Midnight Madness for Millenials

Agreed.

I wouldn't consider my husband and I "millenials," but if you're looking at age range (in our 20s), that includes my husband and myself.

I turn 27 this year and my husband turns 29 and we have cruised almost every year since 2010, only skipping a year because I was pregnant. We really enjoy cruising and while I agree with most of you, that most people our age and younger have a sense of entitlement, not all of us do.

My husband and I work hard to take the trips we go on and to have the things that we do. I know it's rare these days, but we are still out there. Don't group all of us 20-somethings into the same category.

Cruising isn't for everyone (thank goodness) and some writers fall into that category. Oh well.

As for millennials, I think some lines will adapt and cater to them. Some already do. As I begin to mature in my fifth decade I find myself booking suites more and choosing my cruise lines (and ships) more carefully. Somebody has to fill the void I am leaving as I move onward and upward and it might as well be millennials.

I say let the cruise lines offer low cost, low service offerings as long as there are other ships and lines in their fleet that continue to offer a full service product. It is already like that - Carnival vs Princess, Royal Caribbean vs Celebrity, etc. I have no issues paying more for a higher end product while someone else is paying much less for a entry level product. You get what you pay for. On the other hand, if the industry cuts the high end product but not the price that will be a problem for me.

Millennials where everyone gets a participation ribbon. I agree with Bak and Todd. And it is a sad future that we have to look forward to because of their sense of entitlement. I find myself wondering what we did wrong as parents to allow these "people" to become the way they are because when I was brought up, we were made to use please and thank you and respect our elders. They have zero values now, other than their own self serving needs

I thought they did away with the place trophies in favor of "Participation Awards"

You know, the ones that reward you for just showing up, regardless of your performance.

That, " newly wed & nearly dead " line has been around forever. The only thing the cruise lines do for the so called Millenials is lower the prices so their parents , who they have of course moved in with, can afford to get rid of them for a week in order to get some alone time.

Its those Millenials that are rude, self absorbed, and think anything they do is okay. They have no idea how to interact with others. They come out of college with an inflated sense of self worth ( sorry kid, that job pays $25K, not the $150 you think you're worth ). Saddled with college debt, all they have that they can call their own, is a mantel full of 12th place trophies.

I like the above post better

Having to work with a bunch of them (as I am sure most of us do) I wholeheartedly agree.

I answered and did not use profanity and it got tagged? I wrote I've had a job since I was a paperboy to my career now that pays well. Just don't like people who believe they are owed.

Don't hold back Todd. Tell us how you really feel.

Todd - tell us how you really feel!

It took me nearly 20 years in my career before I was able to afford cruising. Unless someone else is paying for their trip, I do not understand how they can legitimately afford to cruise. Glo offers the only reasonable explanation -- they are maxing out their credit cards. Adding that to their student loans, they should be in debt for the rest of their lives -- or until they declare bankruptcy and magically wipe out all their debt, so they can start over.