Typical Seabourn Cruiser Age?

My wife and I are in our mid 40's. We are experienced cruisers both with and without our kids. We are considering taking the Seabourn Quest from Barcelona to Rome on July 7th (without kids) but have read mixed info on the typical passenger age. We have travelled on SilverSea before and loved it. Can anyone tell tell me what to expect age wise of the fellow passengers on this cruise and a comparison to SilverSea?

Thanks.

We (45 & 31) cruised on the Legend for 7 nights Monte Carlo to Rome last August. The ship appeared to be full so that means 104 couples of which maybe 6 couples were under 50. Most passengers appeared to be in their 50's or 60's. There were a couple of toddlers who were very well supervised by their parents/grandparents and caused no distractions whatsoever.

We were very happy with the demographics of our fellow passengers (as were the other "younger" couples on board) and have booked the Legend again (20 nights this time) this September.

My wife and I are in our mid 40's. We are experienced cruisers both with and without our kids. We are considering taking the Seabourn Quest from Barcelona to Rome on July 7th (without kids) but have read mixed info on the typical passenger age. We have travelled on SilverSea before and loved it. Can anyone tell tell me what to expect age wise of the fellow passengers on this cruise and a comparison to SilverSea?

 

Thanks.

We are 45 and 43 and on the Legend Dec from Dubai to Singapore. There were many more people in the 60's to 70's range. I really think the itinerary has a bit of play with the age group as well more exotic = Older. Europe and Caribbean tend to be younger crowds and also on the larger sisters you also attract some younger people as well.

We have been on Seabourn lots and lots, lucky us, and we were 45 when we started, you will have a ball.

My wife and I are in our mid 40's. We are experienced cruisers both with and without our kids. We are considering taking the Seabourn Quest from Barcelona to Rome on July 7th (without kids) but have read mixed info on the typical passenger age. We have travelled on SilverSea before and loved it. Can anyone tell tell me what to expect age wise of the fellow passengers on this cruise and a comparison to SilverSea?

 

Thanks.

The majority at and beyond the life expectancy of insurance and pension actuarial tables.

Seabourn: where old people cruise in order to visit their parents.

We were on the Pride last March from Bangkok to Hong Kong. Most of the passengers were in the 50-60s age group I think. I don't remember many really old people and there were certainly some that were younger. The ship's entertainment group was younger and a lot of fun. We totally enjoyed meeting many fascinating people of all ages....a guy that had wrtten lyrics for songs we knew, a research physician, the concert pianist (who was on the younger side) and his newly wed wife. We are in our early 60s and active and young at heart and we loved every minute of this cruise and the people we met. I wish I would have been fortunate enough to have been able to sail Seabourne when I was in my 30s and 40s!!

My husband and I are in our early 70's and my no means decrepit, physically or mentally. We are about to embark on our first cruise ( the Odyssey, Istanbul to Venice, May 5) in 25 years. We have spent the last 10 years or so taking walking trips where we typically average 6-9 miles a day. So we are worried that a cruise is going to be too sedentary or "slow" for us. But how else can you see so many countries and so many ports in 2 weeks? That's what's calling us......the itinerary. And we were ready for a vacation change. The only way to find out if cruising is too inactive for us is to try it. Everyone is different and it doesn't have much to do with age.

Just a thought, greencardwpb - in the summer holiday season when schools are out (July and August particularly) you may find some older children on board. Their parents will probably be youngish, but it depends whether you enjoy being amongst children and teenagers. We are able to cruise out of high season, and I must admit now avoid these months - but we are just a couple of old fogies! However, we have made friends on board with the young dancers, younger passengers and some even older than us. Age doesn't seem to matter much to most on board. From my experience Seabourn passengers are, as a rule, on average younger and more open minded in attitude than those on Silversea. (Hope no-one whose favourite is Silversea reads this).

 

From my experience Seabourn passengers are, as a rule, on average younger and more open minded in attitude than those on Silversea. (Hope no-one whose favourite is Silversea reads this).

Someone whose favourite (so far) is Silversea did just read this! :D

I find this very interesting as I've met some lovely people on Silversea, not much of an age difference (I'm 50) and not closed minded. Assuming that's the opposite of open minded in this context. However we have only done Med and Caribbean cruises, which another poster has already commented on. So perhaps younger demographic than other itineraries.

