rdemn Posted July 17, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 17, 2023 any cruise that has 3 or more days consecutive at sea will require infants to be 12 months old on the first day of the cruise. Any children younger than the infant policy will be denied boarding. This is in royal Caribbean‘s rulebook. Know my question. let’s say a cruise leaves Miami then has 2 sea days. Would that be counted as 3 sea days? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddcan Posted July 17, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 17, 2023 The way I would read this is embarkation day is Day 1. The rule is that the 3 seas days are consecutive (in a row). If not, then you are OK. For example, if the sea days are days 1, 3,4,6, then you are OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyank Posted July 17, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 17, 2023 20 minutes ago, rdemn said: any cruise that has 3 or more days consecutive at sea will require infants to be 12 months old on the first day of the cruise. Any children younger than the infant policy will be denied boarding. This is in royal Caribbean‘s rulebook. Know my question. let’s say a cruise leaves Miami then has 2 sea days. Would that be counted as 3 sea days? thanks No, this would be embarkation followed by two sea days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 17, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Just remember, Coco Cay is considered a sea day for this specific purpose 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdemn Posted July 17, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted July 17, 2023 4 hours ago, smokeybandit said: Just remember, Coco Cay is considered a sea day for this specific purpose From what I’ve read, they reversed this decision 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 17, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Just now, rdemn said: From what I’ve read, they reversed this decision Could be. I haven't seen anything, but I'm sure it was a bit of a contentious decision to begin with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topnole Posted July 17, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 17, 2023 6 hours ago, rdemn said: any cruise that has 3 or more days consecutive at sea will require infants to be 12 months old on the first day of the cruise. Any children younger than the infant policy will be denied boarding. This is in royal Caribbean‘s rulebook. Know my question. let’s say a cruise leaves Miami then has 2 sea days. Would that be counted as 3 sea days? thanks We did several week long cruises before my daughter turned one. I think most week long in the Caribbean are no problem for this. You can always call or ask a travel agent to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogbay Posted July 17, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 17, 2023 9 hours ago, rdemn said: any cruise that has 3 or more days consecutive at sea will require infants to be 12 months old on the first day of the cruise. Any children younger than the infant policy will be denied boarding. This is in royal Caribbean‘s rulebook. Know my question. let’s say a cruise leaves Miami then has 2 sea days. Would that be counted as 3 sea days? thanks You call royal and book . Don't think saying ,but so and so from CC said I could do it works . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gail-s Posted July 18, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Email them and get the answer in writing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted July 18, 2023 #10 Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 hour ago, gail-s said: Email them and get the answer in writing Roysl will not send you anying in writing. Their policy is clear on the website and they will refer you to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jt4428 Posted July 18, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 18, 2023 On 7/17/2023 at 10:37 AM, rdemn said: any cruise that has 3 or more days consecutive at sea will require infants to be 12 months old on the first day of the cruise. Any children younger than the infant policy will be denied boarding. This is in royal Caribbean‘s rulebook. Know my question. let’s say a cruise leaves Miami then has 2 sea days. Would that be counted as 3 sea days? thanks Not trying to be nasty, but why don't you just call Royal Caribbean and ask and not rely on people on here that may give you the wrong answer? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdemn Posted July 18, 2023 Author #12 Share Posted July 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Jt4428 said: Not trying to be nasty, but why don't you just call Royal Caribbean and ask and not rely on people on here that may give you the wrong answer? That would be too easy I like living on the edge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat343 Posted July 18, 2023 #13 Share Posted July 18, 2023 19 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said: Roysl will not send you anying in writing. Their policy is clear on the website and they will refer you to that. That's true about email. Call them and record the conversation if you don't understand if embarkation day counts or if a private island counts as a sea day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grumpus Posted July 18, 2023 #14 Share Posted July 18, 2023 It’s tough vacationing with a 6-month old. We took our 6-month to Atlantis over Christmas for 8-days and it was a fight of wills. The baby eventually won out and after 4 days we did everything on HER schedule. best of luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB9643 Posted July 19, 2023 #15 Share Posted July 19, 2023 4 hours ago, The Grumpus said: It’s tough vacationing with a 6-month old. I'm sure. I can't comprehend how anyone would think bringing a 6-month-old on a cruise would be a good idea. