LAnn Posted January 11, 2021 #1 Share Posted January 11, 2021 One reason my family has cruised so much over the years is because we have an only child, and the kids clubs on the ships made it possible for my daughter to hang out with friends her own age while we were on vacation. My daughter has enjoyed cruise line kids clubs since she was young enough to participate, up through her teen years. Our 2020 cruises, when she was 16, were of course cancelled, and it is unclear how soon cruising will resume in 2021 now that she has turned 17. When she turns 18, the teen club will no longer be available to her. She will be in college, and we will continue to take her on vacations, but at that point will look beyond cruising for other vacation options; i.e., those for which it would be more practical to bring a friend of hers along. However, as a loyal NCL cruiser and stockholder, I have to think other families are "in the same boat," so to speak 🙂, so I thought I would just put out there this idea of adding college mixers as young adult programming. I believe NCL reads these boards from time to time, and it would be helpful to get input from fellow cruisers. Please let me know your thoughts. (I've also posted this on the RCL board). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace2542 Posted January 12, 2021 #2 Share Posted January 12, 2021 They do them already. Or they used to at least on some sailings. I think it depends upon the amount of people in that age group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoCruiseFan Posted January 12, 2021 #3 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Organize one yourself akin to a M&G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace2542 Posted January 12, 2021 #4 Share Posted January 12, 2021 8 hours ago, MoCruiseFan said: Organize one yourself akin to a M&G It is part of the program onboard in the daily newsletter. On the Gem at Christmas 2017 they done it in Maltings I think it. I think it depends upon how many people of that age group are onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted January 12, 2021 #5 Share Posted January 12, 2021 My kids went to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Dave Posted January 12, 2021 #6 Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) My last cruise had a 18-21 Get Together on the first night of the cruise. Edited January 12, 2021 by GA Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelicanBill Posted January 12, 2021 #7 Share Posted January 12, 2021 And if you don't see one, call the Cruise Director's phone line and ask to have a few set up. They are surprisingly helpful about such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisequeen4ever Posted January 12, 2021 #8 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I have long wondered why that age bracket doesn’t have a group offered onboard. When I had just graduated from high school, the cruise line did let me into both the teen club as well as the adult club, but there was no one around me age with whom to hang out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gershep Posted January 12, 2021 #9 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Every cruise we went on always had this age group meetings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoCruiseFan Posted January 13, 2021 #10 Share Posted January 13, 2021 12 hours ago, ace2542 said: It is part of the program onboard in the daily newsletter. On the Gem at Christmas 2017 they done it in Maltings I think it. I think it depends upon how many people of that age group are onboard. They done it... That line always makes me laugh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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