Families traveling with Children

Worldwide, most cruise lines do not have minimum age limits on children traveling with parents. However, pregnant women and newborn/infants may have certain restrictions.

Larger families or families booking more than one cabin do have minimum age requirements per cabin. Some cruise lines allow children in separate cabins as long as the minimum age for at least one person per cabin.

All cruise lines have a minimum age requirement that they enforce.   Listed below are the minimum ages to book a cruise and to occupy a cabin.

Must have one person per cabin minimum age 18 or older:
Cruise West
Cunard Cruise Line
Fred. Olsen Cruise Line
Oceania Cruise Line
P&O Cruises
Peter Deilmann Cruise Line
Regent Seven Seas  Cruise Line
SeaDream Cruise Line
Star Clippers Cruise Line
Uniworld Cruise Line

Must have all persons age 18 or older, if one or more under 18 then one person must be 21 or older:
Disney Cruise Line
GAP Adventures
Silversea Cruise Line
Viking River Cruises

Must have at least 1 person per cabin minimum age 21 or older:
Azamara Cruises
Celebrity Cruise Line
Costa Cruise Line
Crystal Cruise Line
Voyages of Discovery
Hurtigruten Cruises
MSC Cruise Line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Princess Cruise Line
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Seabourn Cruise Line
(March and April cruises must be minimum age 25)

Must have all persons per cabin minimum age 21 or older, or accompanied by at least one person per cabin age 25:
Carnival Cruise Line
Holland America Cruise Line
Windstar Cruise Line

PLEASE NOTE:
If a married couple are both age 18 and above on many cruise lines they will waive the minimum age policy per cabin. However, be prepared to provide proof of marriage.

Age is determined generally calculated on the date of sailing.