niksal Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Hi! Happy to have found this forum - lots of great advice! We’re taking our first cruise on the Allure of the Seas in December. We have two sons, 6 and 4 years old. They do not speak English, although we try to teach them some basic expressions. Will they be able to enjoy Adventure Ocean? Are all the activities organized, or is there also a ”playroom” where they can play freely? I’ve also understood they would be separated into different groups based on their age. Is this mandatory? I’m sure they would prefer to stay together. All replies and pieces of advice are welcome - thank you in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 What language do they speak? Like many other crew members Adventure Ocean staff come from all different countries and often speak more than one language. Even if nobody speaks your children's language, the staff will do their very best to make sure they are included. Kids are great at non-language communication anyway, much more so than adults. It's been a long time since my kids were young enough to go to Adventure Ocean so I can't remember the exact age groups but unless there are only a few kids on board, they do usually stick to the stipulated age groups. I have heard of an older child being allowed to move down an age group but not the other way round. This is something that you would need to discuss with the AO staff on the day. Be sure to go along with your children to the open session on the very first day. You'll find details of when it is in the cruise compass. ChessE4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Welcome to the blog, niksal niksal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niksal Posted August 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 The kids speak Finnish (not expecting anyone to speak that) and Swedish (understand fully, shy to speak). I’m not really expecting staff to speak these languages, but was more looking for experiences from others who may have been in the same situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 9 hours ago, niksal said: I’m not really expecting staff to speak these languages, but was more looking for experiences from others who may have been in the same situation. Yes, you're probably right. Your children will likely be fine, though. My 4-year-old great-niece, who speaks only Portuguese, thoroughly enjoyed herself even with no Portuguese-speakers among the staff. Kids that age don't worry about not being able to understand each other. They just get on with it. My great-niece made a friend on board who spoke some other language and apparently the two of them just chattered away to each other in their own languages while playing. Momof4crazytocruise and niksal 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 11 hours ago, FionaMG said: apparently the two of them just chattered away to each other in their own languages while playing. I LOVE this about kids. They're just kids. They don't care about anything. Why can't adults be like this ? FionaMG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Why can't adults be like this ? Wouldn't the world be such a better place... ? WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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