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Sure....why not. it would be one way to prevent pools from closing as often and being overcrowded. Why bother having  a kids pool area that is hardly used as they all hang out in the main pools.
But I don't know why 2 year olds needs to be in a deep pool to "swim"...seems to me that the kids area would be the place for kids to be

May 2024
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9 - FJ28 (Liberty)
10 -Snotarni (Allure)
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16 - PPPJJ-GCVAB (Symphony)
16 - SemperMom (Symphony)
17 - TimeRacer (Ovation)
18 - Zenra (Mariner)
26 - Hoppy2BHere (Wonder)
26 - CruzOnBye (Wonder)

If everything goes according to plan I'll be onboard along with my former spouse and our 11yo. Pre-shutdown we were DCL cruisers; Kid & I were on Oasis last year, but Symphony will be new to all three of us. (I'm excited about the double points I will get for staying alone in a separate cabin.) We're coming down from Boston.
Enjoy your cruise!
P.S. Did you see that the various shows are now available for booking in the Cruise Planner?

Thanks for this post @Leroyr55.  I am doing an 8 night on her as soon as she arrives in Bayonne…in just 16 days and 12hours.  Getting pretty excited as the days go by.  

We just returned from a 8 night cruise on this great ship.
The big question is always food. 
Six nights we ate in the main dining room. Now we are not what you call foodies but we were happy with each meal.  The wait staff we had were great and very accommodating to requests. 
Another night we ate in Chops need I say anymore more. Delicious meal and staff. 
We did the hibachi another night great time and great meal.
For a relaxing breakfast some days try the main dining room it did not disappoint.
Entertainment Hiro again tops the list as a must see. Hairspray although a little long was great. Also the 2.0 ice skating show is another not to miss. The adult comedy show was just that adult comedy.
The crew once again was fantastic friendly and just fun.
Overall a fantastic 8 nights on board. 

the invisible crew receives a generous paycheck commiserate with the job they do 

This is such a tired argument…

But the OP still makes a good point- it's definitely not designed great if you have kids of varying ages, but I'm sure it's great if you are just adults, OR have one or two kids in the same age range. 

Yep.  My shows are booked!  Also, we received a Royal Up bid invite for one of our two rooms. Fingers crossed!  

I will be on Symphony this Saturday with my drink package. Plenty of fruity drinks in my future, I will keep you posted on my experience.
Speaking of that, what are the best frozen drinks to try? Any fan favorites?

Come on over!  Somebody needs to drink all these cocktails I've been making.  I'm not really a drinker.  I'm just fascinated by mixology. lol

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I've passed along cash to these folks on more than a few occasions, especially when I see the same crew member repeatedly. Best reaction I ever got was when I handed the guy washing the pool deck at 5:00 a.m. a $5 bill.

As someone well over 18, I think breaking the rules because you feel you have a good reason stinks. Just letting you know.

But then there isn't the motion of the ship and the vast expanse of nothingness (our favorite view on board).

I disagree. Another sea day>>>Nassau.

I did this in May 2022: I stayed in the hotel next to Newark Penn Station and then took a Lyft to the port on embarkation morning. It was <20 minutes and perfectly pleasant.
(The only thing about the area around Newark Penn is that a lot of unhoused people hang out in and around the station, and I've seen people in reviews and on other forums who aren't used to cities be freaked out by that. I also travel to that station from the Boston area for work a couple of times a year — a month ago, most recently — so I can say with authority that it's heavily policed, and I've never been bothered or even looked at twice as a solo female traveler...but everyone's experience and comfort level with that sort of thing is different so your mileage may vary.)

I ordered the cooler + water when this package first showed up in the Cruise Planner. I boarded Oasis yesterday and got 6 750ml glass bottles of water along with the letter saying we wouldn’t get the bag because of supply chain issues, but when we got back to our room after a morning at Coco Cay just now, the bag was on our sofa. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

I ordered the cooler + water when this package first showed up in the Cruise Planner. I boarded Oasis yesterday and got 6 750ml glass bottles of water along with the letter saying we wouldn’t get the bag because of supply chain issues, but when we got back to our room after a morning at Coco Cay just now, the bag was on our sofa. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

It was great! It ended up pouring rain the whole time we were there (which is apparently exceedingly rare, so you’re probably fine on that front), but our driver, Cutty, took excellent care of us; we saw a lot of both the French and Dutch sides, and he was was able to teach us about the history of the island and its usage as a travel hub for visitors to Anguilla and St. Barths. We visited a bird zoo, got pastries on the French side, saw the “Moses walk,” stopped at the border between the two sides to see the monument, and spent about half an hour at Mullet Bay Beach. We ended up skipping Maho Beach and cutting the trip short because my kid got tired and wasn’t interested in much beach time due to the weather, but we would both do it again in a heartbeat. The only downside (other than the weather) was that the roads are very windy and steep, so if you’re prone to motion sickness it’s tough.  

I ordered the cooler + water when this package first showed up in the Cruise Planner. I boarded Oasis yesterday and got 6 750ml glass bottles of water along with the letter saying we wouldn’t get the bag because of supply chain issues, but when we got back to our room after a morning at Coco Cay just now, the bag was on our sofa. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

Our kids got them at the same time, so 2 and 5. When they are that young you have to renew every five years. We’re waiting to renew a couple more months so the oldest will be 16, which is the ten year renewal age. It’s easy to do and even our tiny town has a passport post office location. I feel much more secure than when I would bring them with their birth certificates.

I am like everyone else, get them now.  You can do without them until there is an issue.  Just think about this, you have an issue while in the Caribbean.  You have to fly home because of medical issues.  Your grandchild that is with you does not have a passport and cannot fly back with you.  What do you do?  I always plan for the worst and hope for the best.

welp 😆
in the proverbial words of taylor swift, “all’s well that ends well to end up with you…”

I ordered the cooler + water when this package first showed up in the Cruise Planner. I boarded Oasis yesterday and got 6 750ml glass bottles of water along with the letter saying we wouldn’t get the bag because of supply chain issues, but when we got back to our room after a morning at Coco Cay just now, the bag was on our sofa. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