College kids want to cruise...?

Never have I been on a cruise before, but we're looking into a cruise (potentially) for summer (June or July - maybe early August) of 2012. (Another time we may go would be Spring Break 2012.) At the time we would be taking this cruise - I would be 19, my fiance would still be 18, his best friend would be 20, and my best friend would be 19. (Another person who may potentially join us would be 19/20, depending on the time we go.) Point being - there would be 4-6 of us, and we would range from the ages of 18-20. I honestly was thinking Disney Cruise Line, because I LOVE Disney and there's much more that's "adult exclusive", but they say someone of the minimum age of 21 must accompany us - which could be arranged, but is unwanted.

Which cruise lines are not crap, yet will allow us to go w/o someone 21+? We were thinking a 7 night cruise to the Caribbean when we were looking at Disney...

This is all in theory, mind you. I just need some ideas, please so we could book it and start saving what little we have! Thanks!

(PS - Though it may be somewhat of a long shot, is there somewhere we could go that 18+ is legal to drink? Or is there even a cruise line that would allow us to do that?)College kids want to cruise...?
Disney is your only option..and since you are under 21, some itineraries/dates will be OFF limits.. mainly during spring Break and other college breaks.



eery other cruise line requires at least one person 21( or 25 in the case of carnival) booked into each cabin with anyone under 21



there will NOT be ANY drinking on board, period. if the port is legal for 18 then you can drink in port.
Disney is your only choice. You won't be able to drink, no; certainly not on a Disney ship. And it will be full of kids and families, so it's not going to be "party hardy" fun for you. Disney is the most-expensive of the mass-market lines and the hardest to book, because they have so few ships.College kids want to cruise...?
Yeah cruises are fun. Sorry to say but all cruises are need someone either 21 or 25 in the same room. And y'all are college kids you don't want to go on a disney cruise that is more for family's with small kids. Me and my friends just got back from a Carnival cruise and are about to go on another one we are 22 yrs and had a good time on Carnival, if you go to nassau, Bahamas make sure you go by senor frogs you will have a good time at night. Most International places allow drinking age 18 and up and some don't even enforce it.
Only Disney and Cunard allow passengers between ages 18 and 21 to travel without an "accompanying adult" booked into the same cabin, but that is only for some and not all cruises. Other cruise companies require the accompanying adult to be either age 21 or 25. The minimum drinking age on all cruise ships departing from US ports is age 21, and that does not change while in international waters. If course, the drinking age on shore in the Caribbean is almost always age 18.



Instead of a cruise, I suggest that you consider flying down to Cancun or an island in the Caribbean and staying at one of the all-inclusive resorts. The hotels are very nice, the food is good, the pools and grounds terrific, the ocean is at your door, and the alcohol is included for everybody at least age 18. It's a great way to spend a week in paradise! Price-wise it can vary, but there always seem to be special deals, sometimes at some resorts, and other times at others. Airfare is included. The way to find the deals is to do some careful searching on line, or read the travel section of the Sunday newspapers, or just ask your travel agent! Travel agents cost you nothing at all, but can sleuth out what you want and get you the very best prices available.



You can do the same thing on the Florida beaches, but the hitch is that the drinking age is 21. The only hitch about Cancun or a Caribbean island is that you need passports, so if you don't have them, get busy!



You can have a great vacation, but for now one of the all-inclusives might be a better choice for you -- and you will have a great time!