Jeisur
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2006
Did anyone on the 1st Med Cruise travel with young kids/a stroller? On the excursions it always warns that there will be portions of the tour when the stroller must be folded up & a small stroller is recommended. Does that just refer to folding up the stroller while on the bus, or do you actually have lug around your stroller for portions of the day? If so, for how long? I'm trying to decide between 2 strollers to bring for my daughter...I'd prefer the bigger one that reclines & has a tray for her to eat snacks from but I don't want to carry it (or more accurately, have DH carry it) around all day!
Thanks for your help!
Depends on the excursion that you do. Our son turned 2 on the ship and we have a maclaren stroller that reclines slightly. The best purchase EVER! The roads are old, keep that in mind, sidewalks are hard to maneuver, bumpy bumpy bumpy. A lot of steps. Larger strollers would be hard to manage, you would be BEAT by the end of most excursions. Cheep umbrella strollers are not an option unless you want your kid to feel like they are in a rock tumbler all day! I was worried that poor Breighton's brain would explode with all the bumpies.
Check out our blog for what we did and stroller suggestions.... it was pretty easy on busses because they let you put it underneath (which means keeping it "stuff free"). Sometimes we carried him or let him walk and drug the stroller behind us. Our stroller has a shoulder strap to carry it, which was REALLY nice! But not too functional when going up steep steps.
If your child is prone to pull or wonder I highly suggest (eventhought I don't like them) one of those leash type harnesses for the kiddo. Traffic is mighty dangerous.
I also recommend those little "snack traps" you can get at Toys R' Us. Easy way to snack and not make a mess. We took two sippy cups since the are really isn't a clean place to wash them on excursions. And bring your own snacks for the kiddo or get cereal and fruit at the buffet in the morning. We stocked our room fridge with milk daily so avoid running up to get milk at 5am.
Anything else you need to know, just ask. We are very experienced in travel with our son now!
-Laurie
http://breighton.qseg.org