20 year old

[travelinteach]

She is going with a group of friends who are all 21. Can she still go to the bars with them but just not drink or will she not be allowed in??

[Cruising Golfer]

No one is going to check I.D. unless she is drinking...:cool:

[jsglow]

Are you 100% sure she will even be allowed to travel? My understanding is that anyone under 21 MUST be with an assigned guardian (doesn't have to be a parent) who is at least 25 years old. The exception is a married couple. (They could both be 20 and on their honeymoon for example.)

 

I'd check the fine print ASAP.

[ASchaff]

Are you 100% sure she will even be allowed to travel? My understanding is that anyone under 21 MUST be with an assigned guardian (doesn't have to be a parent) who is at least 25 years old. The exception is a married couple. (They could both be 20 and on their honeymoon for example.)

 

I'd check the fine print ASAP.

 

This. My brother in law and his girlfriend couldnt be booked together on our last cruise because he was 21 and she was 19. She had to be booked in a cabin with my 30 yo SIL.

[bakersdozen12]

I agree, you definitely need to check because I'm pretty sure she won't be able to sail at all. I say this because I recall a girl complaining that she couldn't cruise by herself because she wasn't 21 and she was pretty peeved because she "worked hard for her money."

[chengkp75]

All passengers in a cabin must be 21, or one passenger in the cabin must be 25.

[jsglow]

Hope our OP checks in. Thanks for confirming everyone.

[jsglow]

All passengers in a cabin must be 21, or one passenger in the cabin must be 25.

 

And I know you were simply being brief for purposes of a quick response but is allowed for kids traveling with their parents to have a separate cabin from mom and dad without an adult directly assigned to the room. My recollection is that younger children had to be within 3 doors down while older kids could be further away. Obviously that's not what's being discussed here in this thread.

[ragen]

Almost all bars on the ship will let her in,......except the "Dance Club" on-board will check ID's and be 21 and over from about 9pm-3am strictly enforced,.....all other bars and dance club hours and comedy clubs, she's good to go, virgin drinks only.

 

(based on my experiences, on Sensation,Fascination, & Ecstacy):rolleyes:

Edited March 30, 2015 by ragen

[travelinteach]

We are going as well...

[sailor_jimc]

And I know you were simply being brief for purposes of a quick response but is allowed for kids traveling with their parents to have a separate cabin from mom and dad without an adult directly assigned to the room. My recollection is that younger children had to be within 3 doors down while older kids could be further away. Obviously that's not what's being discussed here in this thread.

 

 

Yes.. if you are booked on the cruise they will let you put your teens in their own cabin. The idea behind the age thing is to prevent a group of College spring breakers from going a drinking cruise. They just can't book a cruise by themselves.

[travelinteach]

ID's as in a drivers license???

[chengkp75]

We are going as well...

 

Then there is no problem with her getting onboard, and no problem with being in the bars, but not drinking. Her S&S card will be flagged to not allow alcohol purchases. There is the one venue where she can't go late at night, as another poster stated. No, DL not required onboard, but minor S&S cards are coded differently to prevent purchases.

Edited March 30, 2015 by chengkp75

[jsglow]

We are going as well...

 

 

Well then. At least we all had a lively discussion and hopefully shared some info that will be valuable to others too! Have a great cruise.

Edited March 30, 2015 by jsglow

[Elaine5715]

She is going with a group of friends who are all 21. Can she still go to the bars with them but just not drink or will she not be allowed in??

 

Other than the dance bar, there will be children in the bars..

[ecn81126]

Then there is no problem with her getting onboard, and no problem with being in the bars, but not drinking. Her S&S card will be flagged to not allow alcohol purchases. There is the one venue where she can't go late at night, as another poster stated. No, DL not required onboard, but minor S&S cards are coded differently to prevent purchases.

 

This may depend on the ship. When we took our (then 20 and 18 year old) children on the Valor, the kids were asked to produce ID (driver's license) in both the dance club and the casino. The other kids they met on board and hung out with were also asked to produce ID.

[crzndeb]

Almost all bars on the ship will let her in,......except the "Dance Club" on-board will check ID's and be 21 and over from about 9pm-3am strictly enforced,.....all other bars and dance club hours and comedy clubs, she's good to go, virgin drinks only.

 

(based on my experiences, on Sensation,Fascination, & Ecstacy):rolleyes:

 

When did this start? It has always been 18, not 21 to be allowed in the dance club. Can't drink, but can go in.

[carrieluvsgreg]

Like others have said- she will need someone 25 in her cabin. If she were traveling with you, she could be within a few rooms of yours. I think the only exclusion would be if she were married.

[carrieluvsgreg]

As others have said- certain dance clubs require ID to get in. But the age is 18, not 21.

[SadieN]

The only things she can't do is drink and use the Serenity Deck (must be 21 for that).

Only seen people being checked at the late night disco.

[runner15km]

If she wants to drink, she will. ;)