lady_aj

we did tours with a group of 7 (parents, grandparents and grandkids) and most of the tour guides we hired had vans with 3 or 4 rows of seating. Just ask ahead

We just did 11 nights on Celebrity Equinox in the Family Veranda room with a 10month old and a 2.5yo. It's a 2 bedroom/1 bathroom unit with a balcony. Worked great for us!

Is it possible to eat and snack on healthful meals on board Celebrity Equinox? Traveling with two little ones and I'd like to make sure they aren't eating too much junk food during the cruise both on board and port days. At home we eat a lot of rolled oats, sugar free peanut butter, no adde dsugar jam, etc. Will everything on board be jiffy and other commercial brands with lots of sugars and additives?

We are doing a family vacation with grandparents, toddler (2.5yo) and baby (10months) for 11 nights on Celebrity Equinox. This is our first Celebrity cruise and first one with the littles. I've been combing the boards for travel advice and have found a lot of helpful hints for onboard the ship (inflatable pool, borrow toys from Fun Factory, etc) - thank you! Still all ears for any other on board tips but haven't read much about days in port. Does anyone have feedback for what to do in port? Specifically the following:

Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas)

St Croix

St John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Barbados

St. Lucia

Philipsburg (St. Maarten)

I don't plan to do any ship shore excursions. Should I plan every destination ahead (private tours) or will there be plentiful options upon arrival, eg can we just hail a cab or two and have them drive us around?

thanks for any and all feedback!