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted July 19, 2023 #16 Share Posted July 19, 2023 9 hours ago, The Grumpus said: It’s tough vacationing with a 6-month old. We took our 6-month to Atlantis over Christmas for 8-days and it was a fight of wills. The baby eventually won out and after 4 days we did everything on HER schedule. best of luck! 5 hours ago, RB9643 said: I'm sure. I can't comprehend how anyone would think bringing a 6-month-old on a cruise would be a good idea. Someone on that other social media site wanted to bring her 6 WEEK old infant on a cruise! 😮 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted July 19, 2023 #17 Share Posted July 19, 2023 13 hours ago, The Grumpus said: It’s tough vacationing with a 6-month old. We took our 6-month to Atlantis over Christmas for 8-days and it was a fight of wills. The baby eventually won out and after 4 days we did everything on HER schedule. best of luck! That's what parenting a baby is. I can't imagine taking a baby on a cruise and our boys were great travelers. It certainly isn't really relaxing for the parents. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUZorba Posted July 20, 2023 #18 Share Posted July 20, 2023 On 7/18/2023 at 9:33 PM, RB9643 said: I'm sure. I can't comprehend how anyone would think bringing a 6-month-old on a cruise would be a good idea. I loved the cruise we did with DD at 7 months and the week long trip we did to Disney World with her at 6 months. Best sleep she'd ever gotten up to that point and she had no issues. 18 months was by far worse because she was bringing in her canine teeth and was in a lot of pain/wouldn't eat. Really I enjoyed the baby splash pad on liberty too, spent many hours in it and now they won't let me use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare S.A.M.J.R. Posted July 21, 2023 #19 Share Posted July 21, 2023 On 7/18/2023 at 1:08 PM, Jt4428 said: Not trying to be nasty, but why don't you just call Royal Caribbean and ask and not rely on people on here that may give you the wrong answer? Because there's a decent chance of getting the wrong answer from phone CSRs also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamestown478 Posted April 6 #20 Share Posted April 6 Did anyone get any clarification on this? I will probably end up calling royal and seeing what they have to say. I am planning a cruise in January with our approximate 7 month old at that time and we have day one departing Florida followed by two sea days and then an island day. When we called to add the infant to the booking royal never said anything to us about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted April 6 #21 Share Posted April 6 25 minutes ago, jamestown478 said: Did anyone get any clarification on this? I will probably end up calling royal and seeing what they have to say. I am planning a cruise in January with our approximate 7 month old at that time and we have day one departing Florida followed by two sea days and then an island day. When we called to add the infant to the booking royal never said anything to us about it. As stated earlier in this thread Royal has dropped the notation that private islands count as a sea day. You are fine as you only have 2 sea days. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsanTom Posted April 10 #22 Share Posted April 10 On 7/18/2023 at 6:21 PM, The Grumpus said: It’s tough vacationing with a 6-month old. We took our 6-month to Atlantis over Christmas for 8-days and it was a fight of wills. The baby eventually won out and after 4 days we did everything on HER schedule. best of luck! Leave the child with his or her grandparents! You'll have a better cruise! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat343 Posted April 10 #23 Share Posted April 10 (edited) 3 hours ago, IsanTom said: Leave the child with his or her grandparents! You'll have a better cruise! I don't know the OP's situation, but my children's four grandparents perspective is "I worked hard my whole life and now is my time to enjoy myself." They like visiting, but absolutely do not want the responsibility or work required to take care of a child for a week or two so the parents can get a break. We didn't take trips until our children were a minimum of 2 years old, and only cruise because the daycare is the only way we could survive travel with small children. The upside of cruising that we were able to take much more significant trips with our children than if we had gone to all inclusive resorts (my 3 year old loved St. Petersburg, and we were really grateful to have gotten there while we could, and for the daycare we brought our son to the second we returned to the ship). Edited April 10 by kitkat343 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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