Solarium now 18+

[Ourusualbeach]

[steveru621]

Except when you go to the Park Cafe or Solarium Bistro. Plus 1-4 pm when you are on a cold weather cruise. And the original restriction was only for the pool.

[not-enough-cruising]

LONG LONG overdue 

[ShillyShally]

Interesting, I always felt badly for the teens who wanted a quiet area as the solarium never seems to get rowdy (why we stay there) but I can also appreciate the age restriction and want to keep it quiet.  I expect it will be as usual, they won't monitor it unless someone is making it obvious or acting up. 

[crazyank]

13 minutes ago, steveru621 said:

And the original restriction was only for the pool.

Nope, the restriction has always included the pool, hot tubs, loungers, etc.

[orville99]

UHHH....OK, but not all of the solariums are at the front of the ship, and not all are enclosed with a canopy, so does this only apply to those classes of ships that meet the description?

[orville99]

1 minute ago, crazyank said:

Nope, the restriction has always included the pool, hot tubs, loungers, etc.

Except on ships with a Park Cafe in the solarium.

[steveru621]

3 minutes ago, crazyank said:

Nope, the restriction has always included the pool, hot tubs, loungers, etc.

 

Sorry, that is not true. 

[trihawks1]

19 minutes ago, orville99 said:

Except on ships with a Park Cafe in the solarium.

You mean Solarium Bistro?  

[Another_Critic]

Just now, trihawks1 said:

You mean Solarium Bistro?  

No, it's Park Cafe on Vision and Radiance class.  

[coffeebean]

Just off Wonder of the Seas. WHAT a PLEASURE to spend time in the solarium with no kids. Every person who was there was of the proper age. I didn't even see anyone who appeared to be in their 20s in the solarium. It was quiet, serene and relaxing. It is so nice not to have the solarium located on the ship as a "pass through" for everyone, including kids. Good job on this Oasis class ship.

[orville99]

41 minutes ago, trihawks1 said:

You mean Solarium Bistro?  

No, I meant Park Cafe, which can be found inside the solarium on all Vision and Radiance class ships and the cafe area is open to everyone any time they are serving food.

Edited September 26, 2023 by orville99

[BND]

It should have always been 18.   We enjoy sitting and reading.  Our last EN cruise we couldn't be in the Solarium because they don't open the roof and if I'm going to sweat, I'll do it outside lol.  

[gammite]

This is excellent news!

[BND]

3 minutes ago, orville99 said:

No, I meant Park Cafe, which can be found inside the solarium on all Vision and Radiance class ships and the cafe area is open to everyone any time they are serving food.

But, not the loungers or the pool itself.  I've seen kids asked to leave both on EN and GR.  Funny thing is, outside of the pizza and cookies most of what they serve is things most kids wouldn't care about.  

[HicksRA]

This was a hot topic in the Q&A with Bayley on the President’s Cruise. He said he was unaware that 16 year olds were allowed in the Solarium and would give strong consideration in changing it. 

[orville99]

1 hour ago, BND said:

But, not the loungers or the pool itself.  I've seen kids asked to leave both on EN and GR.  Funny thing is, outside of the pizza and cookies most of what they serve is things most kids wouldn't care about.  

True, but the assumption that the solariums are entirely youth free fails when one looks at the mix of amenities available across the fleet.

[smokeybandit]

1 hour ago, HicksRA said:

This was a hot topic in the Q&A with Bayley on the President’s Cruise. He said he was unaware that 16 year olds were allowed in the Solarium and would give strong consideration in changing it. 

That would be disappointing if he didn't know the rules on his own ships

[Billy Baltic]

26 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

That would be disappointing if he didn't know the rules on his own ships

Hard to complain about the telephone agents when the boss doesn’t know the product. He’s hardly aware of the drop in quality and service too. 

[TravelBluebird]

2 hours ago, coffeebean said:

Just off Wonder of the Seas. WHAT a PLEASURE to spend time in the solarium with no kids. Every person who was there was of the proper age. I didn't even see anyone who appeared to be in their 20s in the solarium. It was quiet, serene and relaxing. It is so nice not to have the solarium located on the ship as a "pass through" for everyone, including kids. Good job on this Oasis class ship.

 

Hearing this, I’m really looking forward to the Solarium on Wonder next week!  Are there good ocean views from the Solarium?

[BallFour4]

The Quantum was like this in June to Alaska!

[twangster]

1 hour ago, smokeybandit said:

That would be disappointing if he didn't know the rules on his own ships

 

I wouldn't expect a CEO of any large enterprise to know every single policy.  

 

[smokeybandit]

2 minutes ago, twangster said:

 

I wouldn't expect a CEO of any large enterprise to know every single policy.  

 

Of course, but this is an age limit thing for an open deck venue. For ships he's sailed on.

[PompeySailor]

1 hour ago, TravelBluebird said:

 

Hearing this, I’m really looking forward to the Solarium on Wonder next week!  Are there good ocean views from the Solarium?

180degs floor to roof views 

 

 

Edited September 27, 2023 by PompeySailor

[trihawks1]

4 hours ago, Another_Critic said:

No, it's Park Cafe on Vision and Radiance class.  

 

4 hours ago, Another_Critic said:

No, it's Park Cafe on Vision and Radiance class.  

Oh ok…I was thinking Oasis class since they have Park Cafes