I would really like to do this with the kids. Last time we went to cozumel on the
disney cruise was in 2006 and they still had damage after a hurricane so they didn't have it open at the time. Major bummer for my oldest (loves dolphins and wants to be a marine biologist working with dolphins when she grows up) who was really looking forward to it.
Now on the last cruise we did a dolphin swim at one of those ports but this royal swim does more things and allows free time with the dolphins and such.
BUT the problem is this is where DH would probably scuba dive on this cruise and that would leave me (one parent) with an almost 9yr old, 11.5yr old, and a 15yr old. From what it says on there you need one parent PER child that is 11 or under. That stinks! My kids swim like fish and I really think that needing a parent per child up to age 12 (11 or under) is ridiculous. My son is almost as tall as me and swims as well as me (and that's saying something- I have swam like a fish almost my whole life and so have my kids!) Why on earth does he need a parent with him? I can handle both my younger kids (behavior wise) if that is why- if it's to "protect" them they can swim as well as I can- maybe better (if I don't lose the weight before this cruise- my weight hinders me more than they are hindered in the water! LOL)
ugh
The only way we'll be able to do this is if my son gets scuba certified and goes scuba diving with DH that day and I just take the girls. Which is an option I suppose- but I don't know if he'll get certified by then (DH has "certified" him himself- so we know he can pass- but he has to go to all the classes and take the test thru the closest place that is a 30min drive each way and the times they do it isn't working out with school/work/extracurricular activities we all have. So I don't know if that will happen. And even if it does happen in time... I know I'm gonna be scared for my son to be out scuba diving with him. Heck I am always a little scared when my DH goes out scuba diving but I know I'll worry even more with my baby boy out there!!!!!! (yes I know- somewhat irrational fear of MYSELF being out in the open waters with sharks and other things that can hurt you is now being projected onto my son. I know that- but it doesn't mean I can make myself not worry! LOL)
Oh I don't know if we'll get to do it.. and even if we do- then we'll be THREE people so there goes the free transportation.
I really do not understand why an 11.5yr old boy, who could even be scuba certified and able to scuba dive in the open ocean needs a parent all to himself to "protect" him in some way on this type of controlled dolphin swim. I really think it's ridiculous.
Do they check birth certificates? I wonder... probably not? hmmm... a little white lie saying he's 12 when he's really 6mo shy of that? (I know on the dolphin swim we went on the last cruise- fellow cruisers were there also and they told them their son was older so he could do the dolphin swim and it was pretty obvious he wasn't really that age... LOL I think, can't remember for sure but I think the age had to be 8 and he was 6 or something like that..)
But I think you have to be sure and ask for it. I guess we won't be going with you, 
I think we have to do the encounter this time. But maybe there are others out there interested in either the swim or the encounter? You can get 5-10% off for groups but you have to do the same experience, same time... So, let's get some groups together! 
