F27TW Posted September 8, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Police and Fire Dept ... OH yes .. no question ... and they should ... but I'm just curious ... EMTs qualify for a discount but not hospital staff? Why ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinman66 Posted September 8, 2014 #2 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Powers that be trying on emergency personnel only to get a market base share I would think Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTO-Girl Posted September 8, 2014 #3 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I wouldn't get too excited.....my husband is law enforcement and I have yet to see an actual discount come into play. Sounds good I guess....:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRQfireman Posted September 8, 2014 #4 Share Posted September 8, 2014 It's for those people in high risk professions......a hospital setting is not a risky job as a rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtazz17 Posted September 8, 2014 #5 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) Im a carreer firefighter and paramedic and have never gotten the discount.Reason is as stated above they are all first responders going into potentially dangerous environments.Nothing new,there are discounts for several things being first responders.But as stated havent ever seen a dime of a discount on rccl cruises personally.I see you are from new haven,I am a firefighter in east hartford,my wife works in new haven. Edited September 8, 2014 by rtazz17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F27TW Posted September 8, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Im a carreer firefighter and paramedic and have never gotten the discount.Reason is as stated above they are all first responders going into potentially dangerous environments.Nothing new,there are discounts for several things being first responders.But as stated havent ever seen a dime of a discount on rccl cruises personally.I see you are from new haven,I am a firefighter in east hartford,my wife works in new haven. Hey Rtazz ! ... yea I live in NH but work in the O.R. at Milford Hospital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingMachine Posted September 8, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Police and Fire Dept ... OH yes .. no question ... and they should ... but I'm just curious ... EMTs qualify for a discount but not hospital staff? Why ? Who knows, but what I see in common for military, police and fire department personnel (including EMTs) is that these are public servants out in the field in perilous situations. Hospital staff (doctors, nurses, etc.) do very admirable work; however, many are employees of private companies, and they are not on the "front line" like those who do qualify for those discounts. If they did extend the discounts to "hospital staff", where does it end? What about staff for clinics? Dental office staff? Plastic surgeons? Chiropractors? Massage Therapists! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinfanatic Posted September 8, 2014 #8 Share Posted September 8, 2014 It's for those people in high risk professions......a hospital setting is not a risky job as a rule. Why not crab fishermen then? Very dangerous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted September 8, 2014 #9 Share Posted September 8, 2014 The discount (when it is available) is for first responders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingMachine Posted September 8, 2014 #10 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Why not crab fishermen then? Very dangerous Yes, one of the most dangerous jobs in the world...and private sector. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeofus Posted September 8, 2014 #11 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Teachers? Have you been in a classroom lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBooza Posted September 8, 2014 #12 Share Posted September 8, 2014 They do not offer this discount to Police in Australia which you would think they should as this summer we will be having 4 RC ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtazz17 Posted September 8, 2014 #13 Share Posted September 8, 2014 They do not offer this discount to Police in Australia which you would think they should as this summer we will be having 4 RC ships. As stated I have yet to ever see a discount even though it is "offered".. I would like to hear if anyone has actually gotten the discount and what state it was,etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb317 Posted September 8, 2014 #14 Share Posted September 8, 2014 As stated I have yet to ever see a discount even though it is "offered".. I would like to hear if anyone has actually gotten the discount and what state it was,etc. Yes, my husband is retired FLE and we have caught a discount twice. They are offered sporadically, and I caught it by checking our cruise weekly. We are from Indiana. Sherri:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinman66 Posted September 8, 2014 #15 Share Posted September 8, 2014 They do not offer this discount to Police in Australia which you would think they should as this summer we will be having 4 RC ships. It's only us not even Europe A home marketing thank you for their people rather than ours Where is princess etc with theirs for the Australian based ships is more what I would ask They are permanent here Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NemoCrownie Posted September 8, 2014 #16 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Really? First responders not only risk their lives daily, work horrible hours but also, in many areas, make far less than a doctor or nurse. If they are offered a small, infrequent discount then yea for them, they deserve our appreciation. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tablet using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachin2 Posted September 8, 2014 #17 Share Posted September 8, 2014 The discount (when it is available) is for first responders. So - are military "first responders" or not? As a combat veteran- I consider us both the first and last responders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbyj Posted September 8, 2014 #18 Share Posted September 8, 2014 They should give discounts to retired travel agents that sold hundreds of thousand dollars worth of their product over a 35 year period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcalemt02 Posted September 8, 2014 #19 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'm a paramedic been on about 10 cruises none of them in the past qualified for a discount. But I am getting a discount for my dec 2015 anthem of the seas cruise. Go figure a new ship offering discounts. Supply/demand Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinman66 Posted September 8, 2014 #20 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'm a paramedic been on about 10 cruises none of them in the past qualified for a discount. But I am getting a discount for my dec 2015 anthem of the seas cruise. Go figure a new ship offering discounts. Supply/demand Sent from my iPhone using Forums That's it They offer discounts to lure a select market I was an ambo for 8 years and never even got a discounted meal In aus though But I reckon it's a good idea Wish they would do the discount more for emergency staff We'll deserved Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandkinFL Posted September 8, 2014 #21 Share Posted September 8, 2014 My husband is a retired firefighter/paramedic and we did manage to get the discount one time. Usually if we get a discount now, it's the over 55 discount! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark42 Posted September 8, 2014 #22 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) We finally scored an EMS/firefighter discount. Our upcoming Canada/ New England cruise "had" a great discount on it. We got an inside cabin on deck 9 for $459./person for a seven night cruise. I think it saved us about $200 My wife has 27 years, as an EMT/Firefighter. I haven't had an inside cabin since our first cruise in 1983. (I've been spoiled with balcony cabins and Jr. Suites) Edited September 8, 2014 by Mark42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmares1968 Posted September 8, 2014 #23 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I wouldn't get too excited.....my husband is law enforcement and I have yet to see an actual discount come into play. Sounds good I guess....:confused: We got a $300 police discount on upcoming Nov. Cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadroy Posted September 8, 2014 #24 Share Posted September 8, 2014 For those who have not gotten these discounts, if you go to the RC website and click on search for a cruise, you can click on the law enforcement discount box. Then hit enter and it shows all the cruises with this discount. Currently 70 of them. Of course the discount may apply to insides and you want a balcony that may not have the discount. You can do the same thing for 55+ or residency. I look once in a while since it can be interesting to see the savings. Right now, they have a 4 night Bahamas starting at $109, which I think is a great price point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RnBluvher Posted September 8, 2014 #25 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Why not corrections officers?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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