Number of children for a particular cruise?

[SchnauzerPup]

Without opening any contentious subjects, is there some way to determine whether there might be an unusually large number of younger children booked on a particular sailing? Maybe the pax to cabin ratio is published or some other way this information could be divined? I would find this information very useful in selecting my sailings.

[Martita B.]

I would call the Seabourn Club desk and simply inquire as to the number of children that will be aboard on the particular cruise you're considering.

In 10 years of sailing Seabourn the number of children aboard have been very few. Once on a Christmas/New Year's sailing we had 3 ~

all well behaved and delightful. The family was from South America.

Martita B.

[Margate Cruiser]

The only time we saw a bunch of children was when a whole family was aboard from great grandparents all the way down to 2 infants a on week cruise to the Caribbean. It's very rare to see youngsters. There are no provisions for any teenagers or younger. But I know that you can get some baby sitting at night with the crew members,

[LaPaloma]

The most likely time for children to be aboard is Easter/spring break. You generally don't see them, but now and then it happens. For the most part, we have not found it difficult. We did have one trip with a German couple and their infant..they were quite obnoxious about it and were avoided like the plague. Another couple had an infant aboard on the same ship and they were delightful. If the child started to get antsy..they disapeared with her.

[JaneBP]

Several years ago, on the Pride to Norway in August there were several pre-teens and teens, including the Captain's 3 children. They made up their own amusements and even put on a small talent show for us. Most of the children were European.

 

Once in the Carribean there was a young family with 2 little ones and a Nanny. They were all obnoxious and Master 'whomever' kept dropping the bar binoculars and would swing off the railings. He could never be found, the imp.

 

Hard to ignore, but rare occurrence. With no real pool or other children's accommodations, it's not too routine except on a cruise with many ports for activities.

[Seabourn-nail]

I just finished a cruise with adults behaving like children! Or worse........:(

Marja

[SeabournGirl]

In the RARE occasions that there has been a child or two onboard, the majority of the children have been very well behaved, polite, dressed as they should be (suits and tuxes at dinner for the little 4 year old guys!) and so cute that several of us ladies wanted to adopt them

 

Many years ago, on my first Seabourn cruise, there was an incredibly rude and obnoxious family onboard where the two kids ran around, were loud, knocked into guests or furniture that was in their way, and the wife constantly screeched at the husband across the deck in a high pitched, whiny voice.

 

They expected the wife of the entertainer to give up her vacation with her husband to babysit from 9 am to 9 pm every day! The hotel manager made the 'right' decision to ask them to leave the ship midway thru the cruise, stating it wasn't a cruise designed for children and their TA was mistaken in booking them on SB. SB may have lost an obnoxious couple as future passengers (good riddance!), but they gained the loyalty of the other 198 guests onboard that particular cruise! That's Seabourn Style!

 

All other times, the VERY FEW children have been delightful.

[GrannyLorr]

In 140 days of sailing, I have never seen a child at all! Maybe they hide from the "nasty old Granny"! :eek: