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Go for it if you are prepared to spend all your time with the 2 yr old. My just-turned-three year old DS was too small for the clubs (not potty trained) but didn't want to be left alone in Flounders with the babies. He couldn't swim in the pool (not potty trained) and had a hard time sitting...

1)We grown-ups needed to have our KTTW cards with us all the time, to get in and out of the room. I don't remember the kids ever needing their cards, except when we got on and off the ship. They had their wristbands for getting in and out of their clubs, so they didn't need them then. And no...

I remember that when we got to Grand Cayman, my husband had to go to the Promenade Lounge (I think) to get our towels, before we went to get on the tender. Not sure why the process is different for some ports...

I wrote this after I got back from my cruise in October '06. Now my sister and her family are planning to go on their first cruise next October. So does anyone who has cruised since then have any updates to this list, so I can help her get prepared? Here are my best tips, tricks, and packing...

That's what I was going to ask!! Does it have to do with unmentionables? :rotfl:

I don't have any advice on Costa Maya, haven't been there, but as for Cozumel, we were just there in October with our DD(5) and our DS(3). Shopping is easy, you just get off the ship, walk up the pier, cross over the street and the shops are right there. Don't pay full price for anything over...

We just cruised Oct 7-14, and the Formal night was Monday, but pirate night was Tuesday, after the day in Grand Cayman. All aboard after Grand Cayman was 4:30, so we had plenty of time to get dressed in our pirate gear. All aboard on Wednesday, Cozumel, wasn't until after midnight, so we didn't...

Yeah, my DS(3) LOVES to swim, much more than his older sister. Since he's still in diapers, we just never put his swimsuit on or let him hang out at the pool, so he didn't feel like he was missing out. We swam at the condo the day before the cruise, and we went to the beach at Cozumel, Grand...

4warmwishers: Yes, you can snorkel, they have equipment to rent all along 7-Mile beach. The water is very clear. I don't know if there is much to see, we only saw a few small fish, no giant fish like at CC. brandysmommy: I didn't notice parking one way or the other, sorry. I imagine there...

Thought of another one. This bothered me the whole time we were there and I couldn't think of a solution. 36) If your little ones usually stand on a stepstool to brush their teeth, you might want to bring one. I have a folding stepstool that I could have thrown in a suitcase, but I didn't...

We just cruised Oct 7-14, and while on Grand Cayman we went by cab to Sea Grape Beach Club on Seven mile Beach. I highly recommend it. My DH and I went to GC for our honeymoon, so we had already toured everything, and decided that with a 5-yr-old and a 3-yr-old all we wanted to do this time was...

Thanks for all the nice comments, and thanks Amlee and KKB for the extra hints. I didn't think to ask for more hangers! I wonder if they agreed to remove our table because our cruise wasn't full so they could stick it in an empty stateroom, and maybe on full cruises there is no place to store...

I think a pantsuit would be fine as well. Especially if you accessorize with some fancy jewelry, scarf, etc. You will be shocked at the number of people who show up for formal night not dressed up at all. I saw a family where the woman and the two children were wearing formal attire, and the...

Thanks everyone!! I just remembered one that I left off: 35) Make sure your husband packs slacks. I packed all the clothes for me and the kids, but DH was on his own. We got on the boat and he had brought two pair of shorts and that was all! Luckily, I had packed his suit. He needed his...

Thanks so much for the nice comments. It was nice to relive the experience by recording it here. E&BMom: no we didn't book another one yet. We'll have to start saving our pennies and planning to figure out when we can go again! Wish it were next week, though!

We've cruised, and now we're back, so I can answer my own questions! 1. Can little ones play basketball? Well, yes, sometimes. It is generally over-run by really big kids and adults. But there are quiet times when DS and DH snuck in there when it wasn't too crowded and had some fun playing...

Here are my best tips, tricks, and packing hints for people planning to cruise on DCL, especially first time cruisers and families with kids, toddlers or babies. My folks took my family on the 7-Night Western Caribbean Magic cruise on October 7-14. It was our first cruise ever. I did a lot of...

Thanks! I hope it is helpful! Laurie :eeyore:

Me again! Last post for awhile... I just posted my DH Rob's trip report that he had written for our long-distance family. It is under the "Trip Report" thread, and it is called: Magic Western Caribbean Oct 7-14 '06 Family Fun Trip Report - Lots of photos! Hope you enjoy! Laurie :eeyore:

It’s never easy to get up early in the morning to do something you don’t want to do. Saturday morning found us dragging ourselves grudgingly out of bed and getting dressed. The alarm clock went off at 5:30!! By 8AM we were expected to be out of our staterooms; a whole new group of lucky...