Age a factor - 31

[beancounterbeth]

My husband and I have been on two RCCL cruises to the Western Caribbean and are now thinking we want to take a cruise either from Hawaii to Tahiti or strictly around French Polynesia. We are looking to book summer of 2008 as soon as the itinerary becomes available. I have two questions for anyone who has gone on one of these cruises.

 

1. I have heard that the only two groups that go on these cruises are over 60 or on their honeymoon. Since we will have been married for almost 11 years and 31 years of age we don't fall into either one of these catagories. Will we feel out of place?

 

2. The two RCCL ships we were on previously were Explorer of the Seas and Freedom of the Seas (largest ship ever made). We LOVED both of these ships. I'm laid back and my husband feels the need to go, go, go. Will we be let down by Tahitian Princess due to size and lack of things to do?

 

I know that nobody on here has a crystal ball but if there is anyone out there that has any input I would really, really appreciate it.

 

Thanks,

[paul929207]

We took the TP from Papette to Honlulu last July. There were alot of honeymooners on the ship, but there was a wide range of ages among the passengers. While there were not a huge number of children, there were a number of them. So I would not worry about the ages of the passengers.

 

As to activities, the TP is a smaller ship and does not have all the activities of the larger ships. The itinery we took included 4 sea days. One of these there was a big ceremony when we crossed the equator. The other days, they had things like solf simulator, ping pong, computer classes, trivia contests, etc.

 

Paul

[jkellerfsu]

Hi Beth-

 

I will be 32 by then but my fiancee and I are looking to book our first anniversary along with some friends (their 3rd anniversary). We want to book a small boat to cruise the islands to get the "experience" considering chances are we won't be back for a long time.

 

We are looking June 08. Your timeframe? We are going into this BLIND. Fiji/bora bora has been a dream vaca. We have no clue where to start! We have been all over the carribbean and US but the other side of the world.....ignoramouses!!!! :eek:

[Texed]

fiancee and I are looking to book our first anniversary along with some friends ( We are going into this BLIND. Fiji/bora bora has been a dream vaca. We have no clue where to start! !! :eek:

 

Have you considered RSSC Paul Gauguin? We are doing Fiji to Tahiti June 3, 2007. This cruise includes stops in Moorea and Bora Bora. They have other dates that does this special itinerary also. :)

[NAS-KARR]

There are ALL AGES booked in our upcoming TP cruise.

Re the ships. The TP is an "R" class vessel holding around 670 +or- a few more, thats small compared to a mega job you're used to. Read some ship and/or cruise reviews on cc if you want to dig deeper into the situation.

 

CIAO,

[laurieb]

as far as things to do, when in port there are lots of things to do. we like the smaller ship, but then we like to relax when onboard. I don't think age should be a problem, there has been a wide range both times we have gone.

[cindygad]

Beth,

 

IMHO I don't think age will be a factor in how much fun you have.

We got back from BTB Tahitian cruise in Feb. This was by far the best cruise we have done in 18 cruises. I turned 50 on the cruise but found most of the cruisers to be very active people. This is a very humid climate. We met a 72 year old lady that had bunggie jumped in Alaska and jumped off a cliff into the falls on an excursion we were on in Papeete. Many of the excursions are water based or rough 4x4 excursions. We had a honeymoon couple at our table that were 28 & 29 and they had a blast. I. This is the first time we were on a smaller ship. We fell in love with it. There is so much to do on the islands compared to some of the Caribbean islands. We found ourselves in the water for most of the day and did not mind having less to do on the ship. You always have the Casino, Entertainment every night, some nights a movie under the stars, and a party atmosphere on deck with Island night. The champagne waterfall and Raiatea -Nui Folklor show on Deck at 1015 one night. In theTahitian lounge they had 50's-60's night, Western night, New Years night, Karaoke and at 11pm the DJ started. One night they had Honeymooners and 18-35 dance night, Latin night. We thought this would be a once in a lifetime trip and it was but now we are hoping to return.

Cindy

[beancounterbeth]

Thanks for everyones input. I really appreciate it.

 

Jkellerfsu, we haven't decided when we are going to go. Due to audits at work I don't think I can go in the fall so we are probably also looking at June-July 2008. I'm anxiously waiting for the itinerary to come out so that we can book. I think my husband would like to do the Hawaii to French Polynesia cruise so that we can go to both places all at once.

[NY City Girl]

My fiance and I are going on our honeymoon on the Tahitian Princess and we are 33 and 28, we leave in 4 weeks and are very excited. We would love if there are others our age, but we have made friends with all ages on prior cruises, so we are not worried.

[kruzingtogether]

My husband and I are looking to go back in August 2008... it was such an amazing honeymoon! We too are excited for the itineraries to come out. We did the Cook Islands itinerary but missed the Rarotonga stop b/c of ship problems. Hopefully next time we'll get to go! We've looked at the Hawaii to Tahiti (or vice versa) ones too, and they look fun... if the dates fit our schedules, we would definitely consider that.

[kruzingtogether]

And as for age -- we probably had more fun with people of different ages (that we met on CC) than with other people our own age, though we did make friends with a couple other honeymooning couples. It was fun to have people to go on excursions with, but the ship didn't have too vibrant of a night life or anything, so we found that most people kept to themselves post-dinner (partially b/c the time change had alot of us East Coasters wanting to go to bed at 10-11pm for the first week!).

[JenAMR]

I am going on this cruise in 3 weeks. I will be one of those honeymoon couples you mentioned but I don't think this fact will make much of a difference than any other cruise we've taken except how exotic and wonderful the location will be! We've gone on other larger ships and while they are wonderful for sea days (my fiance loved the rock climbing wall, basketball, we played mini golf etc) the options wouldn't have been missed much on days in port. Being that our cruise is 10 nights and there is only 2 sea days, I don't think we will be bored in any way. I am 30 and he is 28. And I think this will be the best cruise we have ever taken. Keep a look out on the boards for when we return in April as I will be sure to post about our trip!!!

[Davian]

Hi

 

It is our first cruise in May on the TP - we were also wondering but not worried about the ages - I am 30 and my partner is 40 so thought we would be in the middle.

 

On the role call we have done there are a couple of people in their late 20's and me at 30, my partner and a few couples in their 40's and quite a few in the 50s to 70s. I think it is a mixture but it depends on the people - ie are you a young or old 31 (I know some still at 15 and well others are more mature).

 

I wouldn't worry - there is a mix but most sound like fun regardless of the age!

[budaman]

I feel that once you get onboard, any reservations of age will quickly disappear. Our cruise in Nov. ran the range from 20's to 80's and everything in between....and, you are only as old as you feel:) That itinerary makes everyone feel young again. At our table for 8, we had a honeymoon couple in their 20's, a 30's, a 40's & us in our 50's and made for some excellent, diverse conversations. If you still had energy after the days activites in the ports and after dinner, there were still many things onboard to entertain you. We dove at each of the ports except for Huahine, where we rented a small boat and just cruised the lagoon finding beaches & snorkeling spots. We also did 4X4 tours on Raiatea & Moorea after the dives. I did a lot of research on the T.P. prior to going, but once onboard and underway, the ship became secondary....the stops & people along the way are what makes this cruise such an experience.

 

Enjoy, I know we did! There a photos & video from this experience in the first link below.

 

Mike

 

http://web.mac.com/csealove/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html

 

www.homepage.mac.com/csealove/

 

Mike