No infants allowed in pool?

[Pineapple]

I run from a pool if I see kids with diapers in it.

"The most famous case of pool infection occurred several years ago. In 1998, a contaminated pool at a suburban Atlanta water park caused an outbreak of E. coli that hospitalized eight young children, and one child died. The incident marked the first time that E. coli was reported in a public pool, and it was believed to have been caused by a sick child with diarrhea."

 

[CM_Mom]

The incident marked the first time that E. coli was reported in a public pool, and it was believed to have been caused by a sick child with diarrhea."

That's definitely an irresponsible parent!

Aneille, check out the Navigators that are posted on several sites for activities other than the pools.

 

[crisi]

What constitutes an infant? If my 23 month old went into the pool without a swim diaper would people automatically think my kid was peeing int he pool because of her age?

We aren't going on a cruise anytime in the near future probably not for years but I am curious.

My 23 month daughter is partially trained and doesn't wear a swim diaper in pools that much since she never makes an error in regards to poop, and that swim diaper doesn't hold in any pee anyway.

I am not saying I would or wouldn't take her in but maybe I would for a few minutes while I play with my 3.5 year old, who knows. I can see that happening.


Honestly that pool must be nasty if the water isn't changed, because I am sure some of those very very potty trained kids(4+) are peeing in the pool.

I am more concerned though with the poop side of things. Are you really suggesting in these posts that when the water isn't clear its not just yellow?

YUCK!

If thats the case I may never go on a cruise unless of course they have an adults only pool!

If your two year old is "partitially potty trained" she isn't potty trained in my opinion. But I believe potty training is binary, you either are or your not - all shades of grey are how many accidents mom wants to put up with. I know that there are kids as young as 18 months who are (not mine, I had late trainers). But it sounds like she is close and you won't be cruising for years, so you won't have to worry about if you "might" break the rules. Besides, when you see this pool, there is NO WAY you are letting a two year old in it while you play with a 3.5 year old. The pool is full of kids, most of them four to seven. Some of them quite big. The water is deep for a two year old (only knee high on the seven year olds). And the kids are very busy being kids, which means many of them aren't watching for your kid while they play.

Its naive to beleive that even the adult pool is pee-free. But under most circumstances urine is sterile and it isn't a big deal (gross, but not unsafe). Disney drains the pools every evening, cleans them and refills them. If there is an "accident" they may do this several times a day.

 

[crisi]

The incident marked the first time that E. coli was reported in a public pool, and it was believed to have been caused by a sick child with diarrhea."

That's definitely an irresponsible parent!

You've never, and your kids have never, gotten suddenly ill without warning? I remember once in my 20s I was walking through a mall and got suddenly ill, didn't make it to the bathroom in the 45 seconds between "oh" and the event - and it was the (sorry for being gross) type of ill we are discussing. I was shopping with (Thank God) my mother, who got me to a bathroom, cleaned me up, went and bought me new jeans and underwear and got me home. My kids have done the "Mommy, I don't feel good" followed in 30 seconds by something coming out of their bodies from one end or the other.

If Mom knew the kid had diaherria, yep, very irresponsible.

 

[lbgraves]

Hee I guess I need a good debate! Anyway how would they know what is too young to be PT? I know a few children that were PT'd near their 2 year old b'day. I know mine isn't, but if mine was and they told me to get of the big pool I may be a little peeved. Plus my almost 2 year old looks pretty little so I am sure if it was me even with my 2.5 year old I'd probably be one of those approached.

I understand the problem though. You have kids older than 3 that aren't completely potty trained, and you got kids under 2 that are. Honestly its a no-win situation for the cruise line. You can't put an age restriction on it unless you set it really high and then you got a lot of upset parents of 3, 4 and maybe 5 year olds out there, plus their kids!

CM_Mom - That is good to know since I am not a pool person really. I only started going to the pool because my kids like it so much!

LOL! No debating it here. The ones we saw either were wearing just swim diapers or they were too small to even walk by themselves. You will probably be approached to be honest but but CMs were not gruff about it. They were professional and just informed the adult who was with the child of the rule that is posted by the pool. All you would need to say is that your child is PTd. On our first cruise DD 3 was newly PTd but I still made it a rule for her that she couldn't go in the pool until she had used the bathroom that morning...a ritual for her anyway. With so much excitement of being on the cruise ship with Mickey I knew that she was going to forget & do the last minute warning.

The Mickey pool is only 18 inches deep. Both of my kids would have been fine in it at 2 years as far as the depth but they have always been on the high side of the height charts. We usually sit on the rim that has a little bit of water on it & keep our feet in the pool so that we are closer if anything happens. It is more crowded on sea day afternoons. We have always had a good experience going right after breakfast by 9 am or on port days when it is practically empty.

 

[byon_and_lara]

We went on our first cruise when my youngest was 14 months old and we spent a little bit of time in the Mickey's Ear. It is small (maybe 5ft diameter round) and the water motion resembles a big toliet (I thought that was fitting), but it is a good alternative to going in the big pool for that age.

The thing that bothered me was the occational bigger kid jumping into the Mickey Ear and running around, splashing without any regard to the little ones. I know that kids will be kids (I have four of em) and they don't realize in their excitement when they knock over a baby, kick them, or splash them in the face. I don't remember if it was posted that the Mickey Ear is for only small children and their parents, but IMO it should be. I would hope that parents of the bigger kids would make an effort to keep their kids from jumping and being wild in the kiddie pool for the safety of the little ones.

Now the my baby is just over 2, I hope she won't be upset about not being about to go with her siblings in the bigger pool. That may be a bit of an issue (tantrum) so I don't plan to use the pool with her all that much. We have a pool at home and I'm not crazy about crowded public pools, especially one full of 4-12 year olds. Yikes!

BTW, I rarely use swim diapers in our own pool and my daughter has never had a BM in the pool. BMs, for her, require privacy and concentration, and I can't imagine her doing that while in the pool, KWIM? Peeing, on the other hand, IMO, is not limited to toddlers. I imagine there are many older kids (and even adults) who pee in the pool. Let's face it, it happens more than we would like to think!

Lara

 

[lbgraves]

All you need to do when the bigger kids go in the ear is tell them that that pool is for the kids who are not PTd. That usually makes them get out pretty quickly.