Ahoy there, Emma! Welcome aboard planDisney! I'm "chuffed" that you came all this way...well, digitally at least...to ask your question about your upcoming cruise! You're just a week away from your incredible sailing, so I'll dispense with all the usual dad jokes and get right to fillin' the sails, as they say!
I have great news! The requirement to reserve time at the kids club is no longer in effect! While it was necessary during the beginning of
Disney Cruise Line's return to sailing to keep social distancing possible by reducing the number of little castaways in Disney's Oceaneer Club, Edge, and Vibe at any given time, those requirements are now overboard! Your little ones are going to have such an amazing time!
How can I be so sure? Well, let's just say that when my family sailed on the
Disney Wish this July, I may or may not have spent a lot of time at the Open Houses at
Disney's Oceaneer Club down on deck 2...and I can unabashedly tell you that taking the slide down on embarkation day - the only time we adults are allowed to - is not to be missed! But that's just the entrance - new spaces like Disney's Imagineering Lab, Star Wars Cargo Bay, and more that wait for them inside are just waiting to be explored!
If your kids are a bit older,
Edge and
Vibe have been completely redesigned - and are joined by a new space called
The Hideaway. If there weren't so many great spaces for the adults on the ship, I would be extra jealous! Adults can enjoy not only the
Cove Café and its surrounding areas as well as
Enchanté and
Palo Steakhouse, so while the kids may not be jealous now, we can let ourselves think they are, haha!
Oh, and if your little ones are the REALLY little ones, you can make reservations at the
"it's a small world!" nursery once you climb aboard!
I hope that helps put you on calm waters, Emma! Thank you so much for your question, and if any last-minute brain-busters surface this week, you can always sail our way again and drop us a line here at planDisney!
Fair winds, following seas, and safe travels!
Andrew