amybiff

Thank you!

We are sailing in May, and my son, who will be five at that point, will be going to the kids club for the first time. He always enjoyed the nursery because he likes those kinds of toys, and he is intellectually disabled and has some fine motor skill issues so he still tends to prefer younger toys and activities. 
Are there toys in the clubs that he can play with? He’s not good yet with really structured activities, and does more parallel play than interactive. Generally he’s just delighted to be around other people, especially kids, but I don’t want him to be bored. I’ve reached out to the special-needs department, and they were nice enough to call me back right away and address all of my concerns, but I forgot to ask specifically about toys. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 
Cute photo just because. 🥰

Thanks for the advice and commiseration, everyone!  At this point I'm leaning towards rescheduling for some future time; I have to call RCCL again (Lord help me!) because this trip was using a previous FCC that was set to expire next March, and I don't know when we'll be able to go before then (we're doing Hawaii on Disney in May).  On my two previous calls to them, I had to correct the reps as to what the current policy is, so I'm not feeling too confident that this will be any easy call, lol. My son has an intellectual disability (Angelman Syndrome) and I don't know if I want to put him through the multiple tests. I'm so sad because he loves cruising and being on, near, or in any kind of water, and has always enjoyed the whole experience. (Well, at least he did the last time we cruised which was two years ago this month).  I'd be 100% comfortable cruising right now, and am so glad they're taking so many precautions, but I don't think it's a good fit for us at the moment.  Sigh.  

I feel like I’m beating my head against the wall. According to the health policy, my 4 year old son will have to have a negative PCR test no more than three days prior to sailing and then get tested again at the port. HOWEVER, the PCR results can take several days. I called RCCL because we’re sailing on Oct 4 and I wanted to confirm he can’t use a rapid test. The rep said my son will be tested at the port, but didn’t seem to know that he’ll also need to bring a negative test really with him as well. I’m waiting on hold now for someone to clear this up (after a 26 minute call that ended up with them transferring me to a supervisor and hanging up in the process). 

What happens if his results don’t come in on time? We don’t sail, right? It’s such a tight turnaround, and at this point I’m just wishing I hadn’t even booked because it’s too stressful not knowing if we’ll have what we need in time to board. 

Thank you both for your responses! I will definitely reach out to the staff. It’s very reassuring to hear that he’ll likely enjoy himself on his own terms!

 Sorry if this has been answered before, I tried searching and couldn’t find the exact answer to my question, although I found some very helpful dailies that someone had posted.

My little penguin is almost 2 1/2, and I am hoping to make good use of Camp Ocean during our upcoming cruise on the Sunrise. I see that there are a lot of scheduled activities, does he have to participate in those, or can he just wander around and play with toys? He has developmental delays and is more like a 12 month old, and does not engage in group activities very well yet.

Thank you in advance!  

Cute photo added just because  🥰

Thanks, all!  I’ll probably pack them just in case. I keep seeing  pics like the one above that have the track going all the way across. 

Hi all! We’re considering a balcony stateroom for the May 2020 Hawaii sailing, and I see many photos online showing a divider curtain in the room. Do any of you know if they’re still there? We’ve rigged curtains around our little guy’s crib before but would be very glad to not have to pack the curtains and magnet hooks!

Thanks!