Rare cruisemom42 Posted December 11, 2022 #451 Share Posted December 11, 2022 23 minutes ago, ldtr said: quite common in nursing homes. not sure about cruise ships. Pondering whether the irony is intentional or unintentional.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted December 11, 2022 #452 Share Posted December 11, 2022 1 hour ago, ldtr said: HALs average age has actually been getting younger over the past 5 years or so. Princess actually runs older these days. source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted December 11, 2022 #453 Share Posted December 11, 2022 10 hours ago, RD64 said: I am confused - adult colouring? Has this truly become an activity? Yes, it is. I think it might be a drinking game. We have a studio in our town for painting while drinking. I remarked that the art teacher wasn’t too good as none of her pupils ever progressed judging by the window display. A friend enlightened me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodndonna Posted December 11, 2022 #454 Share Posted December 11, 2022 14 minutes ago, Mary229 said: Yes, it is. I think it might be a drinking game. We have a studio in our town for painting while drinking. I remarked that the art teacher wasn’t too good as none of her pupils ever progressed judging by the window display. A friend enlightened me It's not a drinking game, It is very much a real thing and has been popular for at quite a few years now. https://coloringmasterpiece.com/faqs-you-should-know-about-adult-coloring/#:~:text=What Exactly Is Adult Coloring%3F Adult coloring is,coloring books or published online for at-home printing. I've not done it (was always too early in the daily schedule) but would have liked to have gone (and I'm not even 60 yet). Like doing jigsaw puzzles, not for everyone The hours spent of mindless phone scrolling in the Crow's Nest is much more of a mind boggling activity to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted December 11, 2022 #455 Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, rodndonna said: It's not a drinking game, It is very much a real thing and has been popular for at quite a few years now. https://coloringmasterpiece.com/faqs-you-should-know-about-adult-coloring/#:~:text=What Exactly Is Adult Coloring%3F Adult coloring is,coloring books or published online for at-home printing. I've not done it (was always too early in the daily schedule) but would have liked to have gone (and I'm not even 60 yet). Like doing jigsaw puzzles, not for everyone The hours spent of mindless phone scrolling in the Crow's Nest is much more of a mind boggling activity to me. I was being slightly facetious. I bet you can have a drink when coloring. Jigsaw puzzles are just there; not a scheduled activity. I don’t think coloring should be a scheduled activity . Just put the sheets out as they do with crosswords Edited December 11, 2022 by Mary229 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodndonna Posted December 11, 2022 #456 Share Posted December 11, 2022 19 minutes ago, Mary229 said: I was being slightly facetious. I bet you can have a drink when coloring. Jigsaw puzzles are just there; not a scheduled activity. I don’t think coloring should be a scheduled activity . Just put the sheets out as they do with crosswords I see your point about putting then out, but not sure how well it would work as the pencils can be quite expensive and I the paper is the standard crossword paper print quality. The supplies can be pretty pricey so it doesn't work well if I drop by and colour for 5 minutes and leave, unlike a puzzle where I can add a piece and then leave for someone else to add a piece. I do think it's a valid activity if they have good supplies and nice for folks who want to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted December 11, 2022 #457 Share Posted December 11, 2022 1 hour ago, rodndonna said: It's not a drinking game, It is very much a real thing and has been popular for at quite a few years now. https://coloringmasterpiece.com/faqs-you-should-know-about-adult-coloring/#:~:text=What Exactly Is Adult Coloring%3F Adult coloring is,coloring books or published online for at-home printing. I've not done it (was always too early in the daily schedule) but would have liked to have gone (and I'm not even 60 yet). Like doing jigsaw puzzles, not for everyone The hours spent of mindless phone scrolling in the Crow's Nest is much more of a mind boggling activity to me. Hours of phone scrolling? Oh I guess you are talking about the time for one screen to load on Hal’s internet 😛. I’m detest puzzles and I definitely don’t want to be touching things that tons of other people touch. About the adult colouring, I think this was been around for at least 5 years. It’s not a phenomenon that hal invented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted December 11, 2022 #458 Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, ldtr said: HALs average age has actually been getting younger over the past 5 years or so. Princess actually runs older these days. We did our first Princess cruise in March and I was surprised by the number of elderly passengers there were. Far more than I’ve ever seen on a HAL cruise. Talk on the board had led me to believe they skewed much younger on Princess. And I had never seen so many balding men with pony tails in one place! It was weird. Maybe it was a convention. Edited December 11, 2022 by *Miss