We have been on numerous
DCL cruises at different times Sept.-May. For the past several cruises, we have noticed more and more kids running around without any kind of parental (adult) supervision. Running up and down the deck, knocking into you, stepping on your toes, and touching everything when they try to get some frozen yogurt, because they are too small to reach, and again no adult to help them. We are 2 middle aged adults, and have had kids charging out of elevators and saying things to us because we didn't get out of their way quickly enough. I am talking about kids probably under 12 or so. I guess some parents think that since the kids are on a ship, they don't have to watch them and expect the cast members to "do their job". The parents probably have no idea how these kids are acting-or they don't care if they do. To be honest, it has been a couple of years since we last cruised, and maybe it isn't quite so bad now. Parents would bring their kids -usually 6 and under-into the adult pool. I very rarely saw a cast member, and I have no problem saying something to the parents, but I would either get ignored by the adult, or get cussed out by them. I have read many of the comments as to whose responsibility it is to say something to the parents/kids about staying out of the adult areas. I personally think it is both the parents and the cast members responsibility to monitor and control the situation. Too many parents these days seem to want everyone else to raise/teach their kids, but when people try, it's...how dare you.....You can disagree with me if you want, but when you go on a cruise or anywhere new--don't wait for someone to find you and tell you everything you need to know. It is YOUR responsibility as much and more than the CM's to make the effort to read the papers located in every room. It is YOUR responsibility to look at doors and make sure it is okay for you to be in that area. It is wrong if you are teaching your kids that rules don't apply to you or them. Be proactive in teaching your kids. It is a lot different now than when I was a child, but I like to think I was actually RAISED, and taught right from wrong, and that it applied to "all the time", not just when I wanted it. Now, I am sure I may have angered some people/parents on here, but remember I am speaking generally-I don't know your kids. But I think I could pick out several entitled people who think this would never apply to them.