Moose Cruises - Fraternalism & Charity on the Seas

12/17/2024

There are still rooms available on our cruise. If you know anyone that still wants to join us, please have them give us a call. Current pricing is slightly higher than our group pricing.

Who's ready for February?
Jim Cordeiro Lisa Cordeiro - Moose Cruises Fraternalism at sea!

12/15/2024

Our Moose Cruises - Fraternalism & Charity on the Seas as set plans an Alaskian adventure! Good humans coming together to celebrate life and raising money for Moose charities! We have two of the best in the cruising business with our Lisa Cordeiro and Jim Cordeiro team providing you with their guidance and wisdom!

Alaska Moose Cruise 2026 - August 29th

Sign up for the Alaska Moose Cruise in 2026. $250 deposit holds your spot .

We already have over 450 going. We depart from Seattle on August 29th 2026.

Veterans get an extra discount once approved and verified.

Who else is ready to book? What an amazing way to enjoy a vacation of a lifetime!

11/01/2024

*******MOOSE CRUISE 2025*******

****THE FINAL RESULTS ARE IN****

Great Job!

Your lodge will be credited for Moose Charities giving!

HERE ARE THE TOP 20 LODGES WITH THE MOST STATEROOMS THAT ARE BOOKED. THIS IS TOTAL NUMBER OF CABINS BOOKED, NOT PEOPLE. I WILL POST THE ENTIRE LIST SOON.

SPECIAL THANKS GOING OUT TO THE MARSHALL MICHIGAN MOOSE LODGE 676, THAT HAS A TOTAL OF 51 STATEROOMS BOOKED. THAT'S $5,100 GOING TO MOOSE CHARITIES ON BEHALF OF YOUR LODGE'S NAME - GREAT JOB MARSHALL MICHIGAN

WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 371 STATEROOMS BOOKED (712 MOOSE MEMBERS AND FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF THE MOOSE) FROM 89 DIFFERENT LODGES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL SO FAR TO $37,100 ALL GOING TO MOOSE CHARITIES. THANKS TO EVERYONE

ONCE AGAIN, I WILL BE POSTING THE ENTIRE LIST SOON

WHO'S READY FOR FEBRUARY???

— with Lisa Cordeiro and Dan Companion

10/21/2024

Oh Boy! Moose Cruise 2025 out of Port Canaveral is going to be EPIC! Our Moose presence will be bigger than life with amazing energy, entertainment, and fun! February 15 -22, 2025!

10/19/2024

Hello Moose Cruisers, our official count is in. We have a total of 710 people booked and PAID IN FULL on the Moose Cruise with a total of 370 cabins booked. That's $37,000 going towards Moose Charities. Thanks to everyone who has booked....What's next

If you haven't already, please register for an NCL account. You MUST use your current NCL Loyalty number and email to register. Your current loyalty number is on your booking confirmation. If you need help finding this, please send us an email to [email protected] and we would be happy to send it to you. Do not create a new latitudes account, as this will create issues.

So please log into

www.ncl.com

Once you are on their website, then either tap on REGISTER or LOG IN. If you have never set up an NCL account then tap on REGISTER. It will ask you if you already have a NCL loyalty number, please make sure that you tap yes. Then enter the NCL loyalty number that's on your booking confirmation. Everyone who is booked already has an NCL Loyalty number. It will also ask you if you are working with a travel agent, please say yes. Then create your NCL account with the rest of your information.

Once you create your NCL account, then download the NCL app. You can use this beforehand and onboard. It's very useful that each person on the reservation has their own NCL account, user name and password. But if one person on the reservation is technically challenged, then it's OK if one person does this.

I will post a few pictures in the comments below to help you

Thanks...Jim & Lisa

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10/18/2024

Are you on the 2025 Moose Cruise and haven’t paid? Today is the last day and we don’t want you to lose out! It is going to be an incredible experience and tremendous fun!

