Elephant2021

Looking forward to your review. 11 kids...I am in awe.

We were on the Dream for the December 17th sailing and I have it on my to do list to write a review. Loved it!!!

Like you we booked suites. One for the kids and one for us. Opening the balcony between the rooms made it like they were connecting rooms.

I will follow your review...

Just did this trip last week. There is an area at the airport (across from the taxi stands) where Uber picks up. There were five of us traveling with luggage so we rode in two Uber’s...still way less then the cab. No issues either way and the Uber arrived within 5-10 minutes of being requested.

Sandy Toes hit it on the head with her post. Every family is different and expectations should be hashed out BEFORE arriving on the ship. You have to know yourself and your own disposition as well as your mates and your child's disposition. Everyone should be in agreement on what they expect to get out of the vacation.

I have seen plenty of families on the ship that appear to be having a great time. Children look happy and parents are smiling. I have also seen families where the mom (usually the mom) looks hot, frustrated and mad. You look for the dad and he is living it up at the bar, in the club, in the pool, in the pizza line wherever while mom looks like a pack mule with a baby attached to her chest, a toddler trying to escape the stroller and an older child running away from her as she is hauling the diaper bag and other items needed for the children.

When I see this I kinda chuckle...you know what your mate is like. If you have a husband that calls it "babysitting" when the kids are in his care while at home...a mate that never helps with any care of the children while at home you pretty much know he likely is not going to be that much help while on vacation.

Why even set yourself up for disappointment once on board?

Or if you have a infant/toddler/child that does not do well with change or veering from their norm they likely will not do well on the ship.