Younger people?

[Skimble1973]

Hi,
I'm 31yo and I'm planning a 10-NC or 11-NC on Volendam in November.
Is there any chance to meet some younger people - hm, let's say - younger than 40?
I've cruised on the Radiance of the Seas, Summit and Century yet, and the mix was ok for me!

Thanks in advance.

 

[BCEagle78]

I am on the Volendam on the Nov 26th cruise to the Eastern Caribbean. My wife and I are in our late 40s.

I have been on a 10 day cruise before and found that the clientele tends to be older on average than 40s. Working people are less likely to take a 10 day vs a 7 day cruise because most of us have limited paid vacation. So the majority of the passengers are retired.

With all that said, I found that because the ship holds some 1200 passengers that you will find most ages of adults and almost no children on a cruise like this. The average age will probably be 50s but you will find some 20s, 30s and 40s.

I view it this way. My wife and I are fairly active. With an older clientele, we find that anything that we want to do on the ship later in the evening, there is less of a crowd. They are all in bed! We also find that compared to some of the other cruises that we have no trouble getting a seat in the hot tub as well.

As long as you are nimble enough to avoid the wheelchairs and the walkers, you will do just fine.

 

[CarolG]

I was just on a 7 day cruise to Alaska's Inside Passage and there were barely any people our age on the boat. I think I saw one or two couples in their 20's or 30's. About five teenagers and two or three children. I am 32 and my husband is 35. I agree with the previous poster -- most of us working stiffs don't want to sacrifice so many vacation days on a 10-day cruise. Alaska also traditionally has an "older" clientele, so that was another factor on our cruise.

At first I was a little concerned looking at all the cane's, walkers and wheelchairs in the hallway, but after our trip, I decided this was the way I wanted to travel from now on!

- Jogging track was empty all the time; I jogged by myself all the time.
- Exercise room was mostly empty all the time; I had no problem getting onto an excercise machine
- No loud, drunk people yelling everywhere on the boat.
- No "Macarena" by the pool!
- Generally people were laid back and not in a hurry...no pushing or shoving at any of the lines (except maybe for the Dessert Extraveganza)
- Got lots of great tips on future cruises and vacations from the people I met; actually lots or parenting tips too (we have 2 young boys).
- Sports deck with tennis, basketball and tennis was always available.

Generally this was a very QUIET ship, which is just what I was looking for on this vacation. Depending on what you are looking for though, this may or may not be a good fit for you.