About
Built by a first responder.
For the whole community.
We know the schedule. We know the shift trades. We know why "just take a vacation" is harder than it sounds. That's why we exist.
Jeremy — founder, first responder, cruise nerd.
The story
It started with a station trip nobody wanted to plan.
After years on the job — and years of watching crews overpay for vacations, cancel group trips because nobody wanted to be the organizer, and get burned by 800-numbers that didn't understand a Kelly schedule — I got tired of it.
First Response Voyages is a first-responder-owned travel agency built around one idea: the people who spend their careers taking care of others should have someone taking care of them when it's time to log off. We book cruises. We negotiate the group rates. We remember your kids' names. And we don't ever charge you a dime — the cruise line pays us.
We're based in Sarasota, Florida. We sail from Tampa, Port Canaveral, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale most often — but we book from every port in the country. If you're on the job (or love someone who is), you're one of ours.
The promise
Four things we don't play around with.
24-hour quotes
We reply within a day. Always. If your ship needs to sail sooner, tell us — we move.
Straight answers
No upsells, no scripts, no 'let me check with my manager.' Just real recommendations.
Price-drop monitoring
After you book, we keep watching. Price drops? We re-fare. You keep the savings.
Always free
The cruise line pays us. You never pay us. This is not a limited-time thing.
Cruise lines
We book everyone worth booking.
Mainstream, family, premium — whichever ship fits your crew.
Credentials & compliance
Independent travel advisor. Host agency affiliation, CLIA number, and Florida Seller of Travel registration are published here once finalized. First Response Voyages is a privately owned travel agency and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an agent of any fire department, EMS agency, law enforcement organization, union, or government body.