Disney Wonder to Mexico - Feb 13
We loved our cruise and actually booked another cruise for next year, while on board. Our party of ten has cruised on several lines and Disney does it right for kids -- from the less crowded buffet line just for kids, to the helpful staff at the water slide and my daughter being greeted with "hello princess," it was a special trip. The staff loves kids and it shows.
However, I wanted to share a situation we encountered with one clearly feverish and contagious boy in the Oceanear Lab. Our two 6 year olds were playing wii in the back room of the Lab and when we picked them up, a child was laying on beanbag, shivering, coughing, sneezing and appearing to have a very high fever. Three of the (wonderful!! Kudos to Lauren & Elle especially) staff members were sitting by him, keeping him covered and frantically trying to call his parents, who had dropped him off early that morning while they went ashore (don't get me started.) He was very ill and spreading germs to every kid in there.
We alerted several staff members and asked that he be able to rest in a room away from the healthy children. Staff members then pulled him on his beanbag around the corner, into the kitchen area. My brother turned to me and said, "you know our kids are going to get sick now" and boy, did they. Our four children spent time shivering and puking in the cabin, fevers of 104, two dr's visits for an anti-nausea and antibotic....a few days later 2 adults got sick, me included with a strand of the flu, not covered by the flu shot.
As parents, you guys know the drill! This could happen anywhere, but we were blown away by how severe the illness was and the fact that there is no plan for sick kids are left in the club. Two adults in our party got sick too -- shakes, fever, headaches and vomiting. Not fun.
We also contacted the Kids Club manager who said there is no plan for when sick kids are dropped off - they do not have a separate area for them to be, so they are right in there with the healthy kids. As parents, no one wants to miss a fun day because your kid is sick, but seriously, one contagious kid being dropped off at the lab for way too long (his parents didn't return until dinner) was very hard on my family (and possibly others.)
Disney was awesome with handing out hand wipes, but whew, as the week went on, there were a lot of sick and coughing kids. I guess that is why kids were free -- it is cold & flu season!! We would not cruise during this timeframe again.
I hope this doesn't happen to anyone else, and again, it really was a wonderful trip for our families and young kids....until everyone got sick.
We loved our cruise and actually booked another cruise for next year, while on board. Our party of ten has cruised on several lines and Disney does it right for kids -- from the less crowded buffet line just for kids, to the helpful staff at the water slide and my daughter being greeted with "hello princess," it was a special trip. The staff loves kids and it shows.
However, I wanted to share a situation we encountered with one clearly feverish and contagious boy in the Oceanear Lab. Our two 6 year olds were playing wii in the back room of the Lab and when we picked them up, a child was laying on beanbag, shivering, coughing, sneezing and appearing to have a very high fever. Three of the (wonderful!! Kudos to Lauren & Elle especially) staff members were sitting by him, keeping him covered and frantically trying to call his parents, who had dropped him off early that morning while they went ashore (don't get me started.) He was very ill and spreading germs to every kid in there.
We alerted several staff members and asked that he be able to rest in a room away from the healthy children. Staff members then pulled him on his beanbag around the corner, into the kitchen area. My brother turned to me and said, "you know our kids are going to get sick now" and boy, did they. Our four children spent time shivering and puking in the cabin, fevers of 104, two dr's visits for an anti-nausea and antibotic....a few days later 2 adults got sick, me included with a strand of the flu, not covered by the flu shot.
As parents, you guys know the drill! This could happen anywhere, but we were blown away by how severe the illness was and the fact that there is no plan for sick kids are left in the club. Two adults in our party got sick too -- shakes, fever, headaches and vomiting. Not fun.
We also contacted the Kids Club manager who said there is no plan for when sick kids are dropped off - they do not have a separate area for them to be, so they are right in there with the healthy kids. As parents, no one wants to miss a fun day because your kid is sick, but seriously, one contagious kid being dropped off at the lab for way too long (his parents didn't return until dinner) was very hard on my family (and possibly others.)
Disney was awesome with handing out hand wipes, but whew, as the week went on, there were a lot of sick and coughing kids. I guess that is why kids were free -- it is cold & flu season!! We would not cruise during this timeframe again.
I hope this doesn't happen to anyone else, and again, it really was a wonderful trip for our families and young kids....until everyone got sick.
The day after we returned from our cruise, 4 out of the 9 of us fell ill with the flu. We all tested positive for Swine Flu. One last souvenir from Disney. Obviously we can't prove it came from her, but it seems most likely given that she was handling our drinks, utensils, food, etc. 
I also saw a little boy throw up in the Walt Disney Theater on the first night. At least twice, I saw cast memebers in masks and gloves cleaning throw up off the floor on Deck 6 forward. 
