NCl STAR mexico- NOTICE AGES ONBOARD?

[melika091900]

hello fellow cruisers

my husband and I are booked on our 1st NCL cruise 1/2006 on the star

for anyone who has been did you notice the age range on this cruise,???

Our past 2 cruises were on carnival conquest, which was a great varaition , but our 1 cruise on celebrity, everyone was MUCH older ,,,

its not a big deal but i was just wondering,,,

 

any info about the ship/passengers/things to do i do appreciate

 

thanks

melissa

melika091900

 

past cruises

Celebrity mercury- ca coastal and mexican riveria 10/2003

Carnival Conquest- western caribbean 09/2004

NCL Star- mexican riveria - coming soon 1/20/2006

[immargaret]

There were all ages on board last April. My husband and I are in our early 40's, travelling with two 16 year old girls. Our Cruise Critic had couples from 20's- 60's. If you travel during school vacation times you will find more kids, and 30 -40 something cruisers.

[melika091900]

thanks for the info, i was hoping it would be that much of a variety, we are going in JAN,,, thanks again

 

have fun in feb!!

 

 

melissa

melika091900

[johnql]

I was on the Star back in March (Mexican Riviera itinerary) and I agree with immargaret - there was a wide range of ages onboard.

[cliffd64]

hello fellow cruisers

my husband and I are booked on our 1st NCL cruise 1/2006 on the star

for anyone who has been did you notice the age range on this cruise,???

Our past 2 cruises were on carnival conquest, which was a great varaition , but our 1 cruise on celebrity, everyone was MUCH older ,,,

its not a big deal but i was just wondering,,,

 

any info about the ship/passengers/things to do i do appreciate

 

thanks

melissa

melika091900

 

past cruises

Celebrity mercury- ca coastal and mexican riveria 10/2003

Carnival Conquest- western caribbean 09/2004

NCL Star- mexican riveria - coming soon 1/20/2006

 

My wife and I went in march and we had passengers of all ages, from college students on up to retired folk. It was a good mix :)

[janmojo]

Melika091900, which date are you going? We are booked for the January 20th STAR to Mexico! We are 3 couples: ages ranging from 50 yrs old (actually cellabrating two 50th birthdays while on board) to about late 50's. All six are first time cruisers and we can't wait!! Any suggestions for things for us to not miss while in any of the ports would be great.:)

[melika091900]

hello

we are also going on 1/20!! how funny

ive been looking on this msg board about shore excursions ive heard alot of different good things to do, we love the water but ive heard there are a million jellyfish in puerto vallarta, and from experience the water in cabo is rough!!! I heard in acapulco that the water isnt too too good for snorkeling but there is a nice relaxing beach there called las gatas, i think, for sunbathing, relaxing , swimming and drinking, and everyone is saying to do the whalewatching in cabo, and also in acapluco the cliff divers at night with the laser show,

look at this website it has some really good pictures of the ship and some public areas www.swansongrp.org

i really enjoyed this website,

what deck are you going to be on , we will be on the 8th deck in a balcony,,,i had to get a balcony , we did on our last trip and it was so worth the extra $$$ plus we are smokers ( which is bad) but its nicer to have a balcony for that, my husband and I are going along with my newleywed cousin and his wife , we are all in our mid-late 20's , like to have fun and relax, well have to meet on there,, that would be fun

5mo to go ,,, take care and see you aboard

ps, are you flying in? or staying overnight, theres a really good deal at the holiday inn san pedro for sail and stay its 140 for 1 night hotel and to park your car there, really good deal,

take care

melissa

melika091900

 

carnival conquest-western caribbean 9/2004

celebrity mercury-mexican riveria 10/2003

NCL star-1/20/06 coming soon

[melika091900]

thank you all for the info, im glad to here its a mix/variety of ages,

I like that,, so at least there will be someone in the casino with me at 3am!!! donating !!!!!!!hahahahaha

take care everyone

melissa

melika091900

[janmojo]

We will be on the 9th deck, I think our cabin is 9172. The other couples are on either side of us. Half of us smoke, half don't so we all had to get verandas! Thanks for the website, I'll check it out. I'm also reading some tour books, so that should give us some ideas too. I'm sure we will be the other ones in the casino at 3:00am! We fly into LAX the same day we depart on the ship. Just flying from Portland, Oregon so it's not too far. Thanks for the info. I'm researching like crazy and reading these boards all the time. :) I figure the closer it gets to January, the more threads there will be about our cruise.

[melika091900]

janmojo

yeah thats the best thing to do , look at all of the books , i usually dont book anything ahead of time, as far as excursions , because what if you change your mind, or other people in the group do, you know what i mean

but this board gives a lot of info,,,, im glad i starting looking on here myself, if i find out anything else good ill let you know,,,,,

 

talk to you soon

melissa

[melika091900]

hey janmojo

take down my email address if you want so we can share info@!!! thanks again

 

melissa

melissaofoia@sbcglobal.net

[immargaret]

Have you started a roll call thread for your cruise date yet, so you can meet others on board?

 

Check out the roll call board here at CC and see if there is one started, if not start one.

[platterb]

Melissa,

 

My husband and I are in our fourties. We had the same experience when we cruised on Celebrity Millenium. We loved the ship and service but I would guess that the average age was 75yrs old. Not that being old is problem, but they certainly are impatient and we got so tired of them complaining about everything. Besides NCL, we have sailed on Holland American & Royal Caribbean in addition to NCL.

 

Holland America may have a little older crowd but not nearly as extreme as Celebrity. Our first cruise was on NCL during the 80's and have sailed with them several times over the past twenty years. NCL has always catered more to the outdoor adventurest, easy going, party hardy cruiser. As a result the average age tends to be younger.

[melika091900]

thanks for the info, i know what you mean about celebrity

and on top of that the shows are catered to the older crowd liking also, thats why when my husband and I were on the conquest and they had an R rated comedian at midnight i was in heaven it was the funniest show ive ever seen, i was so impressed with their entertainment!!!!!!!

celebrity has better service though, they cater to you more than on carnival, but like you said everyone is over 70 for sure,,,,,, and they love to give us youngins funny looks when we do things!!!!!!!!

hahahaha

thanks again

melissa

melika091900