minor consent to travel if child is in a different stateroom?

[TowerOrchard]

On my upcoming Escape cruise, I am travelling with my DH, 2 kids, and my parents. Originally, we were booked with my 4 in one room and my parents in another, but due to some confusion, we had to juggle our room reservations so that one of my kids is now booked in my parents' room.

 

Do I need to get a minor consent to travel form for my daughter, since the adults she is booked in the room with aren't her legal guardians? We are travelling together, so we will physically be there at check-in and we are in a connecting stateroom. TIA!

[roger001]

Once you are checked in, how you divide up the family into the various rooms is up to you. Wouldn't affect you but there is a technical requirement that an adult must be in a room with a minor. However, I don't think that is even actually questioned when a family distributes the family to the rooms.

[TowerOrchard]

Yes, I know it doesn't matter where they actually sleep. But because of the changes we had to make, we had to switch our booking around so that my daughter is booked into the room with my parents - both rooms we are in now have a max 3 person occupancy, so we couldn't keep her booking in our stateroom. That is my question - does the fact that she is booked into a room with adults who are not her parents/legal guardians mean I need to have the minor consent to travel ready to go, even though both of her parents (DH & I) will be there at check-in?

[roger001]

Yes, I know it doesn't matter where they actually sleep. But because of the changes we had to make, we had to switch our booking around so that my daughter is booked into the room with my parents - both rooms we are in now have a max 3 person occupancy, so we couldn't keep her booking in our stateroom. That is my question - does the fact that she is booked into a room with adults who are not her parents/legal guardians mean I need to have the minor consent to travel ready to go, even though both of her parents (DH & I) will be there at check-in?

 

Read it wrong. Don't know.

[Tiggertastic]

My son used to be booked in with our friends 2 sons, so although not in our cabin I was still travelling. We made sure we all used the same check in desk so I could demonstrate parents were onboard. We therefore didn't need any letter.

 

 

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[khaide612]

I think you are looking too far into this situation. If you are in connecting rooms you shouldn't be split up at check-in unless one of you is booked as casino or platinum or something and has a separate line but even so - don't go on that line. Just all go check in together at the counter. Then if there is any question you are right there. I think grandparents take kids all the time without problems but if you are worried write a letter.

[hansolosmom]

As long as you are all checking in together it shouldn't matter if they aren't in your room. We've booked before where my son was in the room with his grandmothers and the rest of us were next door. We all checked in together and there was no issue.

[cage keeper]

As long as you are there. Now if your parents took your Children on the cruise without you then they would need the consent.

[vicbomb5]

As long as you are there. Now if your parents took your Children on the cruise without you then they would need the consent.

 

Spot on, only needed if A) the child is being "checked in" without you present or B) they were 100% sailing without you (the true parents)

[cb at sea]

You need nothing....go! Enjoy!