teens sharing their own room

[K D cruiser]

We've taken our two grand kids on cruises before, but they always shared a room with us.  They are now 15 and 19.  Are they old enough to share their own room on Princess?

Thanks for any info.

[Cruzbossca]

You will have to book it with 1 adult in each cabin (mandatory). Once on board, you can switch to any configuration you want.

[skynight]

Yes. Here is the passage contract information

No Guest under 21 years of age is permitted to book a cruise, and any Guest under 21 years of age must travel in a stateroom with a Guest 21 years or older who shall assume responsibility for their care during the cruise. For family groups booking multiple staterooms, the minimum age for at least one person in each stateroom is 16 years of age, provided they are traveling with a parent or legal guardian. 

[rocklinmom]

Yes one of them is at least 16 so you can book them in their own cabin. Make sure to link your bookings together. Also ask them to mark your bookings as "do not upgrade" so your cabins stay together. 

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

2 hours ago, Cruzbossca said:

You will have to book it with 1 adult in each cabin (mandatory). Once on board, you can switch to any configuration you want.

That is what to do. Simple. Another advantage. Booking a room with an adult and one that is not. if yo want the drink package. You only need to pay for one.

[GUT2407]

1 hour ago, twodaywonder said:

That is what to do. Simple. Another advantage. Booking a room with an adult and one that is not. if yo want the drink package. You only need to pay for one.

First I have heard of Princess requiring everyone to buy.

[Colo Cruiser]

3 minutes ago, GUT2407 said:

First I have heard of Princess requiring everyone to buy.

Everyone is NOT required to buy the PBP.

Don't have to pay for any.

[tonit964]

5 hours ago, Cruzbossca said:

You will have to book it with 1 adult in each cabin (mandatory). Once on board, you can switch to any configuration you want.

Not correct.

[junglejane]

@rocklinmom is correct. You can book two kids in their own room as long as at least one is 16 and they are traveling with a parent or guardian who is on the ship.  Good advice too to mark "do not upgrade" so that one room isn't upgraded away from the other room. 

Edited December 28, 2019 by junglejane

[Cruzbossca]

1 hour ago, junglejane said:

@rocklinmom is correct. You can book two kids in their own room as long as at least one is 16 and they are traveling with a parent or guardian who is on the ship.  Good advice too to mark "do not upgrade" so that one room isn't upgraded away from the other room. 

That is the correct answer. I guess I overlooked the children's age...

[Shelly97060]

Yes, they can share their own cabin. Have your travel agent link their booking to yours and it will be fine since you are a family traveling together. 

 

When our oldest reached the age of 16 our kids were always booked in their own cabin.  As a side note, we found it very convenient to book side by side balcony cabins and have the balcony divider opened up so we could easily go back and further between cabins through the balcony doors.

[tanyaewa]

Do they want to? If so you could certainly make it work somehow.

if they are comfortable and want to and it’s something your family wants to do it seems very reasonable 

[villauk]

Yes, our teens do have their own cabin, usually across the hall. This is one reason why we didn’t take the free sailing last year if we gave up our Caribe balcony for an inside: still wanted the kids to be opposite our cabin.

[skynight]

13 hours ago, twodaywonder said:

That is what to do. Simple. Another advantage. Booking a room with an adult and one that is not. if yo want the drink package. You only need to pay for one.

Not correct regarding the booking and regarding the drink package. You are confusing other cruise lines with Princess.

[voljeep]

15 hours ago, skynight said:

For family groups booking multiple staterooms, the minimum age for at least one person in each stateroom is 16 years of age, provided they are traveling with a parent or legal guardian. 

do 'grandparents' automagically qualify for this , or is certain paperwork needed for the 'legal guardian' requirement?

[skynight]

2 minutes ago, voljeep said:

do 'grandparents' automagically qualify for this , or is certain paperwork needed for the 'legal guardian' requirement?

Good question. I would think that grandparents when traveling without the parents or legal guardians would require legal letters from the parents which allow them to take the children out of the country, and make medical and other decisions. This would probably meet with Princess' family group status.

[rocklinmom]

Yes excellent question. I'm thinking that some sort of paperwork would be filled out for children under 18 in order for grandparents to be "guardians at sea".  I'm sure Princess does this a lot. 

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

3 hours ago, voljeep said:

do 'grandparents' automagically qualify for this , or is certain paperwork needed for the 'legal guardian' requirement?

There is a form you can print out. It needs one or the other parent to sign and have notarized. That is what we needed to do.

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

My son needed the same form filled out when he took his son and mom stayed home. She had to approve him taking the son on the cruise.