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Old 10-08-2004, 05:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Cruising with a baby

A colleague and I are both new dads and we are wondering if it would be wise to take our kids and wives on a carribean cruise. Does anyone have experience with this? Any suggested cruise lines over others when it comes to travelling with a 12 month old baby?
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Old 10-13-2004, 01:06 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Get grandpa and grandma to babysit. They're probably still excitied about having the little one around. I know my parents are waiting for flygirl and I to get our act together.
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Old 10-13-2004, 06:40 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Going on holiday with babies is hard work, even if you're just going to visit the grandparents. In my experience anyway, but then my daughter is not one to just sit quietly and relax. If she's not on the go every waking minute, everyone in a 100m radius will hear about it. Maybe your kids are different though.
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Old 10-13-2004, 06:50 AM   #4 (permalink)
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It's generally recommended to wait for cruises until the kid is potty-trained; that way, you can take advantage of the on-board babysitting. If the kid is walking, I'd be worried about a kid overboard. OTOH, I've never been on a cruise ship, so I'm just guessing.
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Old 10-13-2004, 06:57 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I took a quick trip over to ICRUISE.com - and plugged in kid friendly (or whatever their term was ) and came back with :
http://www.icruise.com/main.html?main_kids=on&x=25&y=18
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Hey, party-animals move over, Carnival caters to kids as well as grown-ups. Fleetwide (except for the older Jubilee, Celebration and Holiday), there are large playrooms and supervised activities all day long. In summers and during holidays, 500 to 800 kids per ship is typical.
Activities for four age groups from ages 2-15
Wading pools fleetwide
Kids' menus
Group baby-sitting 10pm-3am ($) for as young as 4 months
Apple iMacs in the playrooms (except on Fantasy, Inspiration, Holiday, Jubilee and Celebration).
Kids dine w/ counselors on the two formal nights
Cribs and beepers available; strollers for rent
It lists what the other cruise lines offer as well--

Basic gist of what I read - most kiddie cruise camps start at age 2... While babysitting is available -- there's not much for kids to do...
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Old 10-13-2004, 08:58 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Its obviously not going to be as stress-free as a solo/childless cruise, but it would make for a very nice vacation nevertheless I should think.
A few cruiselines are quite baby-friendly, ie have nurseries, change diapers, etc.

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Old 10-13-2004, 05:37 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I wouldn't take a baby on a cruise, but that's just me. It'd take a lot away from the relaxation of the experience.
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Old 10-16-2004, 01:42 PM   #8 (permalink)
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For kids that young I would ONLY go Disney Cruise. Carnival does cater to kids but I don't think they have programs for that young. Disney does (2 years ago). My sister took their baby. They had day and evening sitting available and all had a great time. I do echo the others above thought that say for cruising... wait till their older. You might look into something like ClubMed. Many of their villiges have accomidations for babies as well. Our family of 18 (parents, children and grandchildren) went to Xtapa in Mexico. SUPER time and I think it would be more relaxing than a cruise since you don't have to go through the hassle of getting on and off a ship with a child.
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Old 10-16-2004, 08:10 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Hey folks, this is great stuff! I concur that it could be hard work to go on vacation with a baby, but I was on a Celebrity Cruise 2 years ago and saw a couple with a kid that enjoyed herself and was taken care of by the on board babysitting.

I have some co-workers who are interested in cruising with a fairly new born child and we think it'll be kinda cool to relax with friends and our new tiny families.
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