Senior Trip Cruise

[Cailey]

Is there a cruise line that offers a cruise specifically for a group such as a Senior High school Class, in which they would not stop at any ports-the kids would be on the ship the whole time? Thanks

[wrp96]

What you are asking about sounds like a Full Ship Charter which would require at least a million dollars to do.

 

Unless every single one of you is over 18 or you are taking a parent in every stateroom, you won't find a cruiseline that will accommodate you for a senior class trip.

[beth4652]

What you are asking about sounds like a Full Ship Charter which would require at least a million dollars to do.

 

Unless every single one of you is over 18 or you are taking a parent in every stateroom, you won't find a cruiseline that will accommodate you for a senior class trip.

 

 

 

Things may have changed, but as of two years ago,school groups were allowed, even without one adult per cabin. My kids have done a couple of 3-4 day cruises to the Bahamas. However, they were allowed off the ship, as long as the chaperones approved (and theirs did). Both trips were on Carnival.

[Chexmix]

You might want to check on the "CRUISE TO NOWHERE" cruises. Those last 3 or 4 days and don't stop anywhere. Also last May I took my daughter on a cruise for her graduation. There were several other high school groups on the ship. Most had three or four in a room. They also had to have a certain number of chaporones.

 

Another thing is, if you tell them it is for a senior trip they will charge an extra amount for a deposit (between $100 & $250 pp) that will only be refunded after you are off the ship.

 

What we did was we put an adult in the room with a teen then after we got our keys and S&S card we just swapped. The kids were in one room and we were in the other.

 

Hope this helps.

[CaptData]

If you do this, please, tell us which ship and when so that I do not go. Thank you.

[kitty9]

Remember that most cruise lines have an age requirement of 21 to cruise without a parent or guardian. Some will allow you to cruise at 18, but not many cruise lines do that, and none of those that have that requirement have a cruise only itinerary. If you are under 21, the rules state that you must have an adult, age 25 or older, in every cabin.

 

What some people are talking about with referrence to class cruises, those don't happen much anymore, and the cruise, if you can get a cruise line to agree to it, must be sponsored by the school, and there must be one adult chaperone for every 6 to 8 kids. Because there have been so many problems with high school kids in the past, cruise lines have stopped allowing class trips.

 

Cruise lines do NOT refund a deposit made for a trip. The deposit goes toward the full cruise fare payment.

[lsk]

My son graduated from high school in May 2004 at age 17. He attended a small, private school and they did take a cruise after graduation. The school would not endorse it, even scheduling graduation early so they could cruise. There were about 24 students, 6 or 7 adults, and even some younger family members. They did not have an adult in every room, as it was not required. He also went on a cruise with his high school jazz band in 2003, and they also did not have adults in every cabin. These cruises were both with RCI and out of Galveston. They did have to put down an additional damage deposit, which was returned a couple of weeks after the cruise. These were great kids and no complaints were made at the purser's desk, but I have cruised out of Miami with some wild groups.