put your head down every night there were activities, education, exploration and eating (top notch food!!) Our favorite activities were going out twice a day on the zodiac boats and taking a cruise to see animal life and beautiful ice structures. It was amazing!!

On our way back we had some issues with Delta and flight cancellations. Gerry was immediate with help and responses as well as helping us make a claim with our trip insurance. Thanks for the suggestion on the insurance!

Words often cannot describe what the whole experience was like. We have been on all 7 continents and I can say this was the most beautiful. This truly was my favorite vacation. A lot of that was due to the team at Cruise Planners. Thank you so much for your help!

Hopefully some of the pictures attached can help you understand our love of this trip!

Cheers!

Steve and Christy

Start to finish Gerry and Margaret were so helpful in planning our recent cruise to Alaska. We'd never been on a cruise before, so I was looking for travel agents who would have lots of insight and recommendations. Gerry and Margaret met with us and answered all of our questions in detail. They were so helpful in booking the cruise, our plane tickets, and our shore excursions. They even printed out everything we needed before we left. We made the decision to go very last minute, but Gerry and Margaret had everything ready for us with plenty of time. The cruise itself (with Princess cruises) was a dream vacation. The ship had excellent accommodations, great staff, and tons of entertainment. I would strongly recommend you work with Gerry and Margaret.