Is it wise to bring your own baby stroller on a cruise?
I am planning to take a cruise with a 11 month old baby. Should we bring our own baby stroller or does the cruise ship provide baby strollers for free/rental?
It may be trouble, but bringing your own stroller helps cut down on germ introduction from previous users of "public" strollers. Also, your own stroller is familiar to you and your child, and all the ways your stroller feels to your child will be there, even the smell of your stroller (not that it stinks), but we are comforted on many sensory levels, and smell is one of them. Anything you can bring with you that speaks of home to your child will be a comfort to him/her in a place where there are lots and lots of unfamiliar things, including, I suppose, the baby bed unless you are planning to bring your pack n play with you also. May cut down on crankiness and fussiness in general if you have brought things that will be familiar to your baby. I know the pack n play is heavy, but it does fold up fairly easily (I have one, I’m a grandmother) and because it was first used at her house, my granddaughter could go right to sleep in it. Very familiar to her. Happy cruising!
