Babies in the Dining Room

[Family of 14]

cmauney - I have seen quite a few of those adults and I believe we here on this board have complained about them as well.
Doesn't matter to me if they are small or large. If my vacation is being disrupted because of any person being out of hand, then I have a right to complain.

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[serene56]

Doesnt the head waiter control the dining room with kids running around? i would think that would be hazzardous and can now hear a parent when the waiter accidently drops a hot dish on their precious person running between tables.

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[Guest]

To the original Poster (megalyce, who hasn't been back!!) you feelin' the love yet??

I love kids, I just hate parents.......... [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif[/img]

You know, thinking about it, the first time my parents took me on vacation, it was when they thought I was old enough to behave myself and not bother those around me. Enjoyed it. The next year I was embarking on a West Point "upbringing"........ [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]

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[happysinglemom]

cmauney, I do love kids - and I do remember what it was like to be one. No one here has complained about children in general - it's children that are running amuck with no supervision or attention from the parents. I've seen plenty of complaints about rude adults as well - so I don't see the post as odd or annoying. I agree that cruises can be a family vacation - heck I am getting ready to take my son on one. But I can guarantee you that I would never even consider taking him, if I did not know that his behavior was such that he would never make anyone uncomfortable. If we were taking a trip to the mountains - alone - different story. But a cruise ship is full of people, and everyone should be respectful of others while there. Including children.

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[Folgy]

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RichardK

To the original Poster (megalyce, who hasn't been back!!) you feelin' the love yet??

I love kids, I just hate parents..........
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I am laughing so hard I spit coffee all over my screen...LOL
You sure summed this all up in a nut shell.
...you have just brought me full circle in my thinking. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

[megalyce]

ha! I've been back...just silent though...

At this point, I'm glad I put them at a table of their own! (We're sailing with a big group for our wedding.)

My favorite "kids moment" is at the grocery store when they scream like they're having their toenails ripped off! I always stick my tongue out...stops 'em dead in their tracks.

:P

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[Dadofsara]

I actuallu would rather hear small children having a good time than the loud, drunk, rude group of 20 ADULTS??? that sat near us on Enchantment last month!!!

[y14]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Folgy:
family of 14
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Yes, there was a stroller with the IGNORED infant inside. I honestly could not understand why the parents didn't take him/her out of the dining room. The infant would start up crying around the ending of the main course. The younger children were running all around the table trying to play tag with squeals and screams. Dessert was NOT a treat.
It really raked on my nerves (and I love babies!) and the nerves of everyone around, especially the servers.
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This is pretty much to a 'T' ,the same thing that has happened to us twice on two seperate cruises.
The baby was screaming right behind me in a high chair (Ignored) all through dinner. Two boys playing tag ran right into our table and no appologies from the parents were offered.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Folgy, no wonder you don't like kids on your cruise. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img] I frown on the parents for letting their kids run around like that. That would put a downer on my cruise too--even if my kids were with me--but I wouldn't lump them into the same category. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]


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[Folgy]

y14

You are absolutely right.I believe as RichardK so wittingly put it.(I take it this way) The ownus is upon the parent to ensure the appropriate measures when looking after their children.Making for happier Pax [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] (giggle)

[PhoenixCruiser]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RichardK:
To the original Poster (megalyce, who hasn't been back!!) you feelin' the love yet??

I love kids, I just hate parents.......... [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif[/img]

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Oh my, I cannot stop laughing!!! Thanks [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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[yarlenna]

If your infant is using formula, I would bring some of his/her normal stuff. Also, if you are breast feeding remember that what you eat and drink becomes part of the baby's diet too. I would also bring a blankie washed at home, for baby to rest on. Years ago, you could get paper sheets if somebody was allergic - I don't know about today. It is plenty hot in the tropics - so lots of water. The stuff that comes out of the tap might be OK for adults. I am not sure how it would be for an infant. Also, a favorite cuddle toy from home might make life easier for the little one. With lots of work and advance planning, cruising with an infant should be no problem.

