Will our May 5 cruise be a ghost town compared to usual amount of people??

[Rhitson88]

Me and my wife were wondering it's kind of an awkward time for alot of people. And especially people with kids. We are not party people (I know, 23 and not a party person, but I guess having kids will do that to you...or it should anyways lol). So we don't really care how many people are on. But its after spring break and just weeks before everyone gets out of school so parents probably aren't gonna be taking their children out to cruise just before they are out of school for the summer. Just wondering what other peoples experiences are cruising in May as I haven't ever cruised in May. Thanks.

[Tapi]

Ship will be full, you will definitely see less kids, but you will still see some.

[*Mach*]

Carnival ships always sail full so nope... not a ghost town.

Those 'in between' times are actually pretty popular because the prices are very attractive!

:)

[kinabina]

May is a great time for cruising and our preference (as you can see from our previous sailings) as the weather is usually very gorgeous and yes I agree with Host Mach, the prices are very reasonable & the ship will be full.

 

You can go to the roll call forum to get an idea of some of the people that will be on your cruise.

 

Happy Sailing to you!

[abisha]

Also, there are people who pull their kids out of school to vacation at times (I've done it..when the kids were younger).

 

Have a great time!

[musicgal]

May is a wonderful time to cruise-

I spent a few years teaching music at local schools and we always saw some absences after the last tests were done... so you may see more kids than you think.

Enjoy.

[livsmom]

We have only cruised in May, not as many kids but there are some.

[CruisingSoon88]

We will be on the Dream with you along with our 2 kids. As others have said, the price is just too good to pass up this time of year. Our oldest is in kindergarten and his school is great about traveling during the school year. They consider is to be globalization for the kids and just as important as their school work. We cruised at this same time last year and we saw lots of kids on the ship though not as many as the summer months I'm sure. You will love the Dream. It will be our second time on her.

[vacruizer]

We've run into a lot of college graduation celebrations in May, although more mid-late May. There may not be a lot of kids onboard, but the ship will still be full.

[Frank12]

We cruise in May a lot. You will have plenty of other pax to keep you entertained!

[tiercel]

As you can already tell many members prefer to cruise in May, and I am one as well. I believe you will have a great time! In fact, as you can tell my signature I will be getting on a cruise ship on the same day, just further south from where you will get on. Enjoy!!

[JKJG3]

Agree with everyone about May as far as the prices and weather go. We've noticed there aren't all that many young kids---but yes the ship will be full. Going to be our first time on the Dream...can't wait!