Pool and aqua duck hours?

[yorkieteacher]

How late can we go in the pools? Pools in adult areas? Mickey slide and Aqua Duck?

 

[jrapps]

I don't recall specific times they closed but I know on our 3 night cruise, night 2 was fireworks at 8:45 and 10:30 and everything was shut down by then.

On day 1 and 3 they had some pools and aquaduck still open during the Halloween deck party at 6:45

 

[mcd2745]

The adult pools were open until 10pm. Family pools were open until 6 or 7pm, I believe, Aquaduck maybe until 8pm.

It's quite possibly my biggest pet peeve with DCL...as well as other cruise lines, all WDW resorts, and every other resort and hotel anywhere. Pools/hot tubs should generally be open 24/7, closing only briefly for cleaning and maintenance. The unfortunate result of an over-litigious society, I guess.

 

[DisneYE]

The adult pools were open until 10pm. Family pools were open until 6 or 7pm, I believe, Aquaduck maybe until 8pm.

It's quite possibly my biggest pet peeve with DCL...as well as other cruise lines, all WDW resorts, and every other resort and hotel anywhere. Pools/hot tubs should generally be open 24/7, closing only briefly for cleaning and maintenance. The unfortunate result of an over-litigious society, I guess.

It's also one of my biggest dislikes about DCL. Right after CMs turning a blind eye to small kids with diapers in the family pool.
Hot tubs should be 24/7 and pools should be open at least until midnight. And funnel vision. It's ridiculous that they turn it off at around 10 pm and sometimes earlier. Lots of ppl are night owls & bars are the only thing that is open late at night. Not sure if it's a consequence of an over litigious society or just plain laziness on the part of DCL.

 

[Cheburashka]

The adult pools were open until 10pm. Family pools were open until 6 or 7pm, I believe, Aquaduck maybe until 8pm.

It's quite possibly my biggest pet peeve with DCL...as well as other cruise lines, all WDW resorts, and every other resort and hotel anywhere. Pools/hot tubs should generally be open 24/7, closing only briefly for cleaning and maintenance. The unfortunate result of an over-litigious society, I guess.

The unfortunate result of DCL's penny pinching, more like. The Aqua Duck closing at 8 is way too early. It used to be open until around 10.

 

[Breezer4]

Ride Aqua Duck at night when it’s dark outside. We did it during our last cruise a few years ago and it was so neat!

 

[MichelleCanada]

We were still riding it at 9:50 pm when we were on the Fantasy in 2018!

 

[pktflack]

During my recent 3 night cruise on the Dream, the Duck was open until 10 PM one evening, and until 8 the other two evenings. Don't recall the schedule tho.

 

[Jsoenning]

We usually skip Cozumel day because we've gone to the port often and were sad last cruise that the pools weren't open until much later in the morning - I want to say noon almost at which point many folks were coming back from excursions so negated value of empty pool.

 

[MomOTwins]

The unfortunate result of DCL's penny pinching, more like. The Aqua Duck closing at 8 is way too early. It used to be open until around 10.

There's actually an interesting history--when DCL first started sailing, it did not have lifeguards at pools--which is true of most cruise ship lines. A child nearly drowned to the point of being hospitalized in critical condition in one of the pools, and DCL started having lifeguards after that. So I don't think it is just a cash thing--it just doesn't make sense to staff a pool with a lifeguard at times when there just aren't that many people around.

 

[Cheburashka]

I don't think it is just a cash thing--it just doesn't make sense to staff a pool with a lifeguard at times when there just aren't that many people around.

It makes sense when guests pay the prices that they do for DCL. Disney can afford to keep the pools staffed until 10.

 

[KerriL]

There's actually an interesting history--when DCL first started sailing, it did not have lifeguards at pools--which is true of most cruise ship lines. A child nearly drowned to the point of being hospitalized in critical condition in one of the pools, and DCL started having lifeguards after that. So I don't think it is just a cash thing--it just doesn't make sense to staff a pool with a lifeguard at times when there just aren't that many people around.

It took 15 years for Disney to have lifeguards on the ships. That incident that you mentioned happened in 2013.

 

[mcd2745]

There's actually an interesting history--when DCL first started sailing, it did not have lifeguards at pools--which is true of most cruise ship lines. A child nearly drowned to the point of being hospitalized in critical condition in one of the pools, and DCL started having lifeguards after that. So I don't think it is just a cash thing--it just doesn't make sense to staff a pool with a lifeguard at times when there just aren't that many people around.

We all know there really is no need for lifeguards. Parents should be the lifeguards for their children, but far too many think being on a vacation means they are also on vacation from their parental responsibilities. So, DCL now deems it necessary to have lifeguards and/or to close pools ridiculously early to protect themselves from frivolous lawsuits.

 

[Cheburashka]

We all know there really is no need for lifeguards. Parents should be the lifeguards for their children, but far too many think being on a vacation means they are also on vacation from their parental responsibilities. So, DCL now deems it necessary to have lifeguards and/or to close pools ridiculously early to protect themselves from frivolous lawsuits.

And to protect children from drowning.

Who cares about their idiot parents? It's the kids' safety that matters. Lifeguards at kid-frequented pools are a necessity.

 

[DisneYE]

And to protect children from drowning.

Who cares about their idiot parents? It's the kids' safety that matters. Lifeguards at kid-frequented pools are a necessity.

You'd think so. Yeah it's important to protect kids but I think the risk of a lawsuit weighs more in their decision to put lifeguards. Can you imagine the massive lawsuit if someone's child drowned in goofy's pool?
You know there are (some) ppl that are itching at the chance to sue if/when they slip on those wet decks when they CM's clean them. is why the cordon off entire areas of the decks when they are cleaning/mopping. those yellow cones don't cut it anymore, they have to cordon off huge sections.