Age to check out sibling?

[tinytinkmom]

What is the minimum age for a child to be able to check their sibling out of the club/lab? Our older daughter is turning 13 on our upcoming cruise, so we're hoping that is the magic age! Thanks!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

What is the minimum age for a child to be able to check their sibling out of the club/lab? Our older daughter is turning 13 on our upcoming cruise, so we're hoping that is the magic age! Thanks!

I believe the age may be 13. But I wouldn't count on her being able to do it until she's actually 13. How long into the cruise is her birthday?

 

[tinytinkmom]

It's the 15-night EBTA, and she turns 13 halfway through - so we'll have a week of her being 13 before we get off the ship!

 

[cmph]

Oh wow, I didn't realize it was that young. I assumed 18. Does that only apply to siblings in the same cabin? What about other relatives in linked reservations?

 

[Disneyteachers]

Curious on this. DD will be 13 on our next DCL cruise.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Oh wow, I didn't realize it was that young. I assumed 18. Does that only apply to siblings in the same cabin? What about other relatives in linked reservations?

When you register your child for Oceaneer's you indicate who's eligible to sign them in/out. Make sure everyone on the list knows the secret password, though.

 

[DisneyEJT]

My 13 year old was able to check out her younger brothers on our last cruise. Don't know if she could have done it younger.

 

[chaseg03]

What is the minimum age for a child to be able to check their sibling out of the club/lab? Our older daughter is turning 13 on our upcoming cruise, so we're hoping that is the magic age! Thanks!

I'm 13 and they let me do it to my other siblings.

 

[elvispursley]

Oh wow, I didn't realize it was that young. I assumed 18. Does that only apply to siblings in the same cabin? What about other relatives in linked reservations?

It does seem young, right? But kids younger than 13 are allowed to check themselves out. For other relatives, you have to list them by name and stateroom (?)--can't remember since my mom was always in the same stateroom when our kids were interested in the clubs.

 

[cmph]

My kids had self check-out privileges in Dec/Jan (8 and 11), which was fine with us b/c they had to stay together and both had devices to text. Next summer, my oldest will have just turned 13, and we'll be sailing with their cousins, one of whom will be too young for self check-out. The other cousin and my son (obv, ha!) will both be old enough for self check-out, so I figured an adult would always have to deal with checking the younger one in/out. If we can give my daughter the ability to do that, it will be pretty useful and she would LOVE the responsibility. They aren't in our cabin, but our reservations are linked. I never read the fine print, b/c it had no bearing on our last sailing... I just assumed it had to be an adult!

 

[Mommb]

I don't think it is even necessary to give the stateroom number of people authorized to pick up a child. As long as you have listed their names during registration and they know the password you chose, they can do the pick-up by showing their Key to the World card the same as you would.

 

[bbel]

13.
As soon as they are too old for an Oceaneer band themselves.
Remember a child can be a self check from 8 (7 with a signed waiver).
Every child (3-12) can check themselves IN, its only coming out someone might need to come and get them.

If it happens half way through the cruise, whoever signed the registration form will need to go to the club/lab and get it changed.
It cant happen until they're actually 13 (so you cant say on the first day: they turn 13 on .... I want them to be able to pick up from then), and if they have a band too, you can return it then too.

 

[bbel]

Oh wow, I didn't realize it was that young. I assumed 18. Does that only apply to siblings in the same cabin? What about other relatives in linked reservations?

It can be sibling in the same cabin.
It can be a random 13 year old you meet onboard and make friends with, but didn't know even existed until the cruise.
As long as you know someone's name and/or cabin number, the authorised adult can add them to the pick up list. (Although they won't actually be able to pick up unless they know they can and they know the secret word).

It might seem young, but I've had parents request as registration that other family members are taken off the list because they're 'too old'.

 

[bbel]

I don't think it is even necessary to give the stateroom number of people authorized to pick up a child. As long as you have listed their names during registration and they know the password you chose, they can do the pick-up by showing their Key to the World card the same as you would.

As long as reservations are linked.
Although, even then, if there's a massive group travelling together, they don't always show up on the system and need to be 'searched'.