Camp Ocean Carnival Cruise | Our First Experience with Camp Ocean Penguins | Carnival Panorama
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- Опубліковано 10 гру 2022
- Our daughter Madison turned two 1 month before our cruise so we finally had the opportunity to try Camp Ocean Penguins.
Some background information: Amanda works from home and is with Madison 24/7. Madison has never been in daycare and has only ever been babysat by family for short time periods. She goes everywhere with us.
Going into our cruise, we knew that we wanted to introduce Madison to camp, give her the experience of playing with other children who aren't her cousins and also to give us some separation. Personally, we planned to only take advantage of Camp Ocean on sea days as we would be taking her off the ship on port days.
Prior to our cruise, we pre-registered Madison during the online check-in process 14 days before our cruise.
On Embarkation Day, we went to the open house and did the tour, met the staff and let her play with the toys. They also gave us a ship phone to hold onto throughout the cruise, for when we would drop her off and if they needed to get a hold of us.
During our cruise, we dropped her off on 2 different sea days.
Upon drop off, we said our goodbyes and the staff helped her wash her hands.
After the first drop-off, we were in tears, because it was truly the first time we were ever dropping her off anywhere.
Stay tuned to see how our first Camp Ocean experience went...
Some words of encouragement for first-time Camp Ocean parents:
If you are on the fence about trying Camp Ocean, we encourage you to try it.
If your child is like Madison and has never been in daycare, this is the perfect opportunity to introduce your child to playing with other children and not having you around.
We felt comfortable leaving Madison at Camp Ocean, because the staff is caring and friendly and we knew that it would be a growing experience for her and us, even if it was for a short time.
We truly enjoy our daughter's company so going through the Camp Ocean experience for us was more about self-growth and showing her that it’s ok to be without Mama (and Papito). The first drop-off was the hardest, Amanda held back many tears.
Bring tissue, if it's the first-time dropping off your child. Amanda definitely shed some tears.
Keep the ship phone on you after you drop off, just in case the staff need to get a hold of you.
Happy Cruising!
Justin, Amanda and Madison Barretto
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Not gonna lie, the moment your little one walked into Camp Penguin, I started tearing up. I'm going on my first carnival cruise with my 2 year old daughter soon, so to see you guys tearing up made me feel like I'm not crazy to feel that way. Thanks for sharing this with us!
Thank you for your comment! That was so tough!! Definitely check out Camp Ocean and see if she likes it. It’s worth a shot and if it doesn’t work out at this age, that’s ok! Bring tissue!!
Me and my 4 year old are going in December !
That’s so exciting! She will love it!
This is why it’s so important to make sure your kids get socialization… It doesn’t have to be in daycare he could be with family or friends but they have to spend time outside of mommy and daddy
Definitely! Madison loves going to the park and playing with other kids, despite being home with Amanda all day. She really is a social butterfly and extrovert.
Unfortunately That means nothing lol my son is always with others family and his smaller cousins and he’s still just like this lol if you read up on toddlers per this age it’s common. My son didn’t get like this until toddler stage 2 years old. Just at 1 he would wave bye to us lol
This. Non family. My daughter is home with me all day as well. She’s been in dance and pageants since she was 18 months old. She’s 4 now and also does gymnastics and Mother’s Day our for a year. It is crucial they get that time with others, especially other children.
We agree with you that the socialization is important for a child’s development. Just because our daughter isn’t in childcare and is home with Amanda all day (because Amanda works from home), doesn’t mean she doesn’t get socialization. And not that we need to defend ourselves, but we go to the park daily and she’s in ballet and soccer. Madison is the type of child that will walk up to other children to play with them. She is a social butterfly without a doubt! She’s been on more vacations and has had more experiences than the average adult. We aren’t depriving our child of socialization. At the time of this video, she was 25 months and this was our experience. She had a hard time and so did we, but it did not make us feel like we aren’t doing enough as parents to get her socialized. We feel she will do better at Camp Ocean on our next cruise.
