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I think it means that if parents are gold and get 10% off a package then kids do too. Or Diamond level get one free day of internet so each minor does too. Not buy an internet package get one free for your kids. 

Thanks for the reassurance! I think I’ll give it a go!

Weird question, is there some sort of qualification to live blog your cruise on this forum under the Live Blogs section or is it just for anyone? People always seem to be so witty and entertaining, but I am not. I mostly want to do it because I've had so many questions about sailing on Vision with little kids and there isn't a wealth of info out there about the smaller/older ships it seems nor the AO or teen activities. I want to share our experience with young kids on a longer sailing on a smaller ship. I also research for hours on end about excursions and am SO excited about the ones I've selected (one of them brings their monkey on every excursion, which is my DREAM) that I want to share my experiences with others as they do their own research. 21 days until we head out on our first Diamond cruise!

Thanks for the reassurance! I think I’ll give it a go!

Weird question, is there some sort of qualification to live blog your cruise on this forum under the Live Blogs section or is it just for anyone? People always seem to be so witty and entertaining, but I am not. I mostly want to do it because I've had so many questions about sailing on Vision with little kids and there isn't a wealth of info out there about the smaller/older ships it seems nor the AO or teen activities. I want to share our experience with young kids on a longer sailing on a smaller ship. I also research for hours on end about excursions and am SO excited about the ones I've selected (one of them brings their monkey on every excursion, which is my DREAM) that I want to share my experiences with others as they do their own research. 21 days until we head out on our first Diamond cruise!

Thanks for the reassurance! I think I’ll give it a go!

Weird question, is there some sort of qualification to live blog your cruise on this forum under the Live Blogs section or is it just for anyone? People always seem to be so witty and entertaining, but I am not. I mostly want to do it because I've had so many questions about sailing on Vision with little kids and there isn't a wealth of info out there about the smaller/older ships it seems nor the AO or teen activities. I want to share our experience with young kids on a longer sailing on a smaller ship. I also research for hours on end about excursions and am SO excited about the ones I've selected (one of them brings their monkey on every excursion, which is my DREAM) that I want to share my experiences with others as they do their own research. 21 days until we head out on our first Diamond cruise!

Thanks for the reassurance! I think I’ll give it a go!

Weird question, is there some sort of qualification to live blog your cruise on this forum under the Live Blogs section or is it just for anyone? People always seem to be so witty and entertaining, but I am not. I mostly want to do it because I've had so many questions about sailing on Vision with little kids and there isn't a wealth of info out there about the smaller/older ships it seems nor the AO or teen activities. I want to share our experience with young kids on a longer sailing on a smaller ship. I also research for hours on end about excursions and am SO excited about the ones I've selected (one of them brings their monkey on every excursion, which is my DREAM) that I want to share my experiences with others as they do their own research. 21 days until we head out on our first Diamond cruise!

Thanks for the reassurance! I think I’ll give it a go!

Weird question, is there some sort of qualification to live blog your cruise on this forum under the Live Blogs section or is it just for anyone? People always seem to be so witty and entertaining, but I am not. I mostly want to do it because I've had so many questions about sailing on Vision with little kids and there isn't a wealth of info out there about the smaller/older ships it seems nor the AO or teen activities. I want to share our experience with young kids on a longer sailing on a smaller ship. I also research for hours on end about excursions and am SO excited about the ones I've selected (one of them brings their monkey on every excursion, which is my DREAM) that I want to share my experiences with others as they do their own research. 21 days until we head out on our first Diamond cruise!

Thanks for the reassurance! I think I’ll give it a go!

Thanks for the reassurance! I think I’ll give it a go!

Weird question, is there some sort of qualification to live blog your cruise on this forum under the Live Blogs section or is it just for anyone? People always seem to be so witty and entertaining, but I am not. I mostly want to do it because I've had so many questions about sailing on Vision with little kids and there isn't a wealth of info out there about the smaller/older ships it seems nor the AO or teen activities. I want to share our experience with young kids on a longer sailing on a smaller ship. I also research for hours on end about excursions and am SO excited about the ones I've selected (one of them brings their monkey on every excursion, which is my DREAM) that I want to share my experiences with others as they do their own research. 21 days until we head out on our first Diamond cruise!

Thanks for the reassurance! I think I’ll give it a go!

Weird question, is there some sort of qualification to live blog your cruise on this forum under the Live Blogs section or is it just for anyone? People always seem to be so witty and entertaining, but I am not. I mostly want to do it because I've had so many questions about sailing on Vision with little kids and there isn't a wealth of info out there about the smaller/older ships it seems nor the AO or teen activities. I want to share our experience with young kids on a longer sailing on a smaller ship. I also research for hours on end about excursions and am SO excited about the ones I've selected (one of them brings their monkey on every excursion, which is my DREAM) that I want to share my experiences with others as they do their own research. 21 days until we head out on our first Diamond cruise!

