Children and security question?

[Stimpy]

We are taking the cruise with my parents, staying in a seperate stateroom. When we are in Grand Cayman, we want to take my DS on the submarine excursion but DD is too young. My parents want to take DD off the ship and walk around the town. Is that possible? Would we have to supply some kind of letter to allow them to debark with her? She will be 1yr old (celebrating her b-day on ship!) I'm curious as to how DCL will handle this. If they don't ask for anything, isn't it possible, although HIGHLY unlikely, that anyone can walk off the ship with child that isn't theirs? I know they have some pretty good safety policies in the kid's clubs but what about the ship itself?

DD will only be 1, so she won't have a bracelet from the clubs and she's a very easy-going kid. She would walk off with anyone as would my son when he was younger. As I said, I think it is unlikely something like that would happen but anything is possible.

We took the 4 day last September with DS but since it was just DH and myself, I didn't notice if they took note of who was taking him off the ship. I remember them swiping our KTTW cards. If my parents take DD off the ship, she'll have a different cabin number, will that raise any red flags for DCL?

 

[JAKCruiser]

I just returned from the Wonder yesterday and when I signed my son up for the kids club, I had to list the people that could sign my son out. They may have some form like that for you to fill out authorizing your parents to leave the ship with your children. Also, when we got off the ship, my son had to have his KTTW card scanned. I would guess that if your parents had her card with them, it wouldn't be a problem. As for the room number, it is not shown anywhere on the card. You might want to call the 800 number to verify how they handle the situation. I know we saw lots of grandparents with young children so I'm sure they are used to handling it.

 

[HooKooDooKu]

Based on what I've experienced, the child's KTTW card is about the only security I've seen.

About the only reason I could see that security would prevent your child from being taken off the ship by your parents would be they scan the cards and see the different room numbers. But as long as you have the two reservations "linked" in the DCL system (i.e. so ya'll get scheduled for the same table at dinner), then I would think they shouldn't have an issue.

However, this does bring a minor security issue to mind... I don't recall them scanning our KTTW cards when we disembark at Cape Canaveral (or am I just forgetting that they do). Since very little documentaion is scrutinized after you get off the ship, I would think it POSSIBLE (though extreamly unlikely) that someone could kidnap a child as you get off the boat.

 

[FantasticDisFamily]

We sailed several years ago with my parents and DD went with them several times. The reservations were linked (for dinner seating) and that was what allowed them to take her. We were told had they not been linked she would not have been allowed to get off with them.

Deb