What special pricing is available on a Royal Caribbean cruise?

Some qualifying rates apply for the following including a special third and/or fourth guest rate for anyone staying in the same stateroom with two full-fare paying guests will pay. So if you intend on having your children stay in your stateroom, their rate may be lower. Additional qualifying rates include:

• We offer reduced senior prices only on selected sailings exclusively for guests who are 55 years of age and older. 
• We also offer special rates for police and firefighters on select ships and sailings. 
• We do offer special rates on selected sailings for military personnel.
• It is important that at least one guest per stateroom be eligible to be considered in compliance with a restricted price program. It is also important to note that noncompliance of the restricted price program terms will result in the reservation being re-priced to the lowest available fare for that particular day. Furthermore, you will be responsible to pay for any differences immediately or else your boarding rights will be denied. 

Police/Fire Department

To qualify for a police/fire department rate, an individual must qualify under the following:

1. At least one guest in the stateroom must be an active or retired employee or volunteer of a local or state law enforcement agency, fire department or Emergency Medical Services unit in the United States or Canada.
2. Qualified guests must present valid proof of employment (badge or ID) plus a second form of identification when boarding the ship. The offer is not valid where restricted by applicable law.
3. All guests traveling in the same stateroom are eligible to receive the police/fire rate. No additional staterooms, other than the one that is occupied by the qualified person is eligible for the police/fire rate. Spouses, parents, in-laws, children or other family members or friends are not eligible for the rate without the eligible person occupying the stateroom. 

Military

To qualify for a military rate, an individual must be classified as one of the following: 

1. Active personnel currently serving in the Canadian National Defense; United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard or Reserves. Proper identification in the form of a United States Uniformed Services WHITE Identification Card for U.S. military personnel, and a WHITE N.D.21 Identification Card with a Red Canadian Flag displayed for Canadian National Defense personnel, must be presented at time of check-in.
2. Retired from any of the divisions listed directly above. "Retired" is defined as A) enlisted personnel or officers with a minimum of 20 years of service, B) medically retired, or C) 100% disabled. Proper identification for those classified in category A or B must be in the form of a United States Uniformed RED (Reserve retired personnel) or BLUE (Active Duty retired personnel) Identification Card. Proper identification for those classified in category C is a United States Uniformed TAN Identification Card. Retired Canadian National Defense personnel are eligible and must possess a green NDI-75 card (retired personnel). All forms of identification must be presented at time of check-in.
3. Veterans with an Honorable Discharge serving a minimum of 2 years, or 6-months in an active war zone, in any of the United States service divisions listed above. Proper identification in the form of a DD 214, plus a current photo must be presented at time of check-in.
4. Spouses of actively deployed military personnel are eligible to book one stateroom as long as the eligible spouse is occupying the stateroom. This rate also applies to all other guests traveling in the same stateroom. Spouses of deceased military personnel are also eligible for the military rate. As proof of eligibility, spouses must present the Pink or Tan Dependent Military ID upon check-in.

• All guests traveling in the same stateroom are eligible to receive the military rate. No additional staterooms, other than the one that is occupied by the military person is eligible for the military rate. Spouses, parents, in-laws, children or other family members or friends are not eligible for the military rate without the eligible military person occupying the stateroom. 

Interline Personnel

To be an Eligible Airline Employee a person must be:

1. A current employee with flight benefits of either a domestic or international commercial passenger airline.
2. A current employee of Federal Express (FEDEX), Airborne Express or United Parcel Service (UPS). 
3. Spouse or Domestic Partner of currently employed Airline Employee.
4. Parents of currently employed Airline Employee.
5. Air Traffic Controllers (NATCA & CATCA) & GDS Employees ((CRS) employees of Sabre, Worldspan, Galileo/Apollo, or Amadeus).
6. Retired employee from a domestic or international commercial passenger airline, cargo carrier, Air Traffic Controllers or GDS Employees.

The Cruise Lines from time to time may: (a) limit the availability of interline rates to employees of airlines who offer reciprocal pricing offers to employees of the Cruise Lines; or (b) offer two-tiers of Interline Rates, one for employees of airlines who offer such reciprocity and a second tier for employees of airlines that do not offer reciprocity.

Stateroom eligibility: As long as one guest in the stateroom is described as eligible, the following would apply:

1. All other guests in the same stateroom would be eligible for the interline rate.
2. Each Airline Employee is eligible to book 2 additional staterooms under the Interline rate per sailing. If two Interline employees who have interline benefits independently are sailing in the same stateroom, a total of 5 staterooms can be booked under the Interline rate.

Identification:

Active employees/an eligible guest as described above must provide proof of eligibility in the form of a photo of their current I.D. Badge from their respective airline. This is the only form of accepted identification needed for the Airline Employee. Proof of eligibility must be sent via email to InterlineValidation@rccl.com. Retired pilot or employees as described above must provide proof of eligibility in the form of a photo of their retiree I.D. Badge or letter from former employer specifying their retirement status. Spouses, Domestic Partners and Parents must provide proof of eligibility in the form of a photo of the Active Employee’s I.D. Badge on whom their eligibility is derived, and/or proof of eligibility for flight benefits from the employee’s benefits portal. Active employees/an eligible guest as described above should send the badge number or letter from former employer to IInterlineValidation@rccl.com. Send proof of eligibility within 48 hours of booking creation and prior to documents being issued. Failure to produce authentic identification may result in the cruise fare reverting to full retail tariff at time of check in or boarding may be denied. 

Random audits will occur at any time throughout the year.  Proof of eligibility requested by “The CruiseLines” must be in your immediate possession at time of each request.

Documentation:
As an approved Vendor with Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises, be advised that all bookings made through your interline phone number, will create an electronic document through our eDocs program. There will be no option of receiving a paper document for any booking.  This includes a retail or group booking, as well as all interline bookings.

Rate Conversion:
Guests initially booked at a non-interline rate who requests to be converted to an interline rate if one becomes available, will be allowed to convert to the interline rate. Guests booked at an initial interline rate, who then requests to be converted to a lower interline rate if one is created, will be allowed to convert to the lower interline rate.

Availability:
All offers are subject to availability at time of booking request.