acumenhokie

We are in the same boat (pun intended). We're sailing in Nov and my daughter turns 3 this month. We're obviously hard at work on the potty training thing but can't bet on it. I'd like to hear from others who have personal experience but here's what I've done so far.

1) There are "open house" times for the Lab where parents and kids can come explore. This would be the chance to let the non-potty trained kids play in the kids area.

2) For the few hours we booked Palo reservations I went ahead and signed up for nursery time.

3) There are a few PJ party times when they let kids wear pull ups. We're hoping to also take advantage of these times.

We did them but with an independent company not the cruise line so I really can't tell you what your experience will be like. Ours however was fantastic.

Went with Native Choice and Francisco in September and loved it.

We were told that the walk out beach at Nachi isn't clear enough to get a good snorkeling experience (we also didn't have our own gear). They did however offer as an add on a ride out 500 yards or so to the reef where they said the snorkeling is great (and provided equipment). We decided not to do it so I can't speak to the quality but the bottom line is there is snorkeling right there for some extra $.

4 people or less is $15. The taxi ride is 10 - 15 minutes.

Deck - 9

Cabin # - 9358

Class – Concierge

Starboard or Port Side - Starboard

Bed near?(balcony or bath) – Bath

Quiet Cabin – Not connecting, no issues with noise (other than neighbors)

Balcony View - Normal view, no obstructions

Balcony Size? Normal or oversized for class? - Normal sized

Was wind a problem? - No problems

If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? Aft Cabin but we noticed no soot problems

Any specific problems with this cabin? - Nope

Any other comments?- Standard cabin with no issues.

I have found if you get the soda package the bar people really don't want to bother with you. They seem to want to serve the alcohol drinkers first.

Yikes! Well hopefully they'll take care of me and my alcohol package and I'll sneak my wife's soda in with the same order. :)