Cruising with a baby

[Molly Doble]

HI

What age does Princess allow babies to cruise from? We are looking at a cruise with our family and our grandchild will 8 months. I thought babies could cruise from 6 months?

 

Hope someone can help

 

Tania :)

[caribill]

Per the cruise contract:

The minmum Passenger age is 6 months on Alaska, Canada/New England, Caribbean, Europe, Mexico, Trans-Canal and Australia/New Zealand cruises, and 12 months on all other cruises including transatlantic and transpacific itineraries.

[rkmw]

HI

What age does Princess allow babies to cruise from? We are looking at a cruise with our family and our grandchild will 8 months. I thought babies could cruise from 6 months?

 

Hope someone can help

 

Tania :)

 

if you are cruising to Alaska,Canada & New England, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Europe excluding TA voyages and Panama Canal is 6 months and all other itineraries are 12 months

[rkmw]

Per the cruise contract:

 

The minmum Passenger age is 6 months on Alaska, Canada/New England, Caribbean, Europe, Mexico, Trans-Canal and Australia/New Zealand cruises, and 12 months on all other cruises including transatlantic and transpacific itineraries.

 

going by the 2012-13 Princess book under terms & conditions Aust/NZ cruises is 12 months

[caribill]

going by the 2012-13 Princess book under terms & conditions Aust/NZ cruises is 12 months

 

Section 5 of the current cruise contract still says "

The minimum Passenger age is 6 months on Alaska, Canada/New England, Caribbean, Europe, Mexico, Trans-canal and Australia/New Zealand cruises, and 12 months on all other cruises, including transatlantic and transpacific itineraries."

 

see

http://www.princess.com/legal/passage_contract/index.jsp

[rkmw]

Section 5 of the current cruise contract still says "

The minimum Passenger age is 6 months on Alaska, Canada/New England, Caribbean, Europe, Mexico, Trans-canal and Australia/New Zealand cruises, and 12 months on all other cruises, including transatlantic and transpacific itineraries."

 

see

http://www.princess.com/legal/passage_contract/index.jsp

 

i cant get into the site as its down but i'm going by the latest princess book under terms & conditions

[Pam in CA]

FYI, there is no babysitting and they have to be 100% potty trained to go into the pools or into the kids area. Just be aware that you might not have much of a vacation.

[rkmw]

the OP is from Australia so they would have to ask Princess or their TA to make sure if the baby can travel

 

in the p&o Australia book it states that no child under 12 months can travel and princess australia may have the same rule

[Molly Doble]

HI

I was hoping it was 6 months old for travel on Aust/NZ cruises. We had planned a trip to the US for the family but it is too big a trip for a baby. A cruise would have been great and as we will be first time grandparents I don't think we would mind helping out.

 

Wonder why they have different ages for different areas you cruise? Guess we will have to wait that little bit longer for a family cruise.

 

Thanks everyone

 

Tania

[caribill]

 

Wonder why they have different ages for different areas you cruise? Guess we will have to wait that little bit longer for a family cruise.

 

 

I suspect it is for medical reasons. The onboard doctors, although very qualified, are not pediatric specialists and they want the cruises with the very young to be within a reasonable distance if emergency medical help is needed.

[Aus Traveller]

We are also from Australia and wanted to book our whole family including a 7 month-old baby on a cruise. We were told emphatically that the minimum age is 12 months and if we fronted up with a child younger than that, we would be denied boarding. I argued that if we booked through the USA, babies were allowed if they were over 6 months old. This made no difference to the answer. Minimum age is 12 months. Then I was given the long story about medical facilities on board etc. etc. I commented that I couldn't see that American babies 6-12 months old would require less medical support than Australian babies, but the Customer Service Operator just repeated the rule.

 

Big disappointment because it meant that one of our sons, his wife and two children couldn't go. :(

[rkmw]

Section 5 of the current cruise contract still says "

The minimum Passenger age is 6 months on Alaska, Canada/New England, Caribbean, Europe, Mexico, Trans-canal and Australia/New Zealand cruises, and 12 months on all other cruises, including transatlantic and transpacific itineraries."

