Comments on: Should you take your baby (or grandbaby) on a cruise vacation?

By: Tom Bartel

Tom Bartel — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:14:47 +0000

Honestly, it would never occur to me to take a child under about 10 on a cruise. One, they can’t appreciate it. Two, I want to enjoy the cruise myself, not spend all my time chasing them.

By: Irene S. Levine

Irene S. Levine — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:07:02 +0000

Maybe I’m too far away from my parenting days but taking a baby involves carrying lots of baby paraphernalia. Must be tough!

By: Doreen Pendgracs

Doreen Pendgracs — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 17:02:47 +0000

Thx for the interesting post. Not having any children or grandchildren, I don’t think I’ll be taking any babies on a cruise. But I’m glad to hear your perspective. I think I’M up for another cruise! 🙂

By: Jeff & Crystal Bryant

Jeff & Crystal Bryant — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 11:39:24 +0000

We have only taken one cruise, which was on the Oasis of the Seas. While this was touted as family friendly, I don’t believe they expected to be entertaining babies. Your article makes a good point about possibly leaving the baby out of a cruise vacation.

By: Lyn aka The Travelling Lindfields

Lyn aka The Travelling Lindfields — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 07:37:07 +0000

Take your baby (grandbaby) everywhere. We starting travelling with our children before they were born (one was born overseas) and we loved it. People are great with babies. They always love them – well maybe not in first class but who wants to be at the pointy end anyway.

By: Lois Alter Mark

Lois Alter Mark — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 05:08:57 +0000

My husband and I love cruising and are very loyal to Viking – one reason is because they don’t allow kids under 16! I would think a Disney cruise would be great with little kids or grandkids, and hope to test that out when I have grandkids!

By: Suzanne Fluhr

Suzanne Fluhr — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 04:31:32 +0000

I’d do a lot of research before taking a baby on a cruise or even a young child. If I did take a baby on a cruise, I’d take along some willing extended family members to help take care of them with someone designated to be having room service with the baby at dinner and someone who was willing to stay in the cabin with the baby at bedtime. OTOH, cruise vacations can be wonderful with older children. One of our favorite family vacations was a 10 person extended family Celebrity Alaska cruise. We ranged in age from 13 to a very spry 90.