Teen Curfew?

[Stormy15]

Not necessarily. I think the breakaway is a lively ship because it sails from a lively place and there are many locals. Hoping same is true of Anthem. It's not just about the weekly crowd-it always has a similar vibe

 

 

Where is Anthem sailing from? I hope what you said is true because I am going out of a Galveston next year and actually liked the quiet and calmness when I went out of there last time.

 

 

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[conandrob240]

Bayonne, NJ- just over the water from NYC

[FLAlaska]

If the reason for a teen curfew is that there is always a group that are disruptive, then they might want to institute a curfew for adults as well. Personally, I find the age of 16 shouldn't be included . It's mostly the unsupervised 13-14 year old that I have seen which have the most potential for disruptions. Plead,note I say potential.

 

But again, I've seen more disruption by drunk young adults than anyone else [emoji23][emoji23]

[Havingfun2010]

I wanted to know what happened in practice not what's printed. Sounds very inconsistent. I paid a lot of $ for a cruise and my teen paid a full adult fare. I find it ridiculous that if he and some new friends want to sit getting pizza and talking at 2M that they can't do it. If they don't want them roaming around, they should give them a place they can go. What teen goes to sleep at 1am?!? They are nocturnal creatures! LOL

 

And I hope Anthem isn't dead like others describe. Breakaway was crowded and rocking until at least 3am every night. It was a very lively cruise. Hoping that NYC energy carries over to Anthem. I'm getting worried I made a mistake switching to RCCL

 

The rules are in place for the safety of kids. Many cities and towns have curfews in place for kids. Many cities and towns have laws in place for "adults" that are not curfews, but they do cut off times a bar needs to be shut down. Society has a whole have rules that include various curfews for various reasons.

 

Generally speaking, on a RCCL ship, the curfew is followed. My kids never had an issue with it. So they say good-bye, and get up early to start their day. They still spend the same amount of waking hours. No need to have packs of teens roaming the ship while having the ship staff baby sit them.

[brillohead]

I paid a lot of $ for a cruise and my teen paid a full adult fare.

 

My 15yo doesn't pay for anything -- I pay his full adult fare.

 

But just because I paid an adult fare for him doesn't mean he should be able to do everything an adult does.

 

He isn't a legal adult, so he shouldn't be allowed to do the things that adults do. He can't leave the ship without an adult, and he can't drink alcohol, and he can't be out unsupervised after 1am. :rolleyes:

[NJcruisenewbie]

You sound like a really fun guy/girl.

 

Again, we are trying Anthem and RCCl for the first time. I was very surprised to see a curfew mentioned for teens of 1am. I wanted to hear about experiences with it. So, thank you to the 5 or 6 people who answered the question.

 

I don't know how it's going to work for our family. I hope everyone likes it and has a great time. I anticipate the 1am thing being met with annoyance after not having that limitation on other cruises. I hope they are able to enjoy themselves. He's such a nice kid, he would never bother a fly.

 

I just have to laugh when I read things like this. I'm sorry but the nicest, sweetest teen in the world bothers others at times. We all do things that bother others at times.

 

I have a very sweet 16 year old and she is a night owl. Staying up to 3 or 4am doesn't faze her in the least but she knows that it isn't allowed unless she's in our house or at a sleepover safely in someone else's house. I can't imagine going to bed and allowing her to be out and about until all hours.

 

I think the cerfew is as much to save us parents from dealing with teens wanting to be out until the wee hours as it is to prevent teens from getting carried away.

[conandrob240]

No one said he should be able to do everything an adult does. I said I think a 1am curfew is ridiculous. This isn't a police state- it's a cruise that we all pay for. My teen should be allowed to sit at the pizza place on the promenade while it's open. Period. If he's disruptive, then it should be dealt with by security.

 

I understand it is what it is and those are the rules. We'll follow them while on board but that doesn't mean I have to think they are right.

