Last June on our Alaska cruise there were children, but the only times I recall seeing them were once in the elevator they were going for a tour of the bridge (all were well behaved) and the other time was not as pleasant in Compass Rose. About 5 families were dining in there with the adults at one table and the children at another one.

When we arrived they were all done eating and the children were running rampant and being very noisy i.e. whining, crying, screaming to the point it disrupted not only ours, but others, dining experience.

They were getting some nasty looks from all of us and finally after about 30 minutes of this the head waiter spoke to them and they kindly left.

I don't mind children on a cruise as long as they are well mannered and in this instance I really blame the parents allowing them to run wild so they could converse and have fun. Many of the children were small and you could tell they were tired from a long day and just needed to be put to bed.