Again just my opinion..... and also it's my opinion that their age groups are all split up so wonderfully until they hit 14 and then they are thrown in with up to/and 18yr olds. That's crazy IMO. Some will argue they are together in highschool but I don't know what kind of highschools those kids have- ours is NOTHING like the teen stack and all that free time there and around the ship unsupervised with much older kids. Ours is very strict, no PDA at all, and the freshman rarely if ever even SEE upperclassmen let along spend time with them- except maybe in band or choir.
The teen club doesn't allow 18 year olds - it ends at 17 year olds and I've never had a problem with my daughter in the teen groups on Disney or Princess.
I guess all schools are different or maybe it depends on the classes. My daughter in 9th grade is in AP classes and some 10th grade courses (since she took 9th grade in AP 8th grade) and she was never with anyone older than 10th grade except for band (but I mentioned choir -and I guess athletics too is one I forgot- that kids are with upperclassman here). But even lunch they aren't- they get a, b or c lunch- and it works out that 9/10th graders eat the same lunch time also. I can't imagine why 18yr olds in highschool would be taking freshman classes.. surely they won't be graduating that year if they are taking 1st year required courses of which many more years are required to graduate- they can't take them backwards! (ie: can't take 3rd year English and then take 1st year english their senior year... doesn't work that way here anyway LOL)not anything about the stack, but you say freshman rarely see upperclasmen besides in band of choir, that is totally different then my high school was freshman through senior year I had at least 5 classes with teens from ages 14-18 in my classes. Only classes I had that had people only my age were Math, English, Science, and History.
dittoJust another mom to chime in.... I agree you may want to rethink a 12yr old in the Stack. I didn't want my 15yr old there, let alone a 12yr old.
*nods head*18 year olds have been in the teen club. I haven't been since I was 17. But I know other 18 year olds who have gone that are still in high school or just graduated and didn't start college yet
I guess all schools are different or maybe it depends on the classes.
*nods head*
Yes I used to think it was only up to 17 but I've read recently that they are actually allowing ADULTS (by legal age) in the teen stack if they are still in highschool or just graduated and haven't started college yet. personally, I think that's a bad move... something happens and they are open for law suits- either themselves or the ADULT they are allowing in there with children.
(and my personal opinion is that they should do more activities geared towards 18-21yr olds since they also can't participate in most adult things- I don't think? until 21yrs old legal drinking age)
LOL Yes.. like in my day we WERE able to leave during lunch- now with my eldest they not only don't let them leave the school for any reason they put up barricade gate things and lock them during school! Only one way in (for adults) with a security tiny building with a guy in there checking. They can't even leave for dentist appts and such- have to come get them. And we live in a small rural town! (I'm not keen on the idea of barricading/gating them all in- but then it doesn't matter now.... the point of being with highschoolers is even more moot for us since I'm homeschooling her now LOL The only teens she hangs out with are those in the homeschool group, but I digress LOL)all schools are different. I know a lot fo people of didn't go to my school and I didn't go to there school and at the time I was amazed at how different they were I don't know what I would have done if we weren't able to leave school for lunch
and couldn't agree with you more they should have more stuff for 18-20yr olds. But actually last cruise I was always busy doing something with new friends I didn't seem like there should be more because we were busy. The only thing we couldn't do was the tastings beer, wine, etc and drinking. So they really could add a few more things. But we had wii competitions, went to the pool, ate, walked around the ship, watched movies, played basketball, went to Rockin' Bar D, stayed up till the wee hours of the morning, so all in all fun times. Can't wait till my b2b cruise startinf Febuary 21st
I was 18 (not in college yet) when I went into Aloft/The Stack on the first night of my first cruise. I never went back. I am by no means sheltered but I didn't care for what was going on up there (which was a lot of nothing punctuated with behavior that made me uncomfortable). For a 12yo... no way.
As for the 18-21 activities, I agree there need to be more. I went to the first college club meeting on my last cruise and walked out when the CM who was running it told us which bartender wouldn't card us. They really need to figure out better ways for the young people who can't/don't drink to have fun.
LOL Yes.. like in my day we WERE able to leave during lunch- now with my eldest they not only don't let them leave the school for any reason they put up barricade gate things and lock them during school!
I admit I have NO IDEA what activities they have for 18-21yr olds. I was just going by other comments here throughout the years and knowing they don't actually have that age group on the navigator- atleast I don't think so? Just thought that age group might appreciate more things dedicated to that specific age group since they can't do EVERYTHING adults do and probably don't want to hang out with 30/40 somethings like us anyway. LOL
oohhhh b2b -sounds so awesome! I bet that is going to be a blast! Maybe we'll get to do that someday!