My husband and I aren't really into doing a lot of socialising on holiday. We're happy to have a drink with others in the bar, or a dinner now and then with another couple or two, but we mostly prefer to have dinner with just each other for company. Due to business commitments we don't really have much quality time together in our day-to-day lives so on holiday it tends to be all about 'us'.

So, all of that said, we've just booked our first Seabourn cruise, :D and I'm wondering from your comments if perhaps we've made a mistake and people will think us anti-social or something. This is something we enjoyed about Silversea; that we can socialise if we wish, or we can enjoy our precious together time if we wish. I had been hoping that Seabourn would be similar in that regard.

>"This is something we enjoyed about Silversea; that we can socialise if we wish, or we can enjoy our precious together time if we wish. I had been hoping that Seabourn would be similar in that regard."

Seabourn is precisely like that. One does what one wants.

>"This is something we enjoyed about Silversea; that we can socialise if we wish, or we can enjoy our precious together time if we wish. I had been hoping that Seabourn would be similar in that regard."

 

Seabourn is precisely like that. One does what one wants.

Thanks Jane, that's much the impression I've formed from voracious reading of this board, reviews here, external blogs etc. I think that's one of the benefits for me of a luxury line, the freedom to either go and do your own thing, or to choose to join with other guests who are like minded and well travelled.

My partner and I cruised for the first time on the Odyssey last fall from Istanbul to Athens. No kids on board and most couples in their 60s and 70s.

It didn't really matter though. Everyone was active and mobile. Considering the number of tenders we had there was never an issue with boarding and disembarking. Shows were well attended and there was a good crowd at the club and observation lounge in the evenings.

The majority at and beyond the life expectancy of insurance and pension actuarial tables.

Seabourn: where old people cruise in order to visit their parents.

Their parents are on Silversea :D:D

Ravenscroft - apologies if I made it sound as though you had to be madly social all the time on SB. Not so at all, we too mostly prefer to dine on our own most evenings, and no-one minds. Obviously I can only speak from our own experience of Silversea and Seabourn, and all cruises have their own ambiance depending on who is aboard. I imagine that Caribbean cruises generally attract a younger set, but I don't think this applies to the Med., Northern Europe or the rest of the world.

Reading people's opinions even of the same cruise, it is clear that we all have widely different views and attitudes depending on our personalities, and our views of any problem we may encounter which others do not, or do not notice so much. Someone on the Odyssey out of LA to Australia etc. obviously hated it; others thoroughly enjoyed it and made light of any slight problems there were. Maybe reading all comments, and discounting the most and least favourable, is the way to go?

Age. It's all in the head; as they say, you are as old as you feel you are.

Me, I have been 18 ever since I was 14, or so I like to think. Many people are old before their time, in attitude, outlook or even physically.

While the SB demographic is mostly 50 -65 in chronological years, many cruisers are very young at heart, lively, witty, intelligent company and great fun to be with. I've been amazed on Rock the Boat nights to see couples well into their 60s take to floor to jive. And a conversation with someone who has a deep and broad experience of life, a sense of history, is well travelled and well-read is far more rewarding than one with someone who thinks the world began in 1972.

When we first started to do 'luxury' travel we were in our mid forties and often found ourselves mixing with folks 10 -20 years older. It was great - it made us feel 'young' again to be in the company of so many people older than us.

This is a question that comes up not inferquently and I think that some people have a very narrow conception of what it means to be 'old'. People who travel with Seabourn want to enjoy themselves, the vessels are not floating retirement homes, or stuffy private clubs. There is no reason for any adult to feel out of place. Just because someone has reached the age of 70 does not mean they are going to behave like a dowager aunt or the Maggie Smith character in Downton Abbey. You never know, the 65 year-old sitting next to you on a hosted table might have once been sliding in the mud at Woodstock, manning the barricades in Paris, fighting for survival in the jungles of Vietnam....

Flamin' June - You are so right in all you say.

