Mandylouwho

Are you no longer permitted to carry on a third child? I always just smacked a luggage tag on the third and left him curbside with the porter.

This is tempting. But then, I would make the news. And not in a fun way.

One can go in the middle of mom and dads bed upside down. It's a good fit. We sleep with our dog like that all the time.

I'm dying. I died.:D

:( I'm sorry to hear it. I hope you have a good time. (Once you are out there, anyway).

All the Jade's I have met are pretty hot. I'm thinking she'll put out eventually.

First World problem:I hate Nassau. I have been here twice and both times I was disappointed.

Gimmee something fun to do. I want boobs in the soup.

Nope. Since the kid is mostly water this doesn't work anymoref.

The ban on bringing water on board comes into play.

I say the smallest goes in the suitcase. Or we can turn it into a game of survivor.

I called you Marylouwho. Oops. She's not even close to my favorite Who. My bad.

It's all good homeslice.:)

I might not think that the prices offered to me are acceptable but that means nothing. The prices are the prices and I either choose to cruise at those prices or not. Rooms for 5 people exist. Either family ocean view or a suite or 2 rooms. You have the choices.

 

 

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Choices or "choices"? From where I'm sitting, the cheap seats suck.

There is nothing wrong with asking for more options. That's the glory of life. You can ask and not get crap. Or you can ask and someone may send you a rainbow unicorn. Sometimes it happens.

Shoot for the unicorn. Always. You may be surprised and end up with rainbow colored farts!

I don't know how it works on NCL but Carnival and Royal Caribbean both have family rooms that sleep 5 but can only be booked over the phone directly or with a travel agent. You will it be able to get on line quotes, but the rooms are there. I think a lot of people don't know about them, because they can't easily be booked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Agreed. I have my old agent friends to help me. And while others do offer it, NCL was still winning in offers and ammenities for families.

Besides Disney Cruise Line. But we don't talk about them. They make me cry.

I only have two, and I would agree that it would be tough to cruise with 5 people in one cabin. But, as a friend of mine who has three always says, "the world is designed for families of four".

 

It's not just cruising, it's pretty much everything. Standard sedan? Three kids in the back row, if any are in car seats, it doesn't work. Must buy a more expensive SUV with a third row seat, or an ungainly minivan.

 

Rooms at Disney aren't that accommodating either. Had a friend who booked a room for five at one of the moderate level resorts. The bed for the third kid was not much more than a pull out drawer.

 

Airplanes. If you're on a small plane with rows of two seats by two seats. Who sits by themselves in the row behind the family? Adult? Leaving one adult in the row with three kids? Or kid? Leaving them sitting next to an adult stranger?

 

Amusement parks. Most rides accommodate two riders side by side. Who rides by themselves?

 

Etc.

 

I would say that you either have to book a suite, a larger family stateroom, or two cabins. Unfortunately, the standard cabin won't work for you, and that of course just means you have to expect to pay more.

See??? See??!! Yes. All the things. And I loves you.

I love this thread. Marylouwho is my newest favorite poster, and I hope you stick around. You've made me LOL several times with your awesome responses to the crankellas.

Your name is simply fabulous.

It's not NCL, but when we took 7 grandkids on a cruise we booked a family oceanview room (and a balcony).

 

The oceanview room was great; very large, huge windows, a tiny bunk room, which the kids loved, a queen-sized bed that could be curtained off for privacy and a large sofa bed.

 

The one down side was only one bathroom. We had planned on grandpa and the 3 boys being in the balcony, me and the 4 girls in the family room. Due to one boy getting stomach flu, the other two boys were in the family oceanview part of the cruise. This was on the Navigator of the Seas.

 

The room is plenty big enough for 6, and since the 4 girls insisted on all sleeping together in the bunk room!!! (ages 6-11) that left the sofa bed for the boys.

 

Also, we got a very good deal on the room.

This is all excellent information. Thank you!

All I was saying was simple. Either pick a room that's accommodates 5 or pick 2 rooms. It is quite simple.

 

 

 

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Simple does not always = acceptable.

It's quite clear: your family and its budget doesn't fit with the construct of cruise ships to provide affordable accommodation for all to fit in one cabin.

 

You knew this before you popped out another one and now want to appeal to the industry to revamp its cabins to suit your situation providing you with "more options" at a price you can afford.

 

Seems pretty clear to me without further explanation.

I bet you really enjoy sitting on lawns and yelling at people to stay away from your garbage cans.

And yes. Yes I do. :)

I've found that most of life is about solving problems, so I have 60 years of it. I have also found that sometimes the answer is no when I try to make the world shoe horn around my individual wants. My Dad wants to cruise solo but most ships don't have single accommodations. He hates the idea of paying "extra" via a single supplement. All I can offer him in the way of advice is - "sorry, that's the way it is".

