What age is considered an adult?

by Rachel
(Va)

Hi

I'm Rachel and we are going on a trip to Dominican Republic. I have been looking at the resorts and I want to know.. What age is considered an adult, and can a 17 year old drink alcohol? Parent permission? Do you get issued a wristband?


Answer:

Hello Rachel,

An adult is considered to be an individual from 18 years old and up; a 17 year old is not supposed to drink any alcohol at all.

Some resorts use wristbands, others don't. In the case of wristbands to identify minors with a parental authorization to the resort there can be a change for an adult wristband, since the teenager will be under the parents' supervision during the entire vacation. But it still doesn't give any permission for them to drink unless it is regular non alcoholic beverages like: sodas, piña colada, etc.