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A neighbor asked me (because I just came off a cruise, apparently)
about cruising with a family, and since i don't have kids, I'm asking
the group. They have four kids, and want advice -- that's too
many for one room, right? Do any ships have two-bedroom suites?
Or are conneting rooms the way to go? Any advice appreciated. TIA

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kbecke@creighton.edu wrote:

> A neighbor asked me (because I just came off a cruise, apparently)
> about cruising with a family, and since i don't have kids, I'm asking
> the group. They have four kids, and want advice -- that's too
> many for one room, right? Do any ships have two-bedroom suites?
> Or are conneting rooms the way to go? Any advice appreciated. TIA

A lot depends on the ship and on the ages of the kids. They could take
two adjoining cabins, which would give them two bathrooms. Some people
will take an outside or balcony cabin for themselves and an inside
cabin across the hall for the kids. Some ships also have family
cabins, but I am not familiar with them.

sue

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Voyager of the Seas has family cabins for six and lots for the kids to
do... a great family ship.

We're doing it with 3 kids (one older in his early 20's)... wife and me
have a balcony cabin, kids have an inside promenade view. That ended up
cheaper than the family cabin, gave us some privacy and two bathrooms.

Paul

In article <Pine.HPX.4.62.0503291946380.29400@Bluejay.creighton.edu>,
kbecke@creighton.edu wrote:

> They're just beginning to explore the idea and don't have any
> specific ship or itinerary in mind. I guess they're just
> trying to figure out which ships have suites with two
> bedrooms. I'm sending them to my TA this week but they
> wanted to have some ideas before talking to him. Thanks.
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, it was written:
>
> > kbecke@creighton.edu wrote:
> >
> >> A neighbor asked me (because I just came off a cruise, apparently)
> >> about cruising with a family, and since i don't have kids, I'm asking
> >> the group. They have four kids, and want advice -- that's too
> >> many for one room, right? Do any ships have two-bedroom suites?
> >> Or are conneting rooms the way to go? Any advice appreciated. TIA
> >
> > Do you know what ship they're considering? Some ships have suites
> > with two bedrooms. Some ships have adjoining cabins. They may have
> > to talk with their TA to find out what kind of accommodations are on
> > the ship they're thinking about, but I'm sure there's at least one way
> > to book. I wouldn't do four people in one cabin if it's a standard
> > room, though.
> >
> > Karen
> >
> >
> > /7 /7 /7
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> NEVER SEND A FERRET TO DO A WEASEL's JOB --WKRP
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One or two might be accidents, but with four -
they clearly already know "how to do it".

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One or two might be accidents, but with four -
they clearly already know "how to do it".

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<kbecke@creighton.edu> wrote in message
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>A neighbor asked me (because I just came off a cruise, apparently)
> about cruising with a family, and since i don't have kids, I'm asking
> the group. They have four kids, and want advice -- that's too
> many for one room, right? Do any ships have two-bedroom suites?
> Or are conneting rooms the way to go? Any advice appreciated. TIA

Two connecting cabins would be wise if the children are small..If they are
old enough to have an inside cabin across the hall from the parents' cabin,
then that would be one solution. Some ships have family cabins..The T/A
should be able to advise them the best route to take.

--Jean

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I think any ship(except the one I'm on!) haha
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> <kbecke@creighton.edu> wrote in message
> news:Pine.HPX.4.62.0503291917160.18978@Bluejay.creighton.edu...
>>A neighbor asked me (because I just came off a cruise, apparently)
>> about cruising with a family, and since i don't have kids, I'm asking
>> the group. They have four kids, and want advice -- that's too
>> many for one room, right? Do any ships have two-bedroom suites?
>> Or are conneting rooms the way to go? Any advice appreciated. TIA
>
> Two connecting cabins would be wise if the children are small..If they are
> old enough to have an inside cabin across the hall from the parents'
> cabin, then that would be one solution. Some ships have family cabins..The
> T/A should be able to advise them the best route to take.
>
> --Jean
>

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They need to speak with a Travel agent to find out what works out best for
them. Many lines have different rules as to who can be in a room based on
age, so technically, parents in one room and kids in another may not work.

