Week-long cruise with kids 2 & 5?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just got back from a 7 day with my 3 and 7 yr olds. The kids club didn't have enough beepers to get a hold of us if there was an emergency. We had an inside quad and I had a panic attack the first night. My little one kept waking up and I wAs so scared that she would wake the whole ship. I'm still waking up in a panic every night. The family had fun but I wish we just went to a beach.

The inside cabin was your first mistake, I'd wake up with a panic attack in one of those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:we did RCCL w 2 and 5 y/o. Horrible. Two year old was bored and stir crazy in babysitting. Five year old hated kids club--mostly 3 y/o on this cruise--and refused to go back. beds in the ceiling scared all of us so the kids took one bed and parents sleptin separate twin "sky" beds which were miserable. nothing to do on sail days. never again.

Nothing to do on sea days, please tell me you are kidding.

[Anonymous]

We took a cruise with our three year old twins and had a blast. DO IT!

[Anonymous]

I've been on 3, 4, 7, and recently an 11 night cruise with my kids. For me, the shorter cruises were more hassle than they were worth. They were still fun, but they weren't as fun and I felt rushed like we didn't get to do and see everything on the boat. With the longer cruises, the kids really get into a routine, we don't miss anything, and everything goes much smoother. The kids like figuring out where everything is on the ship, they like going to dinner and then going to the show afterwards. They meet other kids in the kids club and like playing with them over and over again. They also love going up for breakfast in the morning and picking out food at the buffet.