2 year old escapes!

[sweetshell637]

Hey! Wonder if yall could help? I have a 2 year old who has learned how to open the cabin door and run down the hall! with and without clothes on! :eek: anyone have any suggestions on how to keep him in there? he thinks its a game! Thanks in advance! (ship will be sunshine!)

[asalligo]

LOL, no problems with kids escaping anymore, but I like to bring a doorstop when I travel anyway.

 

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Master-Big-Foot-No-slip-Doorstop-Non-skid-Base-Prevent-Scratches-Rubber-1.3-X-2-X-4.5-Brown-MAS00920/40253585

[tea4ular]

WOW! My best friend can hardly open the cabin door due to its weight. I suggest putting a chair or something in front of it, and maybe securing the chair to the doorknob with a bungee or something. Better not get a balcony cabin, and I am not fooling!

[maritaysa]

We put the brakes on the umbrella stroller, and put it sideways in front of the door.

[tea4ular]

LOL, no problems with kids escaping anymore, but I like to bring a doorstop when I travel anyway.

 

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Master-Big-Foot-No-slip-Doorstop-Non-skid-Base-Prevent-Scratches-Rubber-1.3-X-2-X-4.5-Brown-MAS00920/40253585

 

How does the "door stop" prevent a closed door from being opened?

[fuddrules]

How does the "door stop" prevent a closed door from being opened?

 

Just the opposite of when it's open.

[maritaysa]

WOW! My best friend can hardly open the cabin door due to its weight. I suggest putting a chair or something in front of it, and maybe securing the chair to the doorknob with a bungee or something. Better not get a balcony cabin, and I am not fooling!

 

Parents to toddlers equals saying see you later to balconies for awhile says the Mom of a soon-to-be 4 yr old and soon-to-be 1 yr old.

[jwalk03]

Parents to toddlers equals saying see you later to balconies for awhile says the Mom of a soon-to-be 4 yr old and soon-to-be 1 yr old.

 

We had a balcony on our last Disney Cruise with our 2 year old daughter. The balcony doors have a safety latch at the top far out of reach for a child. I have never had a balcony on a Carnival ship, do that not have any similar saftey latch or lock on them?

[momonthego17]

Usually the cabin door is down a hallway, so maybe bring a babygate across the hallway to block off access to the door. I've never tried that, my DDs are 12 & 14. Good luck!

Edited March 17, 2015 by momonthego17

[cb at sea]

I 2nd wedging a door stop under the closed door...it will give you time to get there and pull them back!!!

 

And yes... Carnival's balconies will have a child lock!

[splintz]

i always take the little table that comes in the state room and move it in front of the door at night. that has always kept my kids in. they are now 9 and 6 years old but have been cruising since they were 5 and 2 years old.

[sweetshell637]

THANKS! great feedback!

[eweiss1979]

Don't over think it. Just lay your luggage bags down in front of the door inside your cabin. Then move then into the closet when you want to leave.

[RuthlessBoss]

Go to Home Depot, get a portable motion detector. I've even seen them on e bay. They go on doors, door knobs or windows.

[forwardcabin]

Cabin Steward can give you a door stop--they are the large industrial rubber-style door stops.

[eweiss1979]

Go to Home Depot, get a portable motion detector. I've even seen them on e bay. They go on doors, door knobs or windows.

 

How does the motion detector actually prevent the child from leaving and opening the door? I'm sure in a small cruise cabin this isn't needed as you will be able to notice the child opening the door before they leave the room. What the OP really needs is a door opening deterrent. Laying the luggage down in front of the door should deter the 2 year old from trying to open the door.

 

Now crawling under the bed is another issue altogether.

[sweetshell637]

Thanks for the helP!!

[Homosassa]

Just wanted to say thanks for the memories and chuckle. My daughter did that with the front door to our house. Luckily, I heard the screen door slam and managed to catch her (naked) on the sidewalk two house down from ours.

 

We installed a night chain on the screen door to prevent more escapes.

[slim501]

My 3 year old can escape as well. We open all the closet doors and the bathroom door so that slows him down. He hasn't made it out since we did that.

[KPfromCT]

Geez!!!! lol These stories are freaking me out.:D:D

Thank GOD my DD is now and I don't have to worry about it.

We didn't start cruising with her until she was 12.

[Buffettfan 225]

Isn't there a deadbolt, or have they mastered that too?

[nydney1]

My wife has the same problem with me. She just locks the door when I go into the hall. I learned my lesson after the first few times.

[SadieN]

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Now crawling under the bed is another issue altogether.

 

 

Check under the bed before they go under there!!!!!

[DirtyDawg]

My wife has the same problem with me. She just locks the door when I go into the hall. I learned my lesson after the first few times.

 

Were you that naked guy running down the hall on the Victory a couple of years ago? My widowed 85 year old mother in law saw you too!:o

 

She would like your contact information please.:p

Edited March 17, 2015 by DirtyDawg

[Mom2sml]

We had a balcony on our last Disney Cruise with our 2 year old daughter. The balcony doors have a safety latch at the top far out of reach for a child. I have never had a balcony on a Carnival ship, do that not have any similar saftey latch or lock on them?

 

On our last cruise, we couldn't get the safety latch to work most of the time while at sea. In port it worked fine.