Connecting rooms are rare, but as others have said, across the hall is what
lots of people do.

Even a too bedroom suite may not allow for six people, again depending on
the ages.


<kbecke@creighton.edu> wrote in message
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>A neighbor asked me (because I just came off a cruise, apparently)
> about cruising with a family, and since i don't have kids, I'm asking
> the group. They have four kids, and want advice -- that's too
> many for one room, right? Do any ships have two-bedroom suites?
> Or are conneting rooms the way to go? Any advice appreciated. TIA
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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> Katherine Becker "As god is my witness
> I thought turkeys could fly"
> NEVER SEND A FERRET TO DO A WEASEL's JOB --WKRP
>
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All depends on the ship and how much money they want to spend. When we
were on the Granduer of the Seas, we had two connecting inside cabins.
We just came back from the Grand Princess and had 4 in one cabin, with
2 pull down beds. Kids are 10 and 12 and had no problems. As a family,
we have to control the costs, but if we had the money to spluge, then
we would go for the suite.

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Paul Krause wrote:
> Voyager of the Seas has family cabins for six and lots for the kids to
> do... a great family ship.

How many bathrooms does the family cabin have?

sue

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Mike Cordelli wrote:

> Many lines have different rules as to who can be in a room based on
> age, so technically, parents in one room and kids in another may not work.

Yes, but many people book it with one adult in each room and once they
are on the ship they do as they please.

sue

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In article <QuGdndOXw47Av9ffRVn-1A@comcast.com>,
Sue and Kevin Mullen <kjmullen@comcast.net> wrote:

> Paul Krause wrote:
> > Voyager of the Seas has family cabins for six and lots for the kids to
> > do... a great family ship.
>
> How many bathrooms does the family cabin have?
>
> sue

One

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Paul Krause wrote:
> In article <QuGdndOXw47Av9ffRVn-1A@comcast.com>,
> Sue and Kevin Mullen <kjmullen@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Paul Krause wrote:
>>
>>>Voyager of the Seas has family cabins for six and lots for the kids to
>>>do... a great family ship.
>>
>>How many bathrooms does the family cabin have?
>>
>>sue
>
>
> One
>
> paul

I have never cruised with my kids, they were all adults by the time we
got addictedd to cruising. If I were the one cruising with kids, I
would go with two cabins, so I would have two bathrooms.

sue

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> In article <QuGdndOXw47Av9ffRVn-1A@comcast.com>,
> Sue and Kevin Mullen <kjmullen@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Paul Krause wrote:
>> > Voyager of the Seas has family cabins for six and lots for the kids to
>> > do... a great family ship.
>>
>> How many bathrooms does the family cabin have?
>>
>> sue
>
> One

YIKES! Tough for six to get ready with just one bathroom.

--Jean

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Jean O'Boyle wrote:
> "Paul Krause" <p.e.krause@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>In article <QuGdndOXw47Av9ffRVn-1A@comcast.com>,
>>Sue and Kevin Mullen <kjmullen@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Paul Krause wrote:
>>>
>>>>Voyager of the Seas has family cabins for six and lots for the kids to
>>>>do... a great family ship.
>>>
>>>How many bathrooms does the family cabin have?
>>>
>>>sue
>>
>>One
>
>
> YIKES! Tough for six to get ready with just one bathroom.

I have enough problems sharing one bathroom with Kevin(grin).

sue

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> I have enough problems sharing one bathroom with Kevin(grin).

I know Sue, if it wasn't for his hair, you'd have more time for yourself,
like me! ;-)

--Jean

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I'm with you, Paradise. For cost purposes, a room that sleeps 4 or even
5 (Carnival has larger cabins with this ability)....would have to
suffice. If it meant all of us being able to be on a cruise together
and we LIKED one another enough to share a cabin...well, it's do-able.
On the other hand, if most of these kids are GIRLS and pre-teens at
that....I might reconsider. LOL But, seriously, it can be done. You
just have to be creative with "bathroom rationing" and figure that
except for sleeping, you probably won't all be in the cabin at the same
time during the day much of the time, at least. But, now that I think
back, the original poster mentioned there were four KIDS, right? So,
there would definitely need to be a suite or some sort of connecting
cabins...or if some of the kids were older, let them have their own
across from you. Sheesh. This is beginning to sound complicated and
worse yet, expensive! But, hey, if they have the money, I'm sure the
ships will come up with the cabins! Best if luck!

