how to avoid teenagers and children

[naturetchr]

We are leaving NOLA on the Triumph to celebrate an adult birthday and anniversary. We want to be able to swim, hot tub, eat, and drink without children that parents dont watch. Im a teacher, I know how that goes. Suggestions? Dont say take another cruise, this is the one we are taking for a lot of reasons.

[sanger727]

Have you already chosen a cruise? Cruise choose makes the biggest difference in this. As a teacher I assume you are stuck with holidays; but anything more than 7 days will dramatically drop the number of kids sailing.

 

If you have already chosen a cruise that's 7 days or less during a school holiday I'm not sure what anyone could tell you. Late dining will be better than early dining; not sure there's much you can do about pools and hot tubs however...

 

If you stay on board during port days you'll have a lot fewer people in general - but when the ships at sea public areas will be crowded with kids and adults (based on the info I've read about the adult only areas being phased out)

 

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[Defender1791]

Well, to start, it is Carnival we're talking about. So right there, the number of children is increased. Even during the school year there are lots of parents who take their kids (half the $ of a summer cruise). Children are everywhere. Don't plan on swimming without there being loud and hyper kids around. So, your best bet is to stay on the Serenity deck to drink, and use those hot tubs. That's the only real guaranteed place to avoid kids. As far as eating without them, I don't know of any "adults only" eating spots other than your stateroom.

 

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[cruzeluver]

Prepare to be disappointed. You don't say when you are sailing, but when kids are in school the numbers will be less, but there will always be a fair number on Carnival. The only truly adult-only space is Serenity but it does not have its own pool. All dining venues are open to children.

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[A&Jfamily]

1)Invest in a balcony - give up on the pool - if not, stay on serenity

2)use chefs table for a quiet evening dinner

3)late dining or do YTD and eat late

4)enjoy the piano bar and adult comedy

5)Alchemy bar never seems to have kids around

6)spend time in the casino

7)make the most of your time ashore by booking private excursions

8)stay off the lido deck and eat all your meals in the MDR.

 

We managed to take a very romantic cruise on the Victory despite it being the biggest party cruise we have ever been on. Drunks everywhere. Our neighbors treating the hall like a southern front porch complete with chairs and music at 1130 pm. Actually we have had more issues with over indulging adults on shorter cruises than kids/teens. If we want to be alone we simply retreat to our balcony.

 

Lastly you really need to accept that Carnival is a family cruise line so expecting anything different is unrealistic. Attitude goes a long way in terms of relaxing....

 

 

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[SadieN]

For your next cruise.....book a longer cruise (not a cruise that can be sold as two or more sections). The 14day HAL Alaska cruise has a good itin.

 

 

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[JohnSpo]

I just got off the Carnival Elation and it didn't​ have a lot of kids. You have to know the ship like using the Serenity adult deck and the upper level lounging areas. Eating later in the dining room works. Also having breakfast and brunch in the dining room you will avoid most of the kids. After dinner, go to the late production shows and the adult comedy club shows. The karaoke and piano bar and other bars and casino along with the various ship bands are the ways to go too. The best thing to do is to go with the right attitude. Don't go expecting to have a bad time because then you probably will. Carnival is great for families and kids but it is even better for adults. Ultimately you are in control of how good a time you will have. So go have a great time, smile at the kids as you pass them on your way to your fun adult cruise. That is what I do. 😀

 

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[Lizzanna]

Telling people to retreat to their balcony for peace and quiet doesn't even work anymore. Our last cruise on the Breeze at the end of January, 2016, when we assumed kids would be back in school after winter break, was loaded with kids. We were on our deck 8 balcony and had to call security one day because a group of teens down on deck 5 had a bluetooth speaker and were blasting music with some pretty raunchy lyrics. People on the balconies all around us were yelling at them to turn it off, when security showed up to tell them to turn it off, they kept insisting it wasn't loud.

I wish you luck!

 

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[cccer]

There are some places that will have less kids but that doesn't mean they will not be there. Hopefully they will be well behaved but it is there vacation to.

[shopreh]

We just got off the Valor there wasn't very many kids on this cruise. I think the CD said only around 300 kids aboard. My friend went April 8th she said there were a lot of school kids and college age most were from the north they were having spring break. I think the last week of April and before college graduation in May will be less kids. The pools/hot tubs were full of adults tho. Upgrade your room to balcony or suit and enjoy! We had a GS my DH said the best part was the cabin! It was our 1st cruise and we too celebrated a birthday and anniversary.

[cb at sea]

You really can't "avoid" them, but you certainly can IGNORE them! That's what we do!

[DreadPirateRobert]

It's pretty obvious Carnival is trying to become "Disney on a budget" so I think you're out of luck. Do your best to enjoy your cruise but until Carnival sees a drop in passengers without kids that isn't made up by their new market, I don't expect anything to change.

