Age for own cabin??

[MotherofTrips]

What age do you have to be to book a cabin? Was thinking of getting an extra room (inside across the hall) for my kids and a family that is traveling with is. Their oldest would be 19.

 

 

 

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[Cruiser Who Knows Nothing]

I'm not sure but here's a thought. Chances are your cabins (if you're doing an inside and a balcony) would have different muster stations. I put my husband in the inside with one kid and me with any other in the balcony. I'd hate for the kids not to have a parent with them.

 

ETA: this doesn't mean we keep it like that. We just go to first services and get the extra keys make.

 

 

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[BirdTravels]

You need a person 21 years old to be in each cabin (or at least on paper).

[tiger-91]

https://www.ncl.com/faq%2523age-requirements

 

Infants sailing onboard a Norwegian vessel must be at least six months of age at time of sailing. However, for voyages that have 3 or more consecutive days at sea, the infant must be at least 12 months old at time of sailing.

A minor is defined as an individual under 18 years of age at the time of embarkation.

A young adult is defined as an individual between the ages of 18 and 20.

Company policy dictates that a passenger under 21 years of age must be accompanied in the same or connecting stateroom by a passenger 21 years of age or older at the time of embarkation.

For passengers under the age of 18 traveling with an accompanying adult, who is not the minor's parent or legal guardian, a PARENT/GUARDIAN CONSENT RELEASE FORM (PDF) that authorizes the minor's travel and further authorizes medical treatment in case of an emergency must be delivered to a Norwegian representative at the pier during check-in. Failure to produce this letter at embarkation may result in boarding being denied, with no refund of cruise fare provided.

Note: Two people under the age of 21 may travel together in the same stateroom if they are a married couple and provide proof of marriage to a Norwegian representative at the pier before embarkation.

[zqvol]

What age do you have to be to book a cabin? Was thinking of getting an extra room (inside across the hall) for my kids and a family that is traveling with is. Their oldest would be 19.

 

 

 

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The answer is that it all depends. If you are traveling with the teens they tend to use one set of rules that are different than for young people traveling alone. To a large extent it depends on how close the cabins are to each other.

 

Your best bet is to call NCL and see what they will do for you.

[Casino Comp Chick]

What age do you have to be to book a cabin? Was thinking of getting an extra room (inside across the hall) for my kids and a family that is traveling with is. Their oldest would be 19.

 

 

 

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I had a 3 yo as the lead passenger on a connecting room

[Casino Comp Chick]

You need a person 21 years old to be in each cabin (or at least on paper).

 

That is incorrect you do not need an adult in the cabin.

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[Shawnkat]

We just returned from the 8/20 sailing of the Escape. We had connecting insides that were upgraded to connecting balconies. We were 4 of us including my kids, 16 and 13 years old.

 

When I made the reservation I was told that each cabin had to have one adult (over 21) in it so I had no choice but to book one cabin with my wife and daughter and the other with me and my son. Despite that I requested the room configurations as 1 bed in one cabin and 2 beds in the other knowing full well that we would switch it up once on board.

 

When we checked in at the terminal, I asked if we can change the room assignments but was told no by the agent. She suggested that we simply get extra key cards for each room. In theory this can work but my wife and I each had the UBP. I wasn't about to give my 16 year old son a copy of one of these cards. I can only imagine would could have happened. :eek:

 

Once on board we went to guest services and spoke to the agent on the ship. Again we explained the situation and confirmed that we had connecting cabins. The agent said no problem and made the changes and issued us all new key cards.

 

This is obviously easiest accomplished with connecting cabins. I don't know how they consider side-by-side cabins or cabins across from either other. Good luck!

[gymbomb]

We just returned from the 8/20 sailing of the Escape. We had connecting insides that were upgraded to connecting balconies. We were 4 of us including my kids, 16 and 13 years old.

