What's everyone's view on kids being allowed to run through the casino unsupervised?

[DarrenM]

Happened quite a lot on celebrity beyond last week.

 

Seems like the kids were bored and access to the lifts was through part of the casino.

 

I think their parents thought the crew were child minders.

 

Strange for a company selling itself as more premium?

[DarrenM]

Does this happen on other cruise lines?

 

I have only sailed celebrity in the last 20 years and this is first time I felt I was on a family cruise.

 

Even a crew member from the future cruise desk said they had never seen anything like it before.

 

 

[klfrodo]

28 minutes ago, DarrenM said:

 

I have only sailed celebrity in the last 20 years and this is first time I felt I was on a family cruise.

 

My only comment would be, and I know I'm guilty of this,,,, is it possible that you didn't notice, pay attention to, or were less worried about what was going on around you 20 years ago vs today now that you're older?

 

I'm just sayin. I know I'm less tolerant today than I was 20 years ago. Getting older is not for the weak. 😉

[auntmeg]

They shouldn't be running anywhere inside the ship. But if they are casually walking through as a cut-through that wouldn't bother me (although I would imagine that the ship should care that minors are in there).

 

However, parents expecting others (whether that's the crew or other people) to watch their children is never acceptable unless the minors part of a specific program that the parents have enrolled them in.

Edited June 19, 2023 by auntmeg

[CGinMTL]

We were on Zaandam last month.

My 2 1/2 year old grandson was a few steps ahead of us.

He stepped into the casino and a supervisor warned us before we caught up with him.

The entire scene took a few secs and everything was done with respect on both sides.

[ceeceeDee]

Twice (on different days) on our last cruise we were stopped in our cabin corridor by a very polite young lad of about 8 years old. On each occasion he asked what the current activities were because he was looking for his grandmother. Who leaves an 8 year old unsupervised and worse who leaves an 8 year old not knowing where you are?

[SPacificbound]

22 minutes ago, ceeceeDee said:

Twice (on different days) on our last cruise we were stopped in our cabin corridor by a very polite young lad of about 8 years old. On each occasion he asked what the current activities were because he was looking for his grandmother. Who leaves an 8 year old unsupervised and worse who leaves an 8 year old not knowing where you are?

Yes, that is certainly not good.

[DarrenM]

10 hours ago, klfrodo said:

My only comment would be, and I know I'm guilty of this,,,, is it possible that you didn't notice, pay attention to, or were less worried about what was going on around you 20 years ago vs today now that you're older?

 

I'm just sayin. I know I'm less tolerant today than I was 20 years ago. Getting older is not for the weak. 😉

This is probably so true.

 

INfact its definitely true

[DarrenM]

10 hours ago, auntmeg said:

They shouldn't be running anywhere inside the ship. But if they are casually walking through as a cut-through that wouldn't bother me (although I would imagine that the ship should care that minors are in there).

 

However, parents expecting others (whether that's the crew or other people) to watch their children is never acceptable unless the minors part of a specific program that the parents have enrolled them in.

On the occasion I was with the future cruise rep, there was at least 6 kids upto around 11 I would say, looked they were playing a game of hide and seek, on Deck 4, running between future cruises and Cafe Al Bachio.

 

There was no parents with them. Hence the comment from the Rep. She looked genuinely shocked.

 

They were also playing in the lifts behind the Casino.

 

Of course, if you take children on an 11 night cruise on a ship, with very little for kids to do, then I suppose this is all they have.

 

It was such a bad look for Celebrity.

[DarrenM]

oh, and this was my only complaint about the cruise.

 

The rest was marvellous.

 

Just to ensure people didnt think I was just moaning😋

[ontheweb]

9 hours ago, ceeceeDee said:

Twice (on different days) on our last cruise we were stopped in our cabin corridor by a very polite young lad of about 8 years old. On each occasion he asked what the current activities were because he was looking for his grandmother. Who leaves an 8 year old unsupervised and worse who leaves an 8 year old not knowing where you are?

Just hope everyone notices you referred to him as a " very polite young lad". I do hope everyone realizes that no all children are wild, spoiled brats.

[DarrenM]

I am scared of all mice whether they be pets are wild ones.

