The Young Adult Alcoholic Beverage Waiver Form

[Ciref]

We are taking a cruise with our 20 year old daughter and her boyfriend. I have learned that NCL has a Young Adult Alcoholic Beverage Waiver form available at the Guest Services Desk for parents to sign to allow their 20 year olds to drink on the ship. The boyfriend's parents are not on the cruise. I called NCL and was told the form was only available on board and they were sketchy if the reason was that the parents must be on the ship.

 

So I am wondering can we get the form ahead of time for his parents to sign and is it a requirement that the parents actually be on board the ship?

 

Thanks,

 

Eric

[meatball_nyc]

Hi,

Parents must be onboard the ship and sign the form at Guest Services.

We did this in July on Breakaway. My son is 19.

He got a new key card and was then allowed to buy beer or wine.

Cheers!

 

 

~Robin

Every Day at Sea is a Great Day

[NMLady]

The parent must be onboard the ship and show id to guest services to sign the form. If you sign it for your daughter, make sure she understands not to buy an alcoholic beverage to give her boyfriend. If caught, the penalty could be as severe as her, the boyfriend, and you being escorted off the ship at the next port and left there.

The least that would happen is she'd lose her alcoholic beverage permission.

[Fishbait17]

A few years ago we had the same issue with daughter's 20 year old boyfriend. Brought a notarized permission form from his parents, it was still a no-go - parents needed to be ON the ship. Most likely still the same policy. No big deal, we all thoroughly enjoyed the cruise anyway. 😃

 

Robin

[cmdchiefthom]

We've cruised aboard several lines with our three sons, all now in their 30's, and they were always allowed to bring a friend. Our oldest invited his best friend who was 19 at the time , and we had the same issue. We had his parents sign a notarized consent form allowing us, my wife and I to consent and provide alcoholic beverages for him at our discretion. It took the cruise line off the hook for selling to a minor, although it did put us on the hook from a potential liability standpoint. The kids were on their best behavior, so it never became an issue, but we felt we did sometime to address the issue.

[Demonyte]

It took the cruise line off the hook for selling to a minor, although it did put us on the hook from a potential liability standpoint.

 

19 year old is not a minor even in US. US laws about drinking age limits do not apply on international waters and the reason the cruise line wants to have the consent is so they wouldn't have to bend their own rules for too many people, not because of liability - if it was a liablity issue, they wouldn't allow young adults aged under 21 to drink anything even in Europe without parental consent either.

Edited October 30, 2014 by Demonyte

[rider9946]

Hi,

Parents must be onboard the ship and sign the form at Guest Services.

We did this in July on Breakaway. My son is 19.

He got a new key card and was then allowed to buy beer or wine.

Cheers!

 

 

~Robin

Every Day at Sea is a Great Day

 

Is it also good for cocktails?

[Demonyte]

Is it also good for cocktails?

 

Beer and wine only. It's clearly stated in NCL's FAQ: http://www.ncl.com/faq#alcohol-consumption

[meatball_nyc]

No cocktails. Just beer and wine.

 

http://www.ncl.com/faq/guest-conduct-policy

[rider9946]

Ty meatball[emoji106]

[Solararc]

If the underage person really needs to have a cocktail to feel part of the vacation is it wrong to personally order bottle service and allow them to have a pull?

 

 

*Living large one week at a time*

[hawkeyetlse]

If the underage person really needs to have a cocktail to feel part of the vacation is it wrong to personally order bottle service and allow them to have a pull?

Technically, yes, it is wrong according to NCL's alcohol policy. But I assume you mean drinking in the cabin, and what happens in your cabin is your business, as long as no one finds out about it.

[Solararc]

That's exactly what I meant

 

 

*Living large one week at a time*

[luddite]

The boyfriend is out of luck.

[Joshscure]

Do you need to bring a birth certificate if you and your child have different last names?

[boaterette]

Do you need to bring a birth certificate if you and your child have different last names?

 

I didn't for my daughter when I signed the consent form on the ship.

[rider9946]

My daughter turns 21 on our last day of the cruise. Will she be allowed to consume cocktails during the week? Even if I sign a waiver?

[NMLady]

My daughter turns 21 on our last day of the cruise. Will she be allowed to consume cocktails during the week? Even if I sign a waiver?

 

No. They go by the age at boarding the ship.

The waiver is only for beer and wine, not cocktails.

If you want her to be able to have cocktails you need to take a cruise that starts on or after her 21st birthday.

Edited March 13, 2015 by NMLady

[Demonyte]

My daughter turns 21 on our last day of the cruise. Will she be allowed to consume cocktails during the week? Even if I sign a waiver?

 

 

No. They go by the age at boarding the ship.

 

 

AFAIK they go by the actual age - so on the actual birthday it is possible to change the keycard to non-marked one at the Guest Services and to buy cocktails.

Edited March 13, 2015 by Demonyte

[sparks1093]

AFAIK they go by the actual age - so on the actual birthday it is possible to change the keycard to non-marked one at the Guest Services and to buy cocktails.

 

This is my understanding as well.

 

OP, the drinking age in most of the ports is 18;) (just don't let anyone lose track of the time).

[elliemaej]

My daughter turns 21 on our last day of the cruise. Will she be allowed to consume cocktails during the week? Even if I sign a waiver?

 

This happened to my daughter last year. She turned 21 4 days into our cruise. At midnight, she went to guest services and they gave her a new card and she was able to order alcohol the rest of the trip.

[mitsugirly]

Do you need to bring a birth certificate if you and your child have different last names?

 

They made us have all kinds of stuff. My 19 year old son has a different last name (from my first marriage) than mine. We also had 2 different addresses listed on our ID's (mine the updated address...we had just moved 2 weeks prior to our cruise and his the old address).

 

They made me show our ID's, his birth certificate, something with our address on it, my divorce papers showing my name use to be the same as his and my marriage certificate showing why I have a different/new name now and of course sign the waiver. It was a process let me tell you! :eek:

[sgcass123]

We will be sailing on the Jade this summer with our 20 year old son. He turns 21 about a week after we get home. Since it is an European sailing (round-trip), it's my understanding that I will not have to sign a consent waiver form. Does anyone know if he will also be limited to just beer and wine? No cocktails, hard liquor, etc? Thanks in advance!

[sparks1093]

We will be sailing on the Jade this summer with our 20 year old son. He turns 21 about a week after we get home. Since it is an European sailing (round-trip), it's my understanding that I will not have to sign a consent waiver form. Does anyone know if he will also be limited to just beer and wine? No cocktails, hard liquor, etc? Thanks in advance!

 

It is my understanding that for European itineraries the drinking age for all alcoholic beverages is 18.

[Froggitt]

Mrs Frog doesn't drink alcohol. If we book a UBP promo, can I put my young adult daughter with a Young Adult Alcoholic Beverage Waiver form as passenger two, and allow her to have wine by the glass from the UBP, with Mrs Frog getting the soda package?