1820 Society, what is it?

[JimGA]

I was recently looking at some Personal Navigators from the Fantasy and I noticed activities for the "1820 Society" I have never heard of this, what is it?

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

It's Is what it says for 18 to 20 year olds.

 

[JimGA]

Ok, I get it now, "1820". Interesting, good idea on their part to create this society.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Ok, I get it now, "1820". Interesting, good idea on their part to create this society.

Yes when you know it's logical, but people think in years.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Ok, I get it now, "1820". Interesting, good idea on their part to create this society.

Well, while the naming of the group is new, the group has always been on the DCL ships. Started out as the College Social Hour. But then, when 18 year olds were permanently out of Vibe, it became the 18-21 club (no real name). The newest incarnation seems to address the (perceived) problem of the 21 year olds being able to order alcohol, while the others in the group couldn't drink alcohol.

 

[bumbershoot]

I wonder if, when they called it 18-21, they were meaning "up to 21". But everything else with age is inclusive of the second number, so 18-20 includes 20 year olds, and matches the rest of their upper age limit descriptions.

Does that make sense?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Does that make sense?

Yes.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

I can tell you on the WBPC there were many over-21s in the group. They more or less self-organized outside the scheduled events. It's not like they have a dedicated club space to govern. I don'the have a problem with that. At 18 I think kids can make responsible choices. As to the drinking, kids who want to will regardless. That includes Vibe age kids. My 19 yro had his tequila learning experience the last night of our cruise. Was I happy? No. Where'd he get it? A 24 yro in the group with an unopened bottle of Patron he didn't want to declare the next day. My kid made a series of dumb moves. Trust me, he paid! LOL!

 

[DMMarla07860]

I will say I am 27, but in January I hung out with that age group on the Dream, I had met a few on Facebook before and they said I could hang with them. And I'm not one of the ones who would give people drinks lol, I'm too much of a rule follower to do that We were in the club most of the nights so even if I didn't hang with them I would have seen them each night

 

[sweetpee_1993]

I will say I am 27, but in January I hung out with that age group on the Dream, I had met a few on Facebook before and they said I could hang with them. And I'm not one of the ones who would give people drinks lol, I'm too much of a rule follower to do that We were in the club most of the nights so even if I didn't hang with them I would have seen them each night

I don't think it's a bad thing for you to hang out with the 18*21s. After Vibe it's kind of a no-man's land out there. I don't fault anyone for my son's tequila experience. He's a big boy. He definitely learned the hard way (as most adults seem to...I know I did). I can't say if that person knew he was not 21 yet (he's a big guy) or what the deal was. I just know that there were older people than 21 in that group. They met up every night in the clubs and had a great time. That last night I don't even know what my son was thinking. I took it a lot more in-stride than I ever thought I would.

 

[DMMarla07860]

I don't think it's a bad thing for you to hang out with the 18*21s. After Vibe it's kind of a no-man's land out there. I don't fault anyone for my son's tequila experience. He's a big boy. He definitely learned the hard way (as most adults seem to...I know I did). I can't say if that person knew he was not 21 yet (he's a big guy) or what the deal was. I just know that there were older people than 21 in that group. They met up every night in the clubs and had a great time. That last night I don't even know what my son was thinking. I took it a lot more in-stride than I ever thought I would.

totally agree hey at my age I've hung with older people too. I connect with all ages so I've met lots of people as long as they are nice

 

[kayochan]

They need a dedicated 1820 space on their ships (even if it is smaller than the other clubs). Lot's of 18-20 year olds still want to belong and have a easy place to meet and mingle with others.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

They need a dedicated 1820 space on their ships (even if it is smaller than the other clubs). Lot's of 18-20 year olds still want to belong and have a easy place to meet and mingle with others.

There are all sorts of "spaces" onboard where they can meet up. They can pretty much go anywhere on the ship. Lots of spaces to "meet and mingle".

 

[Mommb]

They need a dedicated 1820 space on their ships (even if it is smaller than the other clubs). Lot's of 18-20 year olds still want to belong and have a easy place to meet and mingle with others.

Meeting and mingling is exactly what the 1820 Society is for. Even if there isn’t a dedicated space, the group can hang together in the adult areas (or in the all-ages areas). On my recent Magic cruise, people in the 18-20 age range gathered in the afternoon at Signals (near Cove Cafe and the adult pool) and in the evening at Fathoms, even if there weren’t scheduled activities.

 

[disneyfaninaz]

My DD went to the first 1820 Society meeting on the recent 9 night Alaskan Cruise. There were 30 to 40 "betweeners" as we called them onboard. They even have "B"s on their KTTW cards. They had regular meetings listed in the navigators. A few smoothie get togethers and games every night at 9:45 PM in the Pub.

 

[kayochan]

Yes, on my recent cruise to Europe, there were approx 70 1820 society young adults. One of the 18 year olds I was speaking to (I met her mother and was asking her about the 1820 club) mentioned that she had a great time and met a lot of people on the first 1820 meetup but really wished that they had a dedicated space for the 1820 society. Even if it is just a small one to make it easier to meet up if they didn't get each others info on the first night or so she could just go there to find others to do things with if the people she exchanged info with on the first night are not available.

 

[kayochan]

One of the guests on my last cruise mentioned that she was told that there would be a dedicated space for the 1820 society on the new ship. (Fingers crossed!!)