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Thank you for telling me this. I appreciate it. 

Thank you so much! This was so helpful! I so appreciate it. We are super excited. My youngest gets extreme anxiety around large crowds. He is very outgoing so we will be talking about the ship with him like now so he will know what to expect. 

Hi we are going on Harmony of the seas in August. We have a 14 and 8 yr old. Our youngest has special needs so when we stop in St Thomas it will be from 12-8 pm. We would like to find a less crowded beach or more private beach to go to. I have been doing a lot of research and it seems that St John might be a great area to go to. We would like to go on our own like rent a car or take a ferry over. Is this possible to go to for 4 hours and get back in time to port? Suggestions? 

Just now, Pasowicz said:

This is exactly what I needed to know. It makes me feel so much better. In various situations not a cruise but in other child care situations it has been very stressful due to negative behaviors so thank you.

Thank you!

On 4/26/2019 at 8:08 AM, sleepy425 said:

My 5 year old daughter has significant behavioral/emotional/social issues, to the point she goes to a special school.  Adventure Ocean was great with her.  I explained to them (in tears, terrified they were going to turn us away) what her issues are, and the staff was amazing.  Each time she went (we never sent her for very long and someone always stayed close just in case) they gave us a phone so they could call us if she had any issues.  They contacted us quickly, before it turned into a huge issue, when she "didn't like her pants" "was cold" - things that wouldn't be a big deal for other kids, but they recognized could become a problem for her.  And the last night of the cruise, when we decided to push our luck and let her stay longer because her twin sister was doing the pajama party, they were FABULOUS when she had a complete break down and couldn't be controlled.  There was no judgement, they didn't get mad, they just helped me catch her, contain her, and get her out without any issues.

My one complaint is that the phones don't work very well.  They would call, but we couldn't hear anything most of the time.  The phone would ring and it would be silence or static - each time we just ran there quickly to see what the issue was.

AND they got her to not only participate in the talent show, but they helped her wait patiently for her groups' turn (the little kids all did the chicken dance, it was adorable).  I was fully expecting to be in charge of her until it was her turn to go up, but they handled her and all the other kids very well.

Hi our family is going on Harmony of the Seas last week of August 2019. We have two boys, 14 and 8. Our 8 yr old son has Downs Syndrome. He has speech delays, sensory input needs and some behavior issues. We would like to use adventure ocean a few times for date night and to spend time with our older son. I would like to know some other cruisers with similar concerns and your experience with Adventure Ocean? Thanks