Live on Explorer Chapter 2

[flyerbrp]

I have been reporting my week on Explorer. Our dinners have been good. Entertainment has been great. The casino has been kind. Weather and shore excursions were superb. 
 

There have been reports and discussions about unruly behavior by gangs of teenage passengers including cabin door signs and decorations being torn off, all elevator buttons being pressed and other mischief. Since I did not witness these acts myself I chose not to include any of these “rumors” in my original post. Tonight changes this.

 

At 12:30am I exited the casino and walked up to the Promenade for pizza before going to bed. While waiting for the pizza approximately 20-25 youths came running down from the elevator and met an opposing group of youths. That’s right, I found myself in the middle of a scrum causing security to be called to break up the melee.

 

I write this in hopes that Royal will do something proactive. Why is the 1am curfew not being enforced? Where are the parents? The kids should have been escorted to their family cabins and everyone including the parents should have been confined to quarters for our last sea day. Room service could deliver meals. Parents need to responsible. The ship crew are not baby sitters. 
 

In my 30 cruises with Royal over the last 20 years I have never witnessed this nonsense on a Royal ship. I love this company. I am a stockholder. I am Diamond Plus and Prime. But sadly we took our first adult only cruise on Virgin this past November and the experience was so great we are booked for Easter. 
 

We are booked on Royal in May to Alaska and Bermuda in June so I am not leaving Royal but I hope Royal doesn’t look the other way because there are some very angry people on this ship

 

PS It did not ruin my vacation but I do have concerns about my safety. 

[Merion_Mom]

I am so sorry that you experienced this, but didn't you say that it was 12:30 a.m.?  That would be before the 1 a.m. curfew that you mention.  That hardly excuses their behavior, but your pointing out the times is weird.

[flyerbrp]

I left the casino at 1230. I was at the Promenade Cafe waiting for pizza. The fighting started close to 1am and the youths were running through out the area well after 1am. 
 

You missed the point. This not about the time of day, this is about a lack of control of these teens. Groups were still carousing the upper floors when I went to my  cabin at 2am. 

Edited March 25, 2023 by flyerbrp