c5marine

Hello All,

Just returned from 4 day trip on Allure of the Seas out of FLL going to Nassau, Coco Cay, and a day at sea.   Traveling were my wife and I (early 40’s) and our 1 year old.  First time on RCL - we normally sail on Windstar (but due to sons age had to try something else).  We also were fortunate enough to travel in a Crown Loft Suite. 
 

Caveat: We fully recognized and accepted what we were getting ourselves into before sailing (likely a full ship, with a child not Vaccinated, and the limitations that went along with that).  We wanted to try it out to see if cruising with a little one would be logistically easier.  
 

Short summary/recommendation:  If cruising with a little one that is not vaccinated - highly recommend not cruising if you think the logistics will be easier. 
 

While we enjoyed the room and our one day at Coco Cay - when you are trying to navigate a one year olds schedule (naps, feeding times, etc.) we were limited to the MDR at 815PM ( due to vaccination status), or reservations for Coastal Kitchen (with the ship being pretty full you needed to book a day out, or Windjammer. And in all honesty we found the food to be pretty sub-par. 
 

The shows were decent - but you are limited to times that you can attend with other non vaccines guests.  
 

Overall - unless you just had to cruise - if you are traveling with a non vaccinated child - I would recommend looking at other vacation options.  While we knew beforehand that we would experience some limited flexibility - it was more challenging then we thought. 

Thanks!  It’s strange because it says if pending you can modify up to three hours before the cruise.  But does not allow for any action.  Hope I get the win!

Bid on 4 suites - 3 show now as expired and 1 shows as pending for a sailing on Sunday.  Site won’t let me update or change my one to at is pending.  How do I interrupt this?

Thanks everyone for the replies.  If we did cruise we would likely not use the nursery anyway (have not even used a babysitter yet!). More curious as to what we either miss out in or how we would be treated different. 

Looking for experiences or observations…

I understand we would not be able to get off a ship without a sponsored tour or at CoCo Cay. More interested in onboard experiences.  Since one member is not vaccinated does that effectively mean you sit in the unvaccinated section for everything?  
 

Any impact (negative) (meaning difficult to use benefits of a suite) if an infant is unvaccinated?

Hello,

Thinking about doing the cruise in the title. Has anyone ever done this one and can provide feedback? The itinerary is pasted below. Any concerns with doing this in November? The price is really low (~1799/person) compared to the other weeks. Does anyone know why?

Sat Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy 5:00pm

Sun Portoferraio, Elba, Italy 8:00am 6:00pm

Mon Portofino, Italy 8:00am 6:00pm

Tue Monte Carlo, Monaco 8:00am

Wed Monte Carlo, Monaco 1:00am

Wed Cannes, France 7:00am 6:00pm

Thu Marseille, France 8:00am

Fri Marseille, France 11:00am

Sat Barcelona, Spain 7:00am