Height measurements?

[readsontheship]

I see there is a minimum height of 42" for the water slide. Do they measure the children at some point? How does that work?

[SadieN]

I see there is a minimum height of 42" for the water slide. Do they measure the children at some point? How does that work?

 

 

 

There’s a measure, just like the rides at amusement parks.

[readsontheship]

So at the point of entry? Are they really strict?

 

Another question (may be or may not be related!) Can children wear water shoes?

[coevan]

yes, there is a measuring stick and if you are not tall enough no slide, just like amusement park rides. They have to draw the line somewhere

[lcpagejr]

There will be a Carnival staff member at the top.... I believe the height for the major slides is 48"....However in the waterpark areas...some ships have smaller slides which there is no age limit....The slide top is around 6' tall and a parent can easily place child on top or child runs up steps

 

Water shoes should not be a problem

[Moviela]

Water shoes? Are people trying to take away one of the joys of childhood? Going barefoot is a pleasure when going in the water, walking in the sand, or enjoying a park.

[beachbum53]

There will be a Carnival staff member at the top.... I believe the height for the major slides is 48"....However in the waterpark areas...some ships have smaller slides which there is no age limit....The slide top is around 6' tall and a parent can easily place child on top or child runs up steps

 

Water shoes should not be a problem

 

Sorry, no water shoes allowed. You, or anyone else wearing water shoes, will be asked to remove them. This was my experience on the Breeze.

[lcpagejr]

Sorry, no water shoes allowed. You, or anyone else wearing water shoes, will be asked to remove them. This was my experience on the Breeze.

 

My bad....Obviously I did not expect water shoes to be worn in big slide.... safety issues.... But walking around in waterpark , under the bucket, through the fountains, etc is fine....and my grandson wore them when I was on the Breeze in 2015

[beachbum53]

My bad....Obviously I did not expect water shoes to be worn in big slide.... safety issues.... But walking around in waterpark , under the bucket, through the fountains, etc is fine....and my grandson wore them when I was on the Breeze in 2015

 

No problem with water shoes or flip-flops in the waterpark, just not on the slide.

[JerseyGirlJen]

After getting blisters on the bottom of my feet from the black non-slip sandpaper tape on the steps going up to the slide on the Freedom in 2012, I have always worn flip flops and then just held them once I got on the slide. The sun beating down on that black tape made it super hot. Just be aware.

 

 

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[dlm0920]

There is a measuring stick at both the bottom and the top of the slide. The guard at the top can measure and has authority to restrict riders at his/her discretion. We were on the Dream last year and my son was only 41.5", so about half an inch short of the 42" requirement. Almost every day he rode the tall slides without issue and the guards did not seem to strictly enforce the height requirements for any of the kids who were "close". There was only one time when they would not allow my son to use the slides. It happened to be a very windy day, so I'm not sure if they were being more strict because of the weather conditions or we just had one guard that more strictly enforced the rules. My guess is there's a lot of variability in how strict the height restrictions are enforced!

[Lerin]

They let us wear watershoes on our last cruise. If they hadn't no one could've been able to get to the slides-the deck was BURNING hot.

[Elaine5715]

Of course you can wear water shoes, you just hold them on the slides.