Babysitting Question on Carnival Pride

[Hanzo]

We're looking at a 7 day to Bermuda in October on the Pride, but along with our 7 year old, we'll be traveling with our new baby that will be one year old at time of sailing. I can't find any good info about any type of daycare/babysitting available through Carnival, I see everything for 2 years and up. I see options for RC and Disney, so I assume Carnival would have something, but I can't find any details. Anyone have any experience with this?

 

Thanks for any info.

[candigirl41]

For the convenience of our guests, Camp Ocean offer Night Owls for children 6 months to 11 years, allowing parents time to enjoy the nightlife without having to worry about their little ones.

 

When?

• Night Owls is available each evening from 10:00pm-1:00am.
• Night Owls is not available during the hours that Camp Ocean is closed or during their scheduled activities, which typicallyrun from 10:00am-1:00pm, 2:00pm-5:00pm and 7:00pm-10:00pm.

How much?

• $6.75 per hour plus a 18% gratuity, per child
• No discount for additional children
• Fees are due upon pick-up and paid via Sail & Sign Card directly to the Youth Staff on duty. Cash is not an acceptable form of payment.
• Any child left past 1:00am will be charged double (for the time period beyond 1:00am) and will forfeit Night Owls privileges for the remainder of the cruise, if the policy is abused.

There is more information on the website.  I did a search and found it easily.  Unfortunately you can only use the service for your baby in that 3 hour period.

 

 

Candi

Edited February 22, 2019 by candigirl41

[Hanzo]

Appreciate it. For some reason I am getting a ton of Bad Request errors when I click links on their site. Like when I clicked the night owl link in this FAQ under Day Care. Does it work for you?

 

https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3668/~/traveling-with-infants-and-toddlers

[coevan]

yes, and it states exactly what is posted above

[Hanzo]

Ah gotcha, yeah, when I click on the link in the FAQ I get this Bad Request on PC, and mobile I get this.

 

Oh well.

 

[pyropoodle]

I also found this....

 

Hours
Camp Ocean is unable to accept children under the age of 2 during activity time. Children under the age of 2 are welcome to join Camp during specific times listed here.

•  Sea Days: There are limited times throughout the cruise for ‘Under 2' time. During these times, parents have the option of leaving their child in the care of the Youth Staff (fees apply: $6.75 USD per hour plus a 18% gratuity, per child) – or - they can stay and use the camp facility at no charge. This time is designated for the use of 'Under 2’s' and their parents only. Check onboard for specific times offered. Hours may vary due to cruise itineraries.
• Port Days: While in in port, parents have the option of leaving their child in the care of the Youth Staff (fees apply: $6.75 USD per hour plus a 18% gratuity, per child), however, we do not provide meal times for children Under 2.
• Evenings: Night Owls - for details and fees, see Night Owls (babysitting). From 10:00pm-1:00am each evening in the camp facility, a ‘slumber party’ type atmosphere, including movie time, toys and room service snacks. During this time, there will be children from other age groups (2-11 years) participating in Night Owls. Cribs are available if needed.

 

this is just one of the reasons that we personally decided to wait until our daughter turns 2 to sail.  i need the rest and vacation time and while i love her to bits, i need the time away to relax and recharge.   that's just me though. we've never used a baby sitter (we don't have anyone so that's the reason) and i have a 4 year old to boot, so it was important that both kids be off in camp ocean when we sail.  it's been a long wait for our upcoming august cruise, she actually turns 2 the day we sail. ahhh, i can't wait. 

[webzila]

Our son is almost 7 now but when he was little we still cruised and took him. Same question came up about babysitting and Carnival was out.

 

Royal Caribbean has free daycare for babies and toddlers so we done that few times with him. Also Disney obviously has sitting service for small kids. We did that once as well, it was probably the best cruise experience and service but a bit expensive.

[Hanzo]

The restrictions on the times put me off of this the more I thought about it after ready your posts. Went with Royal Caribbean and the Anthem of the Seas, while not free, their daycare prices seem very reasonable and of course more flexible.