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I know theyre in the same class, but are they the same? Same features, deck plans etc? We are looking to book with RC for the first time and I'm not seeing good posts or images of them. Id like real experiences and opinions :D:D

Crashkart, did you like 8448? Weare booked in that cabin next year

some of these pictures dont even look real ... very good job!

Love the review ... are you on facebook?

ETA, nevermind that fb question, I found you on there and messaged you

thanks for everyones input. We are so excited. My kids loved the Camps when we went in 2012 and are even more excited about the water works on the Magic.

thats the itin I wanted to go on so bad but since our kiddos are still in school, we are going on their Thanksgiving break and we are doing the Bahamian one. We made the mistake of taking them out of school for a full week on our Dec Triumph cruise. Wont do that again. Gotta go for perfect attendance from now on lol

We went on the Magic last March. Beautiful ship and we had 3 to a porthole room.

which itinerary?

cajungurl ... what room are yall in?

if I remember correctly, they do.

thank you for your response. I am very excited ... our last cruise was on the Triumph and we had a balcony on the Panorama deck. If you dont count the actual balcony, would the inside cabin be about the same size as the balcony cabin we had? I guess I would need to see the sq footage on both?

on the elegant nights, do they do the lobster dinner on both nights?

we got interior cabin on lido ... too small for 4?

when/how many formal nights?

any tips or recommendations? :D:D:D

we want a cool place to take the kids to that may also have AI option. Kids like to play and we like to drink :-)

we've never done this itinerary before so any help is appreciated

not on the Valor but on the Triumph. Absolutely loved the location. Cabin 1060 is what we were in and you could see lots of stuff. Highly suggest that deck

Well, I've taken 24 cruises in my life. The last 3 have been with an infant. You know what? They have been by far the BEST 3 cruises of my life.

 

It all depends on where you are in life, and what you consider a vacation to be. Yes, there was a time when a vacation meant going away and having adult fun. These days, I'm in a stage in my life where a vacation means spending time with my family and re-discovering things through my kids eyes.

 

My wife and I used to roll our eyes at our friends with kids who'd make the "pilgrimage" to Disney....that is until we had our OWN kids. We took our son to Disney for the first time last December and watching his eyes lit up in amazement as he walked through those gates for the first time was simply priceless. It brought tears to my eyes. It made me think of when I was that innocent.

 

And no, going on vacation doesn't mean that you'll spend the entire cruise feeding, changing diapers, etc, etc. The beauty of taking a cruise is that you can take a break from your kids because they have kids camp (cruise lines like Disney and Royal Caribbean will accept kids as young as 6 months of age). We'd spend the day with our son, go ashore, have fun, check out the different activities, and then at night we'd drop him off at the kid's nursery while mom and dad went out for dinner, watched a show, or just spent some time relaxing.

 

 

 

You're right, small kids won't remember, but the parents will. The memories that WE have with our infant son are priceless, and the 3 cruises that he's taken so far have been amazing! :D

 

We now have a second child, and we are gearing up to sail to Alaska with our now 3 year old son, and our 1 year old daughter. We can't wait! :)

best answer, by far! I agree with all of your points and I, too, along with my husband feel the same way. Will they remember it? Maybe/maybe not. But the memories we make with them is what i will always cherish.

We made a deal with our kids (now 6,8) and actually gave them the choice, that for Christmas they could either be given toys that will eventually be thrown away or take a trip each year for memories & fun. Both of my kids agreed to go on trips. We know what our kids like and we love cruising. If it turns out that they dont like cruising, our next is to fly to a nice beach somewhere. My kids are the type that like everything. They think Galveston is the best thing ever! Cant wait for them to see Cozumel