Wine for teenagers.

In Ontario, and with the approval of the parents, children are allowed to
drink wine with their meals, even in restaurants.

What's the score in the traditional restaurants on Princess and HAL? Can
a teenager imbibe along with the parents and grandparents? How about
sipping on a glass of champagne at the captain's Welcome Aboard party?

On 11/17/2007 9:18 AM Tudor Jones plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger
and said:
In Ontario, and with the approval of the parents, children are allowed to
drink wine with their meals, even in restaurants.

What's the score in the traditional restaurants on Princess and HAL? Can
a teenager imbibe along with the parents and grandparents? How about
sipping on a glass of champagne at the captain's Welcome Aboard party?

You may be best served by asking the cruise line. Personally, I don't
think it's a good idea to start children on alcohol early. But that's
just my opinion.

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On 11/17/2007 9:18 AM Tudor Jones plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and
said:
In Ontario, and with the approval of the parents, children are allowed to
drink wine with their meals, even in restaurants.

What's the score in the traditional restaurants on Princess and HAL? Can
a teenager imbibe along with the parents and grandparents? How about
sipping on a glass of champagne at the captain's Welcome Aboard party?

You may be best served by asking the cruise line. Personally, I don't
think it's a good idea to start children on alcohol early. But that's
just my opinion.

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Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!"
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I am having Non-Alcoholic Champagne served at sail away in our cabin for the
boys. I of course will be drinking regular champagne. I would agree with
Brian that it is not a good idea to give teens a leg up on alcohol
consumption.

"BrianK" wrote in message
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On 11/17/2007 9:18 AM Tudor Jones plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and
said:
In Ontario, and with the approval of the parents, children are allowed to
drink wine with their meals, even in restaurants.

What's the score in the traditional restaurants on Princess and HAL? Can
a teenager imbibe along with the parents and grandparents? How about
sipping on a glass of champagne at the captain's Welcome Aboard party?

Hmm, I've never heard of minors being allowed wine in restaurants, even with
parental approval. Can you point to an article where this is confirmed?

Lola in Hamilton

Thus spake BrianK :

On 11/17/2007 9:18 AM Tudor Jones plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger
and said:
In Ontario, and with the approval of the parents, children are allowed to
drink wine with their meals, even in restaurants.

What's the score in the traditional restaurants on Princess and HAL? Can
a teenager imbibe along with the parents and grandparents? How about
sipping on a glass of champagne at the captain's Welcome Aboard party?

You may be best served by asking the cruise line. Personally, I don't
think it's a good idea to start children on alcohol early. But that's
just my opinion.

I started drinking, with my parents, at about 12. A half glass of
wine (damn good wine) on occassion at dinner. Or a little beer at a
big celebration (like when my father won the European Championship in
skeet). No problems for me.

Royal Caribbean allows a person 18 or over (on the day of boarding) to
have wine and beer with the permission of the parents on board. I
asked about guardians and was told no.
--
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Tudor Jones wrote:
In Ontario, and with the approval of the parents, children are allowed to
drink wine with their meals, even in restaurants.

What's the score in the traditional restaurants on Princess and HAL? Can
a teenager imbibe along with the parents and grandparents? How about
sipping on a glass of champagne at the captain's Welcome Aboard party?


We do get pretty silly about a glass of wine with dinner here in the US.

I really don't know what the rules are, but we have never had a problem
asking for an extra glass and pouring a bit for our nieces on our family
cruises. I am sure that as long as your group and the kids are not loud
obnoxious drunks, there should be no objections ... other than from
people that want you to raise your kids how THEY see fit.

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"RayC" wrote in message
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Tudor Jones wrote:
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other than from people that want you to raise your kids how THEY see fit.


Or people who believe in obeying the LAW. But yes you should be able to
raise your own kids as you see fit. Want to teach them to break the law and
give them a good excuse to start an early life of alcoholism, feel free. But
I would not feel to proud of that fact.

In article , Daniel R.
Bonham wrote:

Or people who believe in obeying the LAW. But yes you should be able to
raise your own kids as you see fit. Want to teach them to break the law and
give them a good excuse to start an early life of alcoholism, feel free. But
I would not feel to proud of that fact.

If you wait until they are 21 and cut them loose on their own on
alcohol, that might also lead to alcoholism. But even if you do wait,
most teens are going to experiment no matter what the law. Do you think
most wait until they are 21 in the real world? Experimentation is
what teens do. It is probably better for parents to introduce their
children to alcohol under their control than for the kids peers to do
it.

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Charles

I will agree. Agree that this is the common excuse irresponsible parents use
all the time. Lets take them out and introduce them to irresponsible sex,
alcoholism, and crack cocaine since they will experience the peer pressure
and it is better for the parents to introduce it. What a laugh of an excuse.
Hard to believe anyone can say it with a straight face.


"Charles" wrote in message
d...
In article , Daniel R.
Bonham wrote:

Or people who believe in obeying the LAW. But yes you should be able to
raise your own kids as you see fit. Want to teach them to break the law
and
give them a good excuse to start an early life of alcoholism, feel free.
But
I would not feel to proud of that fact.

If you wait until they are 21 and cut them loose on their own on
alcohol, that might also lead to alcoholism. But even if you do wait,
most teens are going to experiment no matter what the law. Do you think
most wait until they are 21 in the real world? Experimentation is
what teens do. It is probably better for parents to introduce their
children to alcohol under their control than for the kids peers to do
it.

--
Charles

Charles wrote:
In article , Daniel R.
Bonham wrote:


Or people who believe in obeying the LAW. But yes you should be able to
raise your own kids as you see fit. Want to teach them to break the law and
give them a good excuse to start an early life of alcoholism, feel free. But
I would not feel to proud of that fact.


If you wait until they are 21 and cut them loose on their own on
alcohol, that might also lead to alcoholism. But even if you do wait,
most teens are going to experiment no matter what the law. Do you think
most wait until they are 21 in the real world? Experimentation is
what teens do. It is probably better for parents to introduce their
children to alcohol under their control than for the kids peers to do
it.


Parents in some European countries, particularly Italy,
introduce their young children to wine with meals,
without any adverse effects. As youngsters, our
parents let us taste wine and beer. We thought it
tasted disgusting.

Marsha/Ohio