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[cmauney]

bplazo - gotta agree with you on the misbehaving kids - but while they're being asked to leave, let's do the same with the adults you hear from the far end of the dining room who have had way to much to drink and are sharing a little too much information way too loud.

Happy Cruising!

[cmauney]

happysinglemom and others who read more into written words than are there - seems you jumped to conclusions - I wasn't implying the post to be odd or annoying - just people in general who are constantly complaining about children.

family of 14 - I, too would complain if I were offended. The only difference with children is they are just that - children - and must be taught. That lies with the fault of parents. We expect children to act like adults, but accept adults acting like children. As adults, we should know better than to be obnoxious and disturbing. That being said, if a child is running up and down the aisles, then I believe his parents should be confronted and the situation handled. Not only is it disturbing to other diners, etc., but it is very dangerous for the child. This is itself should warrant askining the parents to control their child, or leave the dining room, theatre, wherever.

Happy Cruising!

[Salty Dawg]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Crying baby on our AOS cruise and many screaming toddlers.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I think we just discovered another use for the duct tape that all the experienced cruisers suggest we bring! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

[Seaside2358]

Folgy will love that one. Great idea Salty [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

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[Sophie]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by cmauney:
bplazo - gotta agree with you on the misbehaving kids - but while they're being asked to leave, let's do the same with the adults you hear from the far end of the dining room who have had way to much to drink and are sharing a little too much information way too loud.


Happy Cruising!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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[GrannyJ]

You know what I'm grateful for? That cellphones don't work offshore. That way, we're spared the arrogant lamebrain in restaurants that feels his or her cellphone conversation is of such great interest to the general public that he/she must conduct it at rock-concert volume. I'll take a crying baby anyday.

[Folgy]

GrannyJ

umm, Don't you mean walkie talkie users?
They are the ones I see screaming into the device around cruise ships.

[parothead]

we could combine the duct tape and chair saveing ideas and duct tape unruley, loud children to the pool chair we want to save for the next day. i guarentee no one would come near that chair (not even the parents)so we would have the chair all to oueselves the next day after we remove the tape and watch the kid take off.

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[ahoughton]

Some cruise lines have adult only cruises. I agree with Folgy, the parents are the problem. We travel more in the winter months and people have to put up with us cantankerous old farts than the young kids (not really that old). I enjoy seeing a young family with disciplined children. I always tell them. I also have a way of telling the parents of unruly children if they are annoying.

"Baby lets cruise away from here"

[Hoopster3145]

I can understand bringing young children, but why would you bring a baby on a cruise? All it is going to do is tie you down, and make it so others only have to deal with a screaming baby by the pool, at dinner, at shows.

One entertainer on the radiance actually told the parents to do somting about the baby or leave!

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[girlzillla]

Hoopster,

I have have been trying to ask that question for a long time. I love children and I love babies (even crying ones). I wouldn't even mind having one in the dining room with me. But I can't understand taking a cruise with a tiny baby or even a toddler. It's like taking kids to a casino, which I have done and regretted every minute of it.

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[kimwilly]

Below is a reply I posted in October, 2003. I still cannot understand why anybody would want to bring a baby on a cruise. And questioning bringing a stroller into the dining room! My gosh, this is not Perkins or McDonalds! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

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[bmgaritty]

Kimwiily,
Your post did not show up.

BTW- I don't bring my child to Perkin's or McDonald's (I thought only old people went to Perkin's) but I do bring them on cruises [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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[Folgy]

kimwilly quote:
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Below is a reply I posted in October, 2003. I still cannot understand why anybody would want to bring a baby on a cruise. And questioning bringing a stroller into the dining room! My gosh, this is not Perkins or McDonalds! -
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To answer your question:
I believe it is the ultimate in vanity. 'Look what we made.'
Then we get to enjoy our heels getting ripped off by strollers/the odors/the crying.
I just cannot understand bringing a baby on a CRUISE either. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img]