My Kids always started 2 weeks before Labor Day, we moved south and Started 1st week of Aug. Now my Grand Daughters started School this week. Interesting how they all do School yr different... 20-30yrs ago Labor Day week was a slow week with no Kids AND a very cheap week to Cruise. Cruised that week almost every yr, not the norm but one we did had 4 named Storms/Hurricanes. Was a Blast Rocking/Rolling steering around these on the smaller Ships...