Livia

We're booked on it for next summer. Selling VERY well, especially the cabins that hold 3+. Going based off the FB group and the sales pattern, expecting a lot of kids.

We were on that ship, August 4th. 
There was record number of kids in the adventure ocean. Lots and lots of kids and teenagers. 

On Oasis last week of August there were 2k kids out of 6k+ Passengers -NY Schools we’re not in session
on Adventure on Sept 15 and there were 30 kids….I think I saw 4. New England/Canada on an older ship.  Not really a kid itinerary 

I think a part of it is the itinerary too. The primary itinerary for Oasis from Cape Liberty is generally 7 days Port Canaveral - Nassau, Bahamas - Coco Cay. This itinerary might be more attractive to families with children as opposed to the "one-off" New England/Canadian or Eastern Caribbean itinerary from Cape Liberty on Oasis. I am basing this purely off of observations and conversations.

I'm sure I'm not alone but we have always taken our kids out of school for family vacations.  We feel that as long as long as they maintain strong grades that family time along with different cultural experience is just as much importance as time in school.  We will actually be on Oasis next August and it will be one of the first cruises we've taken in a long time that school will be out for summer break.

We did the 9 night eastern on Adventure this August. TONS of kids and teens ( one of the many reasons why we will not sail in August again). Lots of older folks too. 

Keep in mind the number of children who are homeschooled has steadily increased. Also remember that not every school does the summer, winter and spring break schedule. There are plenty of schools that do the 2 months on and several weeks off route. I was shocked at how many children and teenagers were on my Sept 7-16th cruises on Nav. I don't sail in the summer to avoid the majority of children often aboard those sailings. In all honesty don't expect any sailing on Royal to have no children, just expect less during the months most are in school.

We sailed on the 9 night Oasis this past August and it was a great mix of kids/teens/adults/seniors.  Since driving to Bayonne is an option from many parts of Ontario and Quebec, there are lots of Canadians on the ship (not just in the summer but whenever ships are sailing from Bayonne).  In Ontario, schools are out until early September so that certainly increases the amount of kids onboard in July and August.  We had a fantastic time and 9 nights is just perfect.  Oasis has so much to offer with the 4 sea days on this itinerary.  I'm sure your family will have a wonderful holiday!

We sail a lot in October due to our anniversary.  I am surprised the number of children on board.  I thought we would be the only bad parents that would take their kids out of school.  

We've sailed from New York in the Fall, and even then there were plenty of kids onboard.🤩

Funny, that's my condition on every cruise I sail on.

While October isn't a super popular time for families due to school being in session, I think you'll find lots of families onboard.
Royal Caribbean is a family cruise line, so there's usually families.
The fact your cruise is 9 nights may skew slightly older since it's more than a week (Americans typically prefer 7 night cruises so it fits in with PTO time better), but it won't be like a transatlantic crossing which has very few kids.
So I don't think there will be 1,000 kids onboard, but I don't think yours will be the only ones either.

In Aug you will have many extended families for sure, as Matt said, when school is in session its a slightly different make up. But I will add, with more and more home schooling taking place across the country, even during the In-school dates, we've been seeing a steady increase in # of kids on board over the past few years.