Age Limit On Booking A Cruise?

Question

I'm 19 in college and I want to book a cruise for my boyfriend and I. The problem is, we are both the same age and according to the Carnival cruise line webside, you must be 21 to book online and an adult of 25 years and up must be present with you on the cruise.

Is this standard for all cruise lines or is there some sort of mistake?

I surely hope so because I really wanna go on one :(

Answer 1

The age limits are correct....you are too young!   and you need a credit card.     What I want to know is how a college student of 19 can afford a cruise?  Dont you have to work?  Must be nice to have mommy and daddy foot he bill for college and entertainent.    (yes there is a hint of jealousy in there....I had to work all thru school and never even got to go on spring break).

Answer 2

This is standard for all cruises and the only way around it is to show proof of marriage. Sorry.

Answer 3

most of them have the same policies, but if you look into the agencies that offer cruise packages (being that you are in college, you must know what i'm talking about), because they have contracts with the cruise lines and can allow you to make reservations without an age limit. good luck

Answer 4

I believe the age limit is 21.  Someone in your group that is sharing a cabin with you must be at least 21.

You have to wait!

Answer 5

First off to answer your question. Yes you need someone to be 21.

For the person who commented about mommy and daddy paying for the cruise, I take great offense to that.  I work full time and attend a very expensive university (at my own cost) and have gone on several cruises without mommy or daddy's help thank you very much.  It's about money management. Just because you couldn't manage your money doesn't mean every college student can't.

Answer 6

The information that Carnival gave you IS CORRECT.   All cruise lines have a minimum age limit and on all others there is a requirement that at least one (1) person in each cabin be age 21 or older (for Carnival its age 25).  

So no you cannot try a different cruise line and book  a cruise, unless you have someone age 21 or older to accompany you.  Now the upside of this is if you do find a friend or relative to go with you and share your cabin, then that third person in your cabin will pay a much lower fare.  Or another way to put it is if you can find an adult (age 21 or older) you can add th total of all three fares and then split it three ways  and you 2 end up going for slightly less.

If you do find a person to go then try Royal Caribbean, Princess, or Norwegian cruise lines.  They have the age 21 minimum requirement AND are better cruise lines.  The best one in my opinion would be RC since they do have the most things to do on their ships.