We just got back from a Carribean Cruise + the boys are claiming it was the best vacation they’ve ever been on. EVER. I don’t blame them. I didn’t have the best service so I didn’t share much while we were there.
If you follow us on instagram, you’ve seen the boys with their GARMIN VivoFit Jr 2. This is how we track steps, earn screen time + manage chore charts. It’s sort of become a fun little competition for our family. They are able to advance in app adventures by meeting 60-minute daily activity goals! Together we are able to set up challenges + rewards. There’s an alert option in the app for parents + we have pretty much nixed the chore charts at this point. The app makes it suuuper easy. 
You see those steps to the top of the racing slide? That was where Rigg broke his Personal record with over 20 THOUSAND steps. It’d take me a week to do that 🙂 I love that they don’t have to be recharged + are swim-proof. The stretchy band comfortably fits a wrist 147 mm in circumference; choose an adjustable band for a larger size. I slid my skinny wrist into Jack’s watch one day just to trash talk the older boys. They still dominated in steps. Haha! 
With ice cream in hand. Oxymoron much?
So while we were at the beach, both of them got sand stuck in the little crack. I was nervous about it, but it worked itself out by nightfall. Shocked at the durability in these little guys. They have a 1 year battery life + never have to be charged. I wish my apple watch had this. 
That zipline was Jonah’s place to shine. I’m scared of heights ( + forgot closed toe shoes) but I was happy to stay on the deck + snap pictