19 year old cruisers …Too old and too young

[Cruzefam]

Is there a group for 19-year-olds on Royal Caribbean cruises to meet up either before the cruise or after boarding. They are either too old for the young teen groups and two young for the adult night clubs.

traveling on vision of the seas, May 25, 2023.

[Tatka]

There are events for 18-25 daily now. I don't remember a name of this program.

[jbrinkm]

Hyperlink, a bit of info here:

 

I agree that this is an awkward age for cruising, unless they have their own friends along with them! I'm glad to see Royal adding in a few things for this age group.

[rockmom]

1 hour ago, Cruzefam said:

Is there a group for 19-year-olds on Royal Caribbean cruises to meet up either before the cruise or after boarding. They are either too old for the young teen groups and two young for the adult night clubs.

traveling on vision of the seas, May 25, 2023.

I'm hearing the Hyperlink group for that 'in-between' ages has been hit or miss. I think that being on such a small ship without all the things that teens/young adults gravitate to will probably add to the boredom factor.  No sports court, no pool with slides, no flowrider, etc. Also, not nearly as many food options, no promenade, and so on.  Hopefully you have a very port intensive itinerary where there will be something to do off the ship every day.  

[OCSC Mike]

1 hour ago, Cruzefam said:

Is there a group for 19-year-olds on Royal Caribbean cruises to meet up either before the cruise or after boarding. They are either too old for the young teen groups and two young for the adult night clubs.

traveling on vision of the seas, May 25, 2023.

 

When you get much closer to sailing, I suggest asking if others are traveling with kids around that age in the roll call here and on your cruise's group page from another popular website that shall remain nameless.

 

I see many kids "getting together" ahead of time using chat apps on the pages for my cruises.

[cruiseguy1016]

I have seen meet & greets and get-togethers for that age group on most RCI cruises. Times and locations will be posted in the Compass.

[Another_Critic]

20 minutes ago, rockmom said:

Hopefully you have a very port intensive itinerary where there will be something to do off the ship every day.  

9 nights, 3 ports (1 overnight), 4 sea days.

[crzndeb]

2 hours ago, Cruzefam said:

They are either too old for the young teen groups and two young for the adult night clubs.

They can go to night clubs and gamble at 18. The only thing they can’t do onboard is drink alcohol. But many adults don’t drink anyway.

[topnole]

We cruised at that age with our parents.  All the ships were small then (relative to today’s standards) and there were no teen clubs or formal methods to meet others.   But we always met folks our age and had a blast.  I’m sure they can find a way to have fun and meet others on their own.  They can certainly partake in almost every activity other than consuming alcohol.  

[LittleJoefromKokomo]

My then almost 20 year old daughter spent almost every night in the casino but was somewhat annoyed that she couldn't buy a drink herself and said that her next cruise would be out of Europe if she wasn't 21 then 😂

[Cruzefam]

2 hours ago, UnregisteredUser said:

My then almost 20 year old daughter spent almost every night in the casino but was somewhat annoyed that she couldn't buy a drink herself and said that her next cruise would be out of Europe if she wasn't 21 then 😂

Thank you very much to everyone who responded.🙏 Much appreciated. I will definitely look into all of your suggestions. 👍🏻