age demographics?

Hello, okay can you avid Holland america cruisers advise us if we are in our late 30's will we feel out of place on Holland.... we heard 55+???

We started cruising HAL in our 20's and never felt out of place. Now we are in our 30's, and still have a great time.

I started cruising in my 30's and now am in my 50's. Age doesn't seem to matter. I usually cruise off peak times and I find there is a mix of ages. Cruises over 7 days seem to have a high % of 50+ pax.

We're 28 and 31 and going for our honeymoon in less than a month. It'll be our second HAL trip. We spend most of our time reading, eating, napping, playing card games, gazing lovingly into each others eyes, and watching the wake go buy; and surprisingly little time evaluating the other people on the ship. I mostly relate how I'm not staring at how other people are dressed, but it's also true that I'm not guessing ages. If you go with the right company, you'll never notice there are other people on the ship at all.

We're 28 and 31 and going for our honeymoon in less than a month. It'll be our second HAL trip. We spend most of our time reading, eating, napping, playing card games, gazing lovingly into each others eyes, and watching the wake go buy; and surprisingly little time evaluating the other people on the ship. I mostly relate how I'm not staring at how other people are dressed, but it's also true that I'm not guessing ages. If you go with the right company, you'll never notice there are other people on the ship at all.

Photomikey ain't love grand, congratulations on your upcoming wedding and honeymoon cruise.

lolo, I think you will find different age passengers on cruise ships in general. Your longer cruises will have an older crowd but that is only because they are the ones with all that time to travel, yippee. I think on seven day cruise you will find a younger group on board. I don't know about you but I like a deverse age group on cruises as it keeps it more interesting for all.

It really depends on what your looking for. Are you looking for a disco that stay's open until 2 am? Many lounges and bars with music that goes well beyond midnight? Rock climbing walls, mini golf and much more? A much larger vessel carrying over 2,500 passengers plus? Then HAL is not the ship for you........but if you want "less of all the hoopla" a more quiet cruise on a smaller ship with a knack for class but yet fun too, HAL may be the ship for you ....good luck with your decision! ;)

We loved the couteous, fun, respectful HAL crowd. We liked that the only divas on board that we noticed were part of the stage show...

Everyone we asked to take our photo was happy to do so... Though it did take a while to explain which button to press...

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Rclcruzer is right. It's more about what you want out of your cruise than the age of passengers.

Time of year and intinerary have a lot to do with the average age. Longer cruises tend to attract retired people because they have the time.

Early December and early January skews substantially older on most cruise lines.

When schools are on break, there are lots of children, teens and young adults.

Hello, okay can you avid Holland america cruisers advise us if we are in our late 30's will we feel out of place on Holland.... we heard 55+???

You're in the same age group as DW & I. You'll love HAL. We do.

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Im 37 and HB is 42, we loved HAL even before we sailed with her in April 08, we loved it so much we are sailing again with HAL in Jan 09, we found HAL perfect, we had late dining and the combined age of our table was 322 years (6 of us) and we were always the really loud table in the corner and the last to leave the dining room (sorry to our wait staff - though usually they had pulled up a chair by then and just joined in with us).

I loved the loudness (and yes it is there) and I loved the quietness, I loved the service, the food, the staterooms, we met some lovely people - we were the Bluewater cruising crew, some of met for dinner the night before in San Diego and then the rest joined for the banner wave - we all sort of just gelled, many we are still emailing months on.

Go with open eyes and definately an open heart, as the staff as so wonderful, and you will have a good time.

"THE WORLD IS A BOOK AND THOSE WHO DO NOT TRAVEL ONLY READ THE LAST PAGE"

You'll find older people on the cruises that are over 14 days in length. We recently did a 35 day cruise and the average age was 85! We had a great time(we're in our 50's and 60's). Yes the ship was dead after 9:30 and the bars suffered but we sailed for the itinerary . We had late seating and boy did we get great service,the dining room was half full. We met some wonderful people who were our age and had a great time! Age of the cruise passengers should be no barrier to sailing with HAL. Enjoy the ship and the time with each other.

Seriously, not to be rude, if you want a more or less homogenous group of people that more or less mirrors you and DH, I'd suggest HAL is not the line for you. It attracts an eclectic, disparate bunch of cruisers, in education, income, life experience and age. About the only similarity is that, as mentioned above, you seldom encounter divas.

It is not age that generally makes a person feel out of place, regardless of the setting.

I know you posted on another forum about the differences in cruise lines. I'd suggest you find a very good travel agent who specializes in cruises, and discuss your IDEAL cruise vacation. The TA would be able to steer you to one or two cruise lines that most fit with your ideal.

My husband and I are in our mid 30s and love HAL-but we like to avoid kids, jeans, crowds, rude people, and college kids looking to party.

On our first HAL cruise we were by far the youngest on the ship-I'd say average age was 70+, but it was a 10 day. We enjoyed the passengers, food, crew, bedding, and flowers so much that it would take alot for us to sail another line.

