Are you bit doubtful about handling the problems which may arise while traveling in cruise with your baby? Don’t worry. Here are some tips that you can follow in order to make cruising baby-friendly.
1. Look out for the baby sitting day and night services in the cruise if it is available. You could also go for kid’s club if your child is grown enough. These are some of the very basic facilities which are offered in most of the cruises. For instance, when you go to gym or excursion in port in which children are not allowed, hire a babysitter, whom you feel is trust worthy, who can come along with you in the trip and with whom you can leave your baby in cruise ship if you cannot take your baby along with you all the time.
2. Book for adjoining rooms in the cruise for keeping the baby in same cabin. If there is no such option, check for ‘family staterooms’. Cruise lines like Disney offers rooms which have curtain facility which separates the living room from bedroom, for privacy during the stay.
3. Do not panic if you haven’t brought everything which a baby requires frequently. In most of the cruise ships, you will find sale for baby food, diapers and even clean bottles for you. Another best thing you can do is to quickly befriend with Steward, as he is the one who can supply you things like a quick bottle wash or warm milk during the trip.
4. Many cruises have pool facilities as an entertainment for boarders. You can give your baby proper potty training, if kiddie pools are also available there. It’s better if you bring your own blow up pool along with you because many cruises don’t allow babies for swimming in pool with swim diapers for sanitary reasons.
5. Family cruise lines like Disney offers strollers for rent so that you can stroll comfortably in the cruise ship along with your baby, if you want to stroll with your baby. Unfortunately, you may not meet with such nice facilities everywhere. Best thing you can do is to bring your own stroller along with you.
6. Babies generally love to bath in bath tub, but you may not find bathtub facilities in all the rooms of cruise except some expensive suite rooms. Some cruise lines like Disney and Holland America provides bath tub facilities almost in all rooms. However you may find handheld nozzle showers for making bathing of baby proper and comfortable.
7. Best thing you can do is to avoid all such silly troubles stated above is that, try to travel in cruise lines like Carnival, Norwegian, Disney Cruise ships, Princess, Holland America, Costa and Celebrity along with your baby, if any of these cruise ships goes to your particularly decided destination.
8. Before proceeding for a trip when there is enough time ahead, plan accordingly about the trips that you can make along with your baby or child. Consult with the agents who are providing tickets for family cruise line. You can also book tickets for cruise online.
9. Analyze the environment of a particular cruise ship in which you are deciding to travel. You may not find a friendly environment for your baby, if you are not traveling in a family cruise ships. Otherwise, check for the number of families boarding to cruise ship along with their kids.
Traveling by airplane is lot faster and comfortable now days, though it is bit costly. But you can find lot of pleasure by paying a bit less this time if you travel in cruise. You will get better opportunity to have better views of sea and understanding life in the sea. This could be memorable if you travel along with your family by taking care of points tips mentioned above.
