Cruise Parents Accused of Wrong Doing

Cruise parents are being accused of wrong doing after leaving their toddlers in a cruise cabin while they went to dinner. This plus updates on Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas and a couple examples of Carnival cruisers being called out for bad behavior. Cruise news and my views! Let's talk about it.

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[RhodaMaikels]

Parents need to stop using the cruise for a babysitter

[MaryGolden-mh]

Sometimes if there is only a table for 6 that is available, the two of us will absolutely sit there to eat. But if we see someone looking for a table, we invite them to join us.

[pickypants]

Oh hell yes! Kids should never be left alone like that. They were the parents and they had those kids. If you aren't having a good time because you can't go to a nice restaurant on the ship and/or eat in peace, too damn bad! You're a parent first! 🤷‍♀️

[barbarathomason]

No one should leave smaller children alone in a cruise cabin

[sherrig]

Those BABIES are 1 and 2 years old!!! WTAF??!!! That these fools not only thought that was ok, but then POSTED about their child neglect, is what is wrong with social media today. These people are living in their own warped world.

[Nicho_Ldn]

Leaving toddlers in the cabin while you go for dinner? Absolutely appalling parenting. A cruise ship can be a dangerous place, particularly the young children.

If they wanted a couples vacation they should’ve left their kids with grandparents or something. Sounds like they saw them as an inconvenience in the daytime and in the evening. Just sad really.

[susancook]

My goodness those parents must not have followed the case of Madeleine McCann! Those who don’t know history are condemned to repeat it.

[sherylvaillancourt]

Never leave young kids in a cabin by themselves.

[ceemee]

The toddler story is absolutely INSANE!! My youngest son was about 6 or 7 when we first started cruising & because most of my immediate & extended family would also be traveling with us, we would either alternate times to keep each other’s kids, or pay the fee for the private babysitter service provided by the cruise line. That’s extremely dangerous & irresponsible for those parents to do!!!

[randyyoung]

Ask the parents of the child that died falling from a balcony. Even pre-teens need to have supervision on a cruise.

[maesams]

Ships have plenty of space to play the Lido is busy, go elsewhere!

These parents were totally neglectful!!!
Ban them!!!!

[stevetaub]

They were absolutely wrong. If they had gotten sick or hurt this would be a different story. If your young kids can’t have dinner according to your wishes you adjust and eat early or have someone babysit them at home or don’t go

[michaelatherton]

It the only table available in the buffet is a six person, then I'm taking one end of it. You can have the other end.

[catcren]

I remember a comedian talking to to two little girls in the second row (ages 6 and 7) and he finally spoke to the adults beside them, thinking it was the parents. Nope. Then he asked the audience: “Where are the parents?” Crickets. The girls said the parents dropped them off and went to the cabin. 😮 I’m sure they weren’t counting on being outed like that BUT think about it. Now their kids were vulnerable to any perv in the audience. 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[stevemyers]

Absolutely don't leave your children in a cabin on a cruise ship

[RedheadedL]

My husband and I went on an Alaskan cruise in August. It was out of control with kids of all ages, running the hallways, pushing all the buttons on elevators, jumping off of furniture it sounded like above our heads.This was all day long…it was crazy🤪 We found out from some parents directly at a private dinner that “they felt safe, letting their children roam the ship that it was good for them to learn to separate from the parents” Out of sight out of mind is what I have to say👎🏼

[mandywalker]

They took the post down as soon as people started saying, WTF??? Their kids are 1 and 3.

[doughoagland]

The parents could be charged with neglect if they were on land in the US. Could you imagine leaving your kids in a hotel room to go down the street to a restaurant

[karenr]

What happens to the kids if there is an emergency and you are at the other side of the ship from your room. Not a good idea to leave your kids by themselves.

I have sat at a table for four people at the buffet because of not enough seating but people ask if they can sit and there was no problem sharing the table. I have done this as well when no tables were available and sat with other cruisers having lunch.

[paulready]

Why in the world would someone be on a zoom call in a public place, the man should have been in his stateroom while on a zoom call. The parents shouldbe held accountable for leaving young kids in a stateroom unattended.