Minimum Baby Age

Does anyone know if a 5month old can travel? On the Cruise Critic baby age page, it says they can https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/articles.cfm?ID=1782

But Thomsons website says the infant must be over 6 months? If not then it's Center Parcs, lol.

 

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I don't think kids under the age of one should cruise.

I don't think kids under the age of one should cruise.

Why? After being on around 20 cruises (with no baby) I don't see much of a problem with one.

 

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6 months with Thomson I believe: 1 for transatlantic I think.

 

I don’t see a problem with under 1s going. The younger they are the less hassle they are!

Depends on the baby. Our son was hyperactive at one . He was had to travel with even in our car. Would of hated to be on a ship with him. Out daughter would of been fine at six months.

It was 6 months with P&O as we found out when daughter fell pregnant. Full refund for the ones on her booking and our deposit accepted off another cruise.

Depends on the baby. Our son was hyperactive at one . He was had to travel with even in our car. Would of hated to be on a ship with him. Out daughter would of been fine at six months.

Yeah, it probably does depend on the people and baby. We don't drink and baby is quite chilled so it would be fairly easy for us I think. I'd have more reservations if she was toddling around.

 

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I agree - very young toddlers are hard to watch and I wouldn't feel I could relax at all unless I had an army of relatives with me to help amuse and keep him/her out of trouble - but a small baby in a pram all the time would be a doddle by comparison As long as the child is kept hydrated and out of the sun which I'm sure B35 is well aware of it'd be fine

Maybe you'll have to delay your cruise by a month

6 months to cruise. But if there are 3 consecutive sea days then this goes up to 1 year. Think it is to do with pediatric care available whist at sea.

With respect I wouldn't like to have a cabin adjacent to a very young baby.

Cabin walls can be rather thin and babies naturally wake and are voluble at all hours no matter how attentive the parents are, as we probably all know.

But toddlers are much louder

With respect I wouldn't like to have a cabin adjacent to a very young baby.

Cabin walls can be rather thin and babies naturally wake and are voluble at all hours no matter how attentive the parents are, as we probably all know.

 

The only problem I’ve ever had on a cruise from cabin neighbours was a group of 4 young adults who got drunk and shouted and banged their doors and sang loudly until 4am: when I have stayed in family sections I’ve always found it quiet :)