Frogger22 Posted September 27, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 27, 2022 We will be sailing in March on Encore with 12 and 14 year old boys. The Teen club starts at 13 years old. I am assuming there is not flexibility for our 12 year old (13 5 weeks after cruising) to go to the teen club with his brother? Thanks in Advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n4w Posted September 27, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Correct, none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted September 27, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Frogger22 said: We will be sailing in March on Encore with 12 and 14 year old boys. The Teen club starts at 13 years old. I am assuming there is not flexibility for our 12 year old (13 5 weeks after cruising) to go to the teen club with his brother? Thanks in Advance! No flexibility. Strictly enforced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogger22 Posted September 28, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted September 28, 2022 22 hours ago, BirdTravels said: No flexibility. Strictly enforced. Thank you, that is what I figured, good to know and prep the kids before hand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasidemama Posted September 28, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Jumping on this thread. Is there any flexibility with any of the age groups or is it pretty much set in stone? Sailing with 9&12 year olds and would want the 9 year old to join the 12 year old. Reading NCL's website there's conflicting info. This page: (https://www.ncl.com/why-cruise-norwegian/family-cruises/youth-programs#:~:text=Youth Programs are comprised of,those 13 -17 years old.) Says groups are divided as follows: Splash Academy Guppies: 6 months – under 3 years old (daily activities are offered for babies with their parents) Seals 5 – 9 years old Dolphins: 10 – 12 years old (6 – 12 year olds in low season) Entourage: 13 – 17 years old While this page: (https://www.ncl.com/why-cruise-norwegian/family-cruises/youth-programs/faq) combines the Seals/Dolphins into "splash academy" group and puts 5-12 together: GUPPIES 6 months - under 3 years old SPLASH ACADEMY 5 - 12 years old ENTOURAGE Entourage: 13* - 17 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasidemama Posted September 28, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Also - Is the late night program open yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogger22 Posted October 11, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted October 11, 2022 I think there is more flexibility in Splash Academy - When mine were 8 and 10 they were there and I don't remember them being separate. Next cruise at 12 and 14 they will be Splash and Teen Club... but not sure they will care as I think there will be much time in the race track, virtual reality (wonder if their are age limits), laser tag, and arcades! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaS Posted October 11, 2022 #8 Share Posted October 11, 2022 In Splash Academy there is flexibility from their side, meaning when there are not enough kids, they merge the Seals and Dolphins groups. According to my experience, this happens most of the time when travelling outside of school breaks. And on our last cruise (August 2022) the Splash Academy staff told us they merged the age groups and instead split them based on the kids' interest in different kind of activities, as a post pandemic thing. Not that I understand how this could possibly be related to the pandemic... However, if NCL operates the two separate groups, there is usually no way you can talk them into letting kids be in a different group than their age indicates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoCruiseFan Posted October 12, 2022 #9 Share Posted October 12, 2022 On 9/26/2022 at 10:30 PM, Frogger22 said: We will be sailing in March on Encore with 12 and 14 year old boys. The Teen club starts at 13 years old. I am assuming there is not flexibility for our 12 year old (13 5 weeks after cruising) to go to the teen club with his brother? Thanks in Advance! NO, they do not allow ANY exceptions to the age policies. You are welcome in arrears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n4w Posted October 18, 2022 #10 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/10/2022 at 7:30 PM, Frogger22 said: I think there is more flexibility in Splash Academy - When mine were 8 and 10 they were there and I don't remember them being separate. Next cruise at 12 and 14 they will be Splash and Teen Club... but not sure they will care as I think there will be much time in the race track, virtual reality (wonder if their are age limits), laser tag, and arcades! They might not care with the activities you mentioned, but you might.... all of race track, virtual reality, laser tag, and arcades have additional costs. Ping pong and waterpark is no additional cost. At 12 & 14, age is not an issue for any of them, race track and laser tag are open at certain hours, weather permitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogger22 Posted October 18, 2022 Author #11 Share Posted October 18, 2022 1 hour ago, n4w said: They might not care with the activities you mentioned, but you might.... all of race track, virtual reality, laser tag, and arcades have additional costs. Ping pong and waterpark is no additional cost. At 12 & 14, age is not an issue for any of them, race track and laser tag are open at certain hours, weather permitting. Yes, I'm factoring the extra costs in over the next several months. I understand there is a whole cruise pass for speedtrack, but I haven't quite figured out laster tag, virtual reality bundles if any! Thank you! Or arcade.... I will search forums one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillianRieth Posted October 28, 2022 #12 Share Posted October 28, 2022 I think NCL needs to rethink the ages groups. I have a 12 yr old boy who is in middle school, 12 these days is alot different now then how it was years ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogger22 Posted October 28, 2022 Author #13 Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, JillianRieth said: I think NCL needs to rethink the ages groups. I have a 12 yr old boy who is in middle school, 12 these days is alot different now then how it was years ago. I agree!!! My 12 year old will be weeks away from 13. Fortunately the Encore has a ton of stuff for teen boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted October 28, 2022 #14 Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, JillianRieth said: I think NCL needs to rethink the ages groups. I have a 12 yr old boy who is in middle school, 12 these days is alot different now then how it was years ago. I’ve seen many parent complain about 12 year old being too young for the teen group on RCI, there is no way to please everyone. Having had 5 kids attend middle school, maturity levels are all over the place (contributing to many friends group issues during those years). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillianRieth Posted October 28, 2022 #15 Share Posted October 28, 2022 2 hours ago, mjkacmom said: I’ve seen many parent complain about 12 year old being too young for the teen group on RCI, there is no way to please everyone. Having had 5 kids attend middle school, maturity levels are all over the place (contributing to many friends group issues during those years). Well said, I think they should allow for the parents/guardians to decide what is best suited for their child. What I foresee happening is my son doing his own thing with whom he meets, which will in turn mean a large bill at the end of the cruise due to the speedway, laser tag, and virtual reality, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted October 29, 2022 #16 Share Posted October 29, 2022 19 hours ago, JillianRieth said: Well said, I think they should allow for the parents/guardians to decide what is best suited for their child. What I foresee happening is my son doing his own thing with whom he meets, which will in turn mean a large bill at the end of the cruise due to the speedway, laser tag, and virtual reality, I don’t think that would work with insurance liability. I’ve had 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 year olds on NCL, teens really don’t spend a lot of time IN the teen club, mostly just meet up, so your son will be spending the same amount of time roaming the ship. I informed my kids they were not to run up a huge tab on cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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