They're just regular pack n plays as far as design and comfort, but they are miniature size. When my daughter was 19 months she slept in one and barely fit, her head and toes touched each end of the pack n play. She was generally in the 25% so on the smaller size for her age. If your baby is above average they might find the pack n play a little cramped. Our stateroom attendant provided no sheets for the pack n play due to, what he stated were "legal reasons" but said he could provide us with an extra sheet so we could setup the pack n play on our own understanding that he did not set it up and took no responsibility if anything happened. It was a little strange, but we definitely didn't want her sleeping directly on the pack n play mat. The sheet was a massive twin size sheet which didn't seem super safe, so I might suggest bringing your own water proof protector, sheet, and blanket. 

They're just regular pack n plays as far as design and comfort, but they are miniature size. When my daughter was 19 months she slept in one and barely fit, her head and toes touched each end of the pack n play. She was generally in the 25% so on the smaller size for her age. If your baby is above average they might find the pack n play a little cramped. Our stateroom attendant provided no sheets for the pack n play due to, what he stated were "legal reasons" but said he could provide us with an extra sheet so we could setup the pack n play on our own understanding that he did not set it up and took no responsibility if anything happened. It was a little strange, but we definitely didn't want her sleeping directly on the pack n play mat. The sheet was a massive twin size sheet which didn't seem super safe, so I might suggest bringing your own water proof protector, sheet, and blanket. 

I too love doing the research and planned a family cruise and booked all 7 rooms myself, it took SO long over the phone. Then had to lift and shift after it was cancelled during the pandemic and argue about why we still needed adjoining rooms since 11 out of the 20 people were minors even though we were moving to the same class of ship on the same dates just exactly a year later. Then I had to add a yet to be named infant to the reservation after SIL got pregnant, then had to call again to add baby’s name and birthdate. I was on the phone for HOURS UPON HOURS. After that experience I’ve done all the research on my own and just asked the TA to reserve it so she could deal with all the changes if anything were to come up. She has only booked the cruise itself. I’ve done all other research and booking of excursions. My point being you can do all the fun parts and let your TA deal with any of the not so fun stuff that may come up. 

I agree about Navigators ice show, it is not to be missed. I’ve seen it three times now and it’s one of my favorites. 
Also agree on PV. After visiting on our Christmas cruise we decided to do a land based week long vacation. It was spectacular, highly recommend Casa Carole if you need somewhere to stay. 
Also agree about the Catalina tender situation, what a nightmare that was!
If you’re doing a Mexico cruise in winter you should really try whale watching. We saw so. Any whales breaching during mating season it was just incredible.  

I agree about Navigators ice show, it is not to be missed. I’ve seen it three times now and it’s one of my favorites. 
Also agree on PV. After visiting on our Christmas cruise we decided to do a land based week long vacation. It was spectacular, highly recommend Casa Carole if you need somewhere to stay. 
Also agree about the Catalina tender situation, what a nightmare that was!
If you’re doing a Mexico cruise in winter you should really try whale watching. We saw so. Any whales breaching during mating season it was just incredible.  

I agree about Navigators ice show, it is not to be missed. I’ve seen it three times now and it’s one of my favorites. 
Also agree on PV. After visiting on our Christmas cruise we decided to do a land based week long vacation. It was spectacular, highly recommend Casa Carole if you need somewhere to stay. 
Also agree about the Catalina tender situation, what a nightmare that was!
If you’re doing a Mexico cruise in winter you should really try whale watching. We saw so. Any whales breaching during mating season it was just incredible.  

For a largeish family, such as mine, cruises are still the most economical vacation. Our 10 nighter on Vision over spring break and Easter is less than $4000 for 6 of us. Adding 3 nights hotel on either side of that and excursions we’re probably around $6000. I priced that against 7 nights at Disney World the same week and that would have cost us at least $10K, and Disney is a much more exhausting non-vacation. Even our 7 nighter to Alaska is significantly cheaper than a Disney World vacation. Side note, if you have an Alaska cruise planned out of Seattle this summer the flight prices on air2sea are insanely cheap right now. I got 8 first class tickets on delta, round trip, nonstop for $137!! They showed up almost immediately in the delta app for us to pick our seats. 

For a largeish family, such as mine, cruises are still the most economical vacation. Our 10 nighter on Vision over spring break and Easter is less than $4000 for 6 of us. Adding 3 nights hotel on either side of that and excursions we’re probably around $6000. I priced that against 7 nights at Disney World the same week and that would have cost us at least $10K, and Disney is a much more exhausting non-vacation. Even our 7 nighter to Alaska is significantly cheaper than a Disney World vacation. Side note, if you have an Alaska cruise planned out of Seattle this summer the flight prices on air2sea are insanely cheap right now. I got 8 first class tickets on delta, round trip, nonstop for $137!! They showed up almost immediately in the delta app for us to pick our seats. 

For a largeish family, such as mine, cruises are still the most economical vacation. Our 10 nighter on Vision over spring break and Easter is less than $4000 for 6 of us. Adding 3 nights hotel on either side of that and excursions we’re probably around $6000. I priced that against 7 nights at Disney World the same week and that would have cost us at least $10K, and Disney is a much more exhausting non-vacation. Even our 7 nighter to Alaska is significantly cheaper than a Disney World vacation. Side note, if you have an Alaska cruise planned out of Seattle this summer the flight prices on air2sea are insanely cheap right now. I got 8 first class tickets on delta, round trip, nonstop for $137!! They showed up almost immediately in the delta app for us to pick our seats.