MILITARY & NAVY CRUISE YEARBOOKS
Entourage Yearbooks stands proudly in support of our troops through our dedicated military yearbook and cruise book publishing services. Whether your tour of duty is complete or you're still stationed abroad, we offer personalized books to preserve the legacy of your fellow soldiers and colleagues. We've had the privilege of working with esteemed clients spanning the Army, Navy, Air Force, ROTC, National Guard, and beyond.
The Easiest Way to Make Military Yearbooks and Cruise Books
If you're part of a group stationed in the US or abroad, you can quickly start creating a book to commemorate your tour of duty. We can make Navy Cruise books, USMC Cruise books, Army/USCG books, ROTC yearbooks, and more. All you need to do is get in touch with us! Our team of yearbook experts will guide you through planning the project, helping you with content gathering, design organization, and final delivery and distribution.
Our Commitment to Quality, Flexibility, and Security
Entourage Yearbooks provides many binding and printing options including hard and soft covers, smyth sewn, perfect bound, and saddle-stitched binding with affordable premium full-color printing. You can also customize your military and cruise books with our cover options including foil stamping, embossing and debossing, and specialty end sheets and headbands.
Creating military yearbooks involves some special considerations when it comes to content. You can trust that Entourage Yearbooks has experience with the needs and sensitivities of a military yearbook. Customer service, satisfaction, and security are our number one priorities!
Versatile Payment Options & Risk-Free Contracts
Whether your yearbook is financed by the government or ordered directly by the troops, Entourage has many payment options to help manage the project securely and efficiently. Don’t forget to ask about our special discounts for military personnel!
Captain J. Imani Dupree of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Divisions
“I especially liked the ability of your company to be amenable to my needs as a deployed unit in Iraq. It is difficult to meet the issues of someone who is six time zones away, but you completed it with ease. The final product looks amazing!”
Cornell Airforce ROTC
“They look amazing! Great job! It was the first time a real publisher was hired rather than Kinko’s or the cadet stapler. I’ll definitely refer your company to whoever makes our book next year! Thanks again.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
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A cruise book is the military equivalent of a yearbook, traditionally associated with Navy ship deployments but now used across branches to document a unit's tour of duty, training cycle, or deployment with photos, rosters, and memorable moments.
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The content and structure differ — cruise books focus on deployment timelines, mission highlights, and unit rosters rather than clubs or classes, and they often need to accommodate deployed personnel and remote coordination rather than an in-person school environment.
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Cruise books and military yearbooks are used across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps (USMC), Coast Guard, ROTC, and National Guard, with format and terminology varying somewhat by branch (e.g., "cruise book" is most associated with Navy ship deployments)
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Yes — production processes are built to work with units stationed anywhere in the world, coordinating content gathering, design, and final delivery remotely even when the point of contact is in a different time zone.
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Both models exist. Some cruise books are funded through government/unit budgets, while others are financed directly by the troops purchasing copies; publishers experienced in this space typically offer flexible payment options to support either arrangement.
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Common options include hardcover and softcover binding, Smyth sewn or perfect binding, saddle-stitching, and premium finishing touches like foil stamping, embossing/debossing, and specialty end sheets — chosen based on durability needs and budget.
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Yes — military content often involves sensitivities around operational security, personnel information, and deployment details that a general school yearbook wouldn't need to consider, so it helps to work with a publisher experienced in handling that kind of content appropriately.
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Some publishers offer special discounts for military personnel — it's worth asking directly, since this isn't always advertised upfront.
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A yearbook team typically guides the unit through planning, content gathering, design and layout, and final printing and distribution — similar in structure to a school yearbook process, but adapted to a unit's schedule and deployment status.
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Yes — many units without an in-house designer rely on a publisher's team to build the book from submitted photos and content, rather than assigning the design work to service members themselves.