Avigile Posted January 8, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 8, 2018 We are first time cruisers travelling later this year with a 2 year old and a 5 year old. I spoke with Royal Caribbean to get some more information on their Royal Tots program, (which we will need to pay for) for our 2 year old and they said the club is open 9am - 12pm, 2pm - 5pm and 7pm - 10pm. During the hours it is closed we will have to arrange for a babysitter which is $19 p/h. I've also been told it is first come first served . I imagine we would want to utilise babysitters during days on land.. Does anyone have any experience with this? Does one of us need to be onboard when we are using a babysitter? Do we need to tell them on the first day when we will envision needing a babysitter for the rest of the cruise? I'm veering towards changing the cruise to a P&O ship as I understand from 2 years and above the club is free and open all day plus a night nursery until 2am as well...thoughts? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 8, 2018 #2 Share Posted January 8, 2018 ... Does one of us need to be onboard when we are using a babysitter? ... No, you can both leave the ship if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living4acruise2day Posted January 8, 2018 #3 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Why are you taking your children?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avigile Posted January 8, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thank you Clare-ea. Do you happen to know if the opening times of Royal Tots I mentioned in my post are correct? Even the lady I spoke to in customer services wasn't sure.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 8, 2018 #5 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thank you Clare-ea. Do you happen to know if the opening times of Royal Tots I mentioned in my post are correct? Even the lady I spoke to in customer services wasn't sure.. No, sorry, I don't know the operating hours for Royal Tots. If you mention the name of the ship, perhaps we will be able to find a recent review or some scanned documents with that info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avigile Posted January 8, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thanks..I've also been scanning previous threads..it is Independence of the Seas.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersvp Posted January 8, 2018 #7 Share Posted January 8, 2018 On my recent sailing on the Oasis the nursery was basically open all day. From the email I received from the Genie (concierge service) beforehand: Everyday Open at 9:00 am ( or if we arrive earlier to port 30 min before) - midnight. Turnaround day (12:00 pm - 3:15 pm & 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm - Registration Only) - 9:00 pm - midnight (Drop offs) It is $6.00 per hour per child before 6:00 pm And $8.00 per hour per child after 6:00 pm The Adventure Ocean club for your 5 year old has the hours they mentioned on the phone. As I understand it, you can leave the kids on the ship and disembark and I believe they offer different hours for port days. I've never used that service, because I like to take my kids around port. Several years ago on CoCo Cay they had an Adventure Ocean area where you could drop off the older kids, but I don't know if they still offer this on the private beach. Nursery services are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis but I did not experience any trouble reserving the nursery. You can make the reservations on the first day when you register your kids. In-room sitting is more difficult. Basically, that works on a volunteer basis from the crew members and if no one volunteers, there are no in room sitters. I have not had the greatest luck with this service, having a confirmed reservation with no one who shows up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 8, 2018 #8 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thanks..I've also been scanning previous threads..it is Independence of the Seas.. Here is a Compass from a recent Indy cruise: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=54691968#post54691968 [url=https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=54691968#post54691968][/url] Not sure if it will have any info about children's services, but it's all I can find in the recent past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersvp Posted January 8, 2018 #9 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Here is a Compass from a recent Indy cruise: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=54691968#post54691968 Not sure if it will have any info about children's services, but it's all I can find in the recent past. They actually make a separate Cruise Compass for the kids stuff and place them in your room every night. Unfortunately I didn't save mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSprite01 Posted January 8, 2018 #10 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Does anyone know the Royal Nursery & Tots hours for Freedom of Seas? And I've heard there is a limit to the hours you can sign up for initially. Does anyone know that limit? Or even a ballpark would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerif Posted January 8, 2018 #11 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Does anyone know the Royal Nursery & Tots hours for Freedom of Seas? And I've heard there is a limit to the hours you can sign up for initially. Does anyone know that limit? Or even a ballpark would be helpful. I believe it is ten hours initially. After that it depends on availability. Many posters have indicated having no problem booking additional hours. I guess it depends on how many littles on board and if their parents want to use the nursery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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