10/13/2024

Good Morning Moose Cruisers and Happy Sunday! I hope all of our Florida Members made is safely through the storms! We still have about 20 cabins needing to contact us about final payment. We've reached out to everyone, by email, phone and text. I am available today, but Jim is on hurricane duty. We don't want anyone to miss out that really wants to go. We won't be able to extend payments after 10/18 and any changes must be done before 10/18 to avoid NCL penalties. Thank you! Can't wait to Sea everyone onboard!

10/03/2024

October celebrates the great work that our Moose organization does for children in need, as a member of the Moose the dues that are paid go to support this incredible campus called Mooseheart.

There is a lack of awareness to what many fraternal organizations do, and Mooseheart should never be an after thought of a member in the Moose. Please take a moment and take the Mooseheart tour with executive director Gary Urwiler, and I hope this gives a better idea of the great work that can be accomplished when good humans come together to do good work and support those in need.

Mooseheart is a residential childcare facility, located on a 1,000-acre campus 38 miles west of Chicago. The Child City is a home for children and teens in n...

10/01/2024

The impact of Mooseheart goes so much further than members understand, this core mission of the Moose has impact in humanity that changes our world! Please take a moment to listen to our key note speaker at the 2024 Moose convention in New Orleans which will definitely motivate you to step up and support the The Moose Cradle Fund - October 2024 ! Thank you!

Here is the video link on YouTube>>>https://youtu.be/tWrYrbBMWbA so you can share with your members, lodges, Moose legion, and Chapters! Let us make this a record year for the CRADLE FUND!

08/22/2024

It has truly been an honor working with Comfort Cases Founder and CEO Rob Chasteen Scheer, I proud to say that I was his sponsor into our Moose organization! Comfort Cases and the Moose have similar missions of helping children in need. And I am proud to say that we are continuing to partner together with Comfort Cases Packing Party (s) in other associations like the one coming up on September 5, 2024 at the Rosen Plaza in Orlando, FL with the Florida Moose Association. What makes this partnership so amazing is that we are utilizing our amazing Tommy Moose program (which helps comfort children in stressful situations) into the Comfort Cases that are distributed to children going into foster care. It is my goal to make Tommy Moose the official stuffie of Comfort Cases, I hope all my friends, family, and Moose family will help me achieve this goal! Comfort Cases distributes approximately 18,000 Comfort Cases a year!

Comfort Cases – is a nonprofit 501c3 organization that’s mission is to inspire communities to bring dignity and hope to the youth in foster care. This is d...

08/11/2024

BUCKET LIST - ALASKA MOOSE CRUISE 2026 - BUCKET LIST

FREE DRINKS INCLUDED - FREE $250 PROMOTION STARTS TOMORROW - ASK ABOUT THE MILITARY DISCOUNT

Good morning Moose Family, here is the flyer for the 5th annual Moose Cruise Fundraiser for Moose Charities. For each cabin booked, Moose Charities will receive a $100 donation on behalf of your home Lodge's name. Last year we raised $24,900 towards Moose Charities and this coming February 2025, we are already on track to raise over $40,000 for the 4th annual Moose Cruise leaving out of Port Canaveral. We now have over 800 people booked and we still have space available. Please give us a call if interested

Our 5th annual Moose Cruise is on everyone's Bucket List for Alaska, departing on August 29th 2026 from Seattle on Norwegian's NCL BLISS. We already have 150 people booked on this cruise. Booking this early gives everyone time to pay it off. You can choose to pay monthly, every other month, or all at once in April of 2026 (Final Payment Date). It's up to you how you would like to make your payments.

You must book this cruise through us, Jim & Lisa Cordeiro. This way you will be able to get the Moose Group Rate and Moose Charities will receive their $100 donation for each cabin booked. If you book on your own and outside of the group, Moose Charities will not receive their donation, and you will not be able to participate in any of the Moose Group Activities while onboard.

