4 year old & upper berth

[MommaOML]

Our cabin on the Carnival Spirit has a king, a couch/bed and an upper berth. We've got a boy who will be 4.75 years old when we cruise. Would you put a 4-5 year old in the upper berth?

 

We also have a 2 year old, so we're trying to decide if we'll bring a pack & play for her or if she'll go on the couch/bed.

[cb at sea]

Does he routinely fall out of bed at home? If not, put him in the bunk! They do have rails!

If he's a major "faller", then put the mattress on the floor! No where to fall from there!

[AandBmom]

My sons have slept on the uppers since age 4 and have done fine until last week when my 7 year old fell off the top bunk on the Sensation. It appears though from my research that the rails on the Sensation are different and leave a huge space between the rail and the mattress. On our past cruises there wasn't much of a space for falling.

[MommaOML]

He falls out sometimes at home, but he doesn't have rails on his bed. I just wasn't sure if I was being an over-protective momma or not ;) It will all depend on IF he's willing to climb up & down that ladder. He's not a climber, but after I showed him a picture, he seemed excited about the idea of it all.

[mama_2_boys]

Our cabin on the Carnival Spirit has a king, a couch/bed and an upper berth. We've got a boy who will be 4.75 years old when we cruise. Would you put a 4-5 year old in the upper berth?

 

We also have a 2 year old, so we're trying to decide if we'll bring a pack & play for her or if she'll go on the couch/bed.

 

We are cruising in 3 weeks and plan on letting our 4.5 year old sleep on the top bunk. He has never fallen out of bed at home (knock on wood), but I still plan on asking for extra blankets or pillows to put some extra padding around the rails.

 

We are also cruising with our 2 year old. We haven't decided yet if we are going to put the mattress on the floor (our room has two bunks and two lowers) or ask for a pnp. I'm definitely not going to put him on a bunk ;)

[sailinglisa]

Why not put them both in the opened sofa bed?

[Marian Paroo]

My twin nephs (now 14.5) would fight over who go the top of the double decker at that age.

 

But on a ship it may be something else, if it gets rocky.

[rebeccalouiseagain]

I can't speak to Carnival but on Princess it was fine in the top bunk. On Celebrity I was worried about safety for some reason. So just see what you think when you board. You have to feel comfortable with the situation. I ended up sleeping in the top bunk because it just made me too nervous for the little one.

[reallyitsmema]

He falls out sometimes at home, but he doesn't have rails on his bed. I just wasn't sure if I was being an over-protective momma or not ;) It will all depend on IF he's willing to climb up & down that ladder. He's not a climber, but after I showed him a picture, he seemed excited about the idea of it all.

Just ask for a couple of extra towels and roll them up and put them under the bottom sheet to create a little bumper to keep him in.

[MommaOML]

Why not put them both in the opened sofa bed?

 

ROFL! I think it would turn into Wrestlemania. My 2 year old still sleeps in a crib at home; she flops around like a spastic frog.

 

I found a photo of the upper berth, for those who aren't familiar.

 

[crusinmama06]

{raising hand} overprotective mom here ;)

 

Sorry, no way. None. No. :)

 

My oldest didn't start sleeping up top until she was at least 7 - and even then I was worried sick about it. She doesn't move in her sleep at all.

 

My youngest flip flops all over the place -- often ending at the bottom of her own bed. She is turning 7 in 2 weeks, I have no plans to allow her to sleep in the top bunk because I can almost guarantee a broken leg by the end of the cruise -- not my idea of a perfect vacation memeory. :p

 

So the answer is -- how does your child sleep at home? There have been broken legs reported on this board from kids who have fallen out of upper berths.

 

I pulled the upper berth mattress onto the floor when we were on Carnival and my kids were younger.

 

[MommaOML]

Hmm, broken leg on vacation? Yeah, that doesn't sound like fun.

 

Did you put the mattress back up each day to gain the floor space back? That seems like a good compromise - he can "play" up there during the day, but for night, it goes on the floor. I think I'd put the 2 year old on the couch and the 4 year old on the floor. Less likely to get injured if the 2 year old lands on the 4 year old than the other way around ;)

[crusinmama06]

Hmm, broken leg on vacation? Yeah, that doesn't sound like fun.

 

Did you put the mattress back up each day to gain the floor space back? That seems like a good compromise - he can "play" up there during the day, but for night, it goes on the floor. I think I'd put the 2 year old on the couch and the 4 year old on the floor. Less likely to get injured if the 2 year old lands on the 4 year old than the other way around ;)

 

We didn't have to put the bed up each night because we had enough floor space, but your cabin configuration may be different. I would just play it by ear.

 

Have a great cruise! :D

[Cuizer2]

Our cabin on the Carnival Spirit has a king, a couch/bed and an upper berth. We've got a boy who will be 4.75 years old when we cruise. Would you put a 4-5 year old in the upper berth?

 

We also have a 2 year old, so we're trying to decide if we'll bring a pack & play for her or if she'll go on the couch/bed.

 

We put a 6 year old and a 4.5 year old in an upper bunk ...

 

 

Both at the same time.