Become a Travel Advisor
Cruising for Causes is developing a network of travel professionals committed to responsible client service, professional development, ethical business practices, accountability, and purpose-driven travel. Individuals interested in working with us must successfully complete our application, screening, training, assessment, and onboarding requirements.
Professional Travel Advising Requires Professional Commitment
Becoming a travel advisor requires more than a love of travel. Advisors are responsible for serving clients, learning supplier systems, maintaining accurate records, following established procedures, communicating professionally, developing business, completing ongoing education, and taking responsibility for their professional performance.
We are looking for individuals who want to learn, are prepared to work, understand the importance of accountability, and are willing to operate within established professional, privacy, supplier, security, and organizational standards.
Before You Apply
Applicants must be prepared to meet baseline eligibility, technology, professional-conduct, screening, and training requirements before receiving authorization to perform advisor functions.
Minimum Age
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
Identity Verification
Applicants must be able to provide valid government-issued identification and complete required identity verification.
Legal Eligibility
Applicants must be legally eligible to work or conduct business in the United States as applicable to the relationship offered.
Reliable Technology
Applicants must maintain reliable telephone, email, internet, and computer access suitable for required reservation, supplier, training, and communication systems.
Professional Communication
Applicants must be able to communicate appropriately and professionally with travelers, suppliers, partners, organizations, and CFC personnel.
Required Training
Candidates must be willing and able to complete required training, assessments, onboarding, and continuing education.
Confidentiality
Applicants must be prepared to protect traveler, reservation, organizational, and proprietary information.
Policy Compliance
Advisors must comply with applicable CFC, host-agency, supplier, cruise-line, privacy, security, professional-conduct, and operational requirements.
Trust Must Be Established Before Access Is Granted
Travel advisors may eventually be entrusted with traveler information, reservations, supplier systems, booking records, and other sensitive information. Candidates who advance in the selection process may therefore be required to successfully complete identity, background, professional, and other appropriate screening before onboarding.
Identity Verification
Selected candidates may be required to verify their identity using government-issued identification and other approved verification procedures.
Background Screening
Candidates who reach the appropriate stage of the selection process may be required to complete a background screening through a CFC-approved screening provider or verification process.
Consumer Report
Where permitted by law and relevant to the responsibilities of the relationship, selected candidates may be required to authorize an appropriate consumer report through an approved process.
Professional References
Selected applicants may be required to provide professional or business references capable of verifying relevant experience, reliability, professionalism, or business conduct.
Industry History
Applicants with previous travel-industry experience may be asked to disclose prior agency, host-agency, supplier, cruise-line, or other relevant professional affiliations.
Business Verification
When applicable, candidates may be required to verify business entities, industry credentials, professional affiliations, licenses, or other information represented during the application process.
The Right Advisor Is More Than a Salesperson
Selection is about finding individuals with the professionalism, initiative, character, reliability, and commitment necessary to serve travelers responsibly and represent the organization well.
A Structured Path to Advisor Onboarding
Candidates move through a staged selection process. Advancement from one stage does not guarantee advancement to the next. Screening is generally requested only after an applicant has progressed through the initial review process.
Application
Submit your experience, qualifications, goals, affiliations, and required disclosures for initial consideration.
Initial Review
The application is reviewed for baseline qualifications, completeness, and potential fit.
Interview
Selected applicants may participate in an interview to discuss expectations, experience, goals, and professional fit.
Conditional Selection
Candidates selected to continue receive instructions for required verification and screening.
Screening
Complete applicable identity, background, reference, professional, and other authorized verification.
Training
Candidates who continue must successfully complete required internal advisor training and onboarding education.
Assessment
Demonstrate appropriate understanding of procedures, systems, customer service, security, and professional responsibilities.
Final Approval
Approved candidates complete final onboarding and receive only the system access appropriate to their authorized role.
Training Comes After Screening
Candidates selected to continue through the advisor onboarding process must successfully complete required internal advisor training before receiving authorization to independently perform designated advisor functions.
System Access Follows Responsibility
Completing an application or beginning training does not create automatic access to traveler records, reservations, supplier systems, or operational platforms. Access is granted according to authorization, completed training, and demonstrated responsibility.
Applicant
Application and selection process only. No operational, reservation, traveler, or supplier-system access.
Advisor Candidate
Participates in required internal training, assessments, and onboarding activities. Access remains limited to what is necessary for training.
Approved Travel Advisor
Receives authorized access appropriate to assigned advisor functions after completing applicable approval, training, and onboarding requirements.
Specialized Advisor
Additional authorization may be granted after specialized training and approval for areas such as fundraiser cruises, major groups, or designated CFC programs.
Experience Is Valuable — Our Standards Still Apply
Previous travel-industry experience may be considered during the application and training process. However, previous experience does not automatically waive required identity verification, screening, professional-conduct requirements, CFC policies, privacy requirements, security requirements, internal training, or onboarding standards.
Experienced applicants should be prepared to disclose relevant current and previous travel-agency, host-agency, supplier, cruise-line, or other travel-industry affiliations. Additional information may be requested when necessary to identify potential conflicts, clarify professional history, or verify information provided in the application.
Your Business Requires Your Participation
Successful travel advising requires continued learning, customer service, communication, relationship development, follow-up, organization, and consistent professional effort.
CFC may provide applicable training, resources, procedures, standards, support, and access associated with the advisor relationship, but advisors are expected to actively perform the work necessary to develop clients, serve travelers, maintain professional relationships, complete required education, and meet applicable professional responsibilities.
No representation is made regarding the amount of business, bookings, commissions, clients, or income an advisor may generate.
Accuracy and Transparency Matter
Applications are reviewed individually. Information relevant to the responsibilities of the advisor relationship may be considered subject to applicable law, organizational requirements, and authorized screening procedures.
Accurate Application Information
Materially false, misleading, incomplete, or intentionally concealed information may affect eligibility.
Verifiable Identity
Candidates must be able to satisfactorily complete applicable identity-verification requirements.
Professional History
Relevant professional, supplier, host-agency, or industry history may be reviewed when appropriate and lawful.
Prior Affiliations
Applicants may be required to disclose existing and prior agency, host-agency, supplier, or travel-industry relationships.
Training Performance
Candidates must successfully complete required internal training, assessments, and onboarding standards.
Professional Conduct
Conduct during the application and onboarding process may be considered when evaluating readiness for an advisor relationship.
What You Should Understand Before Applying
By submitting an advisor application, applicants will be required to certify that the information they provide is complete and accurate and acknowledge that submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance.
Applicants may also be required, at the appropriate stage, to provide authorization for verification of application information and for applicable identity, background, reference, professional, or consumer-report screening.
Any authorization legally required for a consumer report or other regulated screening will be handled through the appropriate separate disclosure and authorization process.
Think You're Ready to Become a Travel Advisor With Us?
Review the requirements carefully before applying. We are looking for individuals who are prepared to learn, serve travelers professionally, develop their business, follow established procedures, protect confidential information, and represent our standards responsibly.
Turn the Journey Into Something More
Whether you travel with us, support a cause, partner with our organization, or explore the Cruising for Causes Method, every connection can become part of a larger impact.