paulfoel Posted August 10, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Not so sure. Its a big boat (Wonder of the Seas)..... Shes keen but not sure if I let her go back and forth to kids club to the room etc. Or how safe it is? Although what the messenger app like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelGirlinDallas Posted August 10, 2023 #2 Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) We didn't feel comfortable letting our son do things on the ship without us until he was 12. Even now at 13, he mostly chooses to stick with us and do whatever we're doing, or to hang out in the cabin by himself. He will go get pizza or snacks by himself, but he doesn't just wander around. Also, he has access to a phone and we always get the wifi package, so he can contact us at any time if we are not together. Edited August 10, 2023 by TravelGirlinDallas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare moposh Posted August 10, 2023 #3 Share Posted August 10, 2023 It's actually a ship. I would probably walk 10-year-old back and forth to Adventure Ocean. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted August 10, 2023 #4 Share Posted August 10, 2023 We let our son (11) roam on his own for the first time just recently by using the app chat via him logging into one of our accounts. We all know the issues with the app chat, but it worked for the most part. But he's been on enough cruises to navigate the ships since although the ship classes are largely different, they're still pretty much the same. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted August 10, 2023 #5 Share Posted August 10, 2023 17 minutes ago, paulfoel said: Not so sure. Its a big boat (Wonder of the Seas)..... Shes keen but not sure if I let her go back and forth to kids club to the room etc. Or how safe it is? Although what the messenger app like? 10 year old isnt old enough to use app and sign in as herself. I sat in the theater next to a 3 and 7 year old who came down early nightly to save seats for their parents. Very mature 3 year old. We had some nice talks lol. Seems they even went to eat alone. Some kids can and some arent mature enough. I forget the age to use app but I'm sure it's like 14 or whatever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted August 10, 2023 #6 Share Posted August 10, 2023 15 minutes ago, firefly333 said: I forget the age to use app but I'm sure it's like 14 or whatever. It's 13. And it's not the app per se, but 13 is the age that RC (and many companies) let someone create their own account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfoel Posted August 10, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted August 10, 2023 yeh ok thanks all..... Must admit I do think its a bit too much for a 10 year old. Looks like her 19 year old brother will be going to get her and taking her around - he'll be pleased about that! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfoel Posted August 10, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted August 10, 2023 so do you all have to create a login for the app? How do you actually link them together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topnole Posted August 10, 2023 #9 Share Posted August 10, 2023 49 minutes ago, firefly333 said: 10 year old isnt old enough to use app and sign in as herself. I sat in the theater next to a 3 and 7 year old who came down early nightly to save seats for their parents. Very mature 3 year old. We had some nice talks lol. Seems they even went to eat alone. Some kids can and some arent mature enough. I forget the age to use app but I'm sure it's like 14 or whatever. 3 and 7. Wow. Can’t imagine leaving a 3 year old with a 7 year old in charge. At some point that strategy is going to fail miserably. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scottdalfonso Posted August 10, 2023 #10 Share Posted August 10, 2023 We left our freshly turned 11 year old sign himself out of Adventure ocean, we also logged him in as one of us on the app so he could message us. He basically only did AO for one day, and after 30 minutes sent us a message that he was back at the room. He was free to go get pizza or hit the arcade on his own... he did mini golf on his own one night, as well. We would have had no problem letting him do whatever on his own, but he never really made a friend in his 15 minute stint at Adventure ocean, so we made sure he was with us for all of the activities otherwise unless he asked to wander off, which he only did a few times all week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 10, 2023 #11 Share Posted August 10, 2023 1 hour ago, paulfoel said: so do you all have to create a login for the app? How do you actually link them together? Same login as the online browser. Once logged in, your sailing(s) should show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted August 10, 2023 #12 Share Posted August 10, 2023 I always gave my kids permission to sign themselves out 9 or 10?). I have 5 close in age so they usually had a partner. They couldn’t wander, and had to ask permission to go from A to B. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseygirl1416 Posted August 10, 2023 #13 Share Posted August 10, 2023 I’d treat the ship like you would any town or neighborhood. With the amount of people on the ships there’s bound to be bad apples among them. Crimes do occur on cruise ships and I’m sure they aren’t all made public. 