Europeantraveler1 Posted May 8, 2020 #1 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Hello! I am a retired teacher. Our family had a cruise planned (a 50th anniversary celebration cruise for my husband and myself and our children; their spouses, and the grandchildren) on the “new” Grandiosa for this June. Obviously, we cancelled the cruise but are planning for the exact same celebration in 2022. My question is......I thought I read somewhere (after we booked our last cruise) that as a retired teacher I could have qualified for a discount from MSC. Are there any of you who have heard of this? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin1313 Posted May 9, 2020 #2 Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Europeantraveler1 said: Hello! I am a retired teacher. Our family had a cruise planned (a 50th anniversary celebration cruise for my husband and myself and our children; their spouses, and the grandchildren) on the “new” Grandiosa for this June. Obviously, we cancelled the cruise but are planning for the exact same celebration in 2022. My question is......I thought I read somewhere (after we booked our last cruise) that as a retired teacher I could have qualified for a discount from MSC. Are there any of you who have heard of this? Thank you! I believe that retired civil servants still get the discount that active civil servant workers do. I know that active civil servants receive the same discount as military personal do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Até Posted May 9, 2020 #3 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I have used the Civil Service discount on MSC, on bookings it still shows as a "military" discount. It gives you an additional 5% off ocean view and interior and 10% off balcony and above. You need to set it up in advance of sailing date by sending in some proof of employment, get the discount applied before final payment date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted May 9, 2020 #4 Share Posted May 9, 2020 MSC has changed the wording to concentrate on the military on their USA website since we booked a year ago but it looks like this - https://www.msccruisesusa.com/cruise-deals/military-discount-rates - still applies in the small print: Up to a 10% discount can be applied to the prevailing market and/or promotional rates based on ship sailing date chosen. 10% off is applicable on select Balcony, Suites and YC1 staterooms; 5% discount is applicable on select Interior and Ocean View staterooms. Discount rates apply to all to active and retired U.S. and Canadian military, civil service and interline personnel and their spouses, dependent children, parents, and parents-in-law. Qualifying guests must present an I.D. badge from their respective organization at the time of booking. My husband is retired US civil service so I provided a copy of his annual pension statement (amounts blacked out of course) from the US government. Here is how the old web page described the offer but the small print was the same: Cruise Deals for Government Employees BIG SAVINGS WITH MSC CRUISES Let us say "THANK YOU" with up to 10% savings*. Must Call to Book! Contact your preferred Travel Agent or call MSC Cruises at 1-877-665-4655. Cruise deals for active and retired U.S. and Canadian government employees: TEACHERS MSC Cruises is proud to offer these special rates for teachers on select sailings. CIVIL SERVANTS MSC Cruises is proud to offer special rates on select sailings for civil servants including government employees, police officers, firefighters, Federal Express, DHL Worldwide Express and United Parcel Service (UPS) personnel. YOUR SPECIAL OFFER 5% discount on Interior and Ocean View staterooms 10% off Balcony, Suite, and MSC Yacht Club (Deluxe Suites) staterooms Book multiple staterooms with your discount Kids sail free on select sailings** Best value in cruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Europeantraveler1 Posted May 9, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Thank you! We are also a MSC GOLD status bearer so could both the teacher discount and the Gold discounts be applied or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted May 9, 2020 #6 Share Posted May 9, 2020 23 minutes ago, Europeantraveler1 said: Thank you! We are also a MSC GOLD status bearer so could both the teacher discount and the Gold discounts be applied or not? Our TA asked and was told only one discount can be applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Até Posted May 9, 2020 #7 Share Posted May 9, 2020 MSC does it in an unusual way. They say discounts are not combinable yet my Civil service discount is 5%+5% on inside and ocean view and 5%+10% on balcony and above, which sure seems like they are combining the regular Voyagers Club 5% with an extra 5% or 10%. But they say it's not, they say it's only the Civil Service discount. I don't really care about the verbiage, it gets me an additional 5% or 10% over the regular Voyagers club discount. My experience has been the civil service is not combinable with discounts like Voyagers Selection sailings, for that you must take the regular Voyagers Club 5% and then the additional Voyagers Selection discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Europeantraveler1 Posted May 9, 2020 Author #8 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Thank you! If we book and we pay for all three Yacht Club rooms for our family members ( this cruise is our treat) I wonder how the discount would work? Would it be applied to all three rooms we’d need and are paying for? Understandably,, MSC would need to know what individuals would be staying in each room (age, name, etc..). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Até Posted May 9, 2020 #9 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Somewhere I have read a report of that being allowed, I would call MSC directly with that question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted May 9, 2020 #10 Share Posted May 9, 2020 We have three YC booked. Used my civil servant on all three. 10% max, no adder for status, same on prior sailings. At end of day it was just simpler that way even though DD in room 2 civil servant and brother in room 3 Fed Ex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipgeeks Posted May 10, 2020 #11 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Just to add some general information on the topic: The online TA we use asks us to do a profile which in our case includes over-55, past military, cruiselines we have sailed with, etc. Each time we browse potential cruises, it brings up the best deal for us, and indicates which discount has been applied. I have been a university instructor for a number of years, but never thought to add "teacher" to my profile. I did so, and several times recently that has been the discount noted. I've been told that discounts are not combinable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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