RJake1

Just a guess, but maybe cruise lines don't necessarily want to attract seniors. It could be that seniors don't gamble as much, don't drink as much, don't excursion as much, and generally spend less money on board. Also, a cruise that is branded as senior, or gets a reputation for being an old folks cruise, scares away the younger crowd, which means fewer cabins sold, less profit, etc.

During covid I got to work from home, no more business travel, so I delayed retirement. I'm glad I did. There was really no leisure travel either, so I got to earn more money while staying at home, which I would've been forced to do because of covid anyway. I'm retiring this July (age 68) because leisure travel seems to be loosening up. If I had retired at 65, right before covid hit, I would've found myself sitting at home, bored, with far less income.