Can toddlers swim on a cruise?

The U.S. Public Health Service requires that only children who are toilet trained are permitted to enter swimming pools and spas aboard cruise ships. Even if your child isn't toilet trained, he or she is welcome to enjoy the water play areas on board each ship while wearing a swim diaper.



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Some ships have no baby-sitting for kids younger than three-years-old. In that case, you will need to take your kids, awake or asleep, with you to your evening activities, or have someone stay in the cabin with them while they sleep. It's not safe to leave your child on his or her own in a cruise cabin.

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Yes, you can bring your baby with you on your cruise vacation. With the exception of some adults-only ships, most cruise lines allow you to cruise with a baby who's 6 months or older. On certain itineraries -- usually exotic cruises and long ocean crossings -- the minimum age for kids is one year or older.

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Children between the ages of 2 and 12 are more likely to experience motion sickness. This is likely because their sensory systems have not fully developed, and are more prone to mixing signals up. If your child is younger than 2 years, they may experience motion sickness but be unable to express how they feel.

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Overall, whether it is worth taking a 2-year-old on a cruise depends on your individual circumstances. If you enjoy spending time with your toddler and the cruise ship offers amenities and activities that are appropriate for their age, cruising with toddlers can be a fun and memorable experience.

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Generally, the cruise bathrooms are shower-only. So, you can take your toddler with you for a shower or use the removable shower-head for spray-down. Even you can bring your child's inflatable tub with you and sponge down your toddler.

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Can people swim at night on a cruise ship? It depends on the ship and the weather. Most pools close in the evening although hot tubs usually stay open later. In rough weather, pools are usually closed, and often drained.

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Regardless of if the water is seawater or freshwater chlorine is added to maintain the swimming pools. Cruise lines have a lot of guidelines that they must follow when it comes to cruise ship pools and as a result, they usually have to continually add chlorine and refresh the water.

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Yes! You will find the most kid-friendly options on family-oriented cruise lines such as Disney, Royal Caribbean, Carnival, MSC and Norwegian, and the least on luxury lines or small ships geared more toward adults.

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Child safety lock feature: The doors to the balcony in a stateroom often come with two locks; one of them is a child safety lock located at the top of the glass door. Tall railings and walls: The walls and railings on most of the cruise ship balconies are at least 42 inches high.

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You will want some kind of stroller or baby carrier for taking your child around the cruise ship and in port. Some cruise lines, like Carnival, have rentals available; MSC offers loaners. You will need to store strollers in your cabin, so we recommend bringing a small umbrella stroller, rather than a large baby jogger.

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No Guest younger than the age twenty-one (21) will be assigned to a stateroom unless accompanied in the same stateroom by an adult twenty-one (21) years old or older. A guest's age is established upon the first date of sailing.

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Yes. All drinking water is either distilled from seawater or loaded onboard while the ship is in port.

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Your baby is also welcome to sleep in the bed with you, or you are welcome to bring your own travel crib. Older toddlers can sleep on pullout sofas (make sure one is available in your cabin before booking) or in a bed or rollaway cot, but cruise ships will not provide bed rails.

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