Camp Carnival wristband - which wrist or ankle?

[cruzzza]

DD does NOT like anything on her wrist. She won't wear bracelets for more than 5 minutes. I have a hospital bracelet that I'm going to begin "training" her on to get her used to the Camp Carnival one she is required to wear all cruise. I need to know which wrist to put it on so it will be the same one that they use.

 

I also heard that on very young kids they might put it on their ankle instead. If that's the case with her, then I'd like to start putting it on her ankle. Same question, her right or left? Either way, I am trying to get her adjusted to it so she won't drive herself crazy trying to get it off.

 

Oh, BTW DD is 2 and a half years old if that matters.

[crusinmama06]

I don't remember if they have ever said that it had to be a certain side so I went back in my CCL pictures and looked. My kids have the bands on their right wrists. I don't think it had to be a specific side, but that's the side they had it on. (but on Disney, it's on their left)

 

And it's funny to me because back when my youngest was 2, I had to do the same as you. She cried and cried that she didn't want the wrist band on. She would slip it off at night.

 

Fast forward 2 years. After our last cruise, she wore the wrist band for three MONTHS. I had to beg her to cut it off. :eek: Funny how things change in a couple of years. ;)

 

Have a great cruise!

[jam82]

Our 2 1/2 year old son has been on 6 cruises (7th next week). On two cruises they let him wear the band on his ankle and we had no issues. On the other four they made him wear it on his wrist. He took it off a couple of times, but we just would get another one. We went to The Great Wolf Lodge a couple of weeks ago and he didn't have an issue with the band so hopefully we are over that stage. Only time will tell.

 

PS - If you haven't been to The Great Wolf, do it. It's a great family trip.

[kathi316]

Had this same fear last year before an AI. D/T medical issues, my DD was horrified at bracelets (bringing back hospital memories). I started taking her to local theme parks/water parks with things she liked (merry-go-rounds, etc) that required a bracelet to ride/participate. Once she started associating the bracelet with fun instead of discomfort, we were a-ok. Even though she could slip it off, she left the bracelet on the entire time and even the plane ride home.

[Lady_Jag]

Hi!

On my Glory cruise last month, DD had to wear the bracelet on her right wrist.

 

Please note, however, that these are NOT Camp Carnival bracelets. They are muster station bracelets, that all children under a certain age (I think 12 years old) must wear throughout the cruise. My DD was given one during the muster drill. They indicate to which muster station a child is assigned, and if you and your child are separated, any crew member can escort your child to the proper station in the even of an emergency.

[lmg1230]

We were surprised when checking in on our recent Holland America cruise that our two daughters had to wear the muster station bracelets (we had cruised previously on Disney and Princess and weren't given them). Not having thought about it ahead of time they both had them put on their wrist. We then had family portraits done on formal night which were beautiful but the visible wrist band that clashes with the outfits bothers me every time I look at the photo. Next time, the bracelet goes on the ankle.

[cruzzza]

Hi, this is the OP. I've tried a hospital bracelet multiple times and she is always VERY anxious to get it off. I hope they put it on her ankle, because I am scared she'll drive herself crazy or hurt herself trying to get it off her wrist. I can't keep it on her more than 30 minutes, if that. I guess next week I'll find out for sure how she handles the real thing.

[kathi316]

Would she wear a neclace? I heard of an AI that allowed a child to wear the braclet wrapped around a neclace that the child could take off at night, etc. Or perhaps some other way to attach it to clothing? Of course, this may not be the best idea if you intend to leave the child anywhere without you.

[Lady_Jag]

Now that I think about it, after the 2nd or 3rd day of our cruise, my 3-year-old complained about the bracelet bothering her. I think it was because she had such a tiny wrist the extra slack was doubled, tripled, even quadrupled over into the little snap attachment.

 

So we cut it off with a nail clipper, then went to the purser's desk for a new one. (They didn't have one for our station, so we wound up getting another from Camp Carnival.) Anyway, we made sure there was plenty of slack when we put the new one on, and then cut off the excess piece.

 

Perhaps if you left enough slack on the bracelet, your daughter won't mind so much? Or maybe you can bring just a couple of small stickers, like the ones they make for cell phones or stick-on earrings, so your daughter can make the bracelet her "own"?

 

Another idea - start her out with wearing a thin ribbon around her wrist, then after a day or two change it out with a slightly wider ribbon. Over time, keep increasing the width of the ribbon until it's as thick as the bracelet.

[FabFam4]

On my last cruise (Carnival) I only saw young children wearing the bracelet on their ankles (maybe 2 years max). My 3 year old got very irratated by the bracelet - especially when it got wet (and when she was overly tired). I also hate seeing the bracelets in the pictures we had taken. Some of the photographers are better than others at posing so you don't see them. Just something you should keep in mind if you take pictures.

[Lady_Jag]

On my last cruise (Carnival) I only saw young children wearing the bracelet on their ankles (maybe 2 years max). My 3 year old got very irratated by the bracelet - especially when it got wet (and when she was overly tired). I also hate seeing the bracelets in the pictures we had taken. Some of the photographers are better than others at posing so you don't see them. Just something you should keep in mind if you take pictures.

 

I agree. On our first formal night, one of the photographers had my daughter sit down and put her left hand over the bracelet on her wrist.

 

I loved that idea so much, I used it for some of my own photos.