When my son was in college, he, his girlfriend (now his wife) and a group of fraternity buddies and girlfriends took a boat from Ft Lauderdale to the Bahamas over spring break. This wasn't a cruise, just transportation over and back. From what he told me, there was much drinking and "barfing." I would have hated to be waiting in the Bahamas for the return trip to Ft. Lauderdale. Can't even imagine what the condition of the boat must have been like.

When "young adults" drink, it doesn't matter if they are on a cruise, at a beach hotel, etc., etc., the potential for an accident or death are very great.

When my daughter was a freshman in college, she had a guy friend who went with his fraternity brothers to Panama City, FLA for a long weekend. One of the boys drowned while in the ocean. I don't know if alcohol was involved. Still a sad time for the boy's friends and family.

Kids in the 16-26 age group (maybe younger, maybe older) think they will live forever. Therefore, they take chances - with or without alcohol - and accidents happen.