39 too old to surf on the Flow Rider on Freedom of The Seas?

[Dennisleemarion]

I just booked B2B on Freedom of the Seas in December and I'm a little worried I'm too old to try the Flow Rider.:o

[BillOh]

I just booked B2B on Freedom of the Seas in December and I'm a little worried I'm too old to try the Flow Rider.:o

 

Lot of us 50+ do it all the time. I only boogie board, but I've seen many people older than me having a try at it. One tip, if its your first time, wait till the last couple of days of the trip so you don't have to be hurt the entire cruise.

[kruzerci]

Gosh no. I've seen 65 year old women on it. All ages can do it!

[voyager70]

Not at all!

[akcruz]

Agree, my 50 something husband has done both the boogie board and stand up flowriders on all our cruises where it has been available and he is definitely not the oldest we saw.

[uksimonusa]

I was 41 when we sailed Freedom on her inaugural season, had a great time on flowrider

[drarill]

I just booked B2B on Freedom of the Seas in December and I'm a little worried I'm too old to try the Flow Rider.:o

My husband was over 40 the first time he tried the Flow Rider :) Have fun!!

[CruiseKeeper]

My 64 year old DH stands up and boogies. I keep telling him to act his age. ;):p:rolleyes:

[matj2000]

It really is not that exciting and I find it not worth the time spent in line to do it more than once or twice..

[BLAMBKY]

Back in Oct.2011, there was an older man, who would use a WALKER, to get to the Flow Rider and then did a bang up job!:eek::D He was a sight; yes, I think we even took video to show him off to our friends & family at home. GO FOR IT!!!!

 

Side note- my DH was older than you and did it last time. This time he was recovering from a hip operation (car accident) so he could not do it. He says that he is going to do it again. I am going to cringe but hey, if he can and wants to.... You never know what will happen, so enjoy each moment!

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

Never to old ..

[davy jones]

Slightly off topic, but these answers also apply to the rock wall.

[funfamilyof6]

You will be fine, if I can do it, anybody can do it!!! I gave my kids a good laugh. :o

[rsharp83]

First time stand up last week on Allure. I'm 47 and I was far from the oldest on the Flow Rider.

[PCWalton1]

Lot of us 50+ do it all the time. I only boogie board, but I've seen many people older than me having a try at it. One tip, if its your first time, wait till the last couple of days of the trip so you don't have to be hurt the entire cruise.

 

LOL, is that the voice of experience. :D

 

Bill

[Esmerelda]

Both 50+ here, have done it every time onboard.

 

You are never too old (and it's a blast!)

 

:D

[cello56]

Seriously? You are young! Enjoy yourself and all the ships have to offer!

Here is a video clip of me - an overweight mid 50's woman enjoying all the Oasis has to offer!!

 

 

I was very proud of the six seconds I managed to stand on the stand up Flow Rider! Please note the cheering from the crowd of teenaged boys who were standing in line! Have fun!!

[B-52]

If you THINK you're too old, then you probably are....

 

I'm 62...no problemo, After the rock climbing wall.....

[Dharma517]

Make sure you are wearing a snug fitting suit ;)

[AF-1]

Flowrider is great. My wife and I did flowrider and zip line. We are 60 I know Freedom only has flow rider no zip line

[tarajean1962]

You're just a babe in the woods!:D I did it on my 50th birthday cruise on the Allure and can't wait to do it again on the Oasis!!

 

You only live once!!

 

Enjoy!

 

Tara

[Happy2cruise]

I just booked B2B on Freedom of the Seas in December and I'm a little worried I'm too old to try the Flow Rider.:o

Remember age is only a number....go for it:D:D:D

[tommymoab]

My last time on Freedom at age 43, I was in line more often than not. Even woke up early to ride. I will again be in line when on Freedom starting June 9th. Heck I'm 46, it's the new 26. I hit the rock wall a lot also, but we climb a lot here in Co. My kids would not let me bring my own climbing shoes.

Start with boogie boarding and move up from there.

Have fun.

[awboater]

No, 39 is not too old...

 

While most people may not know it, the "Fountain of Youth" has been discovered.

 

If you ascribe to the notion that "older you get, the younger you act" is the Fountain of Youth. Being young at heart compensates the aging process, and is what keeps you from getting old.

 

That is why you will sometimes see an old guy acting childish. Some people think he might be senile; but that is not the case... he is just trying to stay young.

[Mightygator]

Did it stand up last year at age 41 on Liberty. The morning we docked at Falmouth around 8:30-9:00am there were only 5-6 of us at the flowrider. Basically you waited 5 minutes between turns with that few people since most stand up rides are 30 secs or less. Great fun and lots of rides! Being older with the ability to get out of bed before the teenagers had its advantages.