bcarney Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I'm in the process of going through my online check-in for my April 5 cruise. When I got to the form where I had to select my date of birth, the oldest year that was possible to select was 1900. Why is Royal Caribbean discriminating against 114 year olds? I certainly plan on cruising when I'm that age. Looks like I'll have to find another cruise line when I'm a centenerarian-plus. Holland America (aka "God's waiting room") perhaps? :) Shawn, trainer.stan, Don and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylor Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I'm in the process of going through my online check-in for my April 5 cruise. When I got to the form where I had to select my date of birth, the oldest year that was possible to select was 1900. Why is Royal Caribbean discriminating against 114 year olds? I certainly plan on cruising when I'm that age. Looks like I'll have to find another cruise line when I'm a centenerarian-plus. Holland America (aka "God's waiting room") perhaps? :) LOL at your Holland America comment. Had friends go on HAL and they said most of the other passengers were 3 times their age! Bill, you're sailing Oasis in a couple weeks. I know you'll have a fab time! Warning: You won't want to come back home! Hopefully all the snow will melt by the time you get back in town and it will actually look like Spring has arrived in Michigan. :D Safe travels. Shawn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I'm in the process of going through my online check-in for my April 5 cruise. When I got to the form where I had to select my date of birth, the oldest year that was possible to select was 1900. Why is Royal Caribbean discriminating against 114 year olds? I certainly plan on cruising when I'm that age. Looks like I'll have to find another cruise line when I'm a centenerarian-plus. Holland America (aka "God's waiting room") perhaps? From what I've heard, we wouldn't even sail HAL at that age. Understand you can have ship to yourself during scheduled nap time each afternoon. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 LOL at your Holland America comment. Had friends go on HAL and they said most of the other passengers were 3 times their age! Bill, you're sailing Oasis in a couple weeks. I know you'll have a fab time! Warning: You won't want to come back home! Hopefully all the snow will melt by the time you get back in town and it will actually look like Spring has arrived in Michigan. :D Safe travels. I keep clicking my heels together and saying "there is no snow in the Bahamas…there is no snow in St. Thomas… there is no snow in St. Maarten…" LOL On a past visit to St. Maarten we were docked next to a HAL ship, and an elderly lady (had to be in her 90s from the look of her) in a wheelchair came off the ship wearing an oxygen mask, being pushed by her butler/assistant that appeared to be in his 60s. He was completely in uniform, black outfit and everything. They got off the ship, paused for a moment, she waved her hand in the air, and they returned to the ship. It was at that point I decided it would be four or five decades before I sail on HAL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 There you go Bill, something I can't defend Royal Caribbean against! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Your absolutely right! They don't even sell oxygen tanks in the shops!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekkie Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Want a cruise in a Nursing home them join a lengthier cruise from an Australian port. We just did a 33 night B2B on Radiance OTS.. The first leg we were the youngest people at our 10 person table by 30 years (Im 46, partner is 40) there were only 50 people onboard under 18 and 7 people under 12. Every time we docked at a port there was a line-up of ambulances waiting to carry people to hospital... was quite an experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Want a cruise in a Nursing home them join a lengthier cruise from an Australian port. We just did a 33 night B2B on Radiance OTS.. The first leg we were the youngest people at our 10 person table by 30 years (Im 46, partner is 40) there were only 50 people onboard under 18 and 7 people under 12. Every time we docked at a port there was a line-up of ambulances waiting to carry people to hospital... was quite an experience. Ambulances? Holy smokes! On our 10+ day cruises we definitely noticed it age difference, skewing towards the older set. I chalked it up to kids and schooling, etc. A while back I watched an English TV program called "The Cruise: A LIfe At Sea" where they followed several people on a round the world cruise. I can't imagine 100+ days at sea. Where would I store all my new T-shirts from each port?!? :) nearly all the cruisers were 60+ including some folks that probably shouldn't have gone on a cruise. Shawn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekkie Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 nearly all the cruisers were 60+ including some folks that probably shouldn't have gone on a cruise. 60's would have been awesome... this cruise had a majority on their 70's and 80's.. We have alot of the longer cruises here as everything is so far away, plus we have better leave entitlements in Australia.. The majority of the cruises here are all 10+ nights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 On our Navigator of the Seas cruise we definitely felt like the youngest people onboard. I didn't really mind but it's something you pick up on pretty quickly . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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