guesablue

Just off regal today as well. My kids are four and almost seven. The older one has been on five cruises and says this one was the best. Both say it was their favorite thing about the cruise. Better than the sea turtle center in cayman and snorkeling in Cozumel. They enjoyed that each day was themed and everything was organized and they were given little treats and takeaways. The staff was very friendly and knew each child’s name despite there being 100+ kids in the age group (no name tags etc).

We took them to dinner every night (early seating) they are pretty good at dinner but we make sure not to diddle dawdle and the service is very fast, so that’s not a problem. There are plenty of menu options as well and they can order from kids menu or the regular. I did notice that they had one or two dinner nights with the kids club, but we didn’t do it. They enjoyed going to the formal dining room.

I use packing cubes (not a cube shape, but rectangular with mesh on top and zipper on side) I got a Target for under $30. There are 3 sizes,(:Large, Medium and small) one for my tops, one for pants and one for undiesl. I rolled everything, and got all of my tops for a 15 day cruise in the Large. Takes up much smaller space.

I am a recent convert to packing cubes as well! I am a chronic over-packer. Can't even do an overnight to Orlando with only one suitcase ;p I bought cubes for the whole family (each person gets their own color) and I was able to fit all of our things into three carry-on sized suitcases rather than the two carry-on size, two larger sized and misc bags we usually take. We are a family of four and I fall into the "you need an outfit for each day" camp, ie: seven bottoms/tops for a seven day cruise, seven evening outfits, two-three pairs of shoes, many bathing suits etc. As you said, I rolled all of the clothes and put them in the cubes by need (evening in one, shorts/tees in another, etc.) The only thing not in a cube is the hubby's suit and suit shirts and one of my dresses that I think will be super wrinkled.

We will be sailing on Regal Princess in two weeks for Spring Break. My kids are the exact ages of the OP. I was a bit nervous going into it. I guess I was more concerned about the "vibe" of the ship, like the OP explained. Reading the replies here has been helpful. Thank you.