Herrim

Thank you. Did you bring him more than one bathing suit with sun protection? I got my son a long sleeve rashguard shirt and trunks with SPF protection.

We haven't been on the Pearl but recently sailed on the Dawn and brought our own pack n play (because I was worried about germs). However, there were several 7 month old children on the ship and none of them got sick so the pack n plays couldn't have been that bad. We did bring a mamadoo pack n play mattress pad to make it more comfy, along with our own bedding for him, and LO slept like a log!

 

My only real advice for the cruise is to bring plenty of sun protection. Our son did surprisingly well cruising but it was a challenge to protect his skin because the sun is just so bright and reflects off the water and ground. So just be careful, make sure he has really good hat (that's also good for swimming), and that the sunshade on your stroller is adequate.

 

And about Belize - the shore excursion people on the ship told us the beach excursion was great for kids. So we took it, along with a family with a 7 month old. However, there was NO shade and they were blasting really loud music. If I had realized that, I would have just stayed on the ship that day. We were stuck there in the blazing sun for over 4 hours trying to prevent our 6 month old from burning and crying too much. Not so much fun. But the rest of the ports should be fine. Belize is just a challenge because of the long tender.

Hi, I will be taking a 7 day cruise next week with my 7 months old baby. We will be cruising on NCL Pearl, going to Belize, Roatan, Key West and Cozumel.

Any tips? I requested a pack and play on the ship, but I overheard in another forum that they are not very clean.

Any tips, or if you have cruise on this ship before with babies, do you have any words of wisdom? Thanks!