I am 17 and graduating this year my friends and i have booked a cruise to Cancun and they are 18 can i go with

Question

I am 17 and graduating this year my friends and i have booked a cruise to Cancun and they are 18 can i go with

Answer 1

You probaly will need an ID on the cruise (if the ship is american) but once in Mexico you won't have any problems.

Answer 2

Carnival requires that at least one person in the group be over 25.  The other lines require someone to be over 21.  If your group does not meet this requirement, none of you are going to get on the ship.

That said, if you have someone old enough to act as an escort, and if you are still under 18, you will need a permission letter to go on a cruise.  If you have the permission letter, you can leave the country without your parents.

Carnival's age policy ...

How old do you have to be to travel alone?

Guests are required to be 21 years old (on embarkation day) to travel. Guests under the age of 21 must be accompanied in the same stateroom by a parent or guardian 25 or older. The exceptions Carnival will make to this policy are:

Married minor couple - The booking must be documented that the couple is married. The couple must have proof of marriage at embarkation or they will be denied boarding without the benefit of a refund.          

Domestic Partners/Same-s*x Union minor couple - The booking must be documented that the couple are legal Domestic Partners/Same-s*x Union.  The couple must have legal proof of partnership/union at embarkation or they will be denied boarding without the benefit of a refund.

Guest ages will be verified at embarkation. Guests not conforming to this policy will be denied boarding and assessed a 100% cancellation penalty. NO exceptions will be made at embarkation.  

The Group policy is slightly different because of stricter group terms and conditions including mandatory chaperones, damage deposits and other considerations.

http://www.carnival.com/CMS/FAQs/Age_Pol...

Royal Caribbean's age policy ...

Q:   What is Royal Caribbean International's Age Policy?

A:   No guest under the age of twenty-one (21) will be reserved in a stateroom unless accompanied by an adult twenty-one (21) years of age, or older. This age limit will be waived for minor children sailing with their parents or guardians in adjacent staterooms or under-aged married couples (proof of marriage is required). Royal Caribbean International reserves the right to ask for proof of age. Royal Caribbean International's age policy for gambling and consumption of alcoholic beverages is as follows: Please note: An individual's age on the date of sailing determines his or her status for the entire cruise vacation.

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/customersu...

Royal Caribbean's policy on minors traveling without their parents ...

Q:   What if I'm traveling with a minor and I'm not the parent or legal guardian?

A:   Adults who are not the parent or legal guardian of a minor traveling with them must present an original notarized letter signed by the child's parent(s), authorizing the adult to take the child on the specific cruise, supervise the child and allow emergency medical treatment to be administered.

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/customersu...

More on minors traveling out of the country without their parents ...

Did you know that a child departing the United States and traveling with only one parent, a guardian, grandparents or other adults, must have written and notarized permission from both birth parents or legal guardians to enter many countries, even on a cruise ship's shore excursions?

http://www.familytravelforum.com/article...

Sample minor permission to travel letter ...

http://www.campofchampions.com/pdf/coc_n...  (look at page two)

http://www.berwicktravel.com/consentlett...

http://www.singleparenttravel.net/Writin...

Answer 3

Nope.  Not unless you bring your parents along.

Should have thought of that BEFORE you booked...  or planned the trip for after you turned 18...

Answer 4

No, you cannot. You can't cross the Country's border if you're a minor w/out your parents.

Answer 5

sure, then ill be seeing u on a Girls Gone Wild video soon:)

Answer 6

You probably have to have an adult over 21 that is going on the cruise also

Answer 7

you can go...you only need to be 14 to get a passport...but you need to be 18 to drink...do not get into trouble down there though...and be careful..always remember you are in a foreign country