G* Grammar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodndonna Posted December 11, 2022 #459 Share Posted December 11, 2022 20 minutes ago, *Miss G* said: We did our first Princess cruise in March and I was surprised by the number of elderly passengers there were. Far more than I’ve ever seen on a HAL cruise. Talk on the board had led me to believe they skewed much younger on Princess. And I had never seen so many balding men with pony tails in one place! It was weird. Maybe it was a convention. In our "limited" experience with HAL, I think it may also be itinerary and ship (size) dependent. We have just done our 4th HAL cruise - 3 on the larger Pinnacle ships - Alaska , Norway and the Caribbean and one on Eurodam (partial Panama/Caribbean) The partial Panama out of FLL (a drive-to embarkation port for many elderly passengers) on the Eurodam (smaller ship) was pretty darn old average age. I had heard about all the scooters to expect, and yet I was still amazed by the amount of them .. they were everywhere. We expected a repeat last week out of FLL on the NS (larger ship) for the same week (early December) but this time was a much younger average age and very few scooters. There were a small number of families and children but well behaved it seemed. Was a pleasant surprise to have a such a mix of passengers. We then expected the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny0315 Posted December 11, 2022 #460 Share Posted December 11, 2022 My biggest question is, as adults now are we still going to be encouraged to color within the lines? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted December 11, 2022 #461 Share Posted December 11, 2022 14 minutes ago, rodndonna said: In our "limited" experience with HAL, I think it may also be itinerary and ship (size) dependent. We have just done our 4th HAL cruise - 3 on the larger Pinnacle ships - Alaska , Norway and the Caribbean and one on Eurodam (partial Panama/Caribbean) The partial Panama out of FLL (a drive-to embarkation port for many elderly passengers) on the Eurodam (smaller ship) was pretty darn old average age. I had heard about all the scooters to expect, and yet I was still amazed by the amount of them .. they were everywhere. We expected a repeat last week out of FLL on the NS (larger ship) for the same week (early December) but this time was a much younger average age and very few scooters. There were a small number of families and children but well behaved it seemed. Was a pleasant surprise to have a such a mix of passengers. We then expected the same I find the same and I’ve cruised a lot with hal. I would hazard to guess that most younger people can’t take off for months at a time if they are working for a living instead of giggles. It limits to shorter cruises. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted December 11, 2022 #462 Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) Demographics of passengers: age increases with length of cruise and other metrics . Overall industry https://cruising.org/-/media/research-updates/research/clia-one-resource-passenger-reports/clia-global-passenger-report--2020.ashx overall the industry slants to an older demographic https://porteconomicsmanagement.org/pemp/contents/part1/ports-and-cruise-shipping/average-cruise-passenger-age-group/ Average age 57 https://www.frommers.com/macrosite/cruises/holland-america-line Edited December 11, 2022 by Mary229 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted December 11, 2022 #463 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Here is an interesting read. 2018 CLIA. https://cruising.org/-/media/research-updates/research/consumer-research/2018-clia-travel-report.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny0315 Posted December 11, 2022 #464 Share Posted December 11, 2022 24 minutes ago, rodndonna said: I had heard about all the scooters to expect, and yet I was still amazed by the amount of them .. they were everywhere. If they are looking to increase activities on sea days how about a friendly game of bumper scooters or on the smaller ships some scooter drag racing on the lower promenade deck?😊 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted December 11, 2022 #465 Share Posted December 11, 2022 16 minutes ago, Destiny0315 said: If they are looking to increase activities on sea days how about a friendly game of bumper scooters or on the smaller ships some scooter drag racing on the lower promenade deck?😊 🤣, or scooter drinking games. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted December 11, 2022 #466 Share Posted December 11, 2022 I suspect Covid is causing age demographics to skew younger across all cruise lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted December 11, 2022 #467 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Hoo boy, I bet the HAL staffer who proposed having adult coloring as an "activity" had all the execs rubbing their hands gleefully. That guy (or gal) probably got a nice bonus. Reports notwithstanding, a pretty low investment bar to offering this novel activity onboard. If it is well accepted, I can only imagine new activities will follow in the next year or so: New casino-sponsored activity: Watching paint dry. Come on out to the Promenade deck this afternoon between 4-6pm where the crew will have just finished repainting a length of the deck railing. Use our new app feature to place bets on how long it will take the paint to actually dry.... Or maybe these would be popular offerings: Cooking classes: We heard you -- HAL is once again providing hands-on opportunities for those who enjoy cooking. Class 1: Come visit the scullery and learn how to wash produce to "at sea" specifications. Then, you'll have the opportunities to dice carrots, onions and celery into mirepoix, the basis for many soups, stews and sauces. Enjoy the fruits of your labors at dinner in the evening when you can proudly point out your efforts to friends and family. Class 2: Learn how to make a traditional "Rustic Lasagna". Each participant will complete all of the steps to create an industrial-sized pan of this tasty dish and will have the proud thrill of seeing their dish on the evening menu (or not). 