RCCL: Children under 3 allowed on excursions?

[ChiMimi69]

First time traveling with a toddler. I was hoping to take an excursion to St. John's Trunk Bay. Do the ship's excursions allow children under 3 to come along? Some of these excursions take several hours and I hate the idea of leaving my baby in the nursery for that long. I don't see then reducing the price at all but, it seems unfair not to allow it if you want to enjoy a day at the beach as a family. :(

[lisaf1]

Check the specific excursion. Most allow toddlers and for an added bonus RCCL doesn't charge for them. I did this for a few excursions when my daughter was a under 3. I purchased the tickets online and when i put in her name for her excursion ticket, the cost came up $0.00. :p. Have a great time on your cruise.

 

Lisa

[cb at sea]

Trunk's Bay is gorgeous....we went, not to snorkel, but just to spend time on the beach! It's the prettiest, most sublime beach I've ever encountered! Anywhere!

[khm1]

I don't see then reducing the price at all but, it seems unfair not to allow it if you want to enjoy a day at the beach as a family. :(

Just so you know ahead of time, children need to be over 3 at the time of sailing and completely potty-trained to attend the Adventure Ocean program. You may be able to arrange for in-cabin baby-sitting. You can do this excursion on your own and set your own schedule. Take a taxi to Red Hook, take the ferry to St. John, then another taxi to Trunk Bay. You can get the ferry schedules ahead of time. Check the St. Thomas/St. John boards for more info on how to do this. We have done this with kids at least 3 times.

[ChiMimi69]

Just so you know ahead of time, children need to be over 3 at the time of sailing and completely potty-trained to attend the Adventure Ocean program. You may be able to arrange for in-cabin baby-sitting. You can do this excursion on your own and set your own schedule. Take a taxi to Red Hook, take the ferry to St. John, then another taxi to Trunk Bay. You can get the ferry schedules ahead of time. Check the St. Thomas/St. John boards for more info on how to do this. We have done this with kids at least 3 times.

 

 

I'll be sailing on the Allure, so, I should have said Royal Babies instead of AO. :p.

 

Do you recall how long was the taxi ride to Red Hook from the ship? And then the one to Trunk Bay?

[ChiMimi69]

Trunk's Bay is gorgeous....we went, not to snorkel, but just to spend time on the beach! It's the prettiest, most sublime beach I've ever encountered! Anywhere!

 

 

I have to agree with you. My second fave is Lanikai Beach on Oahu and even then...it's not as lush but, the waters are beautiful. :)

[khm1]

I'll be sailing on the Allure, so, I should have said Royal Babies instead of AO. :p.

 

Do you recall how long was the taxi ride to Red Hook from the ship? And then the one to Trunk Bay?

Yeah, I just read on another thread that Allure and Oasis have a program for younger children. Sorry!

 

It takes about a half hour from the Havensight cruise terminal to Red Hook. Traveling with a little one, I would try to get a van taxi rather than the open-air type that are popular in St. Thomas. I would worry about the little-one's safety. When we went to St Thomas with my 12 mo DD, I rode in the cab of the taxi with my daughter in her car seat while the rest of the family rode in the open-air part. The ferry ride is about 1/2 hour. It takes about 15-20 minutes to ride to Trunk Bay from Cruz Bay. It will take over an hour to get there, but it is very "doable" and well worth the effort!