| Age Restrictions |
Cruising with Children
Most cruise lines welcome children to travel on their ships, though infants and pregnant women are subject to
some restrictions (click here to read more).
Families booking more than one cabin may be subject to minimum age requirements for children staying in a
separate cabin. Your cruise counselor can check these requirements for you, once you have found a cruise
you are interested in.
Passengers Under 25 Years of Age
All cruise lines require that at least one person in each cabin meets a minimum age requirement. The
information that follows was provided by the cruise lines at the time of this writing, is subject to change, and
should be verified with your cruise counselor prior to booking.
The lowest minimum age requirement for any cruise line is 18.
The following cruise lines require that either 1) All passengers in a cabin must be 18 or older, or 2) If anyone in
the cabin is younger than 18 years old, someone in the cabin must be 21 or older: Clipper, Disney Cruise Line,
GAP Adventures, Silversea and Viking River Cruises.
The following cruise lines require that at least one person in each cabin is 21 or older: Azamara, Celebrity,
Costa (25 for March and April sailings), Crystal Cruises, Voyages of Discovery, MSC Cruises, Norwegian
Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean and Seabourn Cruise Line.
The following cruise lines require that either 1) All passengers in a cabin must be 21 or older, or 2) If anyone in
the cabin is younger than 21 years old, someone in the cabin must be 25 or older: Carnival, Holland America
and Windstar Cruises.
One exception to these age requirements is made for underage married couples, who as long as they are both
18 are allowed to board unaccompanied. These couples may be asked to show proof of their marriage.
Your age on the date of sailing is generally considered your age for the length of the cruise.
Consumption of Alcohol
Once you've left port, the minimum age for the consumption of alcohol varies by cruise line.
Fred Olsen Cruise Line, GAP Adventures, Oceania and Regent Seven Seas allow all passengers 18 and older
to consume any type of alcoholic beverage.
The minimum drinking age for all alcoholic beverages on all Azamara, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean ships is
21. However, on cruises departing from European and South American countries, where the legal drinking age
is lower than 21, a parent who is sailing with his or her son(s) and/or daughter(s) who is between the ages of
18 to 20, may sign a waiver allowing the 18 to 20 year old to consume alcoholic beverages.
Star Clippers, Uniworld, Viking River Cruises and Windstar require passengers to be at least 21 to consume
any type of alcohol.
Gambling On Board
Gambling also has age restrictions which differ between cruise lines. Carnival, Fred Olsen Cruise Line, Holland
America, Norwegian, Oceania, Orient, Regent Seven Seas and SeaDream require passengers to be 18 or
older to play in the shipboard casinos. Celebrity and Royal Caribbean require passengers to be 18 or older to
play in casinos, except for Alaska cruises (passengers must be 21 or older). Crystal, Cunard, Voyages of
Discovery, MSC Cruises, Princess, Seabourn, Silversea and Windstar restrict the casinos to passengers 21
and older. Costa requires those gambling in the casinos to be 25 or older.
Most cruise lines welcome children to travel on their ships, though infants and pregnant women are subject to
some restrictions (click here to read more).
Families booking more than one cabin may be subject to minimum age requirements for children staying in a
separate cabin. Your cruise counselor can check these requirements for you, once you have found a cruise
you are interested in.
Passengers Under 25 Years of Age
All cruise lines require that at least one person in each cabin meets a minimum age requirement. The
information that follows was provided by the cruise lines at the time of this writing, is subject to change, and
should be verified with your cruise counselor prior to booking.
The lowest minimum age requirement for any cruise line is 18.
The following cruise lines require that either 1) All passengers in a cabin must be 18 or older, or 2) If anyone in
the cabin is younger than 18 years old, someone in the cabin must be 21 or older: Clipper, Disney Cruise Line,
GAP Adventures, Silversea and Viking River Cruises.
The following cruise lines require that at least one person in each cabin is 21 or older: Azamara, Celebrity,
Costa (25 for March and April sailings), Crystal Cruises, Voyages of Discovery, MSC Cruises, Norwegian
Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean and Seabourn Cruise Line.
The following cruise lines require that either 1) All passengers in a cabin must be 21 or older, or 2) If anyone in
the cabin is younger than 21 years old, someone in the cabin must be 25 or older: Carnival, Holland America
and Windstar Cruises.
One exception to these age requirements is made for underage married couples, who as long as they are both
18 are allowed to board unaccompanied. These couples may be asked to show proof of their marriage.
Your age on the date of sailing is generally considered your age for the length of the cruise.
Consumption of Alcohol
Once you've left port, the minimum age for the consumption of alcohol varies by cruise line.
Fred Olsen Cruise Line, GAP Adventures, Oceania and Regent Seven Seas allow all passengers 18 and older
to consume any type of alcoholic beverage.
The minimum drinking age for all alcoholic beverages on all Azamara, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean ships is
21. However, on cruises departing from European and South American countries, where the legal drinking age
is lower than 21, a parent who is sailing with his or her son(s) and/or daughter(s) who is between the ages of
18 to 20, may sign a waiver allowing the 18 to 20 year old to consume alcoholic beverages.
Star Clippers, Uniworld, Viking River Cruises and Windstar require passengers to be at least 21 to consume
any type of alcohol.
Gambling On Board
Gambling also has age restrictions which differ between cruise lines. Carnival, Fred Olsen Cruise Line, Holland
America, Norwegian, Oceania, Orient, Regent Seven Seas and SeaDream require passengers to be 18 or
older to play in the shipboard casinos. Celebrity and Royal Caribbean require passengers to be 18 or older to
play in casinos, except for Alaska cruises (passengers must be 21 or older). Crystal, Cunard, Voyages of
Discovery, MSC Cruises, Princess, Seabourn, Silversea and Windstar restrict the casinos to passengers 21
and older. Costa requires those gambling in the casinos to be 25 or older.
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