Cruise Planners - Joshua & Stephanie Brand, Your Luxury Land & Cruise Experts! - Deerfield, Illinois

noreen B.

Joshua and Stephanie are amazing! Every detail and planning step was flawless. They kept on top of the travel and vacation, insuring that everything went perfectly! Highly recommend them for all of your travel desires. Testimonial: Planning was extremely well done by my travel advisor. He made sure that each detail was managed. My entire voyage to Vietnam Nam and Cambodia was outstanding! He recommended the river cruise company and it was amazing! I highly recommend Joshua Brand for all your travel desires. He excels at what he does.

Matt D.

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Our trip was fantastic! We did 10 days in Ireland. We started in Dublin and then visiting 5 other cities via rental car. Hands down, the best vacation of our lives. We had perfect weather and were able to check everything off our must-do list (we are already making a list for our next visit). Our friends and family who followed our trip on social media couldn't believe the variety and depth of the itinerary. It looked like a tourism ad. We would not have been able to pull all of that together on our own. Joshua and Stephanie took care of everything. We just had to show up and have a great time. Everything was written down, ordered, and organized. We knew how much time we had in each place and had a few purchase-aheads like tours and tickets. It was easy to sort out our discretionary time from the pre-arranged activities. It was perfect. We hit a handful of very touristy things like Trinity College in Dublin, Ring of Kerry and the Cliffs of Moher (all of which live up to the hype). The mix of hotels they selected for us were also amazing. We stayed in a historic hotel in Dublin (where George Bernard Shaw lived for 2 years) but also got to try some modern places. One even had a spectacular pool which made us rush out to find swim suits. Our favorite stay was the Arbutus Hotel in Killarney which had a stately old world charm but very modern amenities. In case anyone is on the fence, Ireland is a spectacular tourist destination. It is authentically European and the people are amazing. Our trip ended with a bang... by staying in Cabra Castle. The grounds were incredible and the rooms were stunning. A perfect end to a perfect trip. We'll definitely be booking again.

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We just booked an Ireland vacation with Joshua and Stephanie and the experience was awesome. This will be my first trip abroad in over twenty years and a first trip for my wife and kids. They were patient with us every step of the way. We have an awesome itinerary planned with an eclectic mix of hotels and activities. I'll update the review after the trip with some more notes and pictures.

Gary K.

Josh and Stephanie are real professionals. They worked with us to find the best cruise for the dates we wanted. They explained many things and that was terrific. I highly recommend Cruise Planners!!

Laura B.

Joshua is responsive and knowledgeable. I’ve been using his services for a few years now. He has planned trips for couples and larger groups. All his assistance is much appreciated.

Maureen W.

We had a group of us going on a cruise but booking under three different bookings which made for more questions as we were leaving on different days and out of different airports.
Joshua was great in helping get all of us set up and ready to go!
Lots of details in planning a cruise! Air, transfers, what deck, hotel advice etc. So nice to have experts help you plan!
Definitely recommend Cruise Planners!

Laura C.

We just booked our first family cruise with Joshua Brand, and he was a pleasure to work with and very knowledgable about the specific ports, cabin classes, and ships on the line we picked as well as all the covid-related changes to travel insurance. It was incredibly useful to have someone with personal knowledge of our ship explain which perks are probably worth buying, which ones aren't, and which ones are nice but can be had for less money. The best part is that all his expertise and legwork in booking our cruise was totally free to us.

Jeffrey O.

Joshua, was very patient, knowledgeable, and helpful with planning our cruise. He was able to answer all my questions, quickly at that, and was very helpful when it came to my specific requests.
He even helped me save money on some excursion by giving me a heads up of when some big sales were going on!
Thank you so much!

Marty S.

Josh and Stephanie have been a delight to work with. They have helped us plan multiple cruises and other vacations. We will continue to use them in the future!