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozNut Posted December 11, 2022 #468 Share Posted December 11, 2022 59 minutes ago, ontheweb said: 🤣, or scooter drinking games. Now that is a dangerous combination. Have you witnessed how bad some of those scooter drivers are? Add alcohol to the equation and you're asking for a disaster at sea! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted December 11, 2022 #469 Share Posted December 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, KroozNut said: Now that is a dangerous combination. Have you witnessed how bad some of those scooter drivers are? Add alcohol to the equation and you're asking for a disaster at sea! Or maybe the opposite will occur. Does anyone remember the episode of the comedy WKRP in Cincinnati in which they tested Dr. Johnny Fever's reflexes as he drank more and more, and they improved the more he drank? 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ldtr Posted December 11, 2022 #470 Share Posted December 11, 2022 20 minutes ago, Mary229 said: Demographics of passengers: age increases with length of cruise and other metrics . Overall industry https://cruising.org/-/media/research-updates/research/clia-one-resource-passenger-reports/clia-global-passenger-report--2020.ashx overall the industry slants to an older demographic https://porteconomicsmanagement.org/pemp/contents/part1/ports-and-cruise-shipping/average-cruise-passenger-age-group/ Average age 57 https://www.frommers.com/macrosite/cruises/holland-america-line From the data I have seen 10 years ago hal was close to 65, Princess and celebrity was in the 60 to 62 range. now hal is 60 to 62 princess 62 to 65 celebrity in the 55 to 57 range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted December 11, 2022 #471 Share Posted December 11, 2022 4 hours ago, rodndonna said: I see your point about putting then out, but not sure how well it would work as the pencils can be quite expensive and I the paper is the standard crossword paper print quality. The supplies can be pretty pricey so it doesn't work well if I drop by and colour for 5 minutes and leave, unlike a puzzle where I can add a piece and then leave for someone else to add a piece. I do think it's a valid activity if they have good supplies and nice for folks who want to try it. Not a problem. They can just charge $100 (plus 20% gratutity) to rent the pencils. But you would be limited to no more than 15 pencils in a 24 hour period. Hank 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakepatrol Posted December 11, 2022 #472 Share Posted December 11, 2022 I used to see couples with a highlighter pen with their program running to towel animal display courses, ice carving demonstrations. I’m so toast once I get on the ship I’m just thrilled to Read a book and fall asleep Sit by pool and fall asleep Lay on tile loungers and fall asleep 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKJonesy Posted December 11, 2022 #473 Share Posted December 11, 2022 6 hours ago, Mary229 said: I was being slightly facetious. I bet you can have a drink when coloring. Jigsaw puzzles are just there; not a scheduled activity. I don’t think coloring should be a scheduled activity . Just put the sheets out as they do with crosswords If we are ever on a cruise together, I'll bring my colored pencils if you'll bring yours and we can meet up in the Crow's Nest, order a drink and color away! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted December 11, 2022 #474 Share Posted December 11, 2022 34 minutes ago, Wakepatrol said: I used to see couples with a highlighter pen with their program running to towel animal display courses, ice carving demonstrations. I’m so toast once I get on the ship I’m just thrilled to Read a book and fall asleep Sit by pool and fall asleep Lay on tile loungers and fall asleep You forgot sleeping in the crows nest and in the chairs on the promenade where they have them. I’m tired as heck but I’ve yet to fall asleep in any of those places. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare albingirl Posted December 11, 2022 #475 Share Posted December 11, 2022 4 hours ago, *Miss G* said: We did our first Princess cruise in March and I was surprised by the number of elderly passengers there were. Far more than I’ve ever seen on a HAL cruise. Talk on the board had led me to believe they skewed much younger on Princess. And I had never seen so many balding men with pony tails in one place! It was weird. Maybe it was a convention. Balding men with ponytails could have been there for the coloring competition convention! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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