Classic drink packages for people under 21?

[choppe]

We are going on a cruise out of LA but the only stops are in the Mexican Riveria.  When I was looking at drink packages, my planner will allow me to add the classic package for my 19 year old.  Is says must be 18 y/o.  Is that right?  I know the typical rules depend what port you leave out of - US, European, etc.  Could it be because we don't stop at any US ports or is it a glitch?

 

TIA - Christine.

[Jeremiah1212]

All cruises sailing from North America are 21+, regardless of where the ships port. Everywhere else for the most part is 18+.

[NorthStarStateCruiser]

3 hours ago, choppe said:

We are going on a cruise out of LA but the only stops are in the Mexican Riveria.  When I was looking at drink packages, my planner will allow me to add the classic package for my 19 year old.  Is says must be 18 y/o.  Is that right?  I know the typical rules depend what port you leave out of - US, European, etc.  Could it be because we don't stop at any US ports or is it a glitch?

 

TIA - Christine.

Post a snapshot of where it says 18 or older. I'm curious to see where you saw that.

[Arizona Wildcat]

4 hours ago, choppe said:

We are going on a cruise out of LA but the only stops are in the Mexican Riveria.  When I was looking at drink packages, my planner will allow me to add the classic package for my 19 year old.  Is says must be 18 y/o.  Is that right?  I know the typical rules depend what port you leave out of - US, European, etc.  Could it be because we don't stop at any US ports or is it a glitch?

 

TIA - Christine.

Glitch.  

[canderson]

2 hours ago, NorthStarStateCruiser said:

Post a snapshot of where it says 18 or older. I'm curious to see where you saw that.

https://www.celebritycruises.com/faqs/before-you-board

 

As others have said, it's where you embark that matters, not where you're going.   U.S. = 21

 

 

Edited October 6, 2022 by canderson
Clarity

[rebeccac]

I used to think that all cruises leaving from the US had a drinking age of 21+, but Norwegian will allow under 21 and (I think) over 18 to drink if they have  permission from a parent who is travelling with them and Virgin Voyages allows all passengers (who must be 18 or over anyway) to drink once in international waters even when leaving from US.  

Edited October 6, 2022 by rebeccac

[go.without.you]

They used to serve anyone over 18 when I first started cruising. But that was the 80's and before drink packages so.....

[choppe]

13 hours ago, NorthStarStateCruiser said:

Post a snapshot of where it says 18 or older. I'm curious to see where you saw that.

Hopefully you can see it ok

[NorthStarStateCruiser]

15 minutes ago, choppe said:

Hopefully you can see it ok

I can see that now.  Thanks for sharing.  Looks like an error by whoever set up the cruise planner for the Nov 19th sailing.  All the other Mexican Riviera cruises that month have a minimum age restriction shown as 21.  

[Arizona Wildcat]

 

Different cruiselines have different rules.  This rule has been the same on Celebrity for many many years and has not changed.

Sadly information received from Celebrity via their website is often in error and sometimes contradictory or unclear.  For example their mobile site has differences in Captain's Club benefits from the full site.  We have received checkin details for cruises that Celebrity has cancelled weeks before.

22 minutes ago, choppe said:

Hopefully you can see it ok