How old are RCCL cruisers?

[celtic selke]

First my wife and I are both 42 with a 10 year old daughter. Well on this sailing my wife and I both agreed that the average age had to between 65 and 75. First off some off these ladies walk around by the pool like they’re in there twenties. People complain about kids on a cruse. Well I say that kids are a breath of fresh air compared to the old ladies walking around dressed in bikinis like they are twenty again. Some of these people should be ashamed if them self’s for walking around like that. Buts that okay these 65 and 75 year olds walk around like there twenty but complain about the kids pressing all the buttons on the elevator. Did anyone just think that maybe the kids were trying to help the old folks so they would not miss their deck?

 

:eek:

Here we go again perpetuating the youth culture of America. Why the heck do we all have to look 17 and anorexcic to please people like you?

So what if someone is a little plump? How in the world does it hurt you?

So what if someone is a tinch (or a lot) flabby? This makes your cruise unbearable?

Keep a copy of your silly post for posterity.

Let's here from you twenty years from now and unless you are Arnold Schwartzenegger, I'll bet you change your tune.

 

celtic (middle aged and Ruebenesque)

[attitudeda]

Now what age did you say you were? From your spelling I might rather guess in the grade school age?

Gotcha!

So tell me what words were spelt wrong.

[mtchg]

The length of cruise and time of year tend to determine the median age.

Last year, after a wonderful 7 nighter on the Carnival Conquest out of New Orleans in early January, I had the last minute chance to sail on the Splendour

out of Galveston for a 12 day Panama Canal for around 700 bucks FOR MY OWN PRIVATE CABIN! I had sailed with a friend on the Conquest, but this was going to be solo. I was 46 at the time, but I knew going in that I would have to be one of the younger passengers. I expected the majority to be 55 plus, and I was absolutely right. Not to say there were not those my age and even some younger, and a few kids but they were the minority. I had a WONDERFUL time! Made some new friends and had fun with folks of all ages.

I was NOT in the market to "cozy up", as I knew this would not be the cruise for that. I relaxed, enjoyed my first RCI on a beautiful ship and admittedly had the casino to myself most nites after 11:30. I had to feel sorry for a young couple in their mid 20's doing their FIRST cruise whose TA really let them down. They were not informed that a longer cruise during school time will inevitably have more "seasoned" citizens. Even though I was 20 years older than them, they felt they had found "one of their own" to confide to me that they were NOT happy, and would try Carnival next. I am a big Carnival fan, but I told them a 7day RCI would have MANY folks their age, and a longer Carnival cruise (admittedly they have few of these compared to RCI)

would still have older folks.

 

However, I still say...if you are looking for a younger crowd that enjoys drinking, gambling and dancing till 3am, nothing beats a 4 nite Carnival cruise.

Ofcourse you may have to ignore the distinct late nite smell of vomit.....

 

Mitch

[FinelyCruising]

I'd like to be a 60-70 year old in a bikini with those kind of tan lines. Maybe if I try hard enough between now and then I can diet and exercise enough to do it...again. :)

[Dolphin-dan]

I am 20.

[FinelyCruising]

...talk to Mitch.

[Cloudmaster]

Why did you include 50 with 41. Much better to say 40-49. I feel old when I have to answer the one that has 50 in it

[gowolfpack]

I am 37 and dh is 38. We've been cruising for 10+ years.

[redcat72]

My husband and I are in our early 30's but most of the people on the ships were older than us I thought.

[Alphawave]

Just thought I would share a little bit about judging the ages of your fellow travelers. I recently worked with an "Agency" nurse. I enjoyed my day, because among other things she had worked for 2 years as a nurse on board a cruiseline (Norwegian). Anyway, she said they were always surprised as they reviewed the ID pictures (you know the ones they take on embarkation), and kept noticing that the average cruisers actually looked younger for the most part, than they actually were. She said that most of the crew said that is industry knowledge. It didn't matter the port of embarkation or the citizenship of the cruisers, either. When I asked her what their conclusions were, she answered that many people thought that having more money made the difference, but she thought that people who choose cruising UNDERSTAND that they need "down" time and relax more, are more educated about de-stressing, and spend more money on grooming, clothes, make-up, etc. Thought that was kinda interesting. I picked her brain for all kinds of things. Guess what, you DO NOT want to get sick while on a cruise, she suggests Purell hand sanitizer in little bottles to be used all the time.

 

See some of you on the Rhapsody on April 3rd!

 

 

Elaine

[ORANGEinINDY]

I recently celebrated my 40th birthday, and a little more recent than that, my 45th. And then next month my 49th.....:D

[PhinsAndGills]

I started cruising at the ripe old age of 22 when my parents took me on the 4 day Majesty for college graduation.

 

Been hooked ever since.

 

I'm now 26 and have "infected" my husband and now his dad with the cruise bug. We're taking Daddy-in-law on our next voyage. Breaking him in on a 7-day! He's 51. My parents are also going - at ages 48 and 50.

 

So, all in all we have a 26, 27, 48, 50, and 52 on the next trip and not ONE of us acts over the age of about 25. :D

 

On our honeymoon, we met a LOT of people our age (between 24 and 32) and had a SPLENDED time (5 night Enchantment).

 

I guess it's not how old you ARE but how old you FEEL. I've met 25 year olds that I think are "fuddy-duddys" and met 75 year olds that can almost (ALMOST) out party me each night.