MarkWiltonM

We cruise on Celebrity and HAL, usually every other cruise is one or the other, and we see very little difference in the age of cruisers. I think Celebrity does have a few more youngish couples and families with young children, but not THAT many. Most of the passengers on both lines are couples in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. We started on these lines in our late 40s and are now in our mid-60s.

I meditate in the early morning hours and try to find quiet places on ships to sit but it's very difficult. Too often the only place that's quiet is my veranda (and then only if I'm up and out before the neighbors come out). We were recently on Rotterdam and I was able to sit outside Tamarind. A couple of times there was annoying piped pop music out there (as early as 6 am) but a few times it was quiet. It was hit or miss for sure, and I couldn't find any other place that was quiet on the whole ship. Maybe the crew like the music when they're working overnight? It would be great if there was a designated quiet time and/or place, at least in the morning and perhaps again in the evening. Who wants to go up to a deck to look at the stars and hear pop music blaring from the speakers?