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[quote=Anonymous]One reason cruising with a one year old is a pain is the car seat issue.  It wasn’t a problem for us on Alaska cruise because there are so many great things right at port.  But in Caribbean it was irritating because a lot of the better beaches or activities are a short drive from port.  Once they can go into a booster, it opens up a lot more possibilities.  Also the swim diaper thing, so you can’t even use the pools (although some cruise lines have fun splash pads).    I would be reluctant to do a carribean cruise with a kid under 3 for these reasons.  
I’m also down on renting houses because that inevitably means that not only are you charging a toddler around a house that is not baby proofed, but you are also cooking and cleaning for a group.  At that point, I’d rather stay in my own house where I have the stuff I like.  
The best thing for toddlers and kids that age is the two bedroom marriot vacation club rentals or similar.  Hotel amenities but with a fridge for their milk and baby yogurt and stuff and separate bedrooms plus living room to hang out in when the little one is napping.  I’m not a vacation club member so I just bought the weeks on redweek.

I think one challenging thing about parenting is that “what works” changes every few years so once you’ve figured something out, it’s already about to stop working.  Tween and younger teens are often bored with a standard beach vacation and prefer cruises and active national park vacations.  Older teens might be bored by that and want a more cultural experience with different restaurants and shows and a chance to see the places they’ve studied in school.  [/quote]

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