Question for 12yr old girls

[noseybuddy]

who are also in 7th grade. Did you go into the kids club? If so did you like it or feel that it was to young for you. If you didn't go into the club what did you do the days that you were at sea?

 

[MBFergie]

My DD is telling me what to type, we just got back from the eastern Magic 7/26-8/2.

Sometimes the clubs can be young for our age. Other times it was fun. Just go when you like the activities. My favorite activity was flubber and free time. When I wasn't in the club I hung around with friends I met at the club and from the disboards. Alot of time we just walked around the ship and hung out. Hopefully you can check yourself out when you want. Try to meet someone on the boards who;s the same age as you are.

 

[Rock'n Robin]

I can answer this because although DD#1 is 11, she was in the 10-12 group--there were several 12 year olds in there including one very cute boy from NC (her opinion). When the activities weren't exciting they just hung out with each other.
Robin M.

 

[heart4dis]

Where do they go and what do they do when they "hang out"?

 

[Grumbo]

Where do they go and what do they do when they "hang out"?

As we will have an 11 and 12 year old daughter and friend with us on our next cruise I would like to know this too
I could see some "Cute" boy from North Carolina being overboard if my DW found him around her "baby"
My DD never has used the clubs before but with a friend coming this time she is more amenable to the idea. I had never thought about giving her the signing in and out privileges, but the more I read about it the more I like it (as long as they page and let me know where the two of them are going.).
Have to carry a life preserver around for the 11- 13 year old boys on the next cruise. Sheesh more responsibilities
Cheers,
Grumbo

 

[westjones]

I don't think they page you when your kids can sign themselves in and out. I could be wrong, so maybe someone else can clarify it for you.
DJ

 

[MBFergie]

My daughter would page me when she left the club when I asked her to. She just asked the councelors and they did it with whatever message she wanted to give them. After awhile we remembered we had the radios and started using them instead. I still like the pager because it's alot less noisy!!

I really don't know where they "hung out", I do know they would go check the pictures at shutters, see what was happening in studio sea or off-beat (during the afternoon), pop in on a movie, play shuffleboard, eat ice cream, pizza, fries. Since I got to know the girl's mother that she hung out alot with I was comfortable with them coming back to the cabin to order room service. DON'T DO THIS UNLESS BOTH PARENTS SAY IT IS OKAY!

Marie

 

[heart4dis]

I read that if you allow sign out privileges, then it is the child's responsibility, not CMs to page you upon sign-out. The child can request a page to let you know. One parent allowed DD sign-out privileges if she had a destination in mind and paged mom/dad w/destination. That isn't something the Lab controls, but you can enforce it w/DD/DS.

(based on a trip report I read)

 

[jfeasel]

My daughter turned 12 the day before our 6/14/03 7 day Eastern. I allowed her and her 10 year old cousin to have sign out priviledges and they both did great. When they weren't in the clubs, they left me a note in our cabin as to where they would be. They liked going to the movies, playing in the arcade or just swimming at the pool. A couple of the afternoons we met up and played BINGO. It was an awesome trip for everyone because we all got to do what we wanted to do.

 

[Grumbo]

What I meant when I said they would page us as to where they were going it is the GIRL'S RESPONSIBILITY. I read in another post that they have no problem paging you, but it is up to the girls to do it.
No I wouln't expect the staff to be responsible for that.
Cheers,
Grumbo

 

[TinkerBellPixie4GOAL]

When I went on my first Disney cruise I had just turned 13. I didn't like Common Grounds and I didn't want to try the kids club...so I went to the movies a lot. That was great! Other times I would just lie down in the room or find something interesting on the navigator to do!

 

[cruisnfamily]

Originally posted by heart4dis
I read that if you allow sign out privileges, then it is the child's responsibility, not CMs to page you upon sign-out. The child can request a page to let you know. One parent allowed DD sign-out privileges if she had a destination in mind and paged mom/dad w/destination. That isn't something the Lab controls, but you can enforce it w/DD/DS.

(based on a trip report I read)

That trip report may have been my daughter's. Here is an excerpt regarding the sign out thing:

I think this little taste of independence was really the highlight of Amanda's trip. We are relatively cautious parents and don't often allow her this kind of freedom. Yes, we were very comfortable giving her this freedom on the ship and it worked out fabulously for all concerned. She has moved up another notch in showing us her maturity and responsibility.

The way it worked is that we got one pager for our two children. DS6 and DD10. When DS6 wanted out of the club, they would page us and we would go and get him. Pretty simple. We worked out our own rules with Amanda. They were as follows:
1)She could sign out with a friend only...never by herself.
2)She must have a destination in mind...no signing out to wander the ship
3)She would have the lab page us with her destination.."Amanda signed out to go to the movies with friend", "Amanda is back at the lab", etc.

That was it. The lab made it clear to us that it was Amanda's responsibility to have them page us. Once we gave the OK for her to have sign in/out ability, it was not their job to notify us, it was hers. It worked out great! We always knew where she was.

 

[disney6]

My DS and his best friend (yes, we brought him with us!) had a blast together. When they weren't in the lab - I believe they had more fun there because they had each other - they played shuffleboard, went to the movies, went to the arcade several times (we bought the cards as we removed all charging privileges), hung out alot at ESPN Skybox and ordered room service for lunch EVERY DAY! They paged us and let us know where they were going when they left the lab. We did not allow them to use the pools without us though - there are no lifeguards and the goofy pool is just that - full of goofy kids (I mean jumping in without looking and acting goofy in front of their friends!) . It was the best vacation and the best idea to bring his friend with us - will do it again next year! I'll be in trouble when the 3 girls get that age and start asking to bring friends!

 

[noseybuddy]

disney6

Just curious, how old is your DS and his friend?

 

[noseybuddy]

disney6

Got the answer to my own question . Read on another thread that your DS is 10.