Are there any ADULT ONLY Cruise ships??

Question

I'm hearing horror stories about cruise ships overun by thousands of kids running wild, crowding the pools, and using the elevators like an amusement park rides. .

I'm booking mt first cruise for my Grandmother & her co-workers; and I know she doesnt want to see 1000 kids everywhere.

But she's young at heart --so is there a "20 and up" Cruise Ship line?

Answer 1

Try looking for SINGLES cruises - even if none of them are really LOOKING to meet someone ;););)

Answer 2

There are adult only cruises (Seabourn I believe is one). However, to call Seabourn 20 and up would be a stretch. 50 and up would be closer to it.

Nonetheless, you can solve your problem by choosing carefully. The stories of thousands of kids taking over the ship only occur when the kids are out of school. So don't book during the summer, winter break or spring break.

For example, I have been on Carnival (twice) and Norwegian (once) during the traditional school year. Both lines are family friendly. In all three cases there were about 100 to 150 kids out of 2000+ people. The kids were not a problem.

I have been on two Royal Caribbean cruises during summer vacation. Royal Caribbean is also family friendly. In both cases there were 800 - 1000 children on each cruise. The same thing will happen during winter or spring break.

Next, if you look into Princess, Holland America Line (HAL) or Celebrity, you may find that during the traditional school year there might not be any school aged children on the ship. While all three lines can handle kids, these lines typically attract an older group of passengers.

The family friendly lines are Carnival, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean and one smaller line, what is it called ... (thinking) ... oh yeah, Disney. Disney will have plenty of kids any time of the year, but you probable already knew that.

You can expect even less kids on the super luxury lines like Seabourn, Silversea, Regent and Crystal. However, on these ships, your grandmother might be the youngest passenger on board (just kidding).

Answer 3

There are several things for you to consider:

There will be fewer if any kids on the high end cruise lines like Crystal, Seaborn, Seven Seas, etc. But the cruise fares which start at around $4,000 (vs about $900 on other lines like RC, NCL and Princess) are much more expensive. You do get what you pay for but you will pay a lot more.

--- Cruises well outside of the summer vacation and other holiday seasons will have fewer cruises.

--- Cruises that are 12 , 14, or 15 days or more generally have few if any kids.

--- Cruises that go to historic and cultural places like the Mediterranean (Rome, Athens, Mykonos, Kudsari, Turkey) or the Baltic (Russia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, etc) will have few if any kids. Even cruises to Alaska and the Panama canal, and transatlantic cruises will have few kids.

On the other hand cruises to the Caribbean will generally have lots of kids. So will cruises on Disney, Carnival, and Caribbean cruises on NCL, RC, and Princess.

--- The line that has the most senior citizens is Holland America. Most passengers will be older but there may be a few kids. Celebrity cruise line will not have many kids; our cruise on Celebrity has just about 8 kids among 2500 passengers.

Regardless of which line you pick the entertainment and ability for your grandparents to act young at heart will be there. All will have lounges, bars and nightclubs that cater to a young at heart crowd.

Answer 4

P&O ships Arcadia and Artemis do not accept passengers under the age of 18. Whilst I am not aware of any other ships with this policy, premium lines like Holland America tend to attract less children. I would stay away from lines such as Disney, Royal Caribbean, Princess, Carnival and P&O (except the 2 ships listed above,) Also try not to book a cruise which coincides with school holidays, as there will be even more children.

Answer 5

I would go with Celebrity - it's more pricey but lots less kids. Also Princess is not over run with children.
We also prefer to stay in "adult" only areas while cruising. We have never really had a problem at all with kids running and screaming - they are usually in the "kids program" group all day.

Answer 6

you might consider holland america or
celebrity cruise lines. they tend to have more mid age folk .

you can find more info at cruisecritic.com
cruiseclues.com

Answer 7

I don't know.... but if there was, I would NOT travel on it. It is fun to be with kids, and to travel with them. If they are as you say, then it is the fault of their parents, not all kids are that way.
Most cruise ships have separate decks, and some decks the kids are not allowed on. Check out some of the cruise ship websites, and they will have that info on it.