3 1/2 year old on Dawn?

[terri1020]

Family cruising to Bermuda on June 8 on the Dawn. Thinking of asking cousin and her newly adopted 3 1/2 year old son. Does anyone have experience with kid club on Dawn? He goes to day care while she works and would love for the kid club to be more fun than day care. Also, being she is a single parent, we would LOVE it if she were able to get some time to herself...would this be possible? We have read that babysitting services (for a fee) might be available for evenings. Any information on that out there?

Any information you can give would be greatly appreciated, be it good or bad. We want to provide her with as much information as possible when/if we ask her to join us.

Terri

[ErinsMommy]

We have a 4 year old and have been on the Dawn 4 times already, since she was 2 years old. The Kids Camp is open on sea days from 9-12, 2-5, and 7-10, and it's free! After 10 the children can be signed up for $5 /hour until 1am.

 

On port days, kids camp is open evenings 7-10, and the $5/hr sitting from 10-1. I'm not sure about the charges in port, because we have never left her on the ship while we were at port.

 

The Kids Camp on the Dawn is great. My daughter always wanted to be there. They have organized activities, arts and crafts, and tons to do. They have a movie sometimes playing, and they have a ball pit in the kids camp also. They had a group kids dinner one night, and one day they dressed up as pirates and pretended to take over the ship. On our last cruise, they brought the kids to one of the lounges (it was only open for the kids) and put on music and the kids danced with the staff. Even Jimmy Kovel (the cruise director) came and was dancing with them.

 

Don't forget though, the regular tipping ($10/day charge per person) does not include the kids camp. We always tip them well.

 

I don't know if you are aware, but there is also a T-Rex Pool area at the very back of the ship. There are many slides and little pools (and a hot tub!)

 

If you have any questions, ask away :)

 

Chrissy

[silkhair1]

My kids loved the kids club! I think you will be fine and Mom can get some free time for herself. I think inviting her would be a great thing!!!!!

[silkhair1]

My kids loved the kids club! I think you will be fine and Mom can get some free time for herself. I think inviting her would be a great thing!!!!!

[terri1020]

Thanks for your quick replies. Now on to cabin questions. We are all booked on inside cabins. We have one cabin with one person already in it. It is the lowest catagory cabin available because we don't intend to be in it but to sleep and change. How crowded would it be to have two adults and one 3 year old in it? Wondering if there are three beds. Does anyone know?