siebelqueen Posted May 15, 2011 #1 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Just a PSA for those traveling with kids on HAL. We found that the water in the pool on the Veendam (and probably other ships as well), removes the ink printed on the children's wristbands. If you have a child who likes to swim on board, you'll need to get their wristband replaced after they use the pool. Replacements can be obtained in Club HAL. Just wanted to share! Erica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted May 15, 2011 #2 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Gauging from your other post about your baby, I gather this is a really young child. Is (s)he in diapers? Little ones with diapers are not permitted in the pools. No diapers. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebelqueen Posted May 15, 2011 Author #3 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Our baby did not go in the pool, although the warning about no diapers did not stop some others. Our son who went swimming is four. We also noticed that other kids that he played with in Club HAL had the same problem with their wrist bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the2ofus Posted May 15, 2011 #4 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Siebelqueen, I think I would like to be on a cruise with you and your family. You sound like a responsible parent and show concern for others as well. Thanks for the info about the wrist bands. Hopefully, it was just a bad batch, as this problem has not been discussed here before AFAIK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted May 15, 2011 #5 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Thank you for the heads up on this -- certainly others will be interested to know this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtheW0rld Posted May 15, 2011 #6 Share Posted May 15, 2011 hal really needs to fix the ink problem. those wrist bands are critical in case of an emergency. such an easy fix, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d'sdarling Posted May 18, 2011 #7 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeirdreTours Posted May 18, 2011 #8 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I also wonder if it was just a "bad batch", as our children swam virtually every day on a 13 day transatlantic without that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman93 Posted May 18, 2011 #9 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I was thinking the same thing, DeirdreTours. My daughter has had to get new wristbands on a couple of cruises because they eventually broke and fell off, but the printing has never worn off, and she's got almost 100 days aboard HAL ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slny Posted May 19, 2011 #10 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Can you tell me how old the kids are that have to wear the wrist bands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78232 Posted May 19, 2011 #11 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I don't know what age the kids graduate from wristbands but I know that our grandaughter wore one at age 10yr. It had to be replaced several times. The front desk staff were very patient with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrill Posted May 19, 2011 #12 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Can you tell me how old the kids are that have to wear the wrist bands? 12 and under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timothy998 Posted May 22, 2011 #13 Share Posted May 22, 2011 We were on the NA March 27--April 3 and had the exact same problem with the wrist bands, whether at the pool or beach. We had to replace them about 3 or 4 times at the front desk. Fortunately we made certain the kids all knew their lifeboat number! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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