Edited September 21, 2015 by conandrob240

[AlexanderBeetle]

I remember being a teenager... and that's why I am glad there's a curfew :)

[conandrob240]

I just have to laugh when I read things like this. I'm sorry but the nicest, sweetest teen in the world bothers others at times. We all do things that bother others at times.

 

I have a very sweet 16 year old and she is a night owl. Staying up to 3 or 4am doesn't faze her in the least but she knows that it isn't allowed unless she's in our house or at a sleepover safely in someone else's house. I can't imagine going to bed and allowing her to be out and about until all hours.

 

I think the cerfew is as much to save us parents from dealing with teens wanting to be out until the wee hours as it is to prevent teens from getting carried away.

 

So, what, we should have rules against anything that bothers others? I'm bothered by speedos. Make them not allowed. I'm bothered by whiney girls who talk in that annoying drawn out, sing-songy nasally voice- let's have a curfew! I don't like women who wear too tight clothes at 250 lbs- let's make them be in by 12 so I don't have to look at them.

 

I prefer to parent as I see fit. Not have someone else (a cruise line I am paying) tell me what time my teen has to stop socializing.

Edited September 21, 2015 by conandrob240

[Jenjer]

I can not say they enforced it on Quantum.

 

I guess it depends on the ships security officers and the issues they have had. Its not like they check kids ID's if they are behaving themselves. The card room was the teen hang out room after fuel closes.

 

Yes its a 1 am curfew, yes most teens will head home then.

[conandrob240]

Thanks for the actual info about your experience!

[boomerone]

You are kidding, right? You don't think that there should be some limits on the activities of children?

 

:eek:

As grandparent to 14 and 17 year old good looking, popular, All-American, scholarly, athletic boys I concur with you. They will be under our imposed curfew when we sail with them in the near future. Not much good happens after midnight (we've taught the boys this reality) anywhere and a cruise ship is no different. It seems that a large number of "parents" are quite willing to abdicate their parental responsibilities to the ship. In the sad situation where something went wrong with their youngsters (especially females) I'm sure they would be the first to run to an attorney. Enforce the curfew and require the parents to sign waivers if something bad happens to their teenagers after 1 am they will not hold the cruise line responsible.

Edited September 21, 2015 by boomerone
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[spookwife]

 

I prefer to parent as I see fit. Not have someone else (a cruise line I am paying) tell me what time my teen has to stop socializing.

 

and when you ruin the cruise line you can do as you please. the ship does not have to cater to one family's demands over the good of the entire ship's passenger complement.

[boomerone]

So, what, we should have rules against anything that bothers others? I'm bothered by speedos. Make them not allowed. I'm bothered by whiney girls who talk in that annoying drawn out, sing-songy nasally voice- let's have a curfew! I don't like women who wear too tight clothes at 250 lbs- let's make them be in by 12 so I don't have to look at them.

 

I prefer to parent as I see fit. Not have someone else (a cruise line I am paying) tell me what time my teen has to stop socializing.

Don't mean to be snarky and you hopefully are decent parents but here's a gentle reminder. "What goes around comes around" and even in the best of households if attitudes toward giving kids too much freedom are not adjusted certain parents could find their kids and themselves in peril. I certainly hope this will not be the case for you but it gets proven every day that too many parents who like to give their kids an unrealistic amount of "space" learn this lesson too late. Kids are kids and by nature of limited life experience they are prone to making bad decisions, even the so-called "good kids" who, without limits being imposed, can dig immense holes for themselves that will changes their lives (and the lives of conscientious parents as well) forever. Didn't Crosby, Stills, and Nash write a song about "teach your children well"? Raising children is difficult, especially in our overly permissive society that seems to have forgotten what accountability is, and I wish you the best of luck.

Edited September 21, 2015 by boomerone
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[tlatrice]

No one said he should be able to do everything an adult does. I said I think a 1am curfew is ridiculous. This isn't a police state- it's a cruise that we all pay for. My teen should be allowed to sit at the pizza place on the promenade while it's open. Period. If he's disruptive, then it should be dealt with by security.

 

I understand it is what it is and those are the rules. We'll follow them while on board but that doesn't mean I have to think they are right.

