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We will be sailing with my nephew who has special needs and doesn’t eat dairy. Little guy is 4 years old, so I’m wondering if OVC or any other venue has non-dairy cheese. He would LOVE to get pizza or have cheese on a burger, though of course he’ll be totally fine without. We’ve seen tons of diary free meal options or vegan options, but just wondering if anyone has seen “fake cheese” anywhere. Thanks!

Hi Everyone! We will be leaving in two weeks for a Thanksgiving sailing, Western Caribbean, on Edge. Our family has been on many Celeb cruises and we love them, but now we have kids! We just couldn’t bring ourselves to switch to RCI or Disney. We will be sailing with “The Grandparents”, Daughter #1, husband, and kids aged 7 and 4, and Daughter #2 (that’s me!), husband, and our just-turned-two year old. Joining the gang will be our nanny! 
 

It’s quite the setup. We are not a family that “can’t care for our own child” - rather, I work full-time from home and we are incredibly grateful to have a loving nanny who is very close with our family. She will enjoy the vacation too (in her own inside stateroom) and we’ll be able to stay out in the evenings when the kids need to go to bed.

Of course I’m biased, but our kids are thoughtful, sweet, and well-mannered. We live in a city and they’re used to dining out and behaving. We’re quick to remove them if things go downhill, but we plan carefully to avoid over-tired or hungry kids. My hope is that other cruisers will enjoy (or at least tolerate) our children. We are older parents in our late 30’s and find such pleasure in the joyfulness of the kids - hopefully others do too!
 

Celebrity isn’t as popular for families and I haven’t seen many posts about Edge with kids, so I’ll be sharing our experience of sailing with a toddler (no ship childcare available), a 4 year old with special needs, and a 7 year old. Wish us luck and please reply if you have any questions about sailing with kids that I can scope out for you while onboard!

Love the idea of limiting the smoking on the balconies. I sail almost exclusively now on Celebrity because my mother is very sensitive to smoke and it has limited our balcony use in the past. Why not have smoking and non-smoking balcony rooms on opposite sides of the ship?

We did this tour last Winter... it was SO FUN! One of the best tours we've ever done. The guides were really fun and very daring! They rode on 4-wheelers and darted in and out of traffic. We stayed on the road but went really fast! We also made a few stops.

I have a full review and pics on my blog, the link is below. Highly recommended tour!