@@barrettosontheloose no need to defend. Just a conversation amongst strangers on the net. She’s a cutie. Y’all do you.
Oh Mama! You guys got me tearing up too😭
So glad Madison was able to experience a little bit of Camp Ocean by herself. We'll never stop being proud of our kiddos and their milestones!
My son also enjoyed music time on the Carnival Vista as well!
Thank you for watching and your comment!! Yes, our kiddos are amazing, aren’t they? That’s great to hear your son enjoyed the music! 🤗🤗
30 minutes and she's not in daycare was pretty good!
We were surprised she lasted that long (the first time) too, lol!
Camp Ocean is so much fun!
Good job Madison! Really so much fun!
Madison did such a great job! Same for you Mom and Dad. The amount of time she spent is reasonable considering she hasn't been away. I would recommend for next time: (unsolicted advice!)the night owl the children are all mixed up so I would start her off there on the second night with a familiar child. Then send her and pick her up in 10 mins. drop her off again mid day for 15 mins. and continue to build up her time in 5 min increments.
Hi Shaina! Thank you for your comment! Great suggestion on the 5-minute increments! 🤗🤗
@@barrettosontheloose I have two kids and our youngest is 2 yrs old (birthday in July) and the oldest is 6, our 2 year old is in the same situation as Madison, he's only been with us and his grandma so Thank you! I'm definitely going to use the strategy when we go on a cruise but I wouldn't have thought of it without this video!
Aww! So glad we could help! Hope your cruise is awesome!
Thanks for the video. February will be our first cruise and a first for our kids
Awesome!! Enjoy!!
❤thanks for sharing
Our pleasure! ❤️
We really enjoyed this video. Our daughter also has a hard time at first, but by then end of the week she is much better and has a lot of fun.
That’s great! Nice that you could relate! We hope and feel like our daughter will do way better at Camp Ocean on our next cruise! 🤗🤞🏼
This is my 3rd cruise but first with toddlers, thanks for this video! Joint fb group as well.
Awesome! Thank you for watching and joining our community! 🤗
Thank you for sharing your experience! My family and I will be going on our first cruise in September. My youngest is 3 and I was trying to find info on what to expect. My two older kids will be 16 and 19 (the cruise is for their birthdays which will be sept 5th & 6th) so they will naturally want to explore and hang out on their own. Thanks again I feel more at ease now about trying Camp Ocean!!
Awesome! Glad our video helped! How funny their birthdays are so close! My due date is September 5 for our 2nd daughter!! 🤗
Awww 🥰 I’m glad yall experienced this though! I know separation anxiety can be rough but I think Mattie/Maddie will do well Esp. being around other kids. I’ll be cruising in July w my mom & 11 yr old son & my fear is total opposite. I’m hoping my son will actually enjoy the kids club so I can go to the casino w my mom. It’ll be her Bday cruise & 1st time cruising! I guess we shall see.
That’s exciting! Hope he has a wonderful birthday cruise! It’s definitely worth a shot to see if he enjoys it!
It’s funny because Madison is sooo social! We go to the park and she goes up to every child to play with them and tries to hold their hand!
Trying Camp Ocean was an opportunity for her to be without us. We’re hoping on our next cruise when she’s 6 months older, she’ll have a different outlook on it! 🤞🏼
We hauled our 3 year old daughter with us everywhere in 2022 on our cruise to Alaska, and she will be 4 this year when we sail for the Caribbean and we are considering camp ocean. She goes to preschool, so the separation part I think she is fine with, I am just a paranoid dad. Thanks for taking the time to put this together and give us a glimpse.
Our pleasure! That’ll be a great cruise!
We totally understand! Camp Ocean is definitely worth checking out to see if she likes it. Plus she is old enough to communicate to you and the staff, which will make the paranoia a little less. Make sure you go on day 1 so you can tour it yourself and meet the staff. Have a wonderful cruise!!
Good for you in trayen.....taken my grandkids in March age 2 thur 14 ..
