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45 minutes ago, chengkp75 said:

That's not a maritime law, its a cruise line policy.

Are there any laws around sailing and ‘being old enough’? 

I was always led to believe it was maritime law, I’ve worked for NCL (as seasonal), DCL and Royal (and from what remember carnival when I looked into applying there too) and they all said the same, 6 months to sail and 12 months if there’s more than 3 consecutive sea days and they all said it was because of maritime law. 

Is it just one made up the rule and they all followed on? 

On 10/23/2018 at 1:59 AM, arlodog said:

Just realize that with a 2 year old you won't have dinner together as a couple.  Your kids won't be old enough to go to the Adventure Ocean program.  Children must be 3 years old and potty trained for you to drop them off.  I just don't want you to be surprised that you can't have your alone time.  There is no in cabin babysitting available.  The royal tots program is just a room that you can take your child and play with there but you can't leave them.  

 

So wrong. 

2 year olds (and under) are old enough to be dropped off. Yes an extra charge, but there is drop off care available for them. 

Royal babies and tots, for he majority of the time is a drop off service! (The company wants its money) 

On certain ships the nurseries are just for free play with parents for a couple of hours a day (but not all day), but all the bigger ships are drop off for 13 hours a day or more...

On 10/23/2018 at 5:25 PM, Ggrrl1 said:

The drop off babysitting is why we chose Anthem. I know there are limited hours, but even one or two meals just the two of us somewhere other than the sofa? A miracle.!

I personally don’t think the hours are limited.

The hours for most nurseries in the fleet is 9am (or port arrival time) till midnight on a port day. And 9-noon then 2-midnight on sea days (some ships 9-noon then 5-midnight), so you’ll def get chance for at least one meal together!

5 hours ago, ETaylor1015 said:

Are we stilllllll talking about swim diapers????? I thought we moved past this !! 

Can someone answer my question about sleeping in the nursery ???????????????

Yes they can. The nursery have cots, cribs or strollers little ones can sleep in. Parents can also bring their own stroller if they just want to wheel their sleeper out at the end of the night. 

There is a sleep area which can be made darker and slightly away from the play area so sleeping/awake kids don’t get in each other’s way. 

They nursery will follow any routine you want to the best of their ability: what time you want them asleep, rocked or just put down, changed into pyjamas, milk etc. 

Its usual for the nurseries to have a family activity on a sea day: usually a very basic art or music activity. If ships don’t have an open play area, then normally the nursery will be open for free play at some point in the day when drop off is not being offered. 

A few people having noro does not constitute an outbreak.

Exactly. There has to be 5 reported cases within 5 hours (5 in 5) for procedures to be put in place, even then it’s not referred to as an ‘outbreak’ at those numbers.

Every cruise a number of guests and crew will come down with noro and get quarantined. Doesn’t mean every cruise there’s a Noro outbreak!

Some people are so dramatic haha!

If you were still able to serve yourself in the windjammer then there was no outbreak!

I would be extremely grateful if you could find some info about the nursery for me. I guess I just want reassurance it’s onboard and opening hours and costs. Also what the availability is like for places in it ? We have a 2 year old who I am hoping will be able to use it on our upcoming cruise in October

 

 

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Yes it's there. Deck 12, the same deck as adventure ocean.

Sea days - 9-12 and 2-midnight.

Port days - 9-midnight

$6 an hour before 6pm

$8 an hour after 6pm.

8 kids at a time with 2 staff at all times.

Availability depends on how many babies and tots onboard who want to use it...

9am-12pm

2pm-5pm

7pm-10pm

10pm-2am has a $7 per child per hour charge

Day the ship docks early AO will open early.

Some days there will be adventure dining and the kids can stay through from afternoon till evening session if signed up beforehand.

Port days will include port day lunch so kids can stay morning till afternoon session.

Well, as someone who works in AO, there may be a slim chance. But it depends on number of kids and the manager.

As long as a 2 year old is completely potty trained and able to communicate and follow instructions they may be allowed a trial in aquanauts, but be prepared for a trial in the nursery first for the staff to assess that.

A 2 year old (or any bump up or down for that matter) is only ever a trial. One mess up (ie one potty accident) and it' back down to the nursery.

Don' let people make up stuff about insurance, the real reason is they don' want to be over run with unpotty trained 2 year olds. You sign to say you want your kid in aquanauts and physically take them...so what insurance liability?! Lol.

It never hurts to ask but be prepared for a no...

Just so you are aware, the 11-year-old will be allowed sign in and out of Adventure Ocean, unless you give permission otherwise and do not allow. This might be a consideration if you plan to go ashore and leave the kids there.

 

They will also be in different groups of AO.

Actually, all this is totally the opposite.

A self signer has to be approved by a parent and is not automatic.

