How would I go about finding a cruise line that is teen-friendly?

Question

I hear Carnival is the young, single adult "party" ship. We want to avoid that type of thing as well as the "seniors" ships.

Answer 1

Royal carribean is deffentley the most family friendly ship.

Answer 2

The Carnival Cruise I was on seemed to have activities for teens.  There was a big room with all kinds of computer games, I remember.  There were very oldsters and young families and teens on the ship when we cruised to Nova Scotia.

Answer 3

Try Royal Caribbean

Answer 4

Carnival is actually a family ship. I've been on it so whoever told you it is a young single ship was wrong. Carnival has a FANTABULOUS teen program.

Answer 5

Well,

You can always try the Disney Cruise Line. Its for the whole family. Even baby friendly. Its expensive I know, but this would probably be the best option. It travels from Orlando, Florida, to The Bahamas, and then back. Or, if you want to stay in the bahamas, then you ask the ticket giver before you get on the ship what time would the Disney Cruise Ship be coming back if I stayed at the Bahamas for a while? So this is best choice for fun.

Answer 6

ROYAL CARIBBEAN!!! It is a great cruise line for kids and teens and all adults. They have teen dances and stuff but thats not all and you dont have to attend. They have scavenger hunts and the living room area made just to hang out, watch TV or play games! My teens had always had a GREAT time and we are Baptist christians who don't allow dancing and certain music and they still had a BLAST! you dont need parties and dancing to have fun...Royal Caribbean is a great cruise line! And pretty much every ship has at least 20 kids per cruise and most have 60 or more! Every ship has a kid and teen program so no matter what they'll always have something to do!

Answer 7

The family friendly lines are Carnival, Disney, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean.  

Teens that are not into Disney might not enjoy a Disney cruise.  

Carnival and Norwegian have water slides.  Royal Caribbean has rock climbing walls.  

Carnival has a club dedicated to teens called Club O2.  

Royal Caribbean also has a teen facility; the Living Room for hanging out with other teens and Fuel, which is a teen disco, complete with a soft drink bar.

The best ships for teens are the two newest Voyager class ships (Navigator and Mariner of the Seas) and the three Freedom class ships (Freedom, Liberty and Independence of the Seas - Independence will begin sailing later this year).  These five ships are all Royal Caribbean ships.

The advantage of the two newer Voyager class ships for teens is the expanded teen area (when compared to the three older Voyager class ships - Voyager, Explorer and Adventurer of the Seas).  The three Freedom class ships also have an expanded teen area.  

All five Voyager class ship have (in addition to the teen area, two pools and the rock climbing wall), a miniature golf course, a full sized basketball court, an inline skating track and an ice skating rink.  The three Freedom class ships have the same facilities as the Voyager class ships except that instead of an inline skating track the Freedom class ships have the Flowrider, which is a surfing simulator.

A typical Carnival water slide (this one is on the Carnival Glory) ...

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The water slides on the Norwegian Star ...

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The Flowrider on the Freedom of the Seas ...

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The ice rink on the Freedom of the Seas ...

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The rock wall on the Monarch of the Seas ...

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Answer 8

A lot of the type of people on a cruise depends where you go and when. If you go on a cruise during the summer, then you will be around a lot of teens and kids. The one exception to this is cruising to Alaska. This was my favorite cruise, but for some reason, family's with teens don't go as often on this cruise. Of course there will be teens and kids, but the majority Of what I say were older adults. The Caribbean and Mexican Riviera are the most popular with teens. Most of the cruise ships have activities just for teens and some have a night club just for them. Princess also has a video game room where lots of teens hang out. I have been on 8 cruises with Princess. Very nice ships.

Answer 9

They are all "senior ships".  Carnival is a good choice.  They have plenty of activities for children of all ages.  

Carnival is the "fun ships" not the "party" ships.  All cruises will serve alcohol and have casinos.