Starting tomorrow, Monday August 12th until Thursday August 15th, NCL will be having a promotion on their CruiseFirst certificates for their deposits. This is where you can purchase a certificate for $250, and the value of that certificate is worth $500, and is applied as your payment for your deposit immediately. This is an extra $250 free money towards your reservation. However, these certificates are Non-Refundable and are for new reservations only. These certificates never expire, so if for some reason you have to cancel before the final payment date in April 2026, then that certificate will remain on your NCL Loyalty account and can be used on a future NCL cruise for the same $500 value. (Or you can just pay the regular $250 refundable deposit)

Please give us a call to book or to ask questions. We are available

Weekends from 10am until 9pm Eastern time
Weeknights from 6pm until 9pm Eastern time

Thanks again and we hope to SEA you onboard

Jim & Lisa Cordeiro. We are members of the 2267 Tamarac Moose Lodge in South Florida

Jim 561.309.8518
Lisa 954.260.4836
[email protected]

07/29/2024

Please take a moment to watch the first two minutes of this amazing Mooseheart graduate as she talks about the impact of Mooseheart on her life!

07/21/2024

MOOSE CRUISE 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT! (PLEASE SHARE)

MOOSE CRUISE 2026 - ALASKA - AUGUST 29TH 2026

It's official, the 5th Annual Moose Cruise will be an Alaskan Cruise, departing from Seattle on Saturday August 29th and returning Saturday, September 5th 2026 on the NCL BLISS

FYI - We always try to secure our groups 2 years in advance to make sure that we get the lowest price possible for the Moose. The earlier that you book your stateroom, the better chance that you will get the cabin that you want. And, as always, a $100 donation will go to Moose Charities for each stateroom booked.

While we are in Ketchikan Alaska, we hope to visit the Moose Lodge 224 in Ketchikan right in town. While you are in Alaska, you can also enjoy whale watching, and seals, bears and bald eagles are everywhere. And hopefully we will get a glimpse of the Northern Lights. You will not want to miss this one.

Please feel free to give me a call tomorrow or anytime this weekend to ask questions or to secure your stateroom. If you want to wait until NCL has their CruiseFirst Certificate promotion, it goes on sale again from July 30th until August 1st. You can purchase a certificate for $250, and the value of that certificate is worth $500, and is applied immediately as your deposit. This is only good for new bookings and is non-refundable. Or you can just pay a $250 refundable deposit to secure your room.

Who's ready for Alaska? BLISS IN 26

Jim Cordeiro 561-309-8518

Best times to call

Weekdays 6pm - 9pm Eastern Time

Weekends 9am -9pm Eastern Time

[email protected]

07/21/2024

As we are approaching our 2024 Moose International national convention in New Orleans there is an amazing amount of great stuff happening! Make sure you seek out Jim and Lisa Cordeiro and tell them how excited you are about this cruise!

Our Moose Cruise 2025 is setting records with an amazing amount of members signing up for this incredible event!

Our goal was 1,000 members nationwide and look at these numbers so far!

