Good question! My husband and I are both in our forties and WERE concerned about the age thing when we booked for a transatlantic cruise that we took in March 2011. We'd also never travelled on a luxury line so we didn't know what we we in for. We were not disappointed. Regent was wonderful: brilliant service, food, amenities and all round experience. Keep in mind we had five days at sea so we tried everything on board. The age thing was never an issue except on one excursion where the couple had picked the wrong tour and found the walking difficult but they opted to just explore close to the bus and didn't impact the other passengers. We met people in their forties and fifties who were great fun but also had a great time with people who were also on the older side.
I understand the dilemma though: a lot of people in our age bracket can't afford this line and opt for the lower end lines (e.g. Carnival) so the demographic does tend to skew a little older BUT these are active people who have the money to travel and like the luxury lines: we found everybody entertaining and game for just about anything. The ship tended to quiet down around midnight but that's okay - there's nothing worse than a hangover at sea or on an excursion!! LOL
Regent Mariner is a smaller ship - 700 passengers - so it doesn't have zip lining, water slides, rock climbing etc. BUT I had a waiter "right there" even when I was in the pool! The restaurants are incredible and good lecture series. Interesting ports and all inclusive: no hideous bill at the end to spoil the trip!
Good gym with instructor led classes. All suites have balconies and penthouse suites and above get business class flights home from Europe included in the price. Great spa (Canyon Ranch).
We met great people that we keep in touch with and plan to go on Regent for our next trip.
No kids!
Our first cruise was on Carnival and we'll never make that mistake again. Shudder.
Smaller boat cruising for the 40'ish age range?
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Good question! My husband and I are both in our forties and WERE concerned about the age thing when we booked for a transatlantic cruise that we took in March 2011. We'd also never travelled on a luxury line so we didn't know what we we in for. We were not disappointed. Regent was wonderful: brilliant service, food, amenities and all round experience. Keep in mind we had five days at sea so we tried everything on board. The age thing was never an issue except on one excursion where the couple had picked the wrong tour and found the walking difficult but they opted to just explore close to the bus and didn't impact the other passengers. We met people in their forties and fifties who were great fun but also had a great time with people who were also on the older side.
I understand the dilemma though: a lot of people in our age bracket can't afford this line and opt for the lower end lines (e.g. Carnival) so the demographic does tend to skew a little older BUT these are active people who have the money to travel and like the luxury lines: we found everybody entertaining and game for just about anything. The ship tended to quiet down around midnight but that's okay - there's nothing worse than a hangover at sea or on an excursion!! LOL
Regent Mariner is a smaller ship - 700 passengers - so it doesn't have zip lining, water slides, rock climbing etc. BUT I had a waiter "right there" even when I was in the pool! The restaurants are incredible and good lecture series. Interesting ports and all inclusive: no hideous bill at the end to spoil the trip!
Good gym with instructor led classes. All suites have balconies and penthouse suites and above get business class flights home from Europe included in the price. Great spa (Canyon Ranch).
We met great people that we keep in touch with and plan to go on Regent for our next trip.
No kids!
Our first cruise was on Carnival and we'll never make that mistake again. Shudder.