cruising on oasis with 20 month old

[dentistmEL]

i love to cruise and have been on about 15 cruises. we cruised last year on rc and left my very young dd home but am thinking about taking her this time. i am new to posting here so i am sorry if this has been asked before. what is the info on the new child center on the oasis. do they need to be potty trained? can you leave them for a certain time. also, do they have cribs there for them to sleep. any info would be appreciated. thanks!

[cb at sea]

I believe Oasis will have a "baby care" center...unlike the other RCI ships. I saw a thread about this recently...and it looked pretty good. Have you done a search on Oasis on these boards?

[crusinmama06]

Here is the info about the Oasis of the Seas nursery, as stated on the RCCL website. :)

 

Nursery On Oasis Of The Seas Details

 

Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated innovations from Royal Caribbean is our addition of the Babies and Tots Nursery. This colorful new space will serve as a fully-staffed nursery where children can be left in the care of our trained professionals, as well as host to various playgroups created by Fisher-Price® and Crayola® for babies and tots aboard our cruises.

 

The nursery will offer parents a drop-off options in the daytime and evening, while always maintaining an optimum staff-to-child ratio. Free-time play will also be offered daily, providing a chance for parents and their young ones to bond while playing with a variety of developmental toys from Fisher-Price in specially-designed programs available exclusively for guests of Royal Caribbean.

 

In addition, the Crayola Beginnings line of art tools will be featured in unique developmentally-focused art activities so parents and their children can enjoy some memorable creative moments together.

 

General Info

This experience is exclusive to our newest ship, Oasis of the Seas.

 

There are 2 age groups: Babies (6-17 months) up to and including 1 day less than 18 months.

Tots (18-36 months). Times will be booked under the child's name, and guests will be asked to submit the birth date and the website will calculate the child's age at time of sailing. Each child must be booked separately. Each child may be booked for a maximum of 12 hours on all sailings. Each session must be a minimum of 1 hour and the maximum session length is 6 hours. There is no maximum sessions in 1 day (someone can book a morning and an evening session in the same day if they would like). Sessions can be booked in 30 minute increments (2 hours, 2.5 hours, 3 hours, 3.5 hours, etc). If there is an attempt to book less than 1 hour, guests will be notified that the session minimum is 1 hour. Please note:

 

Families need to visit the nursery on Day 1 before 10:00 pm to:

Confirm bookings

Register children

Receive a phone to stay in touch with Nursery (phone does not work off the ship). Failure to do this will result in a loss of online bookings. Bookings can also be made onboard, but it is recommended to book online as space is extremely limited.

 

Cost

The charge is $8 per hour, per child. This can be charged in hour increments (minimum session charge is $8 for 1 hour even if child is picked up early).

 

Hours may vary according to the ship and itinerary, so be sure to check your Cruise Compass and Daily Planner. Did You Know Fisher-Price has developed special learning programs exclusively for Royal Caribbean.