Moose Lodge # and Name Cabins Booked
676 Marshall MI 55
835 Wayne - Westland MI 26
1175 Jasper In 22
1618 Burlington VT 20
1851 Sanford FL 19
763 Wyoming MI 17
2267 Tamarac FL 14
1779 St. Johnsbury Vermont 13
298 Universal PA 12
1310 Portland ME 10
608 Gulf Gate FL 8
248 Fort Pierce FL 7
1026 Marianna FL 7
1822 Vero Beach FL 7
2010 Palm Beach Gardens FL 7
1726 Springfield OR 6
2357 Rancho Cordova CA 6
36 Hamilton OH 5
499 Newark OH 5
655 Four Towns FL 5
823 Finger Lakes NY 5
1122 Rutland VT 5
1379 Port Jefferson NY 5
2188 Anna Maria Island, FL 5
2391 Lake Wales, FL 5
557 Pensacola FL 4
737 Mount Holly NJ 4
909 Greeley Evans, CO 4
2012 Mooresville NC 4
531 Cadillac MI 3
942 North Little Rock, AR 3
1126 Deland - Orange City FL 3
1274 Cloquet MN 3
1798 Davie FL 3
2542 East Sussex DE 3
145 Williamsport PA 2
286 Kenosha Wisconsin 2
307 Chickies Rock PA 2
746 Elkland PA 2
1004 Smyth County VA 2
1046 Sarnia Ontario Canada 2
1109 Chehalis WA 2
1223 Bradenton FL 2
1276 Tunkhannock PA 2
1319 Sarasota FL 2
1446 Glenns Ferry Idaho 2
1539 Sellersville PA 2
1575 Beach Haven NJ 2
1717 Cocoa FL 2
1738 Reseda CA 2
1743 Redford Township MI 2
1907 Lacey NJ 2
2259 Sebring FL 2
2475 Thunder Mountain AZ 2
5 Louisville KY 1
199 Lima OH 1
246 Chippewa Falls WI 1
277 Sidney NY 1
363 Clinton IA 1
440 Skidway Lake MI 1
443 Dover NH 1
444 Portsmouth ME 1
490 Painesville OH 1
527 Bellows Falls VT 1
548 Lindenwold NJ 1
609 Beechview PA 1
698 Findlay OH 1
803 Mattoon IL 1
866 Muncy Valley PA 1
871 Moscow Idaho 1
948 North Little Rock AR 1
1016 Sandwich IL 1
1075 Tallahassee FL 1
1091 Hillsboro NH 1
1168 Holly MI 1
1199 Silver Spring FL 1
1214 Woburn MA 1
1389 Panama City FL 1
1437 Flushing MI 1
1487 Wauchula FL 1
1491 Castro Valley CA 1
1585 Big Pine FL 1
1753 Okeechobee FL 1
1829 Flemington NJ 1
1835 New Smyrna Beach - Edgewater FL 1
1903 Land O'Lakes FL 1
1920 La Crosse WI 1
1971 Lodi NJ 1
2020 Lakeshore FL 1
2067 Atascadero CA 1
2157 Pompano FL 1
2199 Cape Coral FL 1
2254 Mancelona MI 1
2276 Zephyrhills FL 1
2367 Satellite Beach Florida 1
2393 Patuxent MD 1
2417 Buckhead Ridge FL 1
2510 Wakulla FL 1
2565 Charlotte MI 1
2578 Riverpark IL 1
3001 Opportunity FL - Moose Haven 1

06/10/2024

One of the biggest challenges for a fraternal organization is getting its members/volunteers trained or oriented to participate in its unique not-for-profit private organizational structure.

As you study the fraternal model, its original concept of gathering members was from members sponsoring members. An individual, who as a member, invited a friend/colleague or family member to their lodge for entertainment, meal, or a drink. As a sponsor, the member is supposed to have the tools to educate their guest and explain exactly what the fraternal organization is about and it’s not-for-profit missions. At this moment, the guest acknowledges his understanding and says “I would love to join.

The second stage of the fraternal process is to vet the potential member (to carefully examine before hand) to make sure that this individual is of the quality standards that the particular fraternal organization expects to have in its organization/lodge. This process is to review the individual’s character and many fraternals interview the potential member to reassure that they understand that they are joining a unique not-for-profit organization that relies on its members to be active and support the lodge and it’s mission by volunteering.

Third stage of this process is to get the current memberships approval of the potential member and to make sure that something of concern as not slipped through the cracks or that the organization’s vetting process was properly followed. And if the membership is satisfied that those requirements were fulfilled then a vote of approval is formally completed at a lodge meeting.

Finally, when a member does not choose to renew the process of retention starts immediately with its sponsor. The individual who should have some form of personal relationship with that member and that took the time to throughly explain the organization. It is that person who should be a first point of contact for renewal. However, as we soon learn that is not the case in the current fraternal world.

The idea of being a not-for-profit 501c8 fraternal beneficiary private member organization is that we are given these unique privileges for the purpose of making sure that the right type of individual is selected and willing to volunteer and support the fraternal organization’s lodge and parent organization’s mission. However, the truth of this process in the modern day is that individuals are not properly sponsored (educated), the vetting process doesn’t properly exist for numerous reasons and membership doesn’t attend meetings. The result is that retention is a very inconsistent process going forward because the individual not renewing had no idea what they joined and was allowed to join.

For numerous reasons, every fraternal organization has these problems of proper ex*****on of the process, especially smaller fraternal lodges where there is truly not enough members/volunteers to fulfill the organization’s roles and the lodge’s finances are in peril so the idea of vetting members goes out the window to financial survival. Yes, it may make sense at the time but it rarely turns out to be the long term solution because those current members who are volunteering get burned out.

