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Did you know occassionally the cruise lines will allow you to book extra cabins for family & friends to go along?

Did you know that if you get called to serve overseas or have your tour of duty extended that in most cases the cruise line will waive any cancellation penalties. Just supply a copy of your orders at the time of cancellation

Military Cruises

Over 25 cruise lines offer military cruise discounts. Some military cruise discounts are offered to only active duty military and their spouses. Other cruise lines extend the military cruise discounts to retired military and yet other cruise lines extend military cruise discounts also to military veterans.

To secure your military cruise rate you will need to provide at the time of booking a copy of your DD214 or military ID and a letter on military letterhead verifying your duty status.

You can purchase the military cruise discount on some cruise lines with many different agencies and yet others can only be booked thru a select handful of travel agencies in the country.

The largest selection of cruise lines can be found at MilitaryVacationTravel.com. In fact every cruise line that offers a military cruise discount works with this company. They do not charge any booking fees to military personnel in order to book. With several of the cruise lines they are set up so you can book directly online on their website.

To get access to MilitaryVacationTravel.com you will need to supply proof of eligibility. This can be a copy of your DD214 or military ID and a letter on military letterhead verifying your duty status. But it can also be a copy of a pay stub or you can email them from a .mil military email address.

MilitaryVacationTravel.com is open 7 days a week from 830am to 7pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday, central time.

They also offer military travel discounts on cars, hotels, condos, tours and airfare. You can reach them at 817 481-8631 or 800 766-2911. Be sure and get on their email list for last minute offers. They also do military travel shows, off-base, around the country and can notify you when they have a show in your area.