 

Police-state? Because he has to come in an hour earlier than he would on NCL? Dramatic, no?

[Paulxyz2004]

 

I prefer to parent as I see fit. Not have someone else (a cruise line I am paying) tell me what time my teen has to stop socializing.

 

 

I prefer cruise lines (cruise lines I am paying) that have rules in place to keep Kids / Teens under Control as there´s obviously parents that don´t.

[Paul65]

It's a vacation. At home, no, he has work and school so he doesn't usually stay out that late. But he certainly stays UP very late most weekend nights texting. If they had a way to get around, they'd probably be over each others' houses that late instead of texting but the reality of learners permits and tired parents sets in.

 

He has generally stayed out to 2 or 3am with other teens on a cruise. We usually cruise NCL and they do the parties and activities until 2am and then hit O'Sheehans for food. I have no problem with that. One night they stayed up all night to see the sunrise in a room sanctioned for them by NCL teen counselors for that purpose.

 

1am seems really silly to me. If it were 2am, I think that would be more reasonable given programming ends at 1am-there should be some time to grab food, a few sodas and shoot the breeze beyond scheduled programming.

 

You never stayed up all night as a teen? How soon we forget...

 

Seems silly to you, but most people don't think the same as you. Most parents I know are okay with the 1am curfew, and most adults who cruise without children are okay with it, too (or perhaps wish that it were ealier).

[Paul65]

I prefer to parent as I see fit. Not have someone else (a cruise line I am paying) tell me what time my teen has to stop socializing.

 

You seem so adamant about your feelings on this, that you are saying stuff that doesn't even make sense. The cruise line is not telling you how to parent. The cruise line is just saying that your child cannot be in public areas of the ship, unsupervised, past 1am.

 

If you want to let him stay in some other kid's cabin, you can do that. If you want to hang out with him, so he can eat pizza at 2am, you can do that. If you want to tell him to ignore the curfew and do whatever he pleases, unless/until he gets escorted to his cabin by security, you can do that, too. You can parent however you want to parent.

[S.A.M.J.R.]

If it were 2am, I think that would be more reasonable given programming ends at 1am-there should be some time to grab food, a few sodas and shoot the breeze beyond scheduled programming.

I'm surprised you're making such an issue over an hour. There's nothing that says the teens HAVE to stay at the programming until 1am. They can leave whenever they want, go sit and talk wherever they want, get some food or drinks. Why does it make a difference if they do all that between 1am and 2am or midnight and 1am?

 

You never stayed up all night as a teen? How soon we forget...

When I stayed up all night as a teen, it was either at a friend's house, a cast party after the school musical, or the last night at summer camp. It was not a regular occurrence.

 

I'm not sure what cabins arrangements you have made, but why not offer your cabin as the "hang out" location?

[conandrob240]

I think you are all being ridiculous. It's none of your business what I do. Nor would I ever consider it my business if you want your kid in bed at 12am or 9pm or whatever. Your life, your kid, you decide.

 

I asked a question, got a few replies and a ton of rude, inappropriate judgement. I don't have to share your opinions. I am allowed to have a different thought.

 

While on the cruise, like it or not, I will follow the rules. If they don't work for us for whatever reason, we'll try another line. The mean judgey-ness was completely unnecessary and uncalled for. Methinks some of you are the ones who need a "timeout" or curfew.

 

Please be done insulting me, wishing "what comes around goes around" on my child and your other incredibly immature harassment. Many of you should be ashamed of yourselves. I hope you teach your children to treat others with more openness and allowance for different ways of thinking and doing things.

 

Let's just let this thread die now.

Edited September 21, 2015 by conandrob240

[dcgrumpy]

Seems silly to you, but most people don't think the same as you. Most parents I know are okay with the 1am curfew, and most adults who cruise without children are okay with it, too (or perhaps wish that it were ealier).

 

MTE

 

I was on a cruise a few weeks ago with 2 teens. I was happy with the 1am curfew and they never complained about it.