adults only cruises?

[cathatgirl]

Is there such a thing as an adults-only cruise? not a solo cruise. not a singles cruise. not a wedding/honeymoon cruise. not a 55+ cruise. nothing specific other than everyone on the ship be 18 and older?

[paul929207]

I believe that P&O has some adults only ships.

 

Some cruises, by their nature, are close to Adults Only. We have been on several cruise on the Ocean Princess that were 30 to 36 days and each had 5 or so children

[Travelcat2]

Carnival tried it once and failed. Although I truly believe that one can have a successful cruiseline that is adults only, only European based cruise lines have them. We have sailed in the middle of May with no children on board (on a luxury cruise line). . . . October and November (before Thanksgiving) is a good time as is January. Avoid summer, February (after the 1st week) through April due to multiple school holidays and Thanksgiving. The 2nd and 3rd week of December can also be fairly childless. Avoid any cruise line with child programs. It can be done -- just have to work a it.

[okbowler]

Several years ago Celebrity tried one on the west coast and one on the east coast. We went on the one out of Tampa, in Nov., on the Horizon I believe. It had several perks, sail away partys, mimosas for breakfast one morning, special food on the pool deck and a couple of free drinks. Was not very full, as I recall they did not use the upper level of the dining room because of the small turnout. We loved it , almost like having a private yacht. Bill

[Glaciers]

Is there such a thing as an adults-only cruise? not a solo cruise. not a singles cruise. not a wedding/honeymoon cruise. not a 55+ cruise. nothing specific other than everyone on the ship be 18 and older?

 

American Safari caters primarily to adults. A bit pricey however. We did a May cruise on the Safari Explorer and the ages ranged from about 35-70. Incredible experience.

[kitty9]

Only two ships of P&O are adults only. If you want something as close as possible, you'd have to go with one of the luxury lines or with the premium lines like Azamara and Oceania. The least number of kids on cruises are those that are longer than 10 days, more exotic itineraries, or cruises longer than 7 days but are when kids are supposed to be in school. Avoid Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCL and those kinds of mass market lines that advertise heavily to families. Celebrity's longer cruises 11 or more days, tend to have less than 20 kids on board.

[Cruisin' Chick]

Carnival tried it once and failed. Although I truly believe that one can have a successful cruiseline that is adults only, only European based cruise lines have them. We have sailed in the middle of May with no children on board (on a luxury cruise line). . . . October and November (before Thanksgiving) is a good time as is January. Avoid summer, February (after the 1st week) through April due to multiple school holidays and Thanksgiving. The 2nd and 3rd week of December can also be fairly childless. Avoid any cruise line with child programs. It can be done -- just have to work a it.

 

Never heard that Carnival has tried an adults only cruise, unless some group did a charter of the whole ship. I do remember some cruiseline that sounded like Renaissance was adults only. But went out of business some ten years ago. Maybe they had purchased a Carnival ship (or vice versa) and that's where you're getting the Carnival connection.

 

There are some cruiselines as suggested that tend to have mostly adults only just from the standpoint that there aren't any facilities or programs for kids. All cruiselines have a minimum age, so if you want to avoid ships with babies, try checking the various cruiseline websites for that.

 

Also go when kids are in school. That would eliminate many kids over the age of the age of 5. Even though, there could be homeschooled kids, or those out on break from year round schools.

 

Look for longer cruises. Probably not a lot of kids on month long cruises.

 

But in all honesty, even before I even thought about having a kid (and I'm not one of those who coo over babies, even after having one), I was never bothered by kids on cruises I've been on. The only time I've wished some would disappear into thin air was on my last cruise, but that was the kids in an extended family (with parents who decided to disappear into the casino, rather than make sure their kids were keeping out of trouble).

 

Would seeing a ten year old crossing your path on the Promenade deck one day spoil your cruise?

[Essiesmom]

Carnival never had an all adult cruise ship - it was the Smoke-free ship (Paradise) that failed. EM

[Krazy Kruizers]

Longer cruises -- 21 days and longer -- tend to have way less children than the shorter cruises.

[bplazo]

I think that all cruiselines should have one deck that is designated for adults only which would include a restraunt. That way even if you bring your own child you can still get away for awhile if they are in the children's camp.

[cathatgirl]

Thanks for the responses everyone!

 

American Safari sounds fab! boy oye! are they pricey! maybe someday...

 

In general, I don't have problems with kids under 10. it's the teenagers! (well, not all teenagers, I've met a few very respectful, mature ones, but....) the teenagers! i'm a bit of a night owl and tend to roam the decks a little and chill later in the evening. i lost count the number of times i nearly tripped over some teenagers wrestling or running really quickly around corners, or kept up too late at night by loud talkers out in the stair well near my stateroom, or dance-dance revolution going on in the rec room above me in the middle of the night. :rolleyes:

 

Hubby and I were laughing about this for a bit. We apologize to every adult we've annoyed with our loud, obnoxious teenage behavior. :p

[silverado44]

Carnival tried it once and failed. Although I truly believe that one can have a successful cruiseline that is adults only, only European based cruise lines have them. We have sailed in the middle of May with no children on board (on a luxury cruise line). . . . October and November (before Thanksgiving) is a good time as is January. Avoid summer, February (after the 1st week) through April due to multiple school holidays and Thanksgiving. The 2nd and 3rd week of December can also be fairly childless. Avoid any cruise line with child programs. It can be done -- just have to work a it.

 

Not true.

[Love2Cruise4Less]

Is there such a thing as an adults-only cruise? not a solo cruise. not a singles cruise. not a wedding/honeymoon cruise. not a 55+ cruise. nothing specific other than everyone on the ship be 18 and older?

 

As others have mentioned, to avoid kids a) book during non-summer, non-holiday/vacation times b) book something longer than 7 days ... the longer the better c) book on a cruise line which caters, in general, to the older folks (the more expensive the cruise the less likely the "kids" will be on board).

 

That said, defining "adult" may be subjective. As a single male I'd like to go on an "adult-only" cruise full of hard-bodied 20-something "adult" females. To another an "adult-only" cruise may mean everyone on board is over 65 (watch out for the walkers and wheelchairs). :p

[Tika]

As others have mentioned, to avoid kids a) book during non-summer, non-holiday/vacation times b) book something longer than 7 days ... the longer the better c) book on a cruise line which caters, in general, to the older folks (the more expensive the cruise the less likely the "kids" will be on board).

 

That said, defining "adult" may be subjective. As a single male I'd like to go on an "adult-only" cruise full of hard-bodied 20-something "adult" females. To another an "adult-only" cruise may mean everyone on board is over 65 (watch out for the walkers and wheelchairs). :p

 

On our last cruise ( one of many ) we were almost run over several times by adults in the motorized wheel chair vehicles.............There were more than several on board and you really had to be aware and jump quick when they moved off out of an elevator or were scooting through the

Promenade or Deck areas...some with "attitude"..........& I spent a good many months chained to wheelchair..........Teens were great........had their lounge and were not life threatening :>)!

[Travelcat2]

Not true.

 

 

Okay -- I get it -- I made a mistake. Smoking -- children -- easy to confuse -- both annoying when you are paying big bucks for a cruise:o

[Vampire Parrot]

P&O's Arcadia is a lovely adults only ship, and I really enjoy walking the quiet decks on a warm nigth at 2am knowing that the chances of meeting out-of-control kids is zero.....

 

VP