u/AcrobaticAuthor6539

I've read that there are cruise lines with "young adult" hangout and meet-up clubs, but I can't really find what I'm looking for.

On a family trip with a 15 year old and an 18 year old, the 15 year old can go to under-18 teen club. We've been on 1 cruise before, and she did that, and had a fantastic time: met lots of people her age that she hung out with the rest of the trip.

But the 18 year old wants to meet other young people, on a ship that's statistically mostly people older than her parents.

When I search for "young adult" or "18+ clubs," it's mostly about partying... which she's really not into. She wants to sit around and watch movies and play video games and the other "teen" stuff that my 15 year old is doing. Like, I don't think she's particularly immature or anything, but the "young adult" options mostly seem to be what you do on uni spring break with all your friends when everyone is looking to have a wild time... not when you're only barely 18 and being dragged on a family holiday.

Are there any cruise lines, preferably from Southampton, that have any organized activities for 18-20 year olds, so they don't have to hang out with their parents the whole time?

I loved the route of the Ambassador cruise, but then realized it's only 18+.

Celebrity (on the Celebrity Apex), Princess (on the Enchanted Princess or the Sky Princess) and P+O (on the Ventura) have eclipse cruises available. They all seem pretty teen friendly.

I've only ever taken one cruise before, with P+O. It was fine, and the price was right. I'm trying to decide whether to stick with them, or try something new.

Any recommendations between these 4 ships? Kids are 17 and 15, and want a teen club. Would also love any other recommendations, if you know of other eclipse cruises (preferably from the UK) that won't break the bank (found a great looking one for £15,000 a person... in one word, LOL.)

I was very excited to learn about Tropy, but it is SO slow on my computer. I'm not very techy, but I understand that lags are often because of an old graphics card or system software. But my computer is a 3 year old Macbook, so I can't imagine it's terribly out of date for anything. Does anyone have any ideas of how to fix this?

Looking for a "girls day out" for a group aged 98, 78, 46, 18, and 15, to celebrate a birthday.

The 98 and the 78 year old can't walk far. The 98 year old usually uses a walker, but has days when she needs a wheelchair. She is, however, sharp as a tack. The 78 year old has more memory and cognitive issues, and uses a walker.

They both love history and seeing new things, and it seems like the Cathedral offers accessible tours, so I thought that might be fun... and plenty of places to sit. But I'm not sure there are any walkable lunch spots from there (considering the mobility issues... yes, I know that there are a hundred places to eat within very easy walking distance for someone without a walker!): we might need to drive somewhere. Maybe a spa afternoon? But I'm not much of a spa person myself, and I don't even know what sorts of options there might be for someone nearing 100, as I know that skin gets very thin.

I don't know! Can you please help me plan the perfect Saturday day trip?

(Canterbury was chosen because it was a good central meeting point. Happy with any other mobility-friendly ideas within about 45 minutes!)

Looking for a nice place with a quiet atmosphere to take a small family group of about 12 people (ages 15-95) to celebrate a 95th birthday. One person is refusing to go to Brettington's, even though that seems the obvious choice. Hearing is an issue, so nothing with loud music or super noisy acoustics. .