All the cruise lines will have many kids March 11 to March 20 and Feb 18 to Feb 26 as those are both spring breaks for many university students and March break for elementary and secondary students in Canada anyhow. We always travel during March break and even start some cruises just prior to March break. If you are trying to avoid hordes of children (we are not), you should avoid the above weeks. Perhaps Holland America will have less. But I have travelled most of the lines during the above weeks for years and years and they are jam packed with kids. So is Xmas week too.
Hi Sandytoes.. We can only travel during college break times and have done so RCI, Celebrity, and will in Feb with Princess. We have never had issues with kids and I think it is because most cruise lines keep them busy and they have their own haunts. I think of a couple of occassions, we ran into larger groups at Johnny Rockets having a great time for themselves.
Sandytoes,
I also agree with Peter I, We use Celebrity all the time and have yet to have problems with Kids. I think you may see more on RCCL only because that is a more family type ship with maybe younger groups. Plus there really is more for kids to do on RCCL than on Celebrity.