Some cruises' minimum age restrictions may be affected by the cruise line requiring all passengers to have had both their 2 coronavirus vaccinations prior to sailing. Check your line's policies specific to your sailing.
The minimum age onboard most cruise lines is 6 months. However, this is often raised depending on the number of consecutive days at sea and the remoteness of some destinations limiting access to medical facilities. Land tour companies will also have their own age policies to take into account.
Please see below for general information on cruising age limits for the most popular cruise lines. However, we advise you to check the cruise line website’s FAQs if needing a more detailed answer.
Azamara Cruises
Babies must be at least 6 months on the day of embarkation.
The minimum age is raised to 12 months where there are 3 or more consecutive days at sea on the itinerary and if cruising the Transatlantic, Transpacific, Hawaii, select South American and other selected cruises and tours.
Celebrity Cruises
Babies must be at least 6 months on the day of embarkation.
In the case of cruises with more than 3 consecutive days at sea or if cruising on itineraries for Transatlantic, Transpacific, Hawaii, select South American, and other selected cruises and tours, the minimum age is raised to 12 months.
P&O Cruises
Babies must be at least 6 months on the day of embarkation.
As a result of the remote destinations and consecutive sea days, some cruises and exotic fly-cruises have a minimum age of 12 months. For more information, please see P&O’s brochure under ‘restrictions’.
Princess Cruises
Babies must be at least 6 months on the day of embarkation.
Any children cruising on trans-oceanic or remote itineraries with more than 2 days at sea consecutively must be 12 months as of the embarkation date. In addition, children must be at least 5 years old to join a cruise tour.
Cunard
No child can be under 6 months old as of embarkation day.
In addition, Cunard cannot host children less than 12 months old on a Full World Cruise, Exotic Cruise, or Transatlantic Crossing.
Disney Cruise Line
Infants must be no younger than 6 months old as of the day of embarkation for a majority of itineraries.
The exceptions are Transatlantic and Panama Canal itineraries, where the minimum age is raised to 1 year.
Fred Olsen
A baby needs to be at least 6 months of age on the day of sailing.
Royal Caribbean
Babies must be at least 6 months on the day of embarkation.
An exception to this is during cruises with more than 3 consecutive sea days or Transatlantic, Transpacific, Hawaii, select South American, and other selected sailings and cruise tours.
Norwegian Cruise Lines
To cruise onboard an NCL ship a child must be no younger than 6 months. The exception to this is the minimum age limit being 1 year old when sailing on itineraries with 3+ sea days consecutively.
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