As you are learning, this unique organizational not-for-profit member/volunteer private organization structure is unique and yet powerful to bringing people together to do good and contribute to society. But clearly, it takes training and education at every level to properly run a fraternal organization properly.

We (as a Moose organization) continue to improve because we are no longer overlooking these indiscretions and we are training new members that they are a member not a customer. It is their participation that is crucial to the success of their lodge and our not-for-profit organization. This process is not easy, but with consistent messaging from lodge leaders, territory and regional managers, and support from the parent organization we see that change is possible. — with Tom Bishop and 64 others.

05/27/2024

Moose Cruise 2025 is perfect for first time cruisers! What a great opportunity to bring your lodge together! February 15-February 22, 2025 on NCL EPIC.

Cruise newbies have helped power the industry’s recent growth, with some 27% of the cruise passengers over the past two years being first-timers, up 12% from the prior two-year period, according to the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), a trade group. After welcoming 31.7 million passengers last year, 7% more than in 2019, the industry expects volumes to swell to 34.7 million by the end of 2024. Experts say a combination of newcomers, repeat bookers and younger travelers are powering the uptick.

“The cruise industry has been hard at work to launch new ships and experiences that are attractive to a younger, newer demographic,” said Colleen McDaniel, editor-in-chief of Cruise Critic, “whether that’s a big, new ship with eye-catching attractions for families, or more bucket-list-worthy experiences like sailings in the Galapagos or Antarctica.” While the average age of a cruise customer is 46 industrywide, millennials now make up nearly the same share — 22% — as baby boomers and Gen Xers, who each comprise 24%.

05/22/2024

Captains Jim & Lisa are guiding us through day 269 and into the most EPIC Moose cruise ever attended! Don’t miss out, we will come together with our Moose family to celebrate young moose with mature moose and sharing stories with some wisdom.

Are we there yet?
Who's ready for February?

If you know anyone that still needs to book, we still have cabins available. Also, NCL's CruiseFirst certificates $250/$500 promotion starts this Friday 5/24/24 for new reservations only. If you purchase a CruiseFirst Certificate for your deposit, you pay only $250, but the value of that certificate is worth $500, and is used immediately as your deposit. So that's a free $250 towards your balance.

So, if you know somebody that's ready to book, please have them give us a call.

Thanks,

Jim & Lisa Cordeiro

Jim 561-309-8518
Lisa 954-260-4836

[email protected]

04/25/2024

Moose Cruise 2025 - NCL EPIC - February 15th 2025

Do you have friends, family or other Moose Members that hasn't booked yet on the Moose Cruise 2025? We now have over 725 people booked on the 2025 Moose Cruise with over 93 different lodges from all over the country. And for each cabin booked, Moose charities will receive a $100 donation on behalf of your Lodge's name. Marshal Michigan already has 50 cabins booked with $5000 going towards Moose Charities on behalf of the 676 Marshall Michigan Moose Lodge.

NCL has their CruiseFirst deposit certificate promotion going on right now until tomorrow night 4/25/24. If they purchase a CruiseFirst certificate for $250, the value of that certificate becomes $500 and is used as their deposit immediately. So that's $250 free money towards their reservation. (Only good for brand new bookings). Although the certificate is non-refundable, if they have to cancel before final payment in October, they can use that certificate on another NCL cruise. These certificates never expire.

If they are ready to book, and they would like to take advantage of NCL's CruiseFirst certificate, or if they would just like to ask us some questions, please feel free to have them give us a call, text or email. We are usually most available weeknights and weekends.

Thanks,

Jim & Lisa Cordeiro

Jim 561.309.8518 (Jim will be available tomorrow, Thursday 4/25/24 from 8am until 6pm)

Lisa 954.260.4836

[email protected]

Weeknights Monday - Thursday 6pm - 9pm Eastern Time

Fridays & Weekends 10am - 9pm Eastern Time

Please have them call us before 9pm tomorrow night 4/25/24 if they would like to take advantage of the free $250 promotion

— with Lisa Cordeiro.