Akaicb Posted February 28, 2019 #1 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Hello, As some people are aware Princess has a very generous military benefit for active and veteran service personnel. They give refundable OBC, amount depends on the length of the cruise. I wanted to pass along some information that people that use this benefit may not be aware of. While searching for some information regarding baggage sizes with the airlines that I will be using this May for my B2B to Alaska I found that they also have military benefits. Each airline is different but in most cases the baggage fees were waved for the service personnel and sometimes their companion as well. This was for Air Transat and Westjet, I have not checked any other airlines but it was a nice surprise to find this on their websites. Have a great day Kim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted February 28, 2019 #2 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Airline Benefit: Is that for Active or Veteran's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseclan Posted February 28, 2019 #3 Share Posted February 28, 2019 This is for active duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbs33 Posted February 28, 2019 #4 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Air Canada has free baggage upto 3 bagged 70lbs each for retired or active military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseclan Posted February 28, 2019 #5 Share Posted February 28, 2019 That is great. US airlines do not offer that. Free only for active duty. If on orders you can check more bags for free as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbs33 Posted February 28, 2019 #6 Share Posted February 28, 2019 More detail re Air Canada Military baggage benefit: Eligible active and retired members of the Canadian and U.S. military are now entitled to check up to three pieces of checked baggage, each weighing up to 32 kg (70 lb) each. The allowance is applicable to the member of the military and is valid for both personal and duty travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinnorth Posted February 28, 2019 #7 Share Posted February 28, 2019 1 hour ago, cheeseclan said: This is for active duty. I was discharged in 1965 from the Army and I get the OBC every time I cruise with Princess. So this is not just for active duty people. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickEk Posted February 28, 2019 #8 Share Posted February 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, cruisinnorth said: I was discharged in 1965 from the Army and I get the OBC every time I cruise with Princess. So this is not just for active duty people. Dave I think he was talking about the airlines and not Princess' military policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseclan Posted February 28, 2019 #9 Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, cruisinnorth said: I was discharged in 1965 from the Army and I get the OBC every time I cruise with Princess. So this is not just for active duty people. Dave Dave, I was responding to this thread that is about free luggage on airlines. As far as OBC yes it is for active, retired and separated. My husband and son both benefit from this! Edited February 28, 2019 by cheeseclan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnytag Posted February 28, 2019 #10 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Don't think the veteran/military obc is refundable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milldonkey Posted February 28, 2019 #11 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Yes it is refundable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted February 28, 2019 #12 Share Posted February 28, 2019 23 minutes ago, sunnytag said: Don't think the veteran/military obc is refundable. If you check your Cruise Personalizer you won’t see an asterisk * next to the Military Benefits credit because it’s refundable. Most other types of credit have the * because they’re non-refundable. *Please enjoy using these credits onboard as they are not refundable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted February 28, 2019 #13 Share Posted February 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Bubbs33 said: More detail re Air Canada Military baggage benefit: Eligible active and retired members of the Canadian and U.S. military are now entitled to check up to three pieces of checked baggage, each weighing up to 32 kg (70 lb) each. The allowance is applicable to the member of the military and is valid for both personal and duty travel. This benefit states it’s for AD and retired members so guessing it doesn’t apply to veterans who didn’t retire from a military career. Thanks to veteran Alan Buckelew most veterans are eligible for their wonderful Military Benefit. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
em-sk Posted March 1, 2019 #14 Share Posted March 1, 2019 7 hours ago, Astro Flyer said: This benefit states it’s for AD and retired members so guessing it doesn’t apply to veterans who didn’t retire from a military career. Thanks to veteran Alan Buckelew most veterans are eligible for their wonderful Military Benefit. 👍 Not certain of the details of different classes of veterans, however this is the description of the ID you need to be able to present: https://www.aircanada.com/content/dam/aircanada/portal/documents/PDF/agents/en/ca/policies/military_baggage_policy.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akaicb Posted March 1, 2019 Author #15 Share Posted March 1, 2019 22 hours ago, JF - retired RRT said: Airline Benefit: Is that for Active or Veteran's? For the two airlines I listed it was for Active and Veterans. One of the airlines would even take identification of military service from countries other than US and Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akaicb Posted March 1, 2019 Author #16 Share Posted March 1, 2019 21 hours ago, cheeseclan said: This is for active duty. This was for veterans as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akaicb Posted March 1, 2019 Author #17 Share Posted March 1, 2019 20 hours ago, Bubbs33 said: More detail re Air Canada Military baggage benefit: Eligible active and retired members of the Canadian and U.S. military are now entitled to check up to three pieces of checked baggage, each weighing up to 32 kg (70 lb) each. The allowance is applicable to the member of the military and is valid for both personal and duty travel. Thanks for looking up the details about Air Canada. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akaicb Posted March 1, 2019 Author #18 Share Posted March 1, 2019 17 hours ago, Astro Flyer said: This benefit states it’s for AD and retired members so guessing it doesn’t apply to veterans who didn’t retire from a military career. Thanks to veteran Alan Buckelew most veterans are eligible for their wonderful Military Benefit. 👍 My husband was only part of the military for 2 1/2 years, but he is eligible for this benefit. I would not call 2 1/2 years a military career, so I would believe it does apply to all veterans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseclan Posted March 1, 2019 #19 Share Posted March 1, 2019 25 minutes ago, Akaicb said: This was for veterans as well. Read post #9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnytag Posted March 1, 2019 #20 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Astro Flyer.....thanks I did not know military obc was refundable. Never had any left over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted March 2, 2019 #21 Share Posted March 2, 2019 9 hours ago, Akaicb said: My husband was only part of the military for 2 1/2 years, but he is eligible for this benefit. I would not call 2 1/2 years a military career, so I would believe it does apply to all veterans. Thanks for sharing his experience...a nice thanks by Air Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted March 2, 2019 #22 Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, sunnytag said: Astro Flyer.....thanks I did not know military obc was refundable. Never had any left over... You’re welcome...in the past we’ve rarely had any either although with recent offers that include free tips & OBC (plus FCD, TA, shareholder, Loyalty-refundable) we may now have some refundable credit to be sent by check to us. Edited March 2, 2019 by Astro Flyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voelfgar Posted March 4, 2019 #23 Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 2/28/2019 at 11:54 AM, cheeseclan said: This is for active duty. Also the service member must be traveling on orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voelfgar Posted March 4, 2019 #24 Share Posted March 4, 2019 What the other posters didn't post was this part of the policy: "Please note that the baggage allowance for military personnel does not apply to itineraries which include connecting flights with other airlines (including Star Alliance member airlines). Regular baggage allowance and fees will apply." and Air Canada's policies do not state what are acceptable forms of ID for US military AD/retired/veteran. However, looking at the list of Canadian forms of ID for military, it may very well include all veteran's. Here's the list of acceptable forms of canadian military IDs: - DND ID card for National Defense (NDI 20) - Record of Service Card (NDI 75) - Any Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) Benefit Card-Discharge Certificate from any branch of the Canadian Military-Statement of Service from any branch of the Canadian Military - Certificate of Service (CF 54 or CF 75) from any branch of the Canadian Military - Valid DND Temporary ID card (NDI 10) - Canadian Forces or Former member CFOne card (accompanied by photo ID) - Membership Card from the National Association of Federal Retirees bearing the mention Canadian Armed Forces Veteran (accompanied by photo ID) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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