Going on a 9 days cruise - leave the 2 year old at home with grandparents or take her with us?

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Myg00dn3ss
Myg00dn3ss
NSW
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11 Jan 2018 8:56pm
Good day everyone,
Does anyone have any experience with toddlers on a medium length cruise? We are tossing and turning between taking her with us or leaving her at home.

I've been told by the Royal Caribbean customer support people that they have on the ship facility to leave your kids for a few hours, but they have to be potty trained. IF not, you can't let them there by themselves.

Any ideas?
Pugwash
Pugwash
WA
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WA, 7734 posts
11 Jan 2018 6:05pm
Never go on cruises. Cruise ships are floating diahorrea factories
NowindSurfer
NowindSurfer
WA
163 posts
WA, 163 posts
11 Jan 2018 6:32pm
Leave him with your grandparents and enjoy the time away make a second! .! After a day or so you probably get a bit of separation anxiety and youll feel bad and miss him! I guess it depends on the toddler.
My little is a complete ratbags at that age. last time we took him away he was into everything Like ripping stuff off the walls nothing was untouched even got into the safe and pressed all the buttons so the safe went into "guard mode and locked our money etc in. . I guess if your room not to kid friendly youll have your work cut out for you ! good luck!
shoodbegood
shoodbegood
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VIC, 873 posts
11 Jan 2018 9:40pm

Seriously, you're asking this forum for parenting advice ???
Rails
Rails
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1371 posts
QLD, 1371 posts
11 Jan 2018 9:03pm
I like my kid and I don't go on cruises

however, she has so far been to Korea, Vietnam, china, Nepal, the states, Norway and the U.K., 2 next month.

i just figure she is part of the family and since the energy is going to run out in her lifetime it might be her only chance, at least she'll be able to post pics on post Insta Insta.

seriously, a cruise? Why not just fly to Cuba and drink rum with the yokels
Buster fin
Buster fin
WA
2599 posts
WA, 2599 posts
11 Jan 2018 7:36pm
Pugwash said..
Never go on cruises. Cruise ships are floating diahorrea factories


And the cost of seeing the on-board doctor will make the cruise seem cheap by comparison.
ThinkaBowtit
ThinkaBowtit
WA
1134 posts
WA, 1134 posts
11 Jan 2018 8:01pm
A cruise is a city on the coast without the option of leaving the cbd. I don't understand why anyone goes on them.
FormulaNova
FormulaNova
WA
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WA, 15111 posts
11 Jan 2018 8:51pm
What does anyone remember from when they are 2 years old?
cauncy
cauncy
WA
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WA, 8407 posts
11 Jan 2018 9:52pm
FormulaNova said..
What does anyone remember from when they are 2 years old?


That their folks palmed them off with granny
sn
sn
WA
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sn sn
WA, 2775 posts
11 Jan 2018 10:19pm
cauncy said..

FormulaNova said..
What does anyone remember from when they are 2 years old?



That their folks palmed them off with granny


and as a result - parents, grandparents and minions all had a ball!!
Skid
Skid
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1499 posts
QLD, 1499 posts
12 Jan 2018 9:03am
Hmmm.... maybe a third option...
Send her to the 'heavy weather' forum with the other two year olds...
FormulaNova
FormulaNova
WA
15111 posts
WA, 15111 posts
12 Jan 2018 7:40am
sn said..

cauncy said..


FormulaNova said..
What does anyone remember from when they are 2 years old?




That their folks palmed them off with granny



and as a result - parents, grandparents and minions all had a ball!!


We used to stay with our grandparents and loved it.

My brother left his first-born with our parents when he was only 2 while they went to Fiji. The first few days he asked where mummy and daddy were, but after that, he forgot and enjoyed all the attention.
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23761 posts
WA, 23761 posts
12 Jan 2018 12:37pm
Take the kid.

It will restrict your nighttime activities, thus ensuring you don't have another.
lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
6451 posts
NSW, 6451 posts
12 Jan 2018 9:46pm
Skid said..
Hmmm.... maybe a third option...
Send her to the 'heavy weather' forum with the other two year olds...


LOL, the 2 year old would probably be too smart for the usual hand full of regular posters in the " I'm right, your wrong" whiners forum.

Its funny to read though, how they twist each others words and act all pretentious and high and mighty, keyboard warriors at their best, a bit sad really, don't think a water based sports forum needs that sort section.
Plenty of other places on the web that those "legends", just ask them, lol, can argue about worthless crap to make themselves feel worthy of their own existence.
Green Tea
Green Tea
VIC
112 posts
VIC, 112 posts
12 Jan 2018 9:53pm
You are a family be a family.
Haircut
Haircut
QLD
6491 posts
QLD, 6491 posts
12 Jan 2018 9:41pm
Going on a cruise?

Isn't one supposed to leave kid and wife at home?
HENDO 77
HENDO 77
WA
290 posts
WA, 290 posts
12 Jan 2018 7:47pm
take nana too
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