Thank you! Hope they enjoy it!! 🤗
This is our son at age 2. It’s the separation anxiety with him. He didn’t have it when he was younger as he didn’t care if we left. 🤷🏾♀️ it’s a phase and it’s common. I was rooting for you guys but I’m a remote worker and our son generally stays home. He has done drop off at care or with family but I can imagine he’ll probably have same reaction.
Thank you for your support and for watching! It was definitely tough for all of us, but we were trying!! 🤗🤗
Omg I went on a cruise and I loved camp ocean😊
Yay!! It’s a great place to take the children who want to stay!
This was super helpful!! ❤ My kids are the same way, this is completely normal for kids at that age that are homeschooled or not in daycare, parents are their safe space. I’m glad both my kids are “penguins” so maybe they’ll be fine since they’re going together 😂
Thank you!! Yes, that should help! ❤️❤️
Thanks for sharing! I don’t have kids, but am a TA and had a client ask about the camp ocean process.
Awesome! Glad we could help!!
Oh crap! Now I'm crying! You did great mom! Better than me. We just went on a Disney cruise, and I just couldn't muster up the courage to drop my two toddlers boys off. They're 4 and 3 years old. However, they did enjoy themselves every visit. They've never been in daycare. My oldest starts school in August, and I will be a complete mess.
Awwww!!! Thank you for your comment! That was tough for sure! Best of luck when they start kinder! Bring the tissue!! 🤗🤗
Thanks for this video. My two year old is in childcare and I leave him in the childcare at my gym but I was still a little uneasy about leaving him while on a cruise ship. But this gave us an inside look on Camp Ocean and I think he will be fine.
Awesome!! Hope he enjoys it!!! 🤗
I love your videos!!! I’m so confused though…. My son goes to daycare. Do they call you anytime your kid cries because he’s going to cry lol when I usually drop him off it depends on the day…sometimes he cries and doesn’t want me to leave other days he’s ready to play and doesn’t pay me any mind lol we’ve only cruised on Royal when he was like 9 months they didn’t call me at all. But obviously you also pay on RC. Planning on cruising for his second birthday! But trying to choose a ship we can both enjoy. Carnival Celebration or more expensive WOTS is what I’m debating.
Thank you!!!
I am sure he will love it! It’s definitely worth checking out!
We did a more recent video of Camp Ocean and our daughter loved it the first day! She was also a little bit older than she was in this video.
We’ll be on the same ship in 3 weeks. Our daughter is 32 months. What we expect is exactly what you guys experienced.
Awwww! It’s definitely worth a visit! Fingers crossed she enjoys it! Oh and bring tissue if it’s the first time ever dropping her off! 🤗
Thanks for such a detailed easy to follow video for camp ocean! We just booked our first cruise and my daughter will be 5 and son will be 21 months. I keep hearing about the turtles program roll out and really hope it is good!
Thank you for watching!! And yes, fingers crossed for this new Turtles program!!! 🤞🏼 Can’t wait to find out what it entails!
@@barrettosontheloose I really enjoy your videos!! Thank you for the information. Do we have any more information on the Turtles program yet? I am cruising in September and will have an 18 month old and 2.5 year old! I just don't know what time of day it is generally offered for under 2.
Hi Ryan! Thank you so much!
Currently, there’s limited time available for Turtles. For example, on sea days it’s around 8-10 where you can drop off for a fee or do parent/child stay and play. There’s also an option for drop off on port days, but you’d have to check with your ship for the schedule. Hoping to learn more about the Turtles program and update when we cruise next month. 😃
@@barrettosontheloose Wonderful! Thank you. Enjoy your cruise. I'll circle back in a couple months for your video.
I fellt the same way.❤
Awwww! Thank you for sharing that with us! 🤗❤️
I almost thought mom didn't want Mattie to go 😅
LOL! It was tough for sure! 😭
Why am I CRYING with you 😥
Thanks Mama! 🥲 It was the first time dropping her off with strangers, it was emotional for sure!
Will you be trying out Camp Ocean?
@@barrettosontheloose yes my 1 year on Grandson will be trying it out in October!
