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Over Land, Air and Sea
Traveling with Baby on Board
By Laura Cone
"If you are going to Florida for vacation, there is a lot of stuff you can purchase when you get there," Grant says. "If you are going to Puerto Vallarta, it's going to be different. You may want to pre-purchase everything before you go down there."
Kristi Ainsworth, the senior youth director with Carnival Cruise Lines based in Miami, Fla., says parents of babies and toddlers may take advantage of baby-sitting offered on the ships. They have a complimentary "Camp Carnival" for children 2 and older as well as baby-sitting for a nominal charge per hour for infants. "It's nice because the parents can go and have lunch [and] go to the pool," Ainsworth says. "If they want to get a spa treatment they drop the kids off."
Ainsworth also says people tend to over-pack when they go on a cruise. "For example, they bring their own highchair and playpen," she says. "We have cribs on board. You can get a crib for your cabin. Everyone is very particular in the stroller they like. Sometimes if you are traveling a long way, that's an extra thing to carry."
She says parents may rent strollers per day for the three- or four-day cruises or for the duration of longer cruises.
When packing, remember to bring plenty of infant formula and diapers. And because it may be difficult for your baby to adjust to different sleep, eating and playing schedules while traveling, try to keep your baby's routine as close to the normal one as possible, Ainsworth says. "I think the hardest thing for infants is everyone's schedule is completely thrown off when they come on board," she says. "Sometimes, it's hard to get that adjustment."
Lyan Sierra-Caro, the account executive for corporate communications for Royal Caribbean International based in Miami, Fla., says the cruise line offers two complimentary morning programs for infants through a partnership with Fisher-Price. Aqua Babies is geared for babies ages 6 to 18 months while Aqua Tots is for children ages 18 to 36 months.
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