WBPC May 6th 2013 Wonder

[kbishop2013]

Great question! I have the same concern. DD will be one month shy of 11. Last year she did not enjoy the lab/club. Now that they really blend the two, she didn't have as much fun and spent a lot of time she would normally be in kids programming hanging out with us. She would love to be with other kids though. So, we are hoping that the numbers are low enough that she can try the edge out. I'm guessing there won't be a lot in that age range due to school, so my fingers are crossed. I'll be curious to see if others can provide more insight.

Just did a bit more research, and got some feedback. The recommendation was to go to the Edge open house (listed on the navigator), and talk to the staff. IN the past, they have let 10yo into the Edge with no hassle. Maybe between our two, we can convince them. This trip looks to be lean on the tween set anyway...

 

[Lexa]

Hi Jennie! We have been to PV once before with Disney, and at that time we did the Pirate ship to the beach. My kids were 5 and 9 at the time, and loved it. Very friendly, very entertaining. Glad we did it. This time, we are doing the Las Caletas Hideaway so the kids, now 7 and 10, can chill on the beach longer, do the kids adventure park, etc.

We are doing Las Caletas Hideaway too. My kids are 7 and 8 and I'm sure they will love it.

 

[Mom323]

Have a quick question for those in the know! Son is 10.5yo, and really wants to check out The Edge tween club. With so few kids on board, do you think the staff will let him in, 6 months shy of the age minimum?

Thanks!

Great question! I have the same concern. DD will be one month shy of 11. Last year she did not enjoy the lab/club. Now that they really blend the two, she didn't have as much fun and spent a lot of time she would normally be in kids programming hanging out with us. She would love to be with other kids though. So, we are hoping that the numbers are low enough that she can try the edge out. I'm guessing there won't be a lot in that age range due to school, so my fingers are crossed. I'll be curious to see if others can provide more insight.

Not sure about the 10.5 year old, but the young lady should be ok. I would go the first day and check with the counselors. You might also get a feel for how old the kids are in that group. With so few children on the cruise you might find that the age of the Edge crowd may be too old for your almost 11 year old. Keep in mind the Edge allows kids to come and go as they like.

One nice thing for the adults, since there were so few kids on board, they had an adult time in the Lab for us. We got to make flubber.

 

[MontanaMouse]

Just did a bit more research, and got some feedback. The recommendation was to go to the Edge open house (listed on the navigator), and talk to the staff. IN the past, they have let 10yo into the Edge with no hassle. Maybe between our two, we can convince them. This trip looks to be lean on the tween set anyway...

Sounds great. That is our plan too. I had also read that having the kids attend that first night (assuming they are allowed) is really good to do. They meet many of the kids and counselors, and set up what they want to do.

 

[MontanaMouse]

Not sure about the 10.5 year old, but the young lady should be ok. I would go the first day and check with the counselors. You might also get a feel for how old the kids are in that group. With so few children on the cruise you might find that the age of the Edge crowd may be too old for your almost 11 year old. Keep in mind the Edge allows kids to come and go as they like.

Thanks for that advice. Definitely a smart idea to check out the age trend in the group. I'm honestly wondering if the trend won't be younger since I'm guessing it is harder to take older kids out for so long. I guess we will just have to check it out. Thanks!

 

[Mom323]

For those of you that have been to Cartegena on a cruise ship before, is there someplace at the port you can get your passport stamped?

 

[braysmommy]

Hi Jennie! We have been to PV once before with Disney, and at that time we did the Pirate ship to the beach. My kids were 5 and 9 at the time, and loved it. Very friendly, very entertaining. Glad we did it. This time, we are doing the Las Caletas Hideaway so the kids, now 7 and 10, can chill on the beach longer, do the kids adventure park, etc.

We are also Doing Las Caletas with DS

 

[MontanaMouse]

We are also Doing Las Caletas with DS

We are also doing this with DD10.

 

[Meghatron]

We are also booked for Las Caletas in PV, and possibly taking one of our nieces along as well.

 

[kbishop2013]

For those of you that have been to Cartegena on a cruise ship before, is there someplace at the port you can get your passport stamped?

Great question! DS really wants the stamp (so does Hubby).

 

[sharan56]

Wow 46 years. Congrats! On May 26 it will be 5 years...of course we've been together since Sept of 2000 so 12.5 years. I wanted to get married but DH wanted to finish school and get stable first. He got me to agree by telling me that if waited I could have any wedding I wanted. So that's how I got my Disney wedding. We had plenty of time to save up!

June 14...... 45 years!

 

[ESFC]

Our anniversary is also June but we will consider this cruise as our anniversary . It will be 46 years for us. Anyone else ?? B

It will be 45 years for us on December 7th.

 

[cruzisme]

For those of you that have been to Cartegena on a cruise ship before, is there someplace at the port you can get your passport stamped?

Would love getting a stamp too.
What are you all doing in this port?
Thought we would taxi in and just enjoy walking about and taking photos.

 

[cruzisme]

Do people carry these about in their pockets or small purses?
Are they useful(no kids with us).

 

[kbishop2013]

Do people carry these about in their pockets or small purses?
Are they useful(no kids with us).

We have kids, and they were only useful for contact with kids clubs. Otherwise, we never really used them. But that was only a one week cruise - I imagine they will come in handy as we go about, doing our own thing.

Having kids, I always had a bag with me. But skirts with pockets were handy too!

 

[kbishop2013]

Great question! DS really wants the stamp (so does Hubby).

Did a little non-Disboard research. Someone who has done this many times before mentioned to go to the immigration desk at the port (but not customs), and they will stamp it for you. I will also ask Guest Services on the boat for advice.

 

[Mom323]

Would love getting a stamp too.
What are you all doing in this port?
Thought we would taxi in and just enjoy walking about and taking photos.

We are doing a tour with braysmommy. If I can't find the answer about the passport stamp. i'm hoping the tour operator can help us.

 

[Lexa]

I read somewhere, but I'm not 100% sure....you can leave your passport at Guest Service and they will get a stamp for you.

 

[aan1701]

Do people carry these about in their pockets or small purses?
Are they useful(no kids with us).

I carry mine in my pocket. I find them very useful as we don't have kids and we tend to do different things but if we need to meet up just a quick call away. Or now if someone makes a food run for our balcony we can ask what we want. I love the phones.

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[kbishop2013]

Great question! DS really wants the stamp (so does Hubby).

So here is our answer...from another Disboarder...


Guest Services does accept passports (and gives you a receipt) to TRY to get stamps. They cannot promise, they can only ask the Customs officials at the various countries the ship visits to stamp them. Since a stamp isn't required, it is totally up to the agent.

This includes from Castaway cay, although it of course says "Bahamas", not Castaway.

Hope this helps!