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Kids club is so intriguing that I wanted to go spend some time there. Fortunately, you can do just that. There is a daily open house for about an hour in which the non kids can come check out some of the cool activities. The Small World nursery Is for the ages 6 months old through up to 3 years old. The Oceaneers Club and Lab are two separate entrances that are an adjoining space. They welcome 3 year olds through age 12. Older ages go to a teen or youth area. I am only able to discuss the Oceaneers area since that is the age of my kids. When you register them initially they place a Magic Band arm band onto your child’s wrist like they use in the parks. There is a $12.95 fee for the armband but If it is returned by the end of the last night the money is credited back to your account. They have entrance points like a Disney World park or attraction Fast Pass entrance. The band allows you to be checked in or out and also be located in the expansive kids club space. My kids 8 & 10 were allowed to check themselves in and out if I allowed it. I also got notifications from the app when they checked in or out. Unlike some cruise lines you must go retrieve your child instead of them being sent out but the bands help them locate where they are at so they can tell you where to find them. The kids club has several different areas with different activities. The kids may choose to do any of these at any time or there is normally one or more staff led activities happening at any given time. Activities or themed rooms include Toy Story which is toddler oriented and shows movies, Star Wars flight simulators, Marvel super hero area featuring Doctor Strange, crafts, drawing, video games, interactive video floor board and more. The kids and adults entering are required to clean their hands. They offer either a hand wipe or the super cool washing stations pictured which automatically spray your hands with soap and water for about 20 seconds when you insert your hands into the illuminated holes. This made my kids want to wash their hands. The hours started anywhere from before port time to as late as mid morning and were continuous until midnight.

I forgot to give a brief recap of the main dining rooms. I also noticed a typo at the my last post Palo is the correct spelling. Royal Court was the most formal dining room in both the food and decor and theming which featured some French cuisine. Enchanted Garden was beautiful without being especially formal or casual. Finally, Animator’s Palate was the most casual venue but also the most diverse. The theming could be totally changed with the lighting and the video screens. I loved those Mickey themed chairs. Food overall was excellent. I especially enjoyed their steak and fish offerings. They did a great job with any raw or undercooked fish like the ahi tuna tower was quite memorable. I had to get a second one it was so delicious. I typically ordered a soup and or salad option for starters. Sometimes I couldn’t decide between entrees and would order both. Desserts were pretty good with some variety of a sundae available each night in addition to the other options. Kids menus did change once or twice during the cruise or maybe it was dependent upon the restaurant but typical kid friendly items were available nightly as well as some more sophisticated food. Kids could order off the adult menu and vice versa. Premium Mickey ice cream bars just like the ones in the theme parks were a nightly dessert option on the kids menu. Room service which is complimentary also offers the ice cream bars. Breakfast is limited on the room service menu to mostly cold items. Room service is available around the clock though. I spent so much time trying to experience it all which is impossible by the way that I did not get to relax and enjoy the adult areas. There are not any drink packages offered with the slight exception of a beer package that gives you a keepsake mug and slightly larger pour each time. Wine bottle packages are also available. The drink prices were more affordable than on ships that offer drink packages. The featured cocktails on the dinner menu and the drink of the day were around $8 or less. Gratuities on beverages were 15%. Your are allowed to bring two bottles of wine or 6 pack of beer per room onboard in each port of call including embarkation. Corkage fee is $25 if you bring your own wine to a restaurant. I did not test it to see if they normally charge it but I believe they do normally charge it.

Food is always one of my favorite topics regarding cruising so I’ll attempt to give an overview of the food and restaurants onboard. Cabanas is the buffet restaurant and it has hours for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner but it is closed between meals. For breakfast Cabanas has your typical American breakfast fare with some ethnic offerings too. There is a made to order egg and omelette station as well as those famous Mickey waffles and doughnuts which happen to be provided by Krispy Kreme. I thought it was above average for the food being warm and fresh since it is prepared Beijing the serving stations. The serving areas are a series of stations which form a mostly continuous line along the inside of the restaurant on both sides of the ship. It helps for food freshness but creates more of those famous Disney lines. One of their most notable mistakes is a lack of hand washing stations at some of the entrances. They also have the plates past the first food section which are the kid friendly items further causing a logjam near the entrance. We visited for lunch a few times and they had a nice variety with some regular items and some that changed each day. Pizza, Mac n cheese, chicken fingers and fries were always available for the kids or the kids at heart. There was also a shrimp and crab legs station available each day. Carving stations, salad bar, some ethnic selections and desserts and more were always available. I even found some really good lamb chops on embarkation day with a rotating meat selection daily. I understand that it becomes table service for dinner. Complimentary drink options included typical cruise fare offerings as well as Coke products. The Coke products were also available on the nearby pool deck. Flo’s Cafe (Cars theming) has multiple themed adjacent food stations and is located near the pool deck as well. Offerings include pizza, burgers, and deli type sandwiches and sides. Nothing here was remarkable but it filled the need for a late lunch after an excursion, food you could easily eat on the pool deck or a for a quick snack. The hours were pretty good starting around lunch time with late night hours until 10:00 or 11:00 and pizza until midnight. Lastly but not to be excluded was the Monsters Inc. themed soft serve ice cream on the pool deck Eye Scream. There were chocolate and vanilla options plus swirl of course. Strawberry and banana were also available. I did not make it to Pali which is Italian themed and a specialty restaurant. They are a popular option for dinner and sea day brunch. The cost is around $40. I previously did the review on the Remy dinner. There are a few other specialty options like a dessert presentation in Remy or formal tea with the princesses.