AJackson09
Earning My Ears
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I'm looking at a WDW/Cruise trip sometime next year. Our daughter will be 1 in January. How young is too young for a Disney Cruise? Any tips/advice?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Personally I would not take kid under 5 on a cruise but that is just me. Our girls were barely 5 on their first cruise and had a blast but we would not want to have to be tied to our cabin with a baby/toddler only bc I would feel I was spending a ton of money on a vacation I was not fully enjoying. A Disney Cruise is expensive so you would have to be OK not enjoying much of what Disney had to offer. Many others will disagree with me though since I have seen a ton of tiny ones on the cruises.
We live 25 min or so from WDW and we havent even take our DD to disney yet. The crowds, heat, long lines, etc are not something i would subject our DD to at such a young age. On a disney cruise she gets treated like a princess by the CMs on board, she gets to stay on her schedule, the nursery staff is great for a short break during the day if we need it, there are princess meet and greets that have prearranged times, airconditioning when ever we need it, great splash area, movies, Castaway Cay, etc.I just got finished stating that taking young kids to Disneyworld is worth it. I think it depends on your financial situation, though. For us, I won't take the kids on a cruise until they are big enough for the kids clubs because the expense is just too much...if I'm not going to get a real break, I'd probably just go to WDW.
I would also be concerned about any possible medical issues. It seems much easier to treat kids over 2 and they seem to get sick far less.
Personally I would not take kid under 5 on a cruise but that is just me. Our girls were barely 5 on their first cruise and had a blast but we would not want to have to be tied to our cabin with a baby/toddler only bc I would feel I was spending a ton of money on a vacation I was not fully enjoying. A Disney Cruise is expensive so you would have to be OK not enjoying much of what Disney had to offer. Many others will disagree with me though since I have seen a ton of tiny ones on the cruises.
I'm looking at a WDW/Cruise trip sometime next year. Our daughter will be 1 in January. How young is too young for a Disney Cruise? Any tips/advice?
Thanks!
We live 25 min or so from WDW and we havent even take our DD to disney yet. The crowds, heat, long lines, etc are not something i would subject our DD to at such a young age. On a disney cruise she gets treated like a princess by the CMs on board, she gets to stay on her schedule, the nursery staff is great for a short break during the day if we need it, there are princess meet and greets that have prearranged times, airconditioning when ever we need it, great splash area, movies, Castaway Cay, etc.
She gets the Disney experience without many of the negatives you have to deal with at the park when you have a 2 year old. When she is older and can wait patiently in line and can endure the hotter temps all day..........we will take her to WDW.
Just my opinion.