Our next several cruises are on lines that are not as family focused.

[alreadypacked]

I think the problem is NOT kids on a cruise...

 

The problem is parents who DON'T PARENT their kids (at home, on a cruise, or anywhere). Or very barely do so.

 

Just saying...

[OCruisers]

Any chance you'd consider another cruise line?

[kgb46]

I just got off of a 7 day on the Magic as of this morning. I can tell you there were some kids but they were very well behaved. I never heard a screaming kid in the MDR. Even had a few in the Steakhouse. They were playing in the main pool some and were very good. The adults on the other hand were a bit rowdy at times but it was not bad. I babysat for years and have an adult disabled son who is like having a 2 year old so I enjoy time away from kids. But in all honesty, just go about your business of having fun and you probably won't pay attention to the kiddos.

[coevan]

We feel the same way and always enjoy our cruises. Book a Cloud 9 balcony, very quiet up there, we like deck 12, a short walk to the Serenity deck. We also do YTD and eat around 8:30. We walk right in, never were even given a beeper. If you stay away from the masses on the Lido deck, you can find many quiet places. If you really want to stay away from kids, try an adult only all inclusive. We love Sandals.

[hftmrock]

so you are a teacher and you are asking for a way to walk on a cruise designed for families that doesnt have adult only eating establishments and you are insisting no one tell you not to choose this cruise. (I think the Triumph has a serenity deck for a pool and hot tub but there will still be children close by)

 

Its like me telling you I want to go into a high school and take classes and eat at the lunchroom but I dont want to see any teenagers...

 

you can ask all you want and you can insist you are taking this cruise but unfortunately there is no real advice anyone can provide to stop you from seeing children if you want to go to a pool, hot tub, and food and drink establishments.

 

You've set yourself up for a horrible time because you are trying to get he impossible and Im sure after your cruise you will be back here telling us how horrible all the children are.

 

Its like me asking a waiter at chuck-e-cheese for a nice quiet table with no children around....

 

the only real answer is for you to take a different type of cruise. the QE2 is more in line... also 21 day cruises will probably cater toward less children. You are going on a very family friendly cruise... please expect families wherever you go on the cruise

 

Have a great cruise and good luck

[Fireman9302]

The Triumph has no serenity or adult only deck..

Good luck!

[cajunfla]

It's pretty obvious Carnival is trying to become "Disney on a budget" so I think you're out of luck. Do your best to enjoy your cruise but until Carnival sees a drop in passengers without kids that isn't made up by their new market, I don't expect anything to change.

Our next several cruises are on lines that are not as family focused.

 

Which lines would those be?

[poz222]

Holland America is generally a more adult oriented line. Princess you will have some kids but much less than CCL. Celebrity seemed to me to be a good mix of adults but not nylon "senior" oriented. CCL and Disney would be my last choices for a kid free cruise.

[sanger727]

Which lines would those be?

 

 

Celebrity and HAL come to mind. Tend to be an older crowd as opposed to families and they don't have the kid attractions like water slides, rock climbing walls, etc so viewed as less family oriented.

 

Really though, timing and itinerary matter more than anything IMO. We have cruise carnival, NCL, and celebrity; and by choosing longer cruises and avoiding school holidays have seen hardly any kids (and certainly not enough to be bothered by them) on any of our cruisesz

 

 

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[Lerin]

Go during the school year.

We almost always sail when kids are in school and there are very few kids on board.

1 cruise we took on Splendor had under 100 people under age 18 on board (and half of those were under age 5). Of all our school year cruises we've been on, the one with the most kids still numbered under 300 people under age 18.

 

Oh and don't think just because you're a teacher you can't sail during the school year. We've run into teachers on many of our cruises and they too say their reason for travel then is to be away from too many kids. I think they use accrued time off or something.

[Badfinger]

We are leaving NOLA on the Triumph to celebrate an adult birthday and anniversary. We want to be able to swim, hot tub, eat, and drink without children that parents dont watch. Im a teacher, I know how that goes. Suggestions? Dont say take another cruise, this is the one we are taking for a lot of reasons.

 

Ok. I won't say take another cruise.

 

But I will say don't take ANY cruise.

[Pika8347]

Ha! Best of luck. I'm sure all children will be hidden out of sight. Enjoy your cruise.

 

 

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[angiem0217]

Prepare to be disappointed. You don't say when you are sailing, but when kids are in school the numbers will be less, but there will always be a fair number on Carnival. The only truly adult-only space is Serenity but it does not have its own pool. All dining venues are open to children.

 

 

Unfortunately Triumph does not have a serenity deck. There is no way to avoid kids in the hot tub or pools. Only way to avoid kids is the night clubs. We just got off the Fantasy and every hot tub was full of kids. We had a great cruise and there were not any kid that misbehaved that I saw. But we never got in the hot tub or pool and they were both over run with kids. Mine being one of them

 

 

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