Youthful Cruise?

A group of friends and I are determined to find the perfect cruise, but we need some help. We are in our mid to late 20s and have had trouble finding a boat with any guys in there 20s (or even 30s). We took a RSVP cruise, which was very well run, but mostly older couples. We also took a NCL carribean cruise, which was nice, but the gay travelers we met were mostly older. A couple of people have told us that the more sports oriented cruises like Windstar have a younger crowd and that more expensive European cruises actually have more gay travelers. Does anyone have any advice or experiences to share? Young straight people would be fine too. Hope this doesn't sound like age-ism, but we are just looking for people who might have more in common with us. Would be great to hear from you. Thanks, Marco in Los Angeles

From what I hear, try RSVP on their West Coast cruise from Los Angeles to Mexico. There were lots of younger guys on that trip according to friends of mine.

Marco,

You might try the Carnival Destiny/Triumph/Victory or RCI's Voyager or Explorer. I know that the Voyager and Explorer tend to attract a young, active crowd so these might be a great place to start.

I'm 31 and I would make the Voyager/Explorer my first choices.

Tim Rubacky
Consumer Affairs Editor

Thanks guys.