Hi there I've not been on the IOS yet but will be in October. From what I've read on other cruise sites children are definitely not allowed in the pools with nappies on. Apparently staff do ask parents to remove the children. It's a shame, they should have their own little area.

I think you have missed the point the writer of this review was making. Whether or not you think taking young children on a cruise is a good idea. Surely it is up to parent to make that decision for themselves!!!! (I think your comments are quite insulting - I don't understand why people have to be so rude)The point is that many families booked this cruise with RCL specifically because they advertise it as suitable for young children. If you turned on the interactive TV - you were bombarded every day with how wonderfull the Fisher Price interactive programme was. It would state that" you would learn to play with you child like never before".But in reality all you got was a few toys scattered on the floor with little interaction from the staff. I think what the writer of this review is trying to say is that the facilities for small children were poor and not as advertised. As far as the food is concerned - I think cruising is a great opportunity to expose them to all sorts of new foods. But what we got was mainly junk!!!!