Cruising at 23.5 Weeks Pregnant?

[tvguy]

Cover all the bases. Call Disney, and have your doctor verify how far along you are, and have Disney give you a thumbs up or down, and have them do it in writing so you don't have an issue when you try to board.

It is interesting what the rules now. DW was 27 to 28 weeks along when we cruised on Royal Caribbean in 1986. We cleared it with her Doctor before we booked.....he did offer to come along, but had no objections to her cruising at that time in her pregnancy. And we checked with RCCL, and they said if your Doctor says it's okay, that is all we care about.

We were given a lot of space when we danced at the disco, but other than that, and that our son loved the rough seas, and has had a fixation with water, no issues.
I guess it was less common for women of child bearing age to be cruising or pregnant 27 years ago than it is now, especially with Disney.

 

[wilkeliza]

Cover all the bases. Call Disney, and have your doctor verify how far along you are, and have Disney give you a thumbs up or down, and have them do it in writing so you don't have an issue when you try to board. It is interesting what the rules now. DW was 27 to 28 weeks along when we cruised on Royal Caribbean in 1986. We cleared it with her Doctor before we booked.....he did offer to come along, but had no objections to her cruising at that time in her pregnancy. And we checked with RCCL, and they said if your Doctor says it's okay, that is all we care about. We were given a lot of space when we danced at the disco, but other than that, and that our son loved the rough seas, and has had a fixation with water, no issues. I guess it was less common for women of child bearing age to be cruising or pregnant 27 years ago than it is now, especially with Disney.

27 years ago it was also less likely a company would be sued simply because something tragic happened at their facility. Now people sue for anything.

 

[Princess Stitch]

You dont need a doctors note. When you sign your cruise ship documents you are verifying that you have not entered your 24 th week of pregnancy. It's in the fine print. No one will ask and you will be allowed to board. I have cruised twice when I was pregnant (22 weeks and 12 weeks) and was never questioned

They have this rule because they do not have the medical facilities on board to support a premature baby. So it clears them of any liability.

 

[Scottiesmommy08]

I sailed this past January while expecting. I was entering week 24 on the day of our disembarkation. We had a great time! Just had to turn in a little early at night due to extra walking.

 

[bumbershoot]

We're taking another dcl cruise in January and I realized u could do online checkin. While doing it, I had to check a box saying that no one in the party will be "24 weeks" pregnant.

Which is different from the rules in the FAQs. So it's anyone's guess as to what they mean. Lol. I literally laughed out loud when I saw that last night!