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Review for the Baltic Sea Cruise on Vision of the Seas
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joyride21
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: May 2013
Cabin: Interior Stateroom

So the husband and I (early 30's) decided we couldn't stop traveling just because we had a kid. Especially cruising. And since most cruise lines make you wait until the kid at least six months old (the exception being Disney, but I can’t picture myself ever cruising with them because they are so much more expensive than any other mass market line) we booked a two week cruise to Northern Europe for almost immediately after the six month mark. Most people thought I was crazy when they found out we were doing this. From so many people I heard, ‘Wait, you’re taking a baby to Europe?’ Eventually I just started replying, ‘Do they not have babies in Europe?’

I'll leave out all the precruise stuff, and start with our arrival at the ship. Shortly after the fastest checkin/security scan/boarding process I have ever experienced, we were on board! Stateroom had the pack n play I requested, but did not have the medical fridge for the baby's milk. Stateroom attendant brought one when I asked her to. Very cramped quarters with two adults and a baby with two weeks worth of stuff in a tiny cabin. As a result of this, after a quick lunch at the Windjammer, where Baby made a bunch of new friends in the form of crew members, we returned to the cabin, Baby and Dad took a nap, and I did something I have never done in any of my 10 previous cruises-I unpacked! Usually just choosing to live out of our suitcases, this was very strange to me. It felt like we were moving in. Very strange. It was only after I finished organizing everything that I reached for my ipod to check the time. And it was gone! Stupid women’s pants that never have any room in the pockets and my stuff always falls out of. A quick glance around the minimal square footage confirmed it - it had fallen out during lunch. Drat. To add insult to injury, since I'm so used to my phone etc, falling out of my pocket when sitting down, I ALWAYS check my seat and the area around it when getting up from a seated position in any public place. This happened to be the ONE TIME I failed to do so. I was in luck, however, because some honest individual found it and returned it to guest services. Thank you, honest individual. I will also add that despite the mandate that 'All Guests Must Attend' the muster drill, we were told that since we had Baby with us only one of us had to go - since Dad and Baby were taking a nap at the time of the drill, I went and represented us.

We had 'Stateroom TV' on throughout the day. I was stunned that one of the channels available was not Animal Planet. It's not a cruise unless you watch at least episode of Meerkat Manor, so I wasn't sure at that point if the trip will be a success. Between that and the relatively recent change to the gratuity video that had been the same since about 1975, apparently nothing is sacred anymore. :P

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Interior Stateroom

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