Mr Astro Posted January 2, 2015 #1 Share Posted January 2, 2015 We will be travelling with a 10 month old to Mexico this February. We are planning to book and excursion or two at some of the ports we'll be visiting and would like to hear from people who have done the same. Our big question is: do any of the excursion companies provide car seats for a child of this age? Thank you in advance for the advice we are about to receive. Mr. Astro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homosassa Posted January 2, 2015 #2 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I have never seen car seats for an infant on a shore excursion as there are lower age limits on many excursions. If there aren't age limits, many people will not pay the excursion price for an infant (a ticket will be needed for the infant) and therefore, once again, there is no demand for the car seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsetbeachgal Posted January 2, 2015 #3 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Although we have not done Mexico Riviera cruise, we have done numerous Caribbean cruises, some of which were with DD with her little girls. She brought her own car seat their they were little and later she brought a type of blow up booster when the kids were more like 4 and up. If you are flying are you bringing a car seat with you? Have never seen tour operators or taxis out of the country have any type of children's seat available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted January 2, 2015 #4 Share Posted January 2, 2015 For peace of mind I would bring your own car seat, that way you know its not defective/cracked/etc etc. You are trusting a life in someone elses equiptment. I would not count on all the places having one either. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epcopres Posted January 2, 2015 #5 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I agree with bringing own. The car seats also are date coded and can only be safely used a certain amount of years. I wouldn't trust their seat if they had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI66774 Posted January 2, 2015 #6 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I've never seen any seatbelts. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted January 2, 2015 #7 Share Posted January 2, 2015 You may have trouble attaching the seat in either a taxi or a bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefSealthCruz Posted January 2, 2015 #8 Share Posted January 2, 2015 When my daughters were infants, they stayed with Grandma while we cruised. They are now 7, 8 and 15 so we are bringing them with us this summer. However, if we would have brought them along as infants we would have packed carseats for all of the reasons listed above. However you decide to play it, enjoy your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akins58442 Posted January 2, 2015 #9 Share Posted January 2, 2015 The tour operators on buses on Mexican Riviera and in the Med just told us to hold our infant. We let her in her ergo baby or baby Bjorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted January 2, 2015 #10 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Seat belts and infant seats are not common nor a priority in many parts of the world. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted January 2, 2015 #11 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Better to be buckled in a good car seat than strangled by a set belt or thrown out of the vehicle with no protection at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarKay525 Posted January 3, 2015 #12 Share Posted January 3, 2015 We will be travelling with a 10 month old to Mexico this February. We are planning to book and excursion or two at some of the ports we'll be visiting and would like to hear from people who have done the same. Our big question is: do any of the excursion companies provide car seats for a child of this age? Thank you in advance for the advice we are about to receive. Mr. Astro Hi - if you haven't already, you may also want to post on the Family Cruises board. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=49 The Mexican Ports of Call board may be helpful also. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=203 Happy sailing with your wee one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMouthy Posted January 3, 2015 #13 Share Posted January 3, 2015 If you can find one, we loved using a Sit n Stroll when our girls were little. It's a car seat that easily converts to a stroller. Fantastic on airplanes. It's neither a great car seat nor a great stroller, but as a combo it can't be beat. As a side note, the sidewalks in much of Mexico are pretty ""rustic" with lots of bumps and potholes. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted January 3, 2015 #14 Share Posted January 3, 2015 If your excursion is on a bus, there's no need for a carseat...no way to attach it. Many excursions have age limits....so check that before you book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassyredhat Posted January 4, 2015 #15 Share Posted January 4, 2015 In April, we had our 10 month old GD with us on ship excursions. We had no car seat, and there were no seatbelts on the buses. Couldn't attach a car seat even if we had one. Patti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsrdsrdsr Posted January 5, 2015 #16 Share Posted January 5, 2015 The law in Mexico is that children under 5 must sit in a child seat secured by a seat belt in the back of the car. Therefore it won't be a surprise to any tour company if they need to provide a car seat. Make sure you get written confirmation from the tour company before you book - any company that won't provide written confirmation that they have a car seat, is probably a cowboy company anyway and best avoided, child or no child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerin Posted January 5, 2015 #17 Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) Better to be buckled in a good car seat than strangled by a set belt or thrown out of the vehicle with no protection at all. Except that carseats are useless (and dangerous to others) if not attached to something. We've traveled with many young children and are able to find transportation with seat belts in about 5% of foreign countries. We only bring carseats in the US or Canada now, everywhere else they just become a cumbersome waste of space. Most cruise excursions aren't in cars anyway. Usually busses, vans or even trains. Edited January 5, 2015 by Lerin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katiedidthat Posted January 7, 2015 #18 Share Posted January 7, 2015 We've never done Mexico, but our 13 month old went with us to the Bahamas. We took him on three different excursions. One was a tour bus- no way to install a car seat and he slept in our arms. Second was a smaller bus. Again- no way to install a car seat. I wore him in a wrap. The third was on a boat and again, would have had no way to install a car seat. He sat in his stroller the whole time. Basically- if you are booking an excursion and not a car service- there will likely be no way to use a car seat. Your best bet is to just ask and be prepared to either forgo the seat or forgo the excursion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry's Girls Posted January 7, 2015 #19 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Except that carseats are useless (and dangerous to others) if not attached to something. We've traveled with many young children and are able to find transportation with seat belts in about 5% of foreign countries. We only bring carseats in the US or Canada now, everywhere else they just become a cumbersome waste of space. Most cruise excursions aren't in cars anyway. Usually busses, vans or even trains. I haven't done the Carib, but Mexico, Europe, Turkey, Egypt and have always had cabs with seatbelts for car seats. Sometimes I have to let the first couple go, but it never takes long. I'll agree the seats are cumbersome! Best, Mia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mconthehighseas Posted January 9, 2015 #20 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I am guessing that you are cruising on the west coast, but I know one company in Cozumel that will rent a carseat For $10 if you reserve it. In case you are cruising the Caribbean, it's Toursplaza. http://www.toursplaza.com/eng/hiring-driver.cfm I preferred having private excursions with our toddler, so that we could return to the ship early if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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