ggooglyboogly Posted November 17, 2016 #1 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Good morning everyone, I'm looking at booking the MSC Divina in early March, the pricing is fantastic, however, I was wondering if anyone has brought a 1 year old, or somewhere near that onboard, and if they have some sort of room / activity program for them. We did the NCL Getaway not long after he turned 6 months and he loved the guppies room and program on board. The pricing seems too good to be true, the only oddity is that when my mom tries to book a solo room they show as sold out, so we're just going to book two adults in one room, and one adult and infant in the other and just switch on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tencruises Posted November 17, 2016 #2 Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) Here's your baby info. They had 1 hour of childcare available in the morning and 1 hour in the evening. That's all you get. Basically enough to go for a quick suntan or a fast buffet dinner. Good news is there is no extra charge, like on Royal Caribbean. https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/Cruise-Information/Family.aspx Edited November 17, 2016 by tencruises added link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDENBONNY Posted November 17, 2016 #3 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Here's your baby info. They had 1 hour of childcare available in the morning and 1 hour in the evening. That's all you get. Basically enough to go for a quick suntan or a fast buffet dinner. Good news is there is no extra charge, like on Royal Caribbean. https://www.msccruisesusa.com/en-us/Cruise-Information/Family.aspx Only when ship is in sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted November 17, 2016 #4 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Good morning everyone, I'm looking at booking the MSC Divina in early March, the pricing is fantastic, however, I was wondering if anyone has brought a 1 year old, or somewhere near that onboard, and if they have some sort of room / activity program for them. We did the NCL Getaway not long after he turned 6 months and he loved the guppies room and program on board. The pricing seems too good to be true, the only oddity is that when my mom tries to book a solo room they show as sold out, so we're just going to book two adults in one room, and one adult and infant in the other and just switch on board. MSC seems to be limiting solo cruisers bookings - here is a thread about it: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2421979 That is probably why your Mom can't book. Just make sure you book a quad cabin for yourself as cabins for only two have less space and wil be crowded with a crib/PnP. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDENBONNY Posted November 17, 2016 #5 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Good morning everyone, I'm looking at booking the MSC Divina in early March, the pricing is fantastic, however, I was wondering if anyone has brought a 1 year old, or somewhere near that onboard, and if they have some sort of room / activity program for them. We did the NCL Getaway not long after he turned 6 months and he loved the guppies room and program on board. The pricing seems too good to be true, the only oddity is that when my mom tries to book a solo room they show as sold out, so we're just going to book two adults in one room, and one adult and infant in the other and just switch on board. My DD cruised first time when she was 1 year old. Here is some of my points. 1.Even if you can drop your kid for 1 hour in kids club dose not mean she /he will want to stay there.:p Don't count on it too much. 2.Kids in diapers are not allowed to use a pool or hot tub. 3.Be ready to eat in buffet during cruise. Dinner in DR takes too long and one year old has no patience for this . 4. Seat in very back in theater and be ready to leave any minute :o 5.Book cabin with balcony if you can. 6.Consider to book resort vacation :o It's much more easier with one year old child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruiseKween Posted January 11, 2017 #6 Share Posted January 11, 2017 My DD cruised first time when she was 1 year old. Here is some of my points. 1.Even if you can drop your kid for 1 hour in kids club dose not mean she /he will want to stay there.:p Don't count on it too much. 2.Kids in diapers are not allowed to use a pool or hot tub. 3.Be ready to eat in buffet during cruise. Dinner in DR takes too long and one year old has no patience for this . 4. Seat in very back in theater and be ready to leave any minute :o 5.Book cabin with balcony if you can. 6.Consider to book resort vacation :o It's much more easier with one year old child. Are they allowed in the shallow water area around the pool, just to get their feet wet? Sent from my SM-T700 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishcruisefamily Posted January 13, 2017 #7 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Is this true about the pools on all the cruise ships? my little boy will be just gone 2 when we go on our cruise and still will be in diapers but i would have the appropriate swimwear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise pup Posted January 13, 2017 #8 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Is this true about the pools on all the cruise ships? my little boy will be just gone 2 when we go on our cruise and still will be in diapers but i would have the appropriate swimwear? Not allowed. Health violation. Appropriate swimwear doesn't matter. It only takes 1 leaky diaper to cause the pool to be shut down for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise pup Posted January 13, 2017 #9 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) Good morning everyone, I'm looking at booking the MSC Divina in early March, the pricing is fantastic, however, I was wondering if anyone has brought a 1 year old, or somewhere near that onboard, and if they have some sort of room / activity program for them. We did the NCL Getaway not long after he turned 6 months and he loved the guppies room and program on board. The pricing seems too good to be true, the only oddity is that when my mom tries to book a solo room they show as sold out, so we're just going to book two adults in one room, and one adult and infant in the other and just switch on board. Price lured me to Divina too but like they say, "Cheap is dear." Edited January 13, 2017 by cruise pup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardToPort Posted January 13, 2017 #10 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Are they allowed in the shallow water area around the pool, just to get their feet wet? Sent from my SM-T700 using Forums mobile app Definite no. I've changed my share of diapers and every parent knows leaks of all colours and smells from every orifice happen regularly. On another thread I read where a parent brought a small inflatable bath for washing their baby in their cabin shower. They also used it poolside as a splash pool. I'm not sure where you could safely dump it when finished though. Poop or vomit in the pool means it is drained, cleaned and re-filled. They don't always enforce every rule on a cruise ship, but this one is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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