Lindsay

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kbe...@creighton.edu wrote:
>A neighbor asked me (because I just came off a cruise, apparently)
>about cruising with a family, and since i don't have kids, I'm asking
>the group. They have four kids, and want advice -- that's too
>many for one room, right? Do any ships have two-bedroom suites?
>Or are conneting rooms the way to go? Any advice appreciated. TIA

kbe,

During the 2004 Spring Break, my wife and I took two grandsons with us
on cruise on the Carnival Conquest. We had a single outside cabin. Our
oldest son, his wife, their three children (2 boys, 1 girl), and the
wife's nephew went on the same cruise. They had two connecting outside
cabins. It was great. The kids ranged in age from 3 to 11 at the time.
In fact, the oldest, now 12 1/2, asked me the other day when we would
go back to Montego Bay and Jimmy Buffet's Margarettaville.

The ten of us had such a great time in 2004 that we have booked
reservations on the NCL Sun for the 2006 Spring Break. This time, my
wife, I, and the two grandsons will be in a balcony cabin and our son,
his wife, and children will be in two connecting balcony cabins.

Can't wait.

John

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I think that would depend on the ages...I had my 3 kids with me last year,
and got them a cabin next to mine and it worked out fine. The oldest two
slept on the beds, and the 6 year old on a cot.(My oldest two were 17 and
14 ) We sometimes shared bathrooms in both cabins, but otherwise there was
enough space to sleep , change, keep the luggage, ect. We could have
accommodated another small child easy enough.
I would tell your friend to consider Carnival - they are very child
friendly. They offer daycare, a lot of kid activities, and Camp
Carnival..which my 6 year old enjoyed. Also less likely to run into other
cruisers may not enjoy children as much as your friend must !

<kbecke@creighton.edu> wrote in message
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> A neighbor asked me (because I just came off a cruise, apparently)
> about cruising with a family, and since i don't have kids, I'm asking
> the group. They have four kids, and want advice -- that's too
> many for one room, right? Do any ships have two-bedroom suites?
> Or are conneting rooms the way to go? Any advice appreciated. TIA
>
>
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Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:

> I have enough problems sharing one bathroom with Kevin(grin).
>
> sue

That is what I was thinking. LOL Have you noticed that men spend
entirely too much time in the bathroom? If the bathroom has a TV and
Pizza Hut delivers they would never come out.

Becca <-----has cruised with my children, they had their own cabin....

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>>I have enough problems sharing one bathroom with Kevin(grin).
>
>
> I know Sue, if it wasn't for his hair, you'd have more time for yourself,
> like me! ;-)

What hair????

sue

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Becca wrote:

> Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:
>
>> I have enough problems sharing one bathroom with Kevin(grin).
>>
>> sue
>
>
> That is what I was thinking. LOL Have you noticed that men spend
> entirely too much time in the bathroom? If the bathroom has a TV and
> Pizza Hut delivers they would never come out.

This is why I "must" have at least two bathrooms in my house, could
never manage with one.

sue

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> What hair????

LOL! Sue...that's what I mean...I think they stand in front of the mirror
waiting for some to show up! Why else do they stay in there so long?? ;-D

--Jean

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> They need to speak with a Travel agent to find out what works out best for
> them. Many lines have different rules as to who can be in a room based on
> age, so technically, parents in one room and kids in another may not work.
>
> Connecting rooms are rare, but as others have said, across the hall is
> what lots of people do.

Mike, I agree, a T/A would be able to figure out the best way for them to
cruise..
Connecting cabins are not that rare, we have a cabin that connected to ours
several times on our cruises..I didn't pay attention as to which ships since
we never had to book them for ourselves. Just noticed the extra locked door
in the cabin.

--Jean

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