Kids Club Question

Hi I am about to book my second cruise and bring my sister and her family with us on their first one . She has 3 children ages 12,6 and 2

Is there a charge for the kids club on RCI. Also what hours to they have the kids from-to.

Thanks

There is no charge for regular kids club hours for the 12 & 6 year olds. There are late night programs that have a small fee. Children are able to attend as many or as few hours they want when the club is open (often closed for a short time afternoon & early evening--hours vary based on sea or port days).

The 2 year old is not old enough for Adventure Ocean (minimum age is 3). Depending on the ship you are sailing on, there may be a nursery that the 2 year old can go to. There is a fee for this ($8/hour when we sailed last year). You make advance reservations for this service. If the ship has a lot of infants & toddlers you may be limited on the number of hours you can book on day 1 (can book more later if available). If your ship does not have a nursery in room babysitting would be the only option for the 2 year old (booked onboard & based on crew availability).

As a reminder, the 2 year old must be potty trained to use the pools (except infant splash zones available on certain ships).

I believe carnival is the only one who takes the 2 yr olds in their drop off program.

I believe carnival is the only one who takes the 2 yr olds in their drop off program.

Disney does as well.

12 year olds are part of the teen club on RCI.

My youngest was 12 so that is the reason we chose RCI. Ironically, my kids wanted nothing to do with it, so I don't have any further info!

Disney's drop off program starts at the age of 3. They have a nursery that will accept 2 year olds, but it has a fee and you are not guaranteed that any specific time slot will be available. You can sign up for hours on the nursery prior to sailing, but repeat Disney cruise line customers have first priority on signing up for these slots.

As far as I know, all of the mass market lines have a free kids' program (some lines may have a charge for special activities; usually they have some sort of post-10pm kidsitting for the younger ones for a fee; port kidsitting is free for some lines, such as Princess, or may have a fee). They'll put them in the groupings by age (and yes, they'll have your kids' birthdates so usually there's no moving among groupings). There should be an orientation/open house/registration process the first day or night, and that's a good time to bring your kids so they meet the other kids. There should be a packet of info for your kids' group (Princess will have these in your cabin when you arrive; if your line doesn't, they should have these in the kids' program rooms when you register -- usually there's a day-by-day listing of activities).

As stated above, there are hours the rooms are open and the kids can arrive during anytime during the hours of operation, or skip any times too. Different lines have different policies about signing in/out, pagers, etc.