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted August 10, 2023 #14 Share Posted August 10, 2023 16 minutes ago, Jerseygirl1416 said: I’d treat the ship like you would any town or neighborhood. With the amount of people on the ships there’s bound to be bad apples among them. Crimes do occur on cruise ships and I’m sure they aren’t all made public. Then my answer remains the same, my kids walked to school starting at 8, and could walk or ride bikes around town starting at 10 or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiselvr04 Posted August 10, 2023 #15 Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) We are taking a 11 year old next summer. He’ll be with an adult all the time. He will not be able to sign himself out of AO. The 14 year old may come and go and he may take the 9 and 11 year old for pizza etc. as long as they stay together. You know your kids. You are ultimately responsible for them even if you’re not with them. I’ve seen a lot on ships, kids who had no business running around alone or even 2 younger ones together. I wouldn’t let ours loose in the mall alone so why would I do so on a ship. I might have yelled at one 2 weeks ago who almost knocked me down running blindly around a corner. They are kids who are excited who lose their heads on a ship. I get that. But a parent with them would have hopefully told them to slow down. He almost got a martini dumped on his head but I saved it. The martini, not the kid. Edited August 10, 2023 by cruiselvr04 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseygirl1416 Posted August 10, 2023 #16 Share Posted August 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, mjkacmom said: Then my answer remains the same, my kids walked to school starting at 8, and could walk or ride bikes around town starting at 10 or so. Good for you. We all have our own ideas of safety 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted August 10, 2023 #17 Share Posted August 10, 2023 1 hour ago, mjkacmom said: I always gave my kids permission to sign themselves out 9 or 10?). I have 5 close in age so they usually had a partner. They couldn’t wander, and had to ask permission to go from A to B. Since you have multiple kids, letting them out and about with a partner or the pack is something I would have done. It sounds like the OP has one child. Not sure I would let a 10 yr old wander alone, unless it was to check themselves out at X time and go immediately to Y to meet up with parents. That movement would be on a designated route with no traveling of cabin corridors. Only the OP knows their child's maturity level and whether or not they could follow directions or would deviate to the ice cream machine. Not all 10 yr olds can be trusted alone. Same can be said about teens, but that is another thread for another day. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicfairy Posted August 10, 2023 #18 Share Posted August 10, 2023 5 hours ago, firefly333 said: 10 year old isnt old enough to use app and sign in as herself. I sat in the theater next to a 3 and 7 year old who came down early nightly to save seats for their parents. Very mature 3 year old. We had some nice talks lol. Seems they even went to eat alone. Some kids can and some arent mature enough. I forget the age to use app but I'm sure it's like 14 or whatever. I would be more worried about the people on board. It's a ship but it's like a small city. You don't know who's on board. People are drinking and having fun but not everyone is nice. Bad guys don't wear signs advertising. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted August 10, 2023 #19 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Depends on age and a kid. Our son was coming from school since 8 yo, opening doors and being at home alone for several hours. First cruise was when he was 11. It was smaller than Wonder ship, but still a large ship. We allowed him to walk to club and be with his friends (we checked from time to time). Of course we explain basic rules of behavior on the ship. This is a "small city". Do not talk to strangers, do not go into anyone's room. This is very important. He enjoyed all cruise lines except for Holland (boring club) and Carnival (too many kids in club). Royal Caribbean clubs were the best for him... then I think Norwegian and Princess. Celebrity was fine till teen years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadwaybaby123 Posted August 10, 2023 #20 Share Posted August 10, 2023 My niece is actually her age. She knows she can't go anywhere without telling us first and we have to be nearby. In the event we do get separated, we do have walkie talkies and give one to her (or whoever is with her). She's not old enough to use the chat feature on the app. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmerman Posted August 10, 2023 #21 Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) Are Walkie Talkies an option? not tried it, did consider it for our then 10yo though. EDIT: broadwaybaby beat me to it Edited August 10, 2023 by zimmerman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted August 10, 2023 #22 Share Posted August 10, 2023 7 minutes ago, zimmerman said: Are Walkie Talkies an option? not tried it, did consider it for our then 10yo though. EDIT: broadwaybaby beat me to it Walkie talkies are used by some people but they are annoying for those around the person using them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlbecker1 Posted August 10, 2023 #23 Share Posted August 10, 2023 7 hours ago, paulfoel said: Not so sure. Its a big boat (Wonder of the Seas)..... Shes keen but not sure if I let her go back and forth to kids club to the room etc. Or how safe it is? Although what the messenger app like? I think at 10, it would be ok on the smaller ships, but the Wonder? We only take stairs and walk everywhere, but that is a lot to navigate for a 10 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTO-Girl Posted August 10, 2023 #24 Share Posted August 10, 2023 We were on the Wonder last month and I was shocked to see how many 5-7yr olds were roaming the ship alone!!! We would see these same little ones every day…..all day…..every where……and never a parent in sight. These ships are like floating cities with people you know nothing about. You can tell little kids not to go into someone’s room all day long but how easy would it be for someone to snatch them into a cabin as they walked down the hall? There were two ladies on an elevator and one said “where in the world is your daughter?” To which the other replied “I don’t know and I don’t care because I am not a parent this week!”. And then they laughed and laughed…😳 I guess I am old school and believe my job as a parent is to take care of my little ones and protect them even when I am on vacation!!! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingerwoppy Posted August 11, 2023 #25 Share Posted August 11, 2023 I'm almost 60 and my wife doesn't leave me alone. She knows better. I'm a very experienced 12 year old. 🙂 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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