happymoes Posted September 12, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Experienced Carnival travelers...what do you think would be a good choice for my 10th grade boys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. Advisor King Posted September 12, 2014 #2 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I generally say that a ship is a ship. I can't think why that would be any different for a 15 or 16 year old. Some have more elaborate video arcades and other similarly subtle differences. Some have slightly more elaborate sports areas, although, again, the differences are more subtle than significant. My 16 year old son would probably prefer the ship that has the most 16 year old girls, which is pretty much any ship in the line, if you're sailing around school breaks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousey Posted September 12, 2014 #3 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Our DS liked all the ships we've sailed on over the years. It's all about meeting other kids to hang out with. Going the teen club will enable them to meet other kids in their age group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted September 12, 2014 #4 Share Posted September 12, 2014 If you are looking for a ship with "activities", I would suggest a ship with waterworks/ropes course, such as Breeze. Between those, mini golf, basketball court, and teen clubs you should never see them!:p:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luddite Posted September 12, 2014 #5 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Experienced Carnival travelers...what do you think would be a good choice for my 10th grade boys? .....whichever ship has 15-16 yr old girls would be a good choice for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizjoemom Posted September 12, 2014 #6 Share Posted September 12, 2014 My 16 year old son would probably prefer the ship that has the most 16 year old girls, which is pretty much any ship in the line, if you're sailing around school breaks! :D LOL! That's exactly right! We just went on Paradise (not much on that ship in the way of entertainment for youngsters) in August in our group were 3 teenage boys, 14 and 15. Wherever there were girls, there were the boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apdchief Posted September 12, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I would say the Breeze would have the most activity for them. From the ships that I have been on the Breeze is the most updated and had a variety of things to do. Go to YouTube and watch some of the videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising4 Posted September 12, 2014 #8 Share Posted September 12, 2014 The larger ships will have more options for food. I can only imagine how many of Guy's burgers DS15 and DSF16 will eat on our Breeze trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviendah Posted September 12, 2014 #9 Share Posted September 12, 2014 (edited) My 15 year old twin boys chose the Breeze after watching videos of the sports and waterworks activities. We are also traveling with friends that have younger children and overall the Breeze appears to have everything we were looking for. I should mention the boys are happy to be cruising on any of the Carnival ships but they're really looking forward to being on the Breeze. Edited September 12, 2014 by Aviendah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeresaJ Posted September 12, 2014 #10 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I think it depends on what they like. My teen son just wants to make sure there is basketball, never ending ice cream, and pizza and he's happy! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules215 Posted September 12, 2014 #11 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Taking my son, who'll be 16 by then, on a spring break cruise in March...We're going on our own ( no other friends/family) and while he has plenty of friends here at home he's not a "mixer", i.e. he's not going to walk into a room of other teens he doesn't know and make lifetime friends..If I didn't feel so badly leaving him at home over spring break I would. Lol That said, when I asked him what he'd do during our time on the ship, he said, "Eat", "Sleep", and look for free internet connections. :rolleyes: But he said he was good with that, as long as we could get an early flight home when we get off...(At least T-mobile is now offering free text msg'ing now from almost anywhere)...He's fine with going, but not enthusiastic...Anyway, I could have booked the SS Minnow as far as he's concerned, so I did little to no research as to which ships might be more teen friendly because I knew in my case it wouldn't matter. ( Going to England early next summer...Now that he IS excited about)...Just indulging his mother on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winddawn Posted September 12, 2014 #12 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Experienced Carnival travelers...what do you think would be a good choice for my 10th grade boys? If they are active boys, I would choose Breeze, Magic, or Sunshine because of Sportsquare. http://www.carnival.com/onboard/cruise-entertainment/sportsquare.aspx Both Breeze and Sunshine have Guy's Burgers too. If your boys are burger lovers, they'd enjoy that. http://www.carnival.com/onboard/cruise-food/guys-burger-joint.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshhawk Posted September 12, 2014 #13 Share Posted September 12, 2014 How about a Maine Windjammer-your kids were learn to live as if it was in the 1800's. No phones, no tv, they would learn how to sail, and to row, hoist a sail, drop an anchor, read a map, and cook in a wood burning stove- and learn to entertain themselves without electronic gadgets. Just throwing that out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaTech8912 Posted September 12, 2014 #14 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Taking my son, who'll be 16 by then, on a spring break cruise in March...We're going on our own ( no other friends/family) and while he has plenty of friends here at home he's not a "mixer", i.e. he's not going to walk into a room of other teens he doesn't know and make lifetime friends..If I didn't feel so badly leaving him at home over spring break I would. Lol That said, when I asked him what he'd do during our time on the ship, he said, "Eat", "Sleep", and look for free internet connections. :rolleyes: But he said he was good with that, as long as we could get an early flight home when we get off...(At least T-mobile is now offering free text msg'ing now from almost anywhere)...He's fine with going, but not enthusiastic...Anyway, I could have booked the SS Minnow as far as he's concerned, so I did little to no research as to which ships might be more teen friendly because I knew in my case it wouldn't matter. ( Going to England early next summer...Now that he IS excited about)...Just indulging his mother on this one. Gotta say, based on above, why are you taking him again? Teenage boys!!!! Been there, done that....Consider saving your $ for England.....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising4 Posted September 12, 2014 #15 Share Posted September 12, 2014 A full size basketball court is a feature my son requested. One reason we switched from the Liberty to the Breeze. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShayQueen Posted September 12, 2014 #16 Share Posted September 12, 2014 (edited) My boys never participated in any of the camp carnival activities because they would have been split up, so they have enjoyed other things on each of the ships we've been on thus far (they weren't on the Mardi Gras cause they weren't born yet...haha and they weren't on Pride with me).......basketball, mini golf, EATING, bean bag tournaments, family comedy shows, entertainment, GIRLS, arcade......there was enough to keep them occupied and happy. I think your boys will be fine on any ship. Especially during the summer months or spring break because of the GIRLS :D. Edited September 12, 2014 by TheShayQueen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happymoes Posted September 12, 2014 Author #17 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Thanks!!! You are right...my boys don't care about the "ship" but about the GIRLS, basketball, pizza, and burgers!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athankfulheart Posted September 12, 2014 #18 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Great choice ! I would have suggested a Dream class ship, either Breeze or Magic ( better sports) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmomof2 Posted September 12, 2014 #19 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I have a 16.5 yo HS junior who has sailed with me since he was 9 years old (along with his younger brother). We've done both Carnival and Royal. For both of them, their single requirement is the flowrider. They like water parks, but get tired of them quickly, and only the younger one likes basketball. They'll do mini golf, and if I let him, the older one would eat himself sick, which he simply doesn't need (he's not one of those tall, lean drinks of water...unfortunately he takes after me with having to watch his weight). We did Sensation out of Florida and Glory out of NY. When I suggested another Carnival cruise, they both said they'd rather not go. Neither likes salt water pools, and without the flowrider, it wouldn't be worth it to them. Now I know many would say they should feel lucky that I'd take them and suck it up, but frankly, since I'm spending the money, I don't want to spend my week with kids I know are not enjoying themselves. So each kid is different. Sure, the older one likes girls and on our just completed August cruise, met some on line at the flowrider who he hung out with several evenings. But his main focus is flowboarding. Without that, it's not a vacation for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacation_junkie Posted September 17, 2014 #20 Share Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) Experienced Carnival travelers...what do you think would be a good choice for my 10th grade boys? My Grade 9'r says... out of the 15 cruises he's been on the Breeze was his favorite ship to date by far ;) Edited September 17, 2014 by vacation_junkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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