Kids on cruises

[lrockwitt]

Are there a lot of kids on Princess cruises in the summer?

 

 

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[Colo Cruiser]

Are there a lot of kids on Princess cruises in the summer?

 

 

Where?

[shredie]

It does depend on the itinerary and what you mean by "lots."

[lrockwitt]

Alaska cruise 10 days beginning of August

[shredie]

Yes. There will be kids. Alaska attracts families, and August is the middle of most summer vacations. Many of the kids will be occupied in the kids' clubs for much of the day, and you won't see them. Others will be in the pool (especially if it's a covered pool.) You will doubtless encounter an out of control brat or two, but I have found the story of kids running amok to be greatly exaggerated. If you spring for the Sanctuary, you can avoid the kids.

[Colo Cruiser]

Alaska cruise 10 days beginning of August

 

 

 

There tend to be less on the longer cruises versus the 7 dayers.

Yes there will be children. Hard to say how many. Are you talking of this August or next year? If its this August you can call Princess and they will give you numbers. ;)

[lrockwitt]

Not too thrilled with that news.

 

 

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[shredie]

Not too thrilled with that news.

 

Maybe you should investigate another cruise line although any of the mainstream lines will have families aboard.

[antsp]

Not lots. My sil was on the independance of the seas a few years ago, 2000 teenagers on board. We were on the Regal over Easter and there was 150 odd and they classed that as high

[Linerguy]

Not too thrilled with that news.

 

Most children will be well-behaved, but, if you're the type of person who breaks out in hives at the sight of a child, you might be in for an itchy vacation.

 

Of course they might not be too thrilled to be cruising with you, either.

[IfishSitka]

Not too thrilled with that news.

 

 

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It's the adults I usually have a problem with. I have been on cruises with 500+ kids with out any problems. The pools tend to be the problem areas so stick to the adult pools to avoid them.

[SadieN]

To avoid kids cruise Alaska at the beginning or end of the season. August is PEAK season for kids.

[lrockwitt]

Don't mind kids that are well behaved. I have been on cruises that there have been 1000 + kids and they were everywhere. Especially teenagers. Parents let them loose and it is bedlam

We booked this Alaska cruise with our son and daughter-in-law because it was the only time they could get away. This is their first cruise and I don't want them to think this is the way all cruises are.

We normally cruise in winter months when kids are in school.

[srlafleur]

Oh, there will be children, but I doubt there will be all that terribly many. Alaska is a pricier vacation (airfare $$$!), Princess doesn't cater quite as much to families as Carnival and Royal Caribbean, and 10+ days tends to draw an older crowd with more vacation time than most younger families have. (also, it seems to me, generally, younger people, of the age who would have the younger kids, tend to equate "cruise" more with Caribbean and beach, saving Alaska for "someday".)

Unless you have zero tolerance for kids, you should be pretty safe from being totally over-run.

I've done weekend CCL and RCCL out of FL and barely noticed the number of ankle-biters onboard until we were all in line at debarkation!

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[sueandkent]

Don't mind kids that are well behaved. I have been on cruises that there have been 1000 + kids and they were everywhere. Especially teenagers. Parents let them loose and it is bedlam

We booked this Alaska cruise with our son and daughter-in-law because it was the only time they could get away. This is their first cruise and I don't want them to think this is the way all cruises are.

We normally cruise in winter months when kids are in school.

 

Too bad you can't be flexible with dates. We did Alaska last year first week of Sept (also first week of school), nary a child to be seen. We picked that sailing particularly for that reason.

[notentirelynormal]

Too bad you can't be flexible with dates. We did Alaska last year first week of Sept (also first week of school), nary a child to be seen. We picked that sailing particularly for that reason.

 

You can't count the end or beginning of the school year anymore. My grandkids and my brother (the teacher) both start the year in mid August while the kids in my neighborhood go back in September.

