Westcoast250

I find rudeness and jackassery spans culture and generations. Bratty kids are a special annoyance. I bring my little ones cruising and we have high expectations but also set them up for success. I think that’s what I find frustrating to see - kids are communicating through poor behaviour and if parents are too absent or hitting the drink package to respond of course it’s a nightmare! I avoid kid heavy cruises even with kids because I get frustrated with poorly supervised kids. It might be annoying to adults but it can be dangerous to kids. I feel bad for them - you get hungry tired kids and mom and dad are prioritizing wine and dinner. We go on longer or odd itineraries and find there’s usually kids but they are well behaved and well supervised. My view is that kids have the right to enjoy their trip and be in spaces they are allowed to be, but they have the responsibility that they can’t diminish others enjoyment. Dinner is a great example, most little kids can’t sit still for that long so don’t try. Maybe just have an appetizer and then get something later. Our little ones can do 30 minutes no problem but longer they get antsy so we don’t bother with 1.5-2 hour MDR dinners. There’s great options that work for us, keep them happy, and everyone around us happy. The reality is millennials have money and little kids now. HAL is a great multigenerational line, and combine that with the fact that 1990 and 1991 are one of the big baby boomer echo years, —> you’re seeing a lot of wealthy boomer grand parents, millennial parents, and little kids. It’s tough to understate the cultural changes with millennials being in their 30s now. The kids cruise free thing (or 3rd and 4th free) is a draw for sure. There’s always people who don’t like little kids and that’s fine. Personally I would like l the speciality resteraunts being little kid free, and then maybe have one night in one that is just for little ones. One thing I liked on princess back in the day was “youth security” that would tell bratty kids to stop and escalate it back to their parents. If anything I felt they watched from a distance and also helped kids deal with challenging adults. Maybe HAL needs to consider that for spring break cruises.