Canadianmama3 Posted March 27, 2017 #1 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Does anyone know if they combine government employee discounts with other promotions? For example there are deals on seaside sailings giving you wifi and obc etc. Would you get the employee discount of 5-10% on top of that? Or say you get 5% for a past cruiser discount. Would you also get the additional 5-10%, making it a 10-15% discount? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooner33 Posted March 27, 2017 #2 Share Posted March 27, 2017 We got state employee discount YOu still get obc free wifi etc... but not 10% on top of 5% for being past guest , its one or the other We booked Seaside and we status matched , but then when i told them my wife works for the state , they gave us 10% instead We still got the obc and the free wifi I hope i make sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakelorain Posted March 27, 2017 #3 Share Posted March 27, 2017 We got the 10% off plus free gratuities. You can have multiple free things but not multiple discounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Reds4life Posted March 27, 2017 #4 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Were any of you on Divina? We have had much confusion concerning the discounts with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakelorain Posted March 27, 2017 #5 Share Posted March 27, 2017 I was on Divina last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Reds4life Posted March 27, 2017 #6 Share Posted March 27, 2017 I qualify for both the government discount and was status matched to classic and they refuse anything other than the 5% discount on Fantastica cabins. Did they just automatically give it to you? My booking is for May so maybe it's the time of year. They have repeatedly argued with me over policies and have been very inconsistent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakelorain Posted March 27, 2017 #7 Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) We booked Fantastica and had status match also. They said we could have the status match discount or the government status match but not both. Then asked which one we wanted. I laughed. Why would we want 5% when we could have 10% off?. Edited March 27, 2017 by lakelorain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich60 Posted March 28, 2017 #8 Share Posted March 28, 2017 By booking directly with MSC I was able to receive a 40 percent single supplement, a 5 percent status match discount and an additional 10 percent military discount with OBC and free gratuities on a 21 day Voyager Select Cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triptastic Posted April 24, 2017 #9 Share Posted April 24, 2017 What do you need to prove being a Gov't employee? I booked this past weekend and my agent seemed like he wanted to find me a discount. He asked if I was military, teacher or govt employee? I said my agency and position are fully funded by govt and he said "that will do". Not sure about that, but I will take the 5%. What sort of ID checking procedure is there for this discount usually? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back-at-it Posted April 24, 2017 #10 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I am sailing on the Divina in May and have a 5% status discount or a 10% Military discount, but they would not give me both. I just had to email them my DD214 papers. We booked the Yacht Club some that was all the freebies for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooner33 Posted April 25, 2017 #11 Share Posted April 25, 2017 What do you need to prove being a Gov't employee? I booked this past weekend and my agent seemed like he wanted to find me a discount. He asked if I was military, teacher or govt employee? I said my agency and position are fully funded by govt and he said "that will do". Not sure about that, but I will take the 5%. What sort of ID checking procedure is there for this discount usually?Thanks! We booked over the phone with MSC just a FYI , but the agent there was super helpful , all I had to do was reply to her email with a scanned copy of my wifes government ID , that was it , she then applied the 10% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Reds4life Posted April 25, 2017 #12 Share Posted April 25, 2017 They had me email a photo ID. It was actually the easiest thing about the booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamatoJack Posted April 25, 2017 #13 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Does this apply to any government? I work for the Canadian government and if I can save 10% it would be great. I will have to call later. Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguyinorl Posted April 25, 2017 #14 Share Posted April 25, 2017 What do you need to prove being a Gov't employee? A copy of a pay stub issued by a local, county, city, state or federal government is sufficient if you aren't issued an ID. It's not a government discount per se but a Civil Service discount so the spectrum is broad. Bret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmwmarmstrong Posted April 26, 2017 #15 Share Posted April 26, 2017 A copy of a pay stub issued by a local, county, city, state or federal government is sufficient if you aren't issued an ID. It's not a government discount per se but a Civil Service discount so the spectrum is broad. Bret Does anyone know if they offer an Interline discount? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max996 Posted April 26, 2017 #16 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I booked my cruise without a discount initially. Then about 3 months later, my MSC Vacation Consultant and I were talking about excursions and I happened to mention that I was there during my days in the Marines. She then said "wait a minute, you retired from the Marines? We didn't apply your military discount." I sent her a photo copy of my military ID and within a matter of minutes, she had applied the 10% military discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoleFam20 Posted April 27, 2017 #17 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Just an FYI...I booked our trip after the Final payment date. According to my TA, you must have them call MSC when doing the booking in order to get the discount. It's a no go for me... I'm wondering how this would work if I book a future cruise while on my cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianmama3 Posted May 29, 2017 Author #18 Share Posted May 29, 2017 So asking for a friend. Do you need to book directly with MSC to get the discount? Or can she use a travel agent and get it applied? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakelorain Posted May 29, 2017 #19 Share Posted May 29, 2017 So asking for a friend. Do you need to book directly with MSC to get the discount? Or can she use a travel agent and get it applied? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app We used a travel agent and received the government discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesboat Posted May 30, 2017 #20 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Wow I had no idea this was a thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexico8 Posted May 31, 2017 #21 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Does this apply to any government? I work for the Canadian government and if I can save 10% it would be great. I will have to call later. Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Wondering if you got any answer about 10% discount for working for the Canadian Government? My husband and I are booked on MSC for a cruise in November and we are both retired from the federal Government. Would be nice to get a 10% discount.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzbuddy87 Posted June 2, 2017 #22 Share Posted June 2, 2017 We got the 10% off plus free gratuities. You can have multiple free things but not multiple discounts. Government / Civil Service cannot be combined with Voyager Club, but Voyager Selection can be added to anything. Regardless, I believe you are capped out at 20% total discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinaLC Posted June 7, 2017 #23 Share Posted June 7, 2017 My husband is a government employee. We were refused the discount; the agent said it was limited to teachers, police and so on. That is NOT what the website says, it says government employees including "teachers xxxx" not "limited to xxx" I didn't see anyone post of that limitation. Experiences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguyinorl Posted June 7, 2017 #24 Share Posted June 7, 2017 The agent you spoke with is ill-informed. It is for all government employees as long as you can provide a copy of a pay stub. Their own flyer (see below) even shows a postman. Call back and speak with someone else. http://www.msccruisesgetforms.com/cms/CMSIMAGES/FLYER/CivilService/Civil-Service.PDF Bret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinaLC Posted June 7, 2017 #25 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Thanks Bret, I printed that out and attached it to my email. Oddly they include in "civil service" employees of Fed Ex and DHL! Hardly government employees at all. Will report back ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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