[iceleven]

When in August? Many schools start back the last week of August. I've been to Alaska several times and on three different cruise lines. Yes, there are children but never did I experience any ill-mannered children that stood out or was memorable.

 

Are you sailing out of San Francisco for thee 10 day cruise? It's generally a more mature crowd and often three generations traveling together. In other words, more adults to keep an eye on those darlings.;)

[lrockwitt]

We are going August 10, out of San Francisco 10 days

 

 

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[timetravler]

I did a Alaskan cruise out of SF in August and it had very few kids. Schools often start mid August in California and the week or 2 before school starts, most family vacations are done. Now I have also cruised during Christmas when the ship had 500+ kids and still never saw any kids acting up. I think you will find for the most part not many kids and those that do cruise with Princess seem to not get out of control. Don't let it concern you.

[sherryf]

Oh, there will be children, but I doubt there will be all that terribly many. Alaska is a pricier vacation (airfare $$$!), Princess doesn't cater quite as much to families as Carnival and Royal Caribbean, and 10+ days tends to draw an older crowd with more vacation time than most younger families have. (also, it seems to me, generally, younger people, of the age who would have the younger kids, tend to equate "cruise" more with Caribbean and beach, saving Alaska for "someday".)

Unless you have zero tolerance for kids, you should be pretty safe from being totally over-run.

I've done weekend CCL and RCCL out of FL and barely noticed the number of ankle-biters onboard until we were all in line at debarkation!

 

Actually, the demographics tend to be the same across all the major cruise lines in Alaska. I've been on both Carnival and Princess in Alaska, and the age ranges were very much the same. Other cruisers who have been on multiple cruise lines in Alaska confirm that this is true for other lines as well. I have been on Princess Alaska cruises with nearly 500 kids. That may not be a many as you will find in the Caribbean, but it's still a lot.

 

Also, some of us do Alaska because we have NO airline costs to go. Going to the Caribbean would cost me much more.

[lrockwitt]

I understand there will be kids...I like kids. I just am concerned about how many kids?

 

 

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[Colo Cruiser]

I understand there will be kids...I like kids. I just am concerned about how many kids?

 

 

Call Princess and ask!

[Cruisin' Chick]

Most children will be well-behaved, but, if you're the type of person who breaks out in hives at the sight of a child, you might be in for an itchy vacation.

 

Of course they might not be too thrilled to be cruising with you, either.

 

I have been on only one cruise in which kids were misbehaving and they were all from the same extended family. Many of us thought the adults in this group were misbehaving with much of their behavior too. I think the kids were bored -- according to my daughter, she never saw any of these kids taking part in the kids' program.

 

Even before I became a parent (and not into kids at all), I was surprised but not dismayed to see kids on board. That's because I saw them making crafts in the buffet or coming to us to ask if we'll sign squares on their "Passenger Scavenger" game. I thought if I ever had kids, a cruise would be a great vacation, and it turned out to be so true.

 

And after seeing how much work in school, kids have nowadays, I certainly wouldn't begrudge them for going on a great vacation. And many school districts make it difficult for kids to take days off while school is in session so if mid-August is the only time you can go on a cruise, just suck it in (or change to a cruise line like Oceania that has very few kids). You might actually be on a ship on which the kids will be busy. And they certainly wouldn't want to be around adults. Especially any that are grousing about kids.

[shredie]

I understand there will be kids...I like kids. I just am concerned about how many kids?

 

1416. :D Who knows? I never counted them when on a cruise. Probably more than 10 and fewer than 3000.

[lrockwitt]

I travel a lot and am around kids. I just don't begrudge kids that patents want to take them on great vacations. I just don't think that parents allow some of them to run loose and destroy things, allow them in the casino (even though they are made to leave) but still find them playing machines, running up and down the hallways after midnight and have the cruise staff babysit them. I want to be able to enjoy my vacation too. I find this in disrespect of adults that also want to enjoy their vacation.