Kids on Ships

[Familygoboston]

I work with pre schoolers, I love them and therefore, I think it's really kind of cruel to take children (bored and/or overtired) to a long dinner. I don't eat in those venues because I don't like a dinner that lasts more than an hour... Can't imagine how anyone thinks its fair to expect a tot to sit through one:confused: Of course there are kids who are the exception- but they aren't the ones anyone is complaining about:rolleyes:

[VK3DQ]

Hi

 

I'm old enough to remember when ships had special dining arrangments for children separate from adults , perhaps its time for the cruise lines to have a look at what was done in the days of the "liners"

 

Best Regards

 

John

[griffy116]

We have traveled with my Grandson on cruises since he was 3. He's 18 and Diamond status on his own. He's very well mannered and has never caused a disruption at a meal, but 2+ hours in a restaurant like that, would have him bored and anxious to leave....even at later ages...at 3 he would have fallen asleep at the table. Common sense is sometimes missing. We were seated next to a very nice family with 3 generations present at a large table. Their children actually wore the roller skate sneakers and were skating through the dining room. One of the children took a piece of bread from my son-in-laws hand, and crawled up under our table during our dinner. We LOVE children, but the one family made both waiters and cruisers frustrated the entire week. It didn't ruin our cruise, but I have to admit, we were delighted when the waiter told us they were attending one of the specialty restaurants one night...lol.

[VK3DQ]

missing. We were seated next to a very nice family with 3 generations present at a large table. Their children actually wore the roller skate sneakers and were skating through the dining room. One of the children took a piece of bread from my son-in-laws hand, and crawled up under our table during our dinner. We LOVE children, but the one family made both waiters and cruisers frustrated the entire week. It didn't ruin our cruise, but I have to admit, we were delighted when the waiter told us they were attending one of the specialty restaurants one night...lol.

 

I'm afraid that you were much more forgiving and polite that I would have been in that situation Well Done!

 

 

Best Regards

 

John

[tneah]

I do have kids, however, we dont have kids that are disruptive to others. They can make it through long dinners and have since they were babies. Of course, if there was a time that they would acted up, we wouldnt have given it a second thought to remove them and us from the restaurant.

 

I also never understood why parents allow their children to get out of their seat and start roaming during meals or allow crawling underneath the tables (gross!). Once you start that you can expect them to always want to do this everytime they go out. We never allowed it, even if we dined with friends or family members that did allow their children to do this. My kids knew to stay put. I think they get embarassed watching the others.

[Jenjer]

I totally agree with you.

 

Not everyone teaches their children manners, then again not all adults know them themselves. Screaming child should always be removed from a dinning room period.

 

My kids are always shocked at how other children behave at dinner. My DS will say out-loud what he thinks about it and why its wrong. We use bad behavior as teaching moment.

 

Sorry that happened to you but no matter when or were you cruise there will always be someone without manners.

[Dmom & dad]

I totally agree with you.

 

Not everyone teaches their children manners, then again not all adults know them themselves. Screaming child should always be removed from a dinning room period.

 

My kids are always shocked at how other children behave at dinner. My DS will say out-loud what he thinks about it and why its wrong. We use bad behavior as teaching moment.

 

Sorry that happened to you but no matter when or were you cruise there will always be someone without manners.

 

 

 

We have five kids ds 18 dd17 ds 14 dd 13 and ds 9 They too are shocked at how kids act out. We seem to have the same theory of using those moments to teach.

 

We are going on a cruise in june without the kids! In need of adult mom and dad time for a week and cant wait! I would hate to be stuck in a place with a screaming kid!! not only because my kids dont act that way but also cause my kids wont be there why should we have to listen to that. Its not always cause people dont like kids but sometimes because they are getting their break from them!!

 

I also have to agree with the disney cruise that was our first cruise ever and we were very impressed. Kids were not all over and there was plenty of areas to be sure not to run into kids.

 

we have sailed rccl and carnival also and the kids on those ships are awful....not all of them but a lot of the kids are awful. On our last crusie i finally had enough i had been run into by the same kid all over the ship and i had enough gave him a talking to his parents probably never have and he walked every time he saw me from then on. Some of these kids dont know better because they arent taught better!!

 

sorry just my two cents!

[Tycho Cat]

We have 1 boy, aged 8 on our last cruise. We never saw him, he was in kids club even if we tried to bribe him to eat with us, he wouldnt.

 

The parents should have been asked to leave & had their meals taken to their cabin.

[compman9]

I sympathise with the OP.

 

I don't want young children around me on vacation. What I want far far less, are parents who think you should love their children and accept their behaviour as much as they do.

 

When I see a baby screaming their head off on a plane I wonder what its parents would say if you asked, "Would you hit your child until it screamed in agony?"

[bazzaw]

I sympathise with the OP.

 

I don't want young children around me on vacation. What I want far far less, are parents who think you should love their children and accept their behaviour as much as they do.

 

When I see a baby screaming their head off on a plane I wonder what its parents would say if you asked, "Would you hit your child until it screamed in agony?"

 

I am a new Grandfather -- first time. :) The one piece of advice I have for my son and daughter in-law was --- now that you have a small daughter, you can no longer live the same life that you lived before. So from now on, your life should consist of "child friendly" activities - a barbeque at the beach - instead of dining at the Ritz :). A social gathering with other people also having small children - not a social gathering of adults only (especially non-family adults) -- ETC

 

I don't know if they heard me ! :(

 

Barry

[Cruising89143]

I was NOT looking for a kid-free atmosphere! Read again my post, please! I thought even if my main language is not English, I could hopefully explain myself. :rolleyes:

 

And as everybody can see, we booked Oasis and also Allure again. No problem at all. It was just a question about the 150 Central Park Restaurant. And actually, you answered it yourself! Thanks for that!

 

You explained it well. RCI is focused more towards families now than ever. They tend to look the other way if it will help their bottom line. i love RCI's product but have faced the fact that their priority is to have families on board their ships. It's the main reason that we tried Celebrity which we loved. Think of it as RCI for adults. :) The Oasis class ships are great but we have found many kids on board regardless of the time of year.

[charmay]

I have children and I am lucky they are reasonably well behaved.

No Childs perfect.

However I do like adult time.

Let's face it there are so many dining options on these cruises.

Would it actually hurt to have an adult only restaurant anyway?

I wouldn't take offence as a parent.

There's the solarium,spa,casino etc.

Why not?

[bplazo]

I have children and I am lucky they are reasonably well behaved.

No Childs perfect.

However I do like adult time.

Let's face it there are so many dining options on these cruises.

Would it actually hurt to have an adult only restaurant anyway?

I wouldn't take offence as a parent.

There's the solarium,spa,casino etc.

Why not?

 

I agree that there should be a dining option totally child free, no exceptions.

[momzcruzing]

Now that many ships have Royal Tots & Nursery facilities, they could include a reduced babysitting rate with speciality restaurant purchase. Similiar to validated parking that many restaurants have. Just an idea ;)