KelaM

Hi my name is Raquela. I have been perusing his blog for some time and decided to say hello. My husband and I will be going on our 3rd cruise (2nd with our 2 yr old son) in Sept 2019 on Allure. Looking forward to it as this will be the largest ship we've been on. Previous cruises were on Jewel (2008) and Navigator (2018). My husband likes RC so much, he's reluctant to try another cruise line.

Don't think twice....go and have fun!! My husband and I took our son on his first cruise last year a month shy of his first birthday. We had some concerns but surprisingly he did really well! He loves to be out and about so having a new space (an entire ship!) to explore kept him entertained. During the day we kept him with us. On sea days we explored the ship (Navigator of the seas), played mini golf etc, and on port days we took him with us too. Again, we knew he wouldn't be any trouble because it's something new to capture his attention. We got him ready for bed and dropped him off at the nursery on our way to dinner most nights. He would be sleeping when we picked him up after an hour or two. The short time was due to me worrying about being away from him and leaving him with strangers, given that he cried every time we dropped him off. We're booked for another cruise on Allure of the Seas Sept 15th. He's 2 yrs now so will see how that goes!

Thanks Matt! We're in Barbados so guess that's out for us.

I recently booked a cruise using CruiseDirect.com for the Allure of the Seas sailing Sept 15th and was told that we're not eligible for the advertised onboard credit because we're not located in US/Canada. Does anyone know about this? Also, is the OBC for "refer a friend" still available? We have a friend who is new to cruising joining us. I wonder if we'll at least be able to get that. Many thanks in advance!