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jcasevilla
Guest
Just wondering if anyone has sailed the Sea recently, and what was thought of the Kids program?
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basics
Guest
There is a kids crew program on the Norwegian Sea. 2-5 year olds and 5-10 year olds. Both will take kids from 9-12, 2-5 and 7-9. Additional night care is available for a cost.
This program seems thrown together. The newer boats like the Star have much, much, much better facilities for kids. The kids area on the Sea is in a small cabin on the 3rd floor, however, the counselors take the kids out and around the boat.
We dropped our 4 year old off and she seemed to enjoy the interaction with the other kids, however, the counselors (teenage girls) appeared very bored with their job and were not very enthusiastic.
I dropped in to check on the kids during the day and most were just sitting around. It did not seem very fun for the kids. So I took my four year old out.
It's too bad, the M/S Sea did not refurbish the kids areas. I was very impressed with the kids program on the M/S Star! In any case, the counselors should have a better program that gets the kids outside more.
Remember your kids are also on vacation!
This program seems thrown together. The newer boats like the Star have much, much, much better facilities for kids. The kids area on the Sea is in a small cabin on the 3rd floor, however, the counselors take the kids out and around the boat.
We dropped our 4 year old off and she seemed to enjoy the interaction with the other kids, however, the counselors (teenage girls) appeared very bored with their job and were not very enthusiastic.
I dropped in to check on the kids during the day and most were just sitting around. It did not seem very fun for the kids. So I took my four year old out.
It's too bad, the M/S Sea did not refurbish the kids areas. I was very impressed with the kids program on the M/S Star! In any case, the counselors should have a better program that gets the kids outside more.
Remember your kids are also on vacation!
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review
Guest
I have a seven year who was six at the time we sailed. I thought she could entern the kids program while I tried to do the grown up things. Most of the time the were playing in foyer between the stairwell and elevators, which was dangerous. The playroom was to small and hot to accommodate the kids all at one time. This year we're going with Carnival. But I still enjoyed the cruise, I kept her with me at all times.
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LLZ
Guest
Our 8 year old was happy as clam with the Kids Crew. The kids don't care what the room looks like and the counselors were great! No counselors were under 18, I assure you. They all took a real interest in my kids - and the kids loved doing things in the stairwell foyers (they are actually more like living rooms than foyers - so don't be discouraged by that either-you'll find families all over the boat playing games, reading, and planning excursion on the furnishings in these areas - just another public room furnished well with plenty of floor space!!) and roaming around the boat singing songs!! Our daughter couldn't have been happier!! I loved that they arranged for time with the families because otherwise the I'd never have seen her!! You can arrange babysitting if you want, but we didn't. Our daughter made friends she's still in touch with online and they still love all the little nicknames the counselors have;( ie, YoYo) My older kids didn't have anyone in their group - some kids just don't sign up. But they didn't mind - they got a counselor (April) all to themselves!! They could change things at the drop of hat - and did, often! She was great with them - and seemed VERY happy with her job. I was very pleased with the program, as saw that security was a big issue with the crew - ID bracelets, etc. (our oldest son couldn't even check out his sister, it had to be one of us, but that was probably best).
Lori
Lori
