Carnival Cruise Line has tightened its policy for where minor guests can be booked in relation to a relative or guardian, effective for bookings starting Feb. 1.
Guests 14 years of age and younger must be booked with a relative or guardian (25 years of age or older) in the same cabin or a connecting cabin. The previous policy allowed guests 12 and younger to occupy a cabin directly across the hall or next door.
Guests 15 to 17 years of age can be separated by up to three staterooms from a relative or guardian who is at least 25 years old -- no change to the previous policy. However, the minors now must be linked and cross-referenced on the reservation as traveling with the relative or guardian.
As before, guests ages 18 to 20 years do not have any restrictions on what cabin they occupy, but their reservation must be linked as traveling with a relative or guardian who is at least 25 years old.
Cabin numbers must be assigned to travelers under 21. TBA arrangements won't be allowed.
As before, guests must be at least 21 years old to travel on their own. The exceptions are legally married couples who are younger than 21 and qualified military personnel ages 18 to 20.