MMoore1851

So hopefully we will be getting on Carnival Dream in New Orleans on Sunday (go away Nate) and I'm thinking about organizing and storage. Three of us (two adults and one child) in a Grand Suite. I think I have enough hanging space, but I'm thinking I need organization. Is this too much? A drying octopus from IKEA, two hanging organizers and a hamper?

I say if your mom is able to take him for the week, then you and your hubby go! My daughter is 18 months old, and in December we took her to Disney for a week. It was the worst week of my life. I love her more than life itself, but it was awful. She wanted to run everywhere and see everything, refused to get in her stroller, refused to sit in high chairs, screamed bloody murder when I was trying to put her in them, etc. Basically being a typical 15 month old. Not only will she not remember it, but I didn't make all those 'special memories' watching her that people in favor of dragging kids on vacations that they are too young for always promise. I was as nervous as a cat trying to watch her constantly, frustrated with her because she was acting out, and exhausted from chasing her all over WDW. And we even had my mother-in-law along for help. She wore all three of us out!

DH has selective amnesia and wants to take her on a cruise this September, right before her second birthday. I say NO WAY. It's not a vacation at all for the two of us, and she doesn't know any difference. She loves both sets of grandparents and regularly spends 4-5 days at a time with them (they live in another state). I say we take her to the beach for a few days early in the summer and have our "family" vacation, then leave her with grandma while we cruise in September. Next year, she will be three and she'll be ready, but right now, she isn't.

Look at it this way: since your son will be 2, he probably won't be potty trained, and therefore he can't go in any of the pools. The kids clubs will take them at age 2, but he might not want to be there, or you might not feel comfortable leaving him with strangers and older kids. So, basically you might have to entertain him 24/7, and also not let him see the pools because he will want to get in them. That's tough on you, and stinks for him. Whatever you decide, have fun!!