Active or retired police, fire or EMT? Some sailings price you lower.
Royal Caribbean publishes police and fire fares on selected sailings for active and retired law enforcement, firefighters and EMTs, and they are often the lowest fare on the ship that week. SmartCruiser checks every sailing against the public price, lists the ones where the police and fire fare wins at the top of this page, and shows every other cruise below it, all priced with taxes, fees and port expenses included. One qualifying guest with ID covers the stateroom.
Where police and fire fares show up most
Pick a region and the list below filters to it. The fares appear on sailings the line wants to fill, so the mix changes every week.
Caribbean and Bahamas
- 7 night Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean from Florida, Texas and New Jersey
- 3 to 5 night Bahamas and Perfect Day at CocoCay weekends
- Royal Caribbean prices these most often outside school holidays
Best for: shift workers with fixed vacation weeks, families, quick resets
Bermuda and Canada from the Northeast
- Bermuda, Bahamas and Canada and New England from Cape Liberty, New York and Baltimore
- Summer and fall weeks on Anthem, Liberty and Vision of the Seas
- The sailings most northeastern departments book for retirement parties
Best for: tri-state and Mid-Atlantic departments, no-fly cruisers
Alaska and Mexico
- 7 night Alaska from Seattle in summer, Mexican Riviera from Los Angeles in winter
- Shoulder-season weeks carry the most police and fire pricing
- Short Ensenada weekends from Los Angeles fit a long weekend off
Best for: West Coast departments, anyone avoiding a long flight
Police, fire and EMT cruise deals: your fares first
The picks at the top are the sailings where a police and fire fare beats the best public price this week, measured on the same stateroom category and shown with taxes, fees and port expenses included. Switch the chips to see SmartCruiser’s other picks, then every sailing from every line below with full sorting.
SmartCruiser picks
Sorted by what you save, biggest firstEvery sailing, every line
Stack any filters, then pick a sortPrices are per person, double occupancy, in US dollars, and include cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses as published by the cruise line at the moment you load this page. Fares are capacity controlled and change daily; the fare is confirmed when you book. Flights, hotels and transfers are extra unless the line’s offer says otherwise. SmartCruiser instant savings and bonus onboard credit are provided by SmartCruiser on top of the cruise line’s price and are not available when booking direct; amounts are per stateroom, vary by stateroom category and are shown for the lowest category offered. Special SmartCruiser rates are pricing SmartCruiser holds on that sailing for its clients, with extra onboard credit; you book your own stateroom and travel on your own. Senior fares apply to guests 55 and over; resident fares need proof of residency in a listed state or province at check-in; police and fire fares apply to active or retired police, fire and EMT personnel with ID. Qualifier-fare savings are measured against the best fare the cruise line offers the general public for the same stateroom category on the day the list was pulled, updated weekly.
Sail from near home
Police and fire fares appear from every Royal Caribbean home port. Pick yours and the list above filters to it.
Which lines reward first responders?
One line publishes police and fire fares; several others run first-responder offers inside their promotions. Our one-line take, with a link to each deals page.
When to go
The fares follow the lines’ quiet weeks. These are the windows where the picks list is longest.
Police and fire cruise fare questions we answer every day
Who qualifies for a police and fire cruise fare?
Active and retired law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMTs. On Royal Caribbean one qualifying guest in the stateroom covers everyone in it, and you show your department or retirement ID at check-in. The fare applies on the sailings and stateroom categories the line selects each week, which is what this page tracks.
Is the police and fire fare always the cheapest?
No. On many sailings the public promotion beats it, so SmartCruiser measures the police and fire fare against the best public fare for the same stateroom category every week and lists only the sailings where it wins. The amount it wins by is on each card.
What about military fares?
Carnival, Norwegian, MSC and others publish military fares for active and retired service members and veterans, verified through the lines’ ID programs. Tell us you qualify and we check the military fare against every other offer on the sailing; the SmartCruiser bonus onboard credit applies on top where the line allows it.
Can I combine the fare with other offers?
It replaces the public fare rather than stacking with it, but it combines with SmartCruiser’s bonus onboard credit where the line allows it, with Crown & Anchor perks and with prepaid packages. If you also qualify for a senior or resident fare we check which one is lower.
Are taxes and fees included in the prices here?
Yes. Every price on this page includes cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses. Flights, hotels, gratuities, drinks packages and excursions are extra.
What do the SmartCruiser picks mean?
They are sailings where booking through SmartCruiser gets you something you do not get booking direct: a police & fire, senior or resident fare that beats the best public price, instant savings, bonus onboard credit, or a Special SmartCruiser rate we hold on that sailing.
Talk to a first-responder cruise specialist
Tell us your department and the week you can get off, and we check the police and fire fare against every other offer on that sailing before you book. Monday to Thursday 9 to 6, Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 10 to 6 ET.