young people on ultraluxury lines? (regent, crystal, et al.)

[xerenthar]

hey everyone. i was wondering if these ultraluxury lines ever have young people on them. my g/f and i will be 24 at the time we would go (not honeymooning.) would we be horribly horribly out of place on a line like regent, seabourn, silversea, or crystal?

 

i think the whole AI thing would be great, and the superluxury thing sounds amazing - but are we going to be the youngest by 35 years and stick out in a very bad way? will the ship shut down at 9pm?

 

thanks!

[LHT28]

They will have young teens/children travelling with families so I do not think you will be alone .

 

I would check if they have a minimum age requirement to occupy a cabin ...

some cruise lines require one person be 25 unless married

 

If you are comfortable with older people & can afford the price then go for it

Check Seadream also

[Capt_BJ]

you may very well find yourselves well below the age of most others. Will you still have fun? You will only stick out if you try to act like a 20 year old . .

 

Spousal unit and I found ourselves WAY younger than most of the crowd when we first sailed WINDSTAR but that not only didn't bother us, we enjoyed it. The party hearty scene was not appealing to us and we sought the slower pace.

 

You'll find the same demographic if you take a cruise longer than 7 days. Most "younger" people can't get more than a week vacation at a time so the average age on a 10+ day cruise is probably 15 years above that on a 7 day cruise. Our first 10 day Princess cruise, even in the Carib' from Lauderdale, the ship sent the disco crew home as they did not plan to open it the entire trip. At 10 PM the casino was dead for the night . . .

[Travelcat2]

I checked on the Regent board. . . . you have to be 21 or over to be on Regent without a parent so that should not be an issue (probably the same on all luxury lines).

 

Except for longer cruises, there will be people mostly in their 30's, 40's and above. You rarely see childlren unless it is a school holiday or the summer as there are no facilities for them during the rest of the year.

 

People of all ages get along just fine (I'm speaking of Regent since that is where my experience is). There are plenty of people who stay up late dancing the night away. . . . but, the music may not be to your liking:confused: The ambiance on the ship is calm and peaceful (which doesn't have to mean boring). The singers and dangers, for instance, are in their 20's and play trivia with the guests (trust me. . . trivia can be fun the way it's done on board). The casino can be lively. . . . or not. It really depends upon whether you are on a port intensive cruise where people of all ages are tired and have to get up early the next morning. . . . or if there are some relaxing sea days.

 

Some people want to laze by the pool with a few drinks while others (like us) are in one of the lounges chatting with people or participating in a wine tasting.

 

I also suggest that you check out Seadream Yacht Club. Their ships are kind of tiny, but are all-inclusive and do tend to get younger guests.

 

If you hava a TA that is experienced in luxury cruising, they could give you some assistance as well. In fact, it is a good idea to find a TA in the luxury travel business. There are a lot of differences between the lux cruise lines. .. . . it will help to have an overview of each one.

[kitty9]

My experience with Seabourn, Crystal and Silversea is that unless you cruise in summer or over the holiday, the average age will be north of 65. With that in mind, you must realize that the entertainment will be geared to those of that age group. You will not find the lively parties and all of that on most of the luxury lines. Especially on Seabourn and Silversea, their ships are quite small, and their entertainment is generally some sort of musician or comedian and a small combo playing dance music. If you like casinos, Seabourn's and Silversea's are very, very small, with Crystal's quite a bit larger. Even though you'll find more in the way of evening entertainment on Crystal, it again is not anything like what most younger cruisers demand on their cruises. There will be a show every evening and then dancing to a combo in two venues and a pianist in two other venues. There is a disco on Crystal ships, but they aren't very well attended.

 

Will you feel out of place? Only you can decide that. If you're looking for more exotic itineraries, which is what the luxury lines do, then go for it, fully understanding that you would be like grandchildren to the rest of the passengers. If you're looking for a lot of partying, lots of drinking and tons of things to do, then you might want to look twice at cruising a luxury line.

[Tika]

My experience with Seabourn, Crystal and Silversea is that unless you cruise in summer or over the holiday, the average age will be north of 65. With that in mind, you must realize that the entertainment will be geared to those of that age group. You will not find the lively parties and all of that on most of the luxury lines. Especially on Seabourn and Silversea, their ships are quite small, and their entertainment is generally some sort of musician or comedian and a small combo playing dance music. If you like casinos, Seabourn's and Silversea's are very, very small, with Crystal's quite a bit larger. Even though you'll find more in the way of evening entertainment on Crystal, it again is not anything like what most younger cruisers demand on their cruises. There will be a show every evening and then dancing to a combo in two venues and a pianist in two other venues. There is a disco on Crystal ships, but they aren't very well attended.

 

Will you feel out of place? Only you can decide that. If you're looking for more exotic itineraries, which is what the luxury lines do, then go for it, fully understanding that you would be like grandchildren to the rest of the passengers. If you're looking for a lot of partying, lots of drinking and tons of things to do, then you might want to look twice at cruising a luxury line.

 

Kitty has offered excellent advice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Explore your expectations!!!!!!!!!!! You can cruise on RCI, Princess etc. get a luxury suite and still have ambiance but also a lot of fun venues etc. On Crystal, Seabourn & Silverseas, as awesome as these ships are you may be disheartened if you are looking for nightlife and a whole lot of people your age etc.

[trophy_23]

you may very well find yourselves well below the age of most others. Will you still have fun? You will only stick out if you try to act like a 20 year old . .

 

We were on the Eurodam last fall for a 2wk Canada/New England cruise and were basically the youngest couple on the ship at 24/25. We stuck out in the crowd even though we acted older than we were. We were a bit concerned at first as many fellow passengers mistook us for crew, but as we settled into the trip it became a lot of fun. We met tons of really neat people and they all knew us by the end as we didn't really blend in the crowd so were easy to remember. We had many great dinners at tables for 8 where we were like Grandchildren to our table mates, but we heard many wonderful stories and had a fun time. We really like the slower pace and wanted to see that itinerary so we went for it, knowing we would be some of the youngest. We did our own thing and just enjoyed the trip for what it was, a relaxing get-away.

[Atomica]

As others have stated, your enjoyment of said cruise has very little to do with your overall age.

 

If you need to be constantly entertained in order to have a good time, you will probably find yourself at loose ends on an ultra-luxury line.

 

If however, you want a more upscale experience that focuses on diverse itineraries, excellent staterooms, service, food etc, a line like Regent, Silversea or Seabourn will probably fit the bill.

 

We're 28 and 26 and are tremendously excited about sailing on Silversea's Silver Spirit in a few months. It doesn't really bother us if we're one of the youngest onboard - we're not there to have an age contest. We're there to have a wonderful, unique, laid-back experience.

 

But that's the great thing about cruising: there's a ship and a line for everyone!

[xerenthar]

some great advice in here. thanks a lot :)

[indigosails]

Have a blast! I would love to be on a cruise ship for NYE.