 

I too have cruised with 3 kids (blended family). I could have booked a large suite which I really couldn't afford - or two adjoining cabins which I did afford. I invited my Mother to cruise with us so she was in cabin one with two of the boys and my wife and I were in the other with the remaining son. She paid for her own fare. It worked fine.

 

There were others here with the same initial post as me - thanks for singling me out.

Feel special I picked you! For the record I always felt bad for my singles bookings too. They always felt like they were being punished for actually enjoying time alone.

I for one could never handle my mom on a cruise for 7 days. I liked the idea of a sitter. Maybe next time I invite my 26 y/o niece.

DING DING DING,... We have a winner!!!! ;)

I dunno wha happen!! I pressed that happy dude a bunch. He's a traitor!

I'm going on this ship in a month with my three kids. I don't plan on sticking my kids in the clubs all the time either. I like to go away with my family to be with my family. That being said, I doubt that this will impact your trip in a negative way. This ship seems amazing. But if your that particular and you like things a certain way, do what your used to. Me? I like surprises. But I'm just a hippie. :)

Good luck with what you chose!

32 days until the Escape. My 1st NCL cruise!

I will be on this sailing as well!

Also my first NCL.

31 Blissful daysssss!!!

It is a constant struggle for our family of 5 as well. We had a family oceanview on the Getaway and actually loved it! Our children are 16, 11, and 8. We had no problems with storage, there was a curtain for privacy, and the window is so large you can actually sit in it. The only issue we ran into was the kids wanting to sleep on the pullman. So they rotated every night. The room also had 2 sinks and a bathtub. Our most recent couple of cruises we have gotten 2 side by side family balcony cabins because the price allowed for it. But should the price ever go up I would not hesitate going back to a family oceanview. I do wish there were more options for larger families. One other option you could do is a balcony with an inside straight across. You just have to make sure the inside room has a door that is directly across. That option works out nice price wise as well. It all depends on how your family does in one cabin. We are the type of family that don't mind being in a cabin all together. We don't spend a lot of time in the cabin anyways. Oh yes and there is a great video on youtube that shows the family oceanview with all the beds pulled out. It is on the Breakaway but is the exact same cabin.

THANK YOU. See? Someone gets it. And thank you for the tip. I went on YT and found it! They are bigger than I thought!! <3

Uhh Yeah. Comon, the world does not revolve around our individual problems and needs. Another option, don't go on a cruise.

Aren't you a ray of sunshine?

Thanks for the tip. I bet you solve problems for a living.

I think a regular cabin with 4 in it would be a cramped enough. NCL does have some cabins for 5, but it's limited. Let's face it, Cabin aren't very big. If they were, there'd be fewer cabins and they all would need to cost more. You want 5 in a cabin. What about those who have 4 kids, should there cabins for them too, without going to suites? Not sure you're being realistic about it, from the cruise line standpoint.

I get the cruises standpoint. I was TA for a long while. 13 years is a long time when you hate people and selling things.:p

I just wish, even in limited capacity they had family insides, oceans, balcs, etc. They have rooms in all cats that fit more than 4.

It's a pipe dream, maybe.

How much did you have to tip the porter for that? :cool:

The porter needs to sign a waiver or he'll be sleeping with the fishes.;)

I don't understand the dilemma. Either book a cabin that accommodates 5 or book 2 cabins. It's as simple as that.

 

 

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Let me 'splain Lucy.

So, I was a travel agent for 13 years. And I used to HATE it when people told me they had more than 2 kids. Why? Because it made my job harder and made life traveling difficult for them.

Then I had three. I get it now.

So here we are, and I use Disney as a good example.

Back in the day, you had this option with three kids. 2 rooms, camping, an offsite hotel that was WAY more accommodating and a little too far away, a room in Port Orleans Hotel, if you could snag one with a trundle or a really expensive suite that puts you in the poor house and has you eating Ramen noodles for a year to afford it. (Or you could sell a kidney).

THEN, Disney got the picture and built the Art of Animation Resort. Its a suite based hotel with larger families in mind. Budget. NOT suites.

With cruises it was standing room only. Sorry kid, you can't come (As someone pointed out, you pick your 2 faves and leave the other at home). You didn't do cruises unless you could afford a suite, or didn't mind sleeping apart (Back when they didn't have connecting rooms and the kids were too small to sleep alone).

So you see, all I am asking for is more options. Why can't I have a budget inside family room? WHY? Im not asking for vast amounts of space. I get staterooms are small, it's a part of the experience and all that. All I am asking for is a place to fit my kids without having maybe 2 other options before I hock grandmas candlesticks.

I hope that helps 'splain.

figure out who your 2 favorites are and leave the other home.

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Mom and twins in 1 stateroom.

Dad and kid #3 in connecting stateroom.

Open connecting door and all 5 are together with plenty of room.

We thought of that...then your just paying more for 1st and 2nd....plus it's amazing how limited their connecting room availability is :(