[sparks1093]

AFAIK they are allowed to transit through the casino with no stopping. Running should be discouraged everywhere onboard.

[CunucuMom]

11 hours ago, ceeceeDee said:

Who leaves an 8 year old unsupervised and worse who leaves an 8 year old not knowing where you are?

Wow...I just can't scroll on by without commenting.  I'm guessing Grammy thought that since they were on a ship, there was no where for her grandson to go missing.  It sends chills up my spine thinking what could have happened to this precious child in the middle of the sea on a ship full of strangers. 

[ldubs]

I've never encountered this running through the casino problem.   I suppose it might be better than having the little urchins loiter in the casino.  Lol. 

 

 

[aborgman]

13 hours ago, ceeceeDee said:

Who leaves an 8 year old unsupervised and worse who leaves an 8 year old not knowing where you are?

 

I wouldn't leave an 8 year old unsupervised on a cruise ship... but you want to know who leaves an 8 year old unsupervised? Almost every parent in existence prior to about the year 2000.

 

A cruise ship is obviously not an appropriate place for it, but this idea that kids need constant supervision until adulthood is so weird to me.

[whogo]

I did not see children on our last two cruises, they must have been hanging out in the casino as spa, I don't use either.

[klfrodo]

2 hours ago, CunucuMom said:

.  It sends chills up my spine thinking what could have happened to this precious child in the middle of the sea on a ship full of strangers. 

Probably safer than in school. 🤯

 

Oh darn, I'm probably going to get banned again

[Joebucks]

I will sum up the two top themes without reading the thread:

 

- I hate it. Kids don't belong in the casino

- MY KIDS are the most well-behaved ever. Probably more than the people in the casino

[donaldsc]

19 hours ago, ceeceeDee said:

Twice (on different days) on our last cruise we were stopped in our cabin corridor by a very polite young lad of about 8 years old. On each occasion he asked what the current activities were because he was looking for his grandmother. Who leaves an 8 year old unsupervised and worse who leaves an 8 year old not knowing where you are?

 

8 year olds should not be unsupervised anywhere.  What you might have done is flagged down a crew member to tell them that the child with you was lost and could not find his parents or grandmother.  This might have gotten his alleged caregiver in trouble - although I doubt it.

 

DON

[ceeceeDee]

He had his cruise card/room key so technically he wasn't 'lost' and I assume he was in one of the family cabins a few doors up from ours, but I agree he shouldn't be roaming about on his own. All very well to say kids are on a cruise ship and can't go anywhere, but that doesn't mean to say he was not at risk given that with thousands of people on board one of those people might be 'dodgy'. It's not as though that hasn't happened before. In hindsight we probably should have found a cruise member or taken him to guest services to at the very least have his grandmother paged. Then again, hindsight is 20/20. Our bad.😒

Edited June 20, 2023 by ceeceeDee

[CGinMTL]

On 6/20/2023 at 12:36 PM, aborgman said:

 

I wouldn't leave an 8 year old unsupervised on a cruise ship... but you want to know who leaves an 8 year old unsupervised? Almost every parent in existence prior to about the year 2000.

 

A cruise ship is obviously not an appropriate place for it, but this idea that kids need constant supervision until adulthood is so weird to me.

Yep. My daughter was 9 on her 1 st cruise. She would go to kids club and we would have meetup points. ( That was 20 years ago )

[lenquixote66]

On 6/19/2023 at 4:47 PM, DarrenM said:

Happened quite a lot on celebrity beyond last week.

 

Seems like the kids were bored and access to the lifts was through part of the casino.

 

I think their parents thought the crew were child minders.

 

Strange for a company selling itself as more premium?

Every person boarding a cruise ship should e notified prior to boarding the ship that nobody under  age 18 is allowed in the casino during the times it is open .The parents wil be subject to a $500.00 fine.

[sparks1093]

4 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

Every person boarding a cruise ship should e notified prior to boarding the ship that nobody under  age 18 is allowed in the casino during the times it is open .The parents wil be subject to a $500.00 fine.

Of course there is a difference between "being in the casino" and transiting through the casino. 

[tscoffey]

On 6/19/2023 at 5:21 PM, klfrodo said:

Getting older is not for the weak.

Also not for the young