 

 

 

When I made the reservation I was told that each cabin had to have one adult (over 21) in it so I had no choice but to book one cabin with my wife and daughter and the other with me and my son. Despite that I requested the room configurations as 1 bed in one cabin and 2 beds in the other knowing full well that we would switch it up once on board.

 

 

 

When we checked in at the terminal, I asked if we can change the room assignments but was told no by the agent. She suggested that we simply get extra key cards for each room. In theory this can work but my wife and I each had the UBP. I wasn't about to give my 16 year old son a copy of one of these cards. I can only imagine would could have happened. :eek:

 

 

 

Once on board we went to guest services and spoke to the agent on the ship. Again we explained the situation and confirmed that we had connecting cabins. The agent said no problem and made the changes and issued us all new key cards.

 

 

 

This is obviously easiest accomplished with connecting cabins. I don't know how they consider side-by-side cabins or cabins across from either other. Good luck!

 

 

 

The extra keys only work as keys, they do not have charging privileges. Your teen would not have had access to your beverage package.

 

 

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[Shawnkat]

The extra keys only work as keys, they do not have charging privileges. Your teen would not have had access to your beverage package.

 

 

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Good to know for next time. Strange that the agent didn't mention that to us when I questioned it.

 

 

 

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[Kfamilycruise]

When I did this last June, my booking agent did original booking with my husband and I separated between the two rooms and then got a supervisor to alter them so that the adults were in one cabin and the kids alone in the connecting cabin. I am not sure if this only works when they are connecting, but thought I would share as this does save on stress once at the ship.

 

 

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[nealstuber]

When we checked in at the terminal, I asked if we can change the room assignments but was told no by the agent. She suggested that we simply get extra key cards for each room. In theory this can work but my wife and I each had the UBP. I wasn't about to give my 16 year old son a copy of one of these cards. I can only imagine would could have happened. !

 

 

The extra key card is just a Key, it has no charging or package privileges.

 

We always book boy/girl rooms: I end up getting a hole punched in both cards and put them on a keyring from the casino (as does DD).

 

The only downside to doing it this way is that one of your kids has a key to your room and might decide to walk in at an inappropriate time.

 

 

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[hawkeyetlse]

Strange that the agent didn't mention that to us when I questioned it.

The check-in agents are not NCL employees and they are not responsible for knowing about how things work on board. They have a very specific list of tasks to get through to get you checked in, and if you ask about anything beyond that, they will redirect you to the front desk on board. Their only job is to get you on the ship, everything from that point on is not their problem.

[mickev99]

I have sailed NCL twice and both times have booked me and hubby in one room and three kids (under 12) in the connecting room. There is no reason your agent should have made you book an adult in each room since they were connecting. Across the hall, different rules, but connecting, no problem. I also used two different travel agents and they both did it this way. Did the same thing for two cruises on RCCL. No hassle of switching anything.

 

Sorry that doesn't help the OP, but hopefully helps others who book connecting rooms.

 

 

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[Amoré Familia]

We just traveled in Aug son was 18(19 now) and daughter 16(now 17) . They just told us there had to be a common wall. The room was booked under son. We went to guest services upon arriving to get a key card for each cabin so we had theirs and they had ours. And they opened the balcony divider since we had no door in between.

 

 

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[Cruiser Who Knows Nothing]

I have sailed NCL twice and both times have booked me and hubby in one room and three kids (under 12) in the connecting room. There is no reason your agent should have made you book an adult in each room since they were connecting. Across the hall, different rules, but connecting, no problem. I also used two different travel agents and they both did it this way. Did the same thing for two cruises on RCCL. No hassle of switching anything.

 

Sorry that doesn't help the OP, but hopefully helps others who book connecting rooms.

 

 

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Interesting, this is the first time we are doing connecting, we usually put the kids across the hall. Now I'm wondering if I'm missing any perks if I were to put me and DH in one room and the kids in the other. Currently we have UBP and DSC for both cabins. Anyone have any insight on that?

