Planning Alaska 2019...comparing NCL BLISS to DCL Wonder

[jenf22]

Wait it is closed at dinner too!? I missed that part. I need to be able to leave her while I go ashore at ports. She won’t be old enough for much. So that’s why I eliminated it.

On sea days it's closed from noon-2pm and 5-7pm. I guess people were forgetting to feed their kids??? On port days, they're open all day. We saw them take the kids to the buffet one port day. Maybe it's too hard to keep track of the kids with everyone on board at meal times? As far as leaving kids onboard, their rules are worded weirdly. But I did find this:
Can I leave the ship on a port day while my child is in Splash Academy?

Yes, unless you are given a handy phone or pager for the following reasons*:

• Your child is in diapers
• Your child requires 1 on 1 care
• Your child has a sever special need and /or medical condition

So I guess the answer is "yes, unless". So as long as your kiddo is doing fine in Splash Academy, you should be fine to leave them.