My husband and I are in our mid 30s and love HAL-but we like to avoid kids, jeans, crowds, rude people, and college kids looking to party.

On our first HAL cruise we were by far the youngest on the ship-I'd say average age was 70+, but it was a 10 day. We enjoyed the passengers, food, crew, bedding, and flowers so much that it would take alot for us to sail another line.

Ditto for everything you said--my husband and I did our first HAL cruise together in 2006 and it was an 11 day. We're off in 30some days for our 2nd HAL cruise--15 days. It's to celebrate his 40th birthday, and on our roll call are couples celebrating their 40th anniversaries. We can't wait to celebrate together!

Age is not an issue for us at all. We choose our vacation based on the atmosphere we want and the things we want to do. HAL suits us just fine:D

Hello, okay can you avid Holland america cruisers advise us if we are in our late 30's will we feel out of place on Holland.... we heard 55+???

I'm 39 (soon to be 40 :D !!) and have sailed on Holland America several times. When I mentioned this to a co-worker a few weeks ago, the first thing that came out of her mouth was "There's nothing but wheelchairs and walkers on those ships". I asked her had she ever sailed on a Holland America ship. She never had and was going by what her TA (who also never sailed on HAL) told her.

I always have a great time on the Holland America ships. Since I never was into the nightclub scene in my 20's, it's not a great factor to me. I prefer a jazz bar, but will enjoy the piano bar. I'm not a great dancer, but will cut a rug from time to time.

When I cruise, I enjoy the ports, walking around the ship and relaxing. I also find alot of things going on and last year I had to rest on my second sea day because on the first I was going from one thing to the next.

A cruise is really what you put into it!

Happy sailing!!

We started cruising HAL in our late 30's and took our middle school aged kids along, too. All of us are dedicated HAL fans. We enjoy the excellent service, lovely cabins and the itineraries. We still e-mail people from our first cruise and they were in their 20's on that cruise. I think you will have a wonderful honeymoon aboard HAL!

It attracts an eclectic, disparate bunch of cruisers, in education, income, life experience and age.

And for some strange reason, a bunch of people that like dam ships. I feel like a dam moth attracted to the light... or is that the Lido?

In a more serious vein, I started cruising HAL when I was in my 30's. Never felt out of place due to age.

If someone is interested in cruising as a vacation life style, HAL affords many repetive cruisers to offer encouragement and information, in addition to the amenities that have already been mentioned.

If you go with the right company, you'll never notice there are other people on the ship at all.

Except for the servers and the cabin attendant. :D

It is really hard to generalize, but we have always loved HAL. First went in our 20s (took a break off when we had a really little one), then came back in our 30s and now 40s.

At the risk of alienating everyone on the boards, here are some of my personal opinions and HAL enjoyment tests in jest . . .

Which do you enjoy more

A) Belly Flop contest vs. B) Wine Tasting

A) Go, Go, Go all night long vs. B) Casual Elegance til midnight/1am

A) Never want to dress up vs. B) Enjoy that special feeling dressing up can give.

A) Need nonstop activity vs. B) Relax and create your own fun

A Hal cruise is what you make it. You will find interesting people and ports on every cruise line, but we enjoy the calm elegance of HAL, which reminds us more of a resort vacation, than a pool party.

Just one person's opinion. We like the "B"s.

Just one person's opinion. We like the "B"s.

You've been stung. :)

Except for the servers and the cabin attendant. :D

To the contrary... I don't really care to get to know my server and attendant like so many on this board do. I rarely see my cabin attendant, and at the end of the cruise I'm still forgetting my server's name. I love the fact that my room gets made up twice a day and there are always plenty of fresh towels, but for me. It doesn't enhance the experience to know the person who's doing it ... the opposite, in fact, I think I like it better that I go to breakfast and come back and all the dirty towels have mysteriously disappeared, the bed is made, and no sign of life is inside.

The best thing about the servers and attendants aboard cruise ships (and HAL in particular) is that they seem to know this without me saying anything. The same guy who slips in and out of my room unnoticed will be downright jovial with the people next door. I wish I could get that kind of effort out of the service anywhere but at sea.

Lolo,

DH and I are both 36 and just went on our first HAL cruise this past April. We really loved it. There was enough action in the casino and the Northern Lights Disco for us to have a good time when we wanted to, but also lots of places to just chill out and relax together. In reality, demographics seemed pretty similar to Princess.

Our first cruise was our honeymoon cruise on Princess (which we also loved), but the one thing they didn't have that HAL does is the ability to order full meals from the dining room to eat in your room. On a honeymoon, you are spending lots of time in the room, and we got sooo tired of only being able to order lite fare from room service such as burgers and sandwiches. I LOVED that we could order gourmet meals from the dining room and eat them alone on our balcony. That hands down made HAL stand out for us!!

could I intrest you in a 3 hour tour ???

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