 

see

http://www.princess.com/legal/passage_contract/index.jsp

 

carbill i clicked on your link and its the same as i wrote down from the princess book

 

Children & Teenagers

Children love to cruise and Princess Cruises® welcomes them onboard. Due to limited neo-natal facilities onboard and at the destinations we visit, the following minimum ages apply:

ItineraryMinimum age to travelAlaska, Canada & New England, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Europe (excluding transatlantic voyages) and Panama Canal

6 months

All other itineraries12 monthsIn addition, infants aged between six (6) months and three (3) years must remain with their parent/legal guardian at all times.

[Keith1010]

I would double check this with princess.

 

Keith

[Molly Doble]

We are also from Australia and wanted to book our whole family including a 7 month-old baby on a cruise. We were told emphatically that the minimum age is 12 months and if we fronted up with a child younger than that, we would be denied boarding. I argued that if we booked through the USA, babies were allowed if they were over 6 months old. This made no difference to the answer. Minimum age is 12 months. Then I was given the long story about medical facilities on board etc. etc. I commented that I couldn't see that American babies 6-12 months old would require less medical support than Australian babies, but the Customer Service Operator just repeated the rule.

 

Big disappointment because it meant that one of our sons, his wife and two children couldn't go. :(

 

HI

It is a huge dissapointment for us as well. Our family always cruises together and we are very lucky that our daughter in law loves it as much as we do. Think our next holiday will a flying destination :)

 

Thanks Tania

[skynight]

HI

What age does Princess allow babies to cruise from? We are looking at a cruise with our family and our grandchild will 8 months. I thought babies could cruise from 6 months?

 

Hope someone can help

 

Tania :)

 

Many responses mentioned the Princess Passage Contract. However, if you are cruising on one of the Princess ships, Sun, Sea or Dawn that are operated by P & O Australia, check out the contract details at this website. http://www.pocruises.com.au/alreadybooked/pages/bookingpassagetermsconditions.aspx I think it is 12 months old and there are other conditions also.

[notentirelynormal]

We cruised with our 6 month old in Australia 5 years ago. I think it was shortly afterwards that the policy was changed to 12 months. It was a very long flight for a baby and my DD got very little sleep on the plane as she was worried she wouldn't hear her cry over the engine noise.

[caribill]

Section 5 of the current cruise contract still says "

 

The minimum Passenger age is 6 months on Alaska, Canada/New England, Caribbean, Europe, Mexico, Trans-canal and Australia/New Zealand cruises, and 12 months on all other cruises, including transatlantic and transpacific itineraries."

 

 

 

see

 

http://www.princess.com/legal/passage_contract/index.jsp

 

 

 

carbill i clicked on your link and its the same as i wrote down from the princess book

 

Children & Teenagers

Children love to cruise and Princess Cruises® welcomes them onboard. Due to limited neo-natal facilities onboard and at the destinations we visit, the following minimum ages apply:

 

ItineraryMinimum age to travelAlaska, Canada & New England, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Europe (excluding transatlantic voyages) and Panama Canal

6 months

 

All other itineraries12 monthsIn addition, infants aged between six (6) months and three (3) years must remain with their parent/legal guardian at all times.

 

 

My post was from section 5 of the cruise contract. Is that where you found your above information? I did a word search of the cruise contract and cound not find the word "Teenager".

 

Could you be directed to a different cruise contract since you are not in the USA?

[rkmw]

My post was from section 5 of the cruise contract. Is that where you found your above information? I did a word search of the cruise contract and cound not find the word "Teenager".

 

Could you be directed to a different cruise contract since you are not in the USA?

 

i'm an aussie and i clicked on your link and it took me to the page but it says about the aussie princess ships so our one is different to the US....no babies on our ships under 12 months whilst cruising in Aust/NZ waters