Cruise Holidays® is the largest cruise-travel franchise in North America. The Cruise Holidays® franchise system began operating in 1984 and has been specializing in one thing ever since-cruises. Considered the "distribution system of choice" by many cruise-line suppliers, Cruise Holidays® is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN and has over 130 locations throughout North America. The cruise industry is growing - and it has been since 1980 at an average rate of 8.4%. Since 1980, and estimated 84 million passengers have taken a deep-water cruise of two days or more. Of that 84 million, 64% has been generated in the past ten years - 33% in the last five years. © Carlson Travel Network Associates, Inc.