 

 

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[hawkeyetlse]

Interesting, this is the first time we are doing connecting, we usually put the kids across the hall. Now I'm wondering if I'm missing any perks if I were to put me and DH in one room and the kids in the other. Currently we have UBP and DSC for both cabins. Anyone have any insight on that?

If you can get both adults booked in the same cabin, then you might want to pick the UBP (and DSC) just for that one cabin. For the kids' cabin, you should choose the DSC, but for your other perk, you should compare the cost on paper of two soda packages (which is what you get if you choose the UBP perk for this cabin) vs. the other perks on offer. For example, for a 7 day cruise:

 

• two soda packages = $105
  
• two 3-meal SDPs = $138
  
• 250 minutes of internet = $125
  

So at least on paper, the other two perks are worth more than the soda package. For a 14-day cruise, the math changes.

[Sissaaaaaa]

You need a person 21 years old to be in each cabin (or at least on paper).

 

No, you don't. As long as they are over 18, it is fine. Under 18 they need an adult OR the cabin has to connect to the parents cabin. Directly across the hall is fine for anyone over 18.

[Cruiser Who Knows Nothing]

If you can get both adults booked in the same cabin, then you might want to pick the UBP (and DSC) just for that one cabin. For the kids' cabin, you should choose the DSC, but for your other perk, you should compare the cost on paper of two soda packages (which is what you get if you choose the UBP perk for this cabin) vs. the other perks on offer. For example, for a 7 day cruise:

 

• two soda packages = $105
  
• two 3-meal SDPs = $138
  
• 250 minutes of internet = $125
  

So at least on paper, the other two perks are worth more than the soda package. For a 14-day cruise, the math changes.

 

 

This is great info. Thank you so very much. I'll call my PCP in the morning. I'm a morning brain kind of gal. I think I'm going to get the kids the SDP. They're not fans of soda. Maybe a Sprite here and there, but not really. I can thank their coaches for that. Lol.

 

 

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[mjkacmom]

Just booked connecting balconies in the Gem. I tried putting DH and I in one, and ds19and dd20 in the other, and was told that wouldn't work. She said that if there are two passengers over 21, they had to be split, but if there was just one passenger over 21, it would be okay to have the teens booked in the connecting balcony without someone over 21 in it.

[mickev99]

Interesting, this is the first time we are doing connecting, we usually put the kids across the hall. Now I'm wondering if I'm missing any perks if I were to put me and DH in one room and the kids in the other. Currently we have UBP and DSC for both cabins. Anyone have any insight on that?

 

 

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I guess it depends on which perks you really want. My husband and I both wanted the UBP, but my kids don't drink sodas and the package doesn't include water, so that would have been a waste if we had to do that for their room. We only got one perk on our last cruise, so hubby and I got UBP and kids got free gratuities because that worked out best for us. We were sailing with other family members, so the Dining package wasn't something we would have used since we all ate together in the MDR.

[Sissaaaaaa]

Just booked connecting balconies in the Gem. I tried putting DH and I in one, and ds19and dd20 in the other, and was told that wouldn't work. She said that if there are two passengers over 21, they had to be split, but if there was just one passenger over 21, it would be okay to have the teens booked in the connecting balcony without someone over 21 in it.

 

I would call them back , unless having it that way on paper doesn't bother you. DH and I are in one cabin, and DD and her friend (19 and 20) are in another directly across the hall from us.

[mjkacmom]

I would call them back , unless having it that way on paper doesn't bother you. DH and I are in one cabin, and DD and her friend (19 and 20) are in another directly across the hall from us.

 

I tried twice already, 2 different pc's and 2 different cruises. Both said no. I wanted the UBC for DH and I, plus one sail free (1 kid in our cabin), and Internet plus 2 sail free in the other (4 kids). They said no.

[Tiggertastic]

Done this lots of times, you book an adult and child in each cabin then when you get onboard you switch rooms.

 

 

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[dna529]

Yes. We have done this many times.

 

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