The Best Cruise Ship For Senior Citizens? (or Any Adults)

Do you have a particular ship you like or would recommend for Seniors? Add them to the comments below!

What about cruise lines that not only cater for seniors but also for single seniors as many of us have sadly lost our life partners and most cruise lines expect us to pay double to travel alone

Don't want to go on a ship with 7,000 passengers. Even 4,000 passengers is pushing it. Like Princess, but, they are upping their prices and cutting back a lot. One reason for not liking NCL, and RCCL is they have food that isn't good. Service is also bad on those lines. Most of the cruises my late wife and I were on were on Carnival. Very good food and excellent service.

Thanks for sharing! 👏🏽👏🏽❤️

My fiancée and I want to do cruise for the first time. The week before Christmas. Small senior group,stop at different ports.

Have fun mom and dad love Nan and pj

Holland america definitely caters to senior citizens however I AM at 57 (just about a senior citizen 😉) and WILL NEVER go on another HAL ship, too many pain in the seniors, love this commentary because just about ANY cruise line is good for a senior 😁 NOT going to go on the "regular/average" senior line, looking forward to Virgin Voyages! Excellent comparison Walter!

🏖️👍Hey Walter. Great explanations. We are a group of retired business friends and we are looking for a cruise that might offer Bingo games. Please keep us updated, and thanks again!😁👍🏖️

Your criteria apply nicely to people of any age, and are basically what we look at when choosing a cruise. We include a few other points like length of cruise and where a particular cruise is going and that sums up our decision making. However, having determines our favorite line, we start with looking at what they have available and move on from there.

One point that people often don't think of. Ships with elaborate children's programs and activities like water slides and race cars have to pay for these activities, and the 3rd and 4th passenger fares still tend to be low. That means that the first 2 passenger fares can be artificially elevated to cover all that real estate on the cruise that you may not be using. I'd rather pay for things that I'm using! Another point, if you are cruising a "new to you" line, make sure that you are reading current reviews. We've experienced better and worse food thru the years on our two most often cruised lines. If the ship hires a new pastry chef or a new stateside director of food and beverage across the line, expect changes...which you may or may not care for. If you had a favorite menu item, that doesn't mean it will be available on your next cruise! (although they may create it for you on request). And how do you feel about upcharges vs. a more inclusive model?

Very well done review, as usual!

Well done. As I tell my wife it is up to You what you want and need in a cruise that determines what line and ship. I just wish more went to Tortola. We really enjoyed that port.