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If you had a say would you be happier to have a well behaved 17 year old in an 18 plus venue or a rudely behaved adult?

 

Seems to me that they escort the well behaved 17 year olds out way faster than the drunk/rude/misbehaving adults.

 

the rules say 18 and up. I don't care how perfectly behaved you are.. you should abide by the rules. you make an exception because teenager A is 'well behaved" then along comes Mommy B who screams and pitches a fit and says then her darling offspring should be allowed to stay too .. and then promptly lets him act like a brat.

 

its a right of passage, just like being tall enough to ride the scary coasters at Disney.

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Do they let 18 year olds drink booze on mainstream cruise ships?

 

I would have though no, but it sounds like they do. Is that a good idea?

No, they don't let them, and I'm not sure where you are getting this idea, but admit this entire thread is somewhat confusing.

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the rules say 18 and up. I don't care how perfectly behaved you are.. you should abide by the rules. you make an exception because teenager A is 'well behaved" then along comes Mommy B who screams and pitches a fit and says then her darling offspring should be allowed to stay too .. and then promptly lets him act like a brat.

 

its a right of passage, just like being tall enough to ride the scary coasters at Disney.

 

I always wondered why Disney sold highheeled shoes.:D

 

I never asked should people abide by the rules. That would not lead to much discussions.

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Do they let 18 year olds drink booze on mainstream cruise ships?

 

I would have though no, but it sounds like they do. Is that a good idea?

 

nope. strictly Verboten. get caught and off you go at the next port. a few itineraries that leave from EUROPE will allow 18 YOs to drink WITH PARENTAL APPROVAL.

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I did nothing wrong.

Just clarified what you declared you didn't understand.

I thought my responses were pretty clear without further clarification.

 

I disagree.

 

Didn't you say awhile ago that this was going to happen? Seems like you were correct about that after all.

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nope. strictly Verboten. get caught and off you go at the next port. a few itineraries that leave from EUROPE will allow 18 YOs to drink WITH PARENTAL APPROVAL.

 

If I am not mistaken NCL allows beer and wine to be consumed by 18 year olds with parental consent.

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If most people don't like misbehaving adults in adult only venues then that is what I hope any cruiseline reps get when reading this thread.

They probably know that already but some of those misbehaving adults have spent money getting into that misbehaving condition. Revenue, my dear, revenue.;)

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They probably know that already but some of those misbehaving adults have spent money getting into that misbehaving condition. Revenue, my dear, revenue.;)

 

And we have a BINGO !

 

That's the post that I was waiting for!!:D

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the rules say 18 and up. I don't care how perfectly behaved you are.. you should abide by the rules. you make an exception because teenager A is 'well behaved" then along comes Mommy B who screams and pitches a fit and says then her darling offspring should be allowed to stay too .. and then promptly lets him act like a brat.

 

its a right of passage, just like being tall enough to ride the scary coasters at Disney.

 

This made me laugh. DS was tall enought to ride the big coaster when he just turned 4. I had to pay adult prices at Six Flags and he wasn't even close to wanting to ride them yet. They didn't care how old he was.

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If the venue is designated as 18 + after a certain time then DD(15) should not be there, DS(18) now can. I would certainly hope that the security would also escort out the obnoxious drunks as well. Well behaved drunks are ok :D.

 

Now, if it's an 18 or over venue, then yes they should leave.

 

This is what I meant although it's not completely clear to me what was the place the OP was referring to.

If it indeed is a place that has no age limits but serves alcohol WHY would they escort 17-olds out?

A case of broken rules, maybe?

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Football games, baseball games, rock concerts, amusement parks, restaurants, and church socials, to name a few.

 

They serve alcohol?? I wish someone would point this out to the Lutheran folks :rolleyes:

Are these found on a cruise ship? Are they K-18?

That was my point (poorly made, I know).

 

And I do agree with some other posters, the OP's question is loaded. Of course we "should" pick their well-behaved children, but hey: when you are a grown-up you can do what you like.

The rules are not only to restrain your children, they are to protect them.

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So with you on that. As long as its not my 10 year old sitting quietly watching the adult comedy show I could care less.:) provided that there are seats for all of the over 18 ( well behaved) crowd.

 

Would you care even a little bit when the comedian said, "We have young kids here and since they won't leave, i'll have to modify my show."

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Would you care even a little bit when the comedian said, "We have young kids here and since they won't leave, i'll have to modify my show."

 

I would mind that very much, but we're getting a bit far from the question here. We are talking about 17 year olds - by no stretch of the imagination is a 17 year old "a young kid". And I don't think the comedian should have to modify his show. I think he has the right to ask someone to leave if they are making him uncomfortable (for whatever reason - drunk, aggressive, very young) but other than perhaps putting a warning out at the beginning for the truly clueless (although I'm not sure why that's necessary if the Cruise Compass states that the material is aimed at 18+) he should carry on exactly as normal. It's up to parents whether they mind their teenagers being "exposed" to their routine.

 

Changing their routine would be quite wrong, and unnecessary.

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I would mind that very much, but we're getting a bit far from the question here. We are talking about 17 year olds - by no stretch of the imagination is a 17 year old "a young kid". And I don't think the comedian should have to modify his show. I think he has the right to ask someone to leave if they are making him uncomfortable (for whatever reason - drunk, aggressive, very young) but other than perhaps putting a warning out at the beginning for the truly clueless (although I'm not sure why that's necessary if the Cruise Compass states that the material is aimed at 18+) he should carry on exactly as normal. It's up to parents whether they mind their teenagers being "exposed" to their routine.

 

Changing their routine would be quite wrong, and unnecessary.

 

Well put. I have also been at the singing/dance production shows where there have been families with 4 and 5 year olds sitting in the first couple of rows and the daily cruise compass clearly stated no children under the age of (10?) to be seated there.

 

Right or wrong why exert vacation energy on this sort of thing!:)

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To be fair, if its Royal Caribbean, which it might be from your reference to Cruise Compass, what they say is "No UNACCOMPANIED children in the first three rows". If they were with their families, that's ok. (I have many memories of having to get to shows super early when my son was little because he insisted on being in the front row and we had to sit with him. Now he's no longer a child, he still sits in the front row, and we sit a slightly more comfortable distance back. The front row is loud!

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To be fair, if its Royal Caribbean, which it might be from your reference to Cruise Compass, what they say is "No UNACCOMPANIED children in the first three rows". If they were with their families, that's ok. (I have many memories of having to get to shows super early when my son was little because he insisted on being in the front row and we had to sit with him. Now he's no longer a child, he still sits in the front row, and we sit a slightly more comfortable distance back. The front row is loud!

 

Not Royal. Never know what to call those daily papers.

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I went on my first cruise last year on the Mariner. I was supposed to go with my girlfriend but things didnt work out between us and last minute I had to take my younger brother. It being my first cruise, I was concerned about being limited to certain parts of the ship unless I went on my own. However I was surprised to find that he was allowed everywhere. He's 18. We went into the casino's (and he was actually allowed to gamble! unlike vegas were it's 21 and over), was allowed into the bars also but not allowed to drink. Although I had very little control over that as well because so many friends were made and many times I'd turn around to find that someone had bought a round of drinks for the group (including him). He looks much older, so no one questioned it. He was very responsible and never accepted more than one drink out of fear that he may act up and get in trouble. Not sure how it works on other ships but I was surprised to learn that on RC being under age only meant you cant BUY the drink...I mean technically, legally and morally you shouldn't drink either but enforcing it seems to be a whole other issue.

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