jessicabohn
Earning My Ears on DCL
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2009
For all of you Disney cruise moms, this is a question for you:
The short version: Are there any secrets to getting more nursery hours once onboard (besides showing up at the nursery and waitlisting for them)?
We booked a Christmas Disney cruise, after some reluctance about taking our infant. (The Magic Eastern Caribbean December 19) However, I spoke with two different agents on the phone before making a decision and they said there are always leftover hours in the nursery and you'd probably be able to get as many as you want once onboard (after booking the min in advance). I reminded them it's a holiday cruise and they simply reassured me that no one has ever complained about not getting nursery hours. So we did it. I booked the nursery hours in advance and within two weeks when I thought I would switch some of my hours, every single hour was booked solid. At least I have the 18 hours I do, since it is a 7 night cruise. However, I wanted to be able to do a couple of day time excursions and a few night time adult dinners or adult spa things. 18 hours simply won't be enough. I am concerned with all nursery hours being booked now, that there's no way I will get more once onboard.
Do they have any staff that will do in-room sitting on the side? I am trying to think outside the box.
Maybe Disney moms should start a forum where the cruisers start their own 'group care' by rotating rooms. In other words, I will watch your kids and my kids this night while you watch mine the next. Well, but you'd have to trust the person... I am just brainstorming here.
This answer will take a pretty experienced disney cruiser since I have already researched all their info officially posted on their site. Thank you greatly for any help!!
The short version: Are there any secrets to getting more nursery hours once onboard (besides showing up at the nursery and waitlisting for them)?
We booked a Christmas Disney cruise, after some reluctance about taking our infant. (The Magic Eastern Caribbean December 19) However, I spoke with two different agents on the phone before making a decision and they said there are always leftover hours in the nursery and you'd probably be able to get as many as you want once onboard (after booking the min in advance). I reminded them it's a holiday cruise and they simply reassured me that no one has ever complained about not getting nursery hours. So we did it. I booked the nursery hours in advance and within two weeks when I thought I would switch some of my hours, every single hour was booked solid. At least I have the 18 hours I do, since it is a 7 night cruise. However, I wanted to be able to do a couple of day time excursions and a few night time adult dinners or adult spa things. 18 hours simply won't be enough. I am concerned with all nursery hours being booked now, that there's no way I will get more once onboard.
Do they have any staff that will do in-room sitting on the side? I am trying to think outside the box.
Maybe Disney moms should start a forum where the cruisers start their own 'group care' by rotating rooms. In other words, I will watch your kids and my kids this night while you watch mine the next. Well, but you'd have to trust the person... I am just brainstorming here.
This answer will take a pretty experienced disney cruiser since I have already researched all their info officially posted on their site. Thank you greatly for any help!!