@JaMaraJSmith awesome! For the under 2s, there will be limited times on sea day mornings for drop off OR parent/tot stay and play as well as select hours on port days and of course Night Owls.
@@barrettosontheloose thank you so much!
Watching this because it will probably be the same with our daughter. Shes 4 and at first we didn't want to but ive seen so many comments of parents who glt feedback from their kiddos and they say they loooove it! Maybe ill put her in for an hour or so 😂 still have no clue.
I highly recommend trying it out! Hope she loves it and makes it easy on you! 🤗
I was sad when you dropped off your daughter (thinking how I’ll feel dropping off my son) then you said you were emotional. 😭❤️
Thank you! ❤️ It was tough! Amanda could’ve definitely let out more tears if we weren’t in public, lol! Bring tissue!!! ❤️
We sail out Friday. It’s my toddler’s first cruise. I’m so nervous to take her.
We hope it goes great and she enjoys Camp!!
Thank you for the video! We will be bringing our 2 year old daughter on the carnival in a few months. She has a little experience with the gym daycare so we will see how she is at camp ocean! Do they try and calm down crying children and give them a little time to see if they will warm up? Or do they immediately call and say it’s time to pick them up? Just curious!
I’m thinking they called us when she started crying and probably the time it took us to go pick her up, if they couldn’t calm her down, then she needed to get picked up.
Hope you guys have a wonderful cruise!
Maddie was fine it was mom and dad that needed to be comforted.
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I always made sure my son wasn't with me 24/7 When I drop him off at his aunt's house or a kids gym. He doesn't even tell me goodbye and I'd rather have that than him crying and I got to pick him up cuz I didn't teach him boundaries
Thanks for sharing!
Not sure how old your child is, but mine was born in 2020 during the pandemic when there was a lot of uncertainty about a virus that shut down the world. This had a lot to do with her always being with me.
I am going to be the same 🥺 my son will be 3 and my other son will be 1 the day after we leave
Awwww!! Bring tissue!!! 🤗 You got this!!
Our son will be almost 13 months and will be joining the turtles when available. Other than night owls did you see what times they offered turtles ? Because they told us it was only select times for turtles.
It’s typically around 8-10am on sea days for a cost of $7.50/hr + 18% service charge OR you can stay and play during those hours for free. There are also various times on port days.
Kudos for you! Potty trained at 2!? Good job momma
Thank you!!! Hoping I’ll have the same success with our 2nd daughter! Lol! 🤞🏼
Are there cameras for which to watch them?
No, there aren't. :-(
Is it free or need to pay extra and how many hours?
It is free during the day for 2 and over. Night Owls is when they charge which is 10pm-1am. For under 2s, there is a designated “stay and play” times or you can drop off for an extra charge during the specified times.
Does penguins change diapers? My 2 year old is not potty trained
Yes, they will!
So when can kids under 2 go to camp ocean? Only on sea days?
Sea days there’s parent/tot play time in the morning and there’s drop off on port days. Night Owl from 10pm-1am as well, but this is extra.
There was a recent Carnival article that read that they are trying to add more activities for the under 2 age (Turtles) by Spring 2023. 🤞🏼
You think they could keep my son 2 with my daughter 19 months? Or vice versa. How do they know the real ages. Could i just say my daughter is 2?
They will know their ages, because you have to provide DOB when plugging in passenger names. They would be together if you drop them off during the times allowed for under 2 which are port days and Night Owls and that’s an extra cost for under 2. There’s also some sea day morning times where parents can stay and play with under 2.
I read recently that Carnival is wanting to add more activities for under 2s by this spring so we’ll see! 🤞🏼
Hi! Can you drop off toddlers younger than 2 years old?
Hi! There are limited times for the under twos. Typically mornings on sea days around 8 AM to 10 AM, they allow for drop off for a charge or parents can stay and play. They also have times on port days where you can drop off, again they charge. And there’s Night Owls they can attend from 10pm-1am. All parents are charged for this per child.
Is potty training required?
No, it’s not required.