We had a blast on SB Quest last year on the TA, we found we could meet "new friends" or just pass by with a few words. One day we fancied snuggling up in one of those "sunbeds for two" on the pool deck - mind you when we did it was amazing how many stopped by to see what we "were up to" in there!!! LOL! We almost put a "do not disturb" notice up! ;):D

There are lots of places to escape to if you want some couple time and lots to be sociable in. When we spent a couple of days hanging out in our stateroom - it was a bit frisky and we just chose to loll about really, reading, watching the fab selection of movies and ordering pizza and ice-cream - all the stuff you don't get time to do at home with other demands on your time, like work! We felt like teenagers again especially as we didn't have to cook, clear up or make the bed! LOL! We did pick up our dirty clothes though!!!! But when we "surfaced", there were lots of "where have you two been????".

To compare to our Silverseas Whisper TA the year before, we found the crowd on the Quest just a bit more fun (well a lot actually) although I must be very quick to point out that we met some truly wonderful people on the Whisper, it's just that they were all tucked up in bed and the bars were all shut by 11! Or maybe there was some secret party going on somewhere that we hadn't been invited to! (Think not!) But again we would certainly try SS again if the itinerary was what we wanted.

I always say never judge a book by it's cover ..... so greencardwpb - our message to you is go, you'll have a wonderful time and I hope you meet as many engaging, interesting and friendly people as we did. :D

I would concur with the above comments. We are in our late 40's and find that some of the appeal has been the diversity of age on board. We have had many a great meal at random tables and have had some fantastic romantic nights on our own. We have also sat in the club tIl 3 am with company ranging from 25 to 75 (didn't meet them for breakfast however). For the most part, the cruise can be what you decide to make it. We look forward to visiting the Quest again next fall for 20 days and look forward to the things we know and also the things (and people) we have yet to learn about. Also agree that people reading this would be wise to throw out some of the best and worst reviews they read for an accurate picture.

Ravenscroft - apologies if I made it sound as though you had to be madly social all the time on SB. Not so at all, we too mostly prefer to dine on our own most evenings, and no-one minds. Obviously I can only speak from our own experience of Silversea and Seabourn, and all cruises have their own ambiance depending on who is aboard. I imagine that Caribbean cruises generally attract a younger set, but I don't think this applies to the Med., Northern Europe or the rest of the world.

 

Reading people's opinions even of the same cruise, it is clear that we all have widely different views and attitudes depending on our personalities, and our views of any problem we may encounter which others do not, or do not notice so much. Someone on the Odyssey out of LA to Australia etc. obviously hated it; others thoroughly enjoyed it and made light of any slight problems there were. Maybe reading all comments, and discounting the most and least favourable, is the way to go?

Thank you lincslady, for your reassurance.

That's the fun of trying another line for the first time - there is much anticipation but there are also one or two 'what if's?'. I had to work very hard to persuade my husband to try Seabourn, as he's the type who likes to stay with the familiar. Because it's been me 'selling' it to him, I'm feeling a teeny bit of pressure! I'm confident that we'll have a wonderful cruise but I am guilty, sometimes, of misinterpreting a comment here and there.

Bostonactor,

Once of the reasons my husband and I perfer the Med cruises( though we have als cruise Seabourn in the Med, Baltic, Norway, SE Asia and the Caribbean) is because there are few if any sea days. We are avid hikers and love hopping off the ship every day in a new port and taking a long hike( also a good way to help counter some of those delciious Seabourn food and wine calories). So no, I don't think you will find it too sedentary.

We're 36/42 and this year will be our 3rd Seabourn Cruise on the Legend. Ages tend to be 30+ and a great diverse crowd with interesting people. Hardly any kids, maybe 5 on the past ships that were extremely well behaved...

The weather will be excellent in the Summer time for a great sailing!

My husband & I ventured for the first time into luxury cruising a few years ago for my 50th birthday. Since then we've been blessed enough to experience both Seabourn & Silversea with our next cruise on 4th May on Quest. We are in touch and marrying up experiences and future cruises with people from 30 to well into their 80s often in the same social groups from previous cruises. That said we have also clocked up some of the most romantic & intimate memories a deux on both lines. You will have THE best time and meet friends for life...even if never actually physically being in the same place again. Can't wait to hear how you get on

On our recent SB cruise in the Baltic (Ovation), I would say that the average age was mid 60s-mid 70s. There WAS a couple in their 30s onboard as well as a few in their 40s and 50s. But, I would say mostly older. We enjoy all ages.

Things must be bad here if you have to resurect a thread from six years ago

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I don't know how that happened! LOL

I don't know how that happened! LOL

An age-related mishap perchance? ;p