Legal Age To Drink On A Cruise Ship

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Legal age to drink on a cruise ship. Drinking age 21 except for European and South American this does not include cruises that are US embarkation port-CaribbeanSouth American where 18-20 can drink if they have a parental beverage waiver. Guests must be 21 years of age or older to be served alcohol on board. The drinking age on all US-based cruise lines is 21 -- even when sailing international waters.

Young adults ages 18 to 20 can purchase and consume beer and wine onboard with parental permission. The drinking age is 18 on cruise ships departing from any country in the world except the US. The age requirement is lower on sailings departing from non-North American ports.

This rule applies only to passengers age 21 or over. Passengers under the age of 18 may not play in the onboard casino or use any spa facilities and must be accompanied by a person over 18 on shore excursions. Ports and 18 years old for cruises departing from non-US.

The minimum drinking age onboard is 21 years old for cruises departing from US. In ports it can vary. As the legal drinking age in the United States is 21 no cruise line permits passengers under 21 to drink while in US.

The minimum age to consume alcohol at all private destinations remains twenty-one 21 without regard to where the sailing originated. Under special circumstances some cruise lines allow 18-. I ask because I have a son with down syndrome who will be 18 on our cruise- not that he will drink but even would he be allowed at.

However when the ship is docked or anchored in an American port or within the 3-mile limit the drinking age is 21 for all alcoholic beverages. On international sailings the drinking age is lowered to 18. There is no drinking age in international waters.