kelikea

Hey everyone!

We have a 4 year-old and 7 year-old and would want to bring the kids on a cruise. I am wondering about the kid's club. I know my 7 year-old would have a club to go to, but what about the little one? I know they have the youngest group closed, but I don't see anything about 4 year-olds and if they can be in kid's club. Any insight would be helpful!

Thanks!

I brought my freshly potty-trained 3 year old on the Anthem of the Seas a few years ago. They gave us beepers for the just in case, that was nice. But he only ever peed while he was in there. We made sure he pooped before he went.in to avoid anyone else having to wipe him (he couldn't do it efficiently). We had zero issues. They also did have smaller toilets for the kiddos. 

I happened upon this post because I actually just booked room 6678 based on the advice here. It'll be my husband and myself and our two boys. Can't wait. 

Has anyone had these cabins before? We’re on the 2/20 sailing with our boys and were assigned these adjoining rooms. It looks like one cabin has a bigger balcony.

I read that there is a cloud-inspired playscape inside Terminal 1 (maybe) at the FLL airport. Is this true? I have two younger kids that would love somewhere to run wild before our flight.

Hey everyone. My family and I are booked on the Odyssey of the Seas for 2/20/2022. Our two boys are 7 and 3 and the oldest is currently fully-vaccinated, while the little guy is not. We went on an MSC cruise in October, and we were required to book boat excursions in order to get off the boat. Is it the same for RCCL? I understand it may depend on the countries you'll be stopping at (Mexico for this cruise), but I was just wondering if we were required to get excursions to get off the boat, or if we (as a family of four with one unvaccinated kiddo) can just walk off the boat and do what we want. Thank you!

I just signed up for the 10:30 am boarding time for the Dec. 9 Sunrise cruise out of Miami. It's the earliest I've been able to maybe get on board, and we're doing it with no kids this time, so should be pretty straight forward and far less stressful 😃

4 hours ago, Loopdan said:

Maybe a stupid question, but why are so many people buying these at home test kits (and often buying multiples per person due to quality control issues) when rapid tests are available at many pharmacies and cost nothing with your insurance?

 

Is this a regional thing where some pharmacies don't have these available or it's difficult to get an appointment?

I'm also wondering this. We went on a cruise last month and almost 2 weeks in advance made appointments for rapid result antigen tests through CVS. Results came back within 2 hours. Maybe people don't have access to pharmacies that are doing rapid tests? 

On 10/5/2021 at 6:27 PM, L1211 said:

So this happened. 

I love Alchemy Bar! Years ago, I was on a different Carnival boat (can’t remember) and my friends and I did a cocktail-making class. It was so much fun and the cocktails are really delicious. 

I’m on the October 16 sailing and my husband and I booked two rooms back in February. After reading on this forum about chosen rooms being taken away, I called. Turns out we WERE on deck 9, but they took every cabin back for quarantine purposes. My parents room was reassigned, but MINE was not, it’s set at G0000 or something, basically guaranteed. My parents are older and we booked our room near each other on purpose, as they’ll be helping out with my kids so my husband and I can go do stuff. I’ve called a few times and they can’t assign me a room! They keep trying and even finding rooms near each other to move us to, but the system won’t let them! It’s so frustrating! I just don’t get how my parents were reassigned an actual room but we were not and CANNOT get reassigned. 

I agree! I would love to hear about your experience! 

Thank you so much for posting the pictures of the kids club stuff. We're on the October 16 sailing and will have our 6 and 3 yr old boys with us. They're very excited to do kids club stuff, and I'm happy to see they'll be in the same group. Anyone else have kids on the October 16 sailing?

8 hours ago, tallnthensome said:

Why do people continue to think that they will be allowed to board if they test positive for Covid regardless of their excuses and history ? Have people lost their minds? Stay away ……

I suppose the CDC making guidelines for cruise travel for this exact scenario means nothing. Apparently, if you provide positive test results and letter from medical provider/county health department clearing you of infection, you should be eligible to get on the cruise, since you’re no longer contagious. I’m sorry you don’t understand this. 

I’ve been there but it’s been a while and I don’t remember if they have an actual dock or if you tender. Which is it? 

I would love to hear about 7-day sailings. I’m on the October 16 sailing on the Meraviglia and wondering how busy (or not) it will be. I was on the Seaside with my husband and in-laws back in March 2020 right before the world shut down. It was so packed. You could never find a pool lounger. 

