This review focuses only on our experience as parents of a 4-yr old boy (4th time cruiser), 2-yr old boy (2nd time cruiser) and 8-month old girl, trying out NCL for the first time. We've sailed solo on RCL and Celebrity, and brought a child or two on RCL and Carnival, and know well that the information provided on cruise line websites and by cruise reps is not to be trusted. So here is what we saw and heard in the "Kids Korner" camp for 2 to 5 year olds and other kid-friendly areas of the ship:

SCHEDULE: On NCL Sky for the January 5-9 Bahamas, all 3 days were in port. Days in port cost you extra ("Port Play") while days at sea are included in your fare. Here are the free and $$ times for each day (all $$ times = $5/hr for first child and $3/hr each additional child) * Monday (departure): 8pm to 10:30pm (free); 10:30pm- 1am ($$) * Tuesday (in port): 9am to 5pm "port play" ($$); 5pm to 10:30 (free); 10:30pm- 1:30am ($$) * Wednesday (in port): 9am to 6pm "port play" ($$); 6pm to 10:30 (free); no Kid's Korner after 10:30pm (might have been typo in the bulletin and there really was an after 10:30 paid play, but we picked our kids up early) * Thursday (in port): 9am to 5pm "port play" ($$); 5pm to 10:30 (free); nothing 10:30pm- 1:30am ($$)

On Tues/Wed/Thurs while in paid "port play", we were told we could not leave the ship because I (stupidly) told the Kid's Korner staff that our 2-yr old had an accident that morning. We were told that staff cannot change diapers nor *touch* a child to change pants if there is an accident. Instead they would beep us (beeper given each time you drop off your child) and if we could not be reached, they would call the nurse who would change the child, and we would be billed for that as a medical visit. Read more