1 year old baby in dining room

[smokeybandit]

The baby that was 1 when this thread was started is probably at least in kindergarten this year.

[kdnurs]

53 minutes ago, aswoff said:

Did they always have room for the stoller in the MDR?  Our little guy will only be 6 months, so worried the high chair will be too big.  Was also thinking about one of those little chairs that hooks on the side of the table, but hard to know if it will fit, depends on the thickness of the table.

The stroller we used slid very close to the table almost like occupying chair space. He would eat and fall asleep. We would just pull down the top, let him sleep as we finished dinner. The staff was so sweet that they sent him home with a dish of chocolate chip cookies every evening. To answer your question, we had room at our table every night for the small stroller. 🥰

[not-enough-cruising]

How do you even find a 5 1/2 year old thread to resurrect?

[aswoff]

Google worked like a charm!  Got a super helpful answer even.  Thank you all.

[Biker19]

10 hours ago, aswoff said:

Was also thinking about one of those little chairs that hooks on the side of the table, but hard to know if it will fit, depends on the thickness of the table.

Most MDR tables are about an inch thick.
Location of the table might be an issue - on many ships it might be a bit too tight trying to get the stroller all the way to the table. Work out a workable solution with the MDR host. 

[cruiseguy1016]

12 hours ago, aswoff said:

Did they always have room for the stoller in the MDR?  Our little guy will only be 6 months, so worried the high chair will be too big.  Was also thinking about one of those little chairs that hooks on the side of the table, but hard to know if it will fit, depends on the thickness of the table.

 

We bought one of these this year so we could take our grandson camping with us. The chair fit on a 1-1/2" thick picnic table and I'm sure it would have fit over at least 2". You'll have no trouble fitting it on an RCI dining room table.

[brillohead]

You can double-check your table assignment when you get on board.  Go to your assigned dining room and find your table number.  Sometimes the tables are tight together... if it doesn't look like a good fit, ask for a different table to be assigned to you for the week, explaining that you need room for a stroller.

I often cruise with friends who are in wheelchairs, and so we need a table that is along a main walkway (wheelchairs won't fit between the tables in most areas).  I've never had a problem getting our table moved to one that will accommodate the wheelchairs on the first afternoon after boarding and before dinnertime.

[baldilocks]

We got off the Mariner last month and we definitely had a problem with small children in the MDR. Two large tables next to us had about 3-4 kids each. They looked to be around the 4-7 years old. All they did was run around the tables and scream and push each other. Parents were oblivious to their actions. We never ate in the MDR after that. 

 

In the Windjammer for breakfast, we saw one family bring in a baby with a diaper only. That was bad enough, but the Dad put the baby right in the middle of the table when they got ready to leave. 

[doghog]

8 minutes ago, baldilocks said:

We got off the Mariner last month and we definitely had a problem with small children in the MDR. Two large tables next to us had about 3-4 kids each. They looked to be around the 4-7 years old. All they did was run around the tables and scream and push each other. Parents were oblivious to their actions. We never ate in the MDR after that. 

 

In the Windjammer for breakfast, we saw one family bring in a baby with a diaper only. That was bad enough, but the Dad put the baby right in the middle of the table when they got ready to leave. 

We would have requested they be moved to another location. If not them, then inconvenience us and move us to another location in the MDR. We wouldn't have put up with that crap! The dining venues are not playgrounds! 

Edited November 12, 2023 by doghog

[Ocean Boy]

18 hours ago, not-enough-cruising said:

How do you even find a 5 1/2 year old thread to resurrect?

The search function must have been working for 1.5 minutes.