My family and I and my parents are on the October 16 sailing on the Meraviglia. My dad has health issues and will definitely require a wheelchair or scooter. Does the boat rent this kind of thing or some company at the port? 

7 minutes ago, cruiseguyinorl said:

 

The CDC has a policy in place recommending no testing for 3 months after a positive test. Am currently waiting for confirmation for a client that MSC will accept the "documentation of recovery" mentioned below and is found here: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/covid-3/coronavirus-cruise-ship
 

Information for people who recently recovered from COVID-19

• If you tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 3 months and met criteria to end isolation, you do NOT need to get tested before or after cruise travel unless you have symptoms. CDC has found that people can continue to test positive for up to 3 months after they had COVID-19 and not be infectious to others.
• Travel with a copy of your positive test result and a letter from your healthcare or a public health official that states you have been cleared for travel. The positive test result and letter together are referred to as “documentation of recovery.” If you are asked by officials in a foreign country, you may be required to show this documentation.
• You also do NOT need to self-quarantine after cruise travel if you have recently recovered from COVID-19, even if you are not fully vaccinated.
  
   

 

This is very helpful! I’m on the October 16 sailing on the Meraviglia and my husband and I both tested positive for Covid last week. We’re both fully vaccinated, but attended a wedding that turned out to be a super spreader. My husband no longer has symptoms, I almost have no symptoms and we’re wondering about this regarding our upcoming cruise. Is MSC going to explicitly follow these CDC guidelines or are they going to still require a negative Covid test for us? 

1 hour ago, Shippy said:

   I would double check that..

Even before the covid, most cruise lines would not let you leave your kids onboard & then leave.

That in itself is a lot of liability for the cruiseline.

I will double-check that for sure. We took my oldest on a Royal Caribbean cruise when he was 3 and he stayed in kids club while we went onto the private island for a few hours. His grandparents picked up him later actually, not even us. But for sure I'll check that. Either way, I don't mind having to pay for excursions if we need to. 

Any info on the kid's clubs? I'm on the October 16 sailing with my family, kids are 6 and 3. 

I spoke with MSC a few hours ago, we're going on the Meraviglia on October 16, and we're bringing our 6 and 3 year old and also my fully vaccinated parents. My husband and I are also fully vaccinated. She told us that in Ocho Rios and Nassau, we can only get off the ship with our children by booking an excursion through the boat. Or she said we could leave the kids in the kid's club on the boat and go ashore without having to book excursions. 

Thank you so much for this review! It was so wonderfully-done and making me really look forward to our October 16 sailing. Did you see the kid's club at all? Were there all that many kids? I'll have my 6 and 3 year old with me and we absolutely want to take part in all things kid-related.

Are they no longer doing covid testing at the pier? This would be BEYOND convenient if they would continue doing this. We're on this boat on October 16, and I'm bringing my kids and my parents and the coordinating of testing for everyone no more than 3 days prior to sailing is a hassle. Testing everyone at the pier would be so convenient!

I would go with connecting balconies if you can do it. I understand it would be a little nerve-wracking to leave children alone in a balcony room, but there's a lock at the very top of the door that's somewhat difficult to open and close.. so it's not like a small child can easily open the balcony door is what I'm saying. Our 3 year old took full advantage of Adventure Ocean. He never did the meals with the staff there though.

Regarding the pool area and amenities, the iFly, surfing thing, rock-climbing and bumper cars are all free. Your littliest should be just fine in the teeny baby pool, splash pad area, with swim diapers. I saw tons of little babies with swim diapers in those areas, and none of the workers were saying anything.

I feel like I am perfectly-equipped to answer this question! We just got off the Anthem this morning and my son turned three on the day we left (Feb. 9). We had started potty training JUST for this trip, on Dec. 1... and within two weeks (if that), he was fully potty trained (nights and naps too). If you think your child will have an accident, just use one of the training pants underwear. Also, they will give you a phone and can call you if your kid poops and needs help wiping. We left our son in Adventure Ocean at least one session a day, and usually every 7-10 session. He had a blast and keeps talking about it! It gave us sanity and a much-needed break =)

I think you're referring to My Time Dining. We just got off the Anthem this morning and had MTD. There are four main dining rooms, and two of them are for MTD, all decorated differently but serve the same thing. You can usually get a table in one of the seated dining rooms if you get there right at 6 pm.