Welcome to The Cruise Shop

Cruise travel experts for vacationers seeking the perfect cruise.   

 It's our 40th Year in Business!!!  

Our travel experts, with over 500 years of combined experience, have served travelers with their vacations, 
dream adventures and cruises  over every inch of the globe.
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Finding a good cruise travel agent, to help you select the best cruise possible, will make a big difference in your overall cruise experience.  And guess what - you're in the right place!  We are “Top Producers” with many of the major cruise lines. See: Why Choose The Cruise Shop

Our cruise experts are truly interested in getting to know you and to match your interests with the wide variety of cruise lines and destinations available.  Check out our Events Page and come meet us!  We are deeply committed to quality customer service in every aspect of planning your cruise vacation. See: What You Can Expect From Us -

Planning a wedding? Are you considering a Destination Wedding?  Would you like it to involve a cruise?  Don't let it overwhelm you! We have some of the best, most professional Bridal Travel Specialists you'll ever meet! Call one of our offices today, to schedule a one-on-one personal consultation.  If it's a Honeymoon ... we also have Honeymoon Travel Specialists that can make it easy to plan your dream honeymoon on a cruise. 

Did You Know? 

The Hinsdale Area Networking Group is going on a Networking Cruise in March 2012. Check out the itinerary by clicking on The Networking Cruise.

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Hot Topics

Alaska's Cruises are STILL BIG for 2012

In 2012, there's more ships going to Alaska than ever before - which means better values, and cruise fares -- not to mention value-added packages that include air, onboard credit and other treats.

Another bright spot: As luxury line Crystal Cruises and luxury-lite line Oceania Cruises assign ships to spend a summer season in North America's northwest corner (for the latter, it's the first time its ships have called there), cruisers have more choices than in years past. Check with our Alaska Travel Specialists for the ideal cruise for you and your family.

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Multigenerational Family Cruise Vacation

With a little help from specialized travel experts, your Multigenerational Family cruise vacation can be easily planned and include things everyone in your extended family will enjoy to make the trip memorable for everyone. The number one, most important part of any multigenerational cruise is (read more-)...

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Weddings Onboard Cruises Sail On-

An interesting and popular option for your wedding is to have it on a cruise ship. A wedding on a cruise ship becomes a wedding event, and not a wedding day.

If you want a great wedding, but do not want to go through the hassles of planning every last detail, a wedding aboard a cruise ship may be something to consider. You won't need to run around finding wedding companies because the cruise line and our travel specialist can handle everything; even  working with your guests directly to book their cabins.

Most cruise lines offer several packages that include everything from the ceremony, food, flowers, photographer, videographer, cake, entertainment, cocktail parties and so on.

You do need to plan as far in advance as possible. In general, the larger the wedding party the further in advance you'll want to plan. You'll want to actually book your space about eight months to a year in advance if you want more choices such as ceremony time, location on ship, cabins and so on. If you have a very small wedding party or it's just the two of you, then timing is not as critical.

Prices of weddings are affected by the size of the party and the type of reception. One great savings by having a wedding on a cruise ship is that all of the other meals are included in the price of the cruise. There's more to know - Check out our Cruise Weddings page...

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Faith Based Cruising Focus on Religious Interests -

Today, tens of thousands of people of faith embark on faith based cruise  journeys to destinations of religious interest;  some on full-ship charters, (an entire ship leased to a religious organization with 2,000 to 3,000 people onboard), and hundreds more faith-based groups are cruising with anywhere from 30 to 1,000 people or more.

Such trips are also known as fellowship cruising, and their ... read more at our Faith Based Cruising page ...