Royal Tots W/O Fisher Price?

[Niwel]

Hi fellow cruisers,

 

I noticed that Fisher Price is no longer providing programs to the ships. We are taking the Jewel next year with an almost 3-year old and was hoping someone could speak to the programs and activities that might be offered, as well as any evening babysitting options.

[RSLeesburg]

Hi fellow cruisers,

 

I noticed that Fisher Price is no longer providing programs to the ships. We are taking the Jewel next year with an almost 3-year old and was hoping someone could speak to the programs and activities that might be offered, as well as any evening babysitting options.

 

There is a thread on the family forum where this is being tracked. Last I saw, they are still lending toys, but the toys will not be exclusively Fisher Price.

 

I am not familiar with what Jewel has - has it been upgraded with the nursery? If so, you will have more options. We used the in-room baby sitting. It costs $19 per hour, and they send two people to your room. You need to request this in advance and Guest Services will let you know the next morning if they can accommodate your request.

[Niwel]

There is a thread on the family forum where this is being tracked. Last I saw, they are still lending toys, but the toys will not be exclusively Fisher Price.

 

I am not familiar with what Jewel has - has it been upgraded with the nursery? If so, you will have more options. We used the in-room baby sitting. It costs $19 per hour, and they send two people to your room. You need to request this in advance and Guest Services will let you know the next morning if they can accommodate your request.

 

Thank you for the Family forum tip - with search being down I can't find anything.

 

There is no nursery on Jewel (at least right now). Maybe they will add it by next October.

[RSLeesburg]

Thank you for the Family forum tip - with search being down I can't find anything.

 

There is no nursery on Jewel (at least right now). Maybe they will add it by next October.

 

That stinks. So, the Royal Tots programming is basically a 45 minute play group that is organized by AO for the little ones. That is basically it for daily support. If you wait till your child is 3, and he/she is potty-trained, you can use AO. Our son never wanted to leave the pool, so we only used AO for maybe 4-5 hours total, but the little bit we did use was great. Jewel does have adventure beach, a kids pool. Need to be potty trained to use, but if you have that, you can spend a lot of time playing in there. Our son was over naps, but between pool, sea air, and sun, he was taking late afternoon naps, so my wife and I would alternate who got some free time to explore.

[Niwel]

That stinks. So, the Royal Tots programming is basically a 45 minute play group that is organized by AO for the little ones. That is basically it for daily support. If you wait till your child is 3, and he/she is potty-trained, you can use AO. Our son never wanted to leave the pool, so we only used AO for maybe 4-5 hours total, but the little bit we did use was great. Jewel does have adventure beach, a kids pool. Need to be potty trained to use, but if you have that, you can spend a lot of time playing in there. Our son was over naps, but between pool, sea air, and sun, he was taking late afternoon naps, so my wife and I would alternate who got some free time to explore.

 

Thank you for clarifying.

 

We love the ship - and this will be DD's 4th cruise (1 carnival, two Disney). By then she might be potty trained (which would be great). I'm wondering if they would expand to additional programs by that point. Our Coastal Cruise is pretty port intensive - so we wouldn't be hanging around too many days. We were just curious what the options were if we wanted an evening at Portofinos or Chops.

[RSLeesburg]

Thank you for clarifying.

 

We love the ship - and this will be DD's 4th cruise (1 carnival, two Disney). By then she might be potty trained (which would be great). I'm wondering if they would expand to additional programs by that point. Our Coastal Cruise is pretty port intensive - so we wouldn't be hanging around too many days. We were just curious what the options were if we wanted an evening at Portofinos or Chops.

 

Ah...I saw those coastal itineraries. Very nice. In general, the AO is pretty strickt with age limits, but it never hurts to ask. I would definitely try to use the in-room babysitting so you can go to specialty restaurant. We did this so we could go to Izumi for our anniversary.