Self signing priveledges do not work when the ship is docked, an authorised adult still have to drop off and pick up, self signer or not.

Under age 3. Potty trained 3-5 is youngest age group

3 year olds can use the nursery too. An unpotty trained 3 year old will be directed to the nursery and not allowed in AO.

I knew they would be in different groups but did not know about the signing out part. My 11 year old will stay with the group and I'll make sure to remove the signing out part. Thanks for the great info!

Don't worry. You don't have to take it away. It's not automatic, you have to approve it, which you can do at any point, not just registration.

Also, if you do make your kid a self signer, it will not work when the ship is docked.

but the 10 year old can sign themselves out of the kids club programming.

No they can't.

When the ship is docked a child cannot leave AO without an authorised adult coming to get them.

So if the 10 year old decides to check in then they cannot leave again until you come back onboard, unless the 16 year old is on the authorised pick up list.

I have seen no workmen on board.

The last few left today...

Paying for it means people will show up for it as it doesn' work of there isn' a group.

Paying for it also keeps the popularity down, again meaning that the peope that do it actually want to do it so then it works.

Most do but will only be brought out for a session it relates too. (I.e. chefs, food, restaurants, it'

pretty much the same session on each ship just a slightly different name...)

Aquanaut sessions all have different themes and usually a different box of toys to go with the session and a bit of free play to use them in.

How about looking at different sessions from the kids compasses (different ships will all have very similar sessions) and give her an idea of what' goes on: princesses, animals, space, dinosaurs, party, cartoon, sports.

Apparently AO on Indy wasn' touched in the revamp, so try looking at past Indy AO stuff too...

would like to know the prices of bungee thing and puzzle room...plus how you book them?? we are going on the three dayer and don't want to miss it

The SkyPad is free...for now.

But no booking. Just look for the opening times. They'l be different sessions with and without the VR.

What does the sky pad do?

It's a virtual reality trampoline park.

Anyone know what will be happening to her while she is in Brest. Just 10 days to our sailing

Debarking contractors and containers.

Embarking the 'important' people.

Officially they say no. But they'll do it.

Depending on who's in charge they may do it anything within 3 months of a birthday or a whol year. It can vary between ships and itineraries.

However, any move is only ever a trail. If they bump the younger one up, but they feel they are too immature for the group, they'll move them back down. Same with if they move the younger one down and they're bored or uninterested, they'll move them back to the right ag group.

Not true. If a child is 3 they are allowed into Oceaneer's Club. You will be asked if they are potty trained. If the answer is "no", then you are asked to return frequently (about every hour/hour and half) to check on your child's toilet needs.

Nope.

Ugh, why do people insist on spreading wrong information /false hope on these boards?

On the form there is a box that asks if the kid is fully potty trained. If you lie about it then your lying on a legal document. Many do.

If your kid isn't potty trained best to say yes and come back regularly and check up yourself and either check them out and take them to the bathroom or use the family bathroom in the club.you say no, the majority of Counselors will send you in the direction of the nursery. A few might let it slide because they can't be bothered with the confrontation. If you manage to get the wrong manager and question your kids toileting needs (or lack of) they will personally escort you to the nursery and put a note on your kids file that will say nursery only due to potty training.

You'll be asked to come and check regularly on your kids is if they've been allowed in in a pull up or diaper becasuse of a medical need.

Anyway...that's just my multiple experiences, from three different ships, with numerous unpotty trained kids, from the inside! But feel free to tell me I'm wrong! :confused:

Even if your kid was 3, if they're not potty trained then it's still a no...

DCL are very good at brainwashing, their guests and their crew...

Just so you know, you don't have to get the bands on the first day. If it's lines everywhere and you're not planning on using the club on the first night don't stress about it. You can register/get a band at any point within the cruise that the kids clubs are open (open house or secured programming). If you don't get it on the first day, just make sure you expect an extra 5 minutes before the first time checking in and you can get it sorted then.

I've had many parents running for the last 10 minutes of 'registration' on the first day thinking that's the only time and they're going to miss it.

Just watched the news with the dog bitting the woman on the subway.

 

At a minimum, the cruise line should require a muzzle on all dogs in public places. At least Fido couldn’t eat off the table. If the muzzle is removed by the owner, the owner and dog should be quarantined till debarkation.

 

Hard on the true service animals but do believe they have been trained to a muzzle.

What a silly and uneducated comment. You do that and completely take away the service of some true service dogs.

My cousin is 23 and wheelchair bound. His service dog is the only way he can be independent, the dog picks up things his dropped, helps him get dressed among other things, but as dogs haven't developed human hands with thumbs yet, he needs his mouth to do the service he is trained in!

You require a muzzle and my cousin would be in quarantine because his help would be useless.