Love Land's End shoes. We took water shoes with us on our cruise and used them in St. Maarten and on CC and as our going to the pool shoes. The kids didn't wear them in the pool, but they always seemed to get wet. It was a plus not to have to worry about our everyday shoes being wet. I don't know if they were necessisary, but it was great for the kids to walk along the beach, swim and then walk to get lunch without changing shoes. DD is 4 and DS is 2. Not having to change shoes was a plus for us.