carolinagirl530

We were just having the same debate and ended up booking sunrise. The main reason was because we did Vista two Presidents’ Day breaks ago and my husband felt it would be an exact repeat of the prior vacation. Having said that, we all thoroughly enjoyed Vista. We did family harbor and it was tremendously helpful for our kids who were 2, 7 and 9 at the time. With 12 year olds I probably wouldn’t bother. I would love to try Havana if that is an option. Don’t worry about skyride too much. You can easily find time without lines (early morning or port day) and that basically amounted to half an hour of the cruise. We all enjoyed it, but only did it once. 

Its rough when you are bound to a school break week. We would have done Horizon if the itinerary had been different. We are booked on Mardi Gras for 2021, so I’m looking at 2020 as just a quick getaway. 

We cruised on Breakaway a few years ago with my then 3 and 5 year old boys. They did awesome and absolutely loved it! Camp was a huge hit, but they had prior experience being "dropped off". I do think it helps to have a "friend" in camp. The pools and watersides were perfect for them and there were quite a few "family activities" they enjoyed. We barely spent any time off the ships because they were having so much fun. They enjoyed the buffet and Osheehans, but the dining room meals were too long for them ( we utilized camp to enjoy quiet meals). We spilled quite a few glasses of water, so definitely bring sippy cups if they aren't used to drinking from glasses.

myacuna, we're not sailing until 2/13. I would love to hear what you find out and how you and your baby enjoy the cruise! Thanks!

Hi,

This will be our first sailing with a baby (under one) and second sailing with our two older boys. This is also our first time on Royal Caribbean. Can anyone give information on the hours and practices of the nursery on Brilliance? The only info I found searching online referred to the ships' non-Caribbean itinerary which I gather has fewer babies on board.

Thanks!