Cruise Planning

Marinalife offers the ability to create your own cruise with the Marinalife customized cruise planning tool or have a Marinalife staff member create a customized cruise for you. You can also use one of the many pre-planned cruise itineraries available online. These are some of the many great benefits of being a The Ocean Experience member. Marinalife's friendly staff can help make planning your next cruise easy and save you many hours of time researching and booking marinas. Marinalife's cruise planning services include the following:

Create your Own Cruise (click here)

You can create your own customized itinerary based on your specific criteria by using the 'Create Your own Cruise' tool.
You will start by naming your cruise and then using a drop down of marinas you will select a marina and dates for each leg of your cruise.
Once your legs are complete you can make reservations for all of the legs with one simple click
All of the legs of the cruise will be processed by a Marinalife staff member and you will receive individual notifications for each leg.
You can even download the cruise to an excel spread sheet for easy viewing and reference.
Please click here to get started (you must be a Premiere or higher member to access this service).

Customized Cruise Planning

Marinalife will create a customized itinerary based on your specific criteria.
The itinerary is created in an excel document and includes marina suggestions, location, marina web site and list of applicable discounts on dockage, fuel etc. for Marinalife Members, estimated mileage and any applicable notes.
You will work with a Marinalife staff member to finalize the itinerary.
Once the itinerary is finalized, you have the choice of having Marinalife book the legs of your cruise or you can use the itinerary as a reference as you travel.
If Marinalife books the legs, you will receive an e-mail confirmation with rates, policies, for every leg of your cruise. These confirmations can be printed out to keep for your trip.
Please contact Marinalife by e-mail: info@marinalife.com or toll -free: 1-800-736-8275 to get started. All customized cruises require a 7-day minimum lead time for processing.
You must be a Platinum or higher member to access this service.

Cruise Planning Templates (click here)

You can view sample pre-planned cruise itineraries for some of the most popular cruises.
Each template includes a suggested marina, location, marina web site and list of applicable discounts on dockage, fuel, etc. for Marinalife Members and estimated mileage between legs.
You can select specific legs from each itinerary and add dates and then book all of the legs with one simple click of a button.
A Marinalife Staff member will make sure all entered legs are booked and confirmations are sent via e-mail including rates, cancellation policies, and any important information relating to that particular marina.
Please click here to get started (you must be a Premiere or higher member to access this service).

Marinalife Members who have used the Marinalife cruise planning services have had this to say:
Marinalife Members, Bernie & Penny Klotz: "You did a great job in helping us plan our first trip to the Abacos. At the last minute our traveling partner had to drop out and we had to make a decision to go it alone or cancel our trip. I called Marinalife and they set up a proposed trip, made all the reservations and indeed we did not have to 'go it alone'. I will continue to use Marinalife for all of our cruising. You have taken the work out of cruising."

Marinalife Member, Phil Schiff: "An extended cruise seemed daunting and damn near impossible until I called Marinalife. Thanks to Marinalife they helped me plan and book an extended cruise from the Chesapeake Bay to New England and back. I probably never would have left my office and the dock without the Marinalife staff's guidance and bookings."