alba216 Posted May 27, 2008 #1 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I was about to order my Tickets for the Valor this September, when the TA told me that my 11 month will be charged full price. Do all companies do this? Which Cruise offer the best prices, Thanks All Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eetonaee Posted May 27, 2008 #2 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I was about to order my Tickets for the Valor this September, when the TA told me that my 11 month will be charged full price. Do all companies do this? Which Cruise offer the best prices, Thanks All You can forget Royal Caribbean. They are not allowing children under 12 months on future sailings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Morgsmom Posted May 27, 2008 #3 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Disney has really low (port only) charges for the littlest of ones, though I am not sure at which age they can start sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty9 Posted May 28, 2008 #4 Share Posted May 28, 2008 You can forget Royal Caribbean. They are not allowing children under 12 months on future sailings. Not at all correct. RCI has a new rule that children must be 6 months to cruise unless it's a trans-ocean cruise or other exotic itineraries such as South America---for those cruises the child must be age 1. But for any other itineraries, the child can be 6 months. Check NCL---they have many itineraries that only charge port fees and taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can786 Posted May 28, 2008 #5 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Princess charges the full 3rd/4th passenger rates for infants, so they are probably not for you. I don't know if Holland America interests you at all but they sometimes offer special rates for the 3rd and 4th passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeyer418 Posted May 28, 2008 #6 Share Posted May 28, 2008 NCL on all its itineraries charges taxes and port fees only for under 2. The 12 month rule varies by cruise even on RC some have a 6 month limit and the funny thing is the baby that started the uproar would have been allowed since it was 7 months old..on that particular voayge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare silentbob007 Posted May 28, 2008 #7 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Basically the baby takes one of the allocated berths on the ship, which is why most lines charge ... they can't have another passenger that would pay that same amount. You would also be expected to tip the full amount for your baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisnGram Posted May 28, 2008 #8 Share Posted May 28, 2008 To my knowledge, NCL is the only cruise line that does not charge a fare for infants under 2 years old. Only port charges and taxes are paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeyer418 Posted May 28, 2008 #9 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Basically the baby takes one of the allocated berths on the ship, which is why most lines charge ... they can't have another passenger that would pay that same amount. You would also be expected to tip the full amount for your baby. Not accurate---its very rare that a ship is truly full. In fact most of the time its not full until its at 140% of lower berth capacity- which doesn't happen very often. Also the recommended amount to tip for a child under 12 on most(but not all cruise lines) is 1/2. NCL in fact doesn't charge its daily service charge under 2. That doesn't mean you shouldn't tip and I also agree that its as much work for the stewards but its not that much work for the servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobnatt Posted May 28, 2008 #10 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Basically the baby takes one of the allocated berths on the ship, which is why most lines charge ... they can't have another passenger that would pay that same amount. You would also be expected to tip the full amount for your baby. If you have an infant in your cabin the infant will hardly take an "allocated berth" that another passenger would take. With that said I believe that many cruise lines charge for infants to discourage folks from bringing them. Nothing more annoying than a screaming baby at the table next to yours in the dining room... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix1181 Posted May 28, 2008 #11 Share Posted May 28, 2008 You might want to post on the Family Board. They're much more child friendly :D and know the ins and outs of cruising with children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongerob Posted May 28, 2008 #12 Share Posted May 28, 2008 If it's just the two of you, you can expect to pay full price for the second berth. If baby is a 3rd passenger, shop around because different cruise lines have different rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare silentbob007 Posted May 28, 2008 #13 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Not accurate---its very rare that a ship is truly full. In fact most of the time its not full until its at 140% of lower berth capacity- which doesn't happen very often. Also the recommended amount to tip for a child under 12 on most(but not all cruise lines) is 1/2. NCL in fact doesn't charge its daily service charge under 2. That doesn't mean you shouldn't tip and I also agree that its as much work for the stewards but its not that much work for the servers. See ... that's what I get for posting what I"ve "learned" on these boards without first-hand experience. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted May 28, 2008 #14 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Disney often has $99 fares for the children, not just because they are an infant. Of course passengers 1 and 2 have higher fares. They also have a baby pool for the diaperied babies. I think only Freedom of the Seas for RCL has a pool for the babies that are not trained. Everyone says Disney is so expensive, but we had found a date for $599 for the adults, but the children were more than usual. Check for all passengers on Disney and book as soon as the prices come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty KK Posted May 28, 2008 #15 Share Posted May 28, 2008 No first hand experience but I heard from fellow travelers a couple years ago that Costa doesn't charge for infants. They were doing a multigenerational family cruise and chose Costa because of the favorable rates and the family friendliness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boating girl Posted May 29, 2008 #16 Share Posted May 29, 2008 You will enjoy your cruise more if you take a Disney cruise which is geared toward children and families. I love children and have small grandchildren but would not take an infant. You can't control crying, etc. and this disturbs other passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplefrogs Posted May 29, 2008 #17 Share Posted May 29, 2008 On Carnival last year we did have to pay 3rd person full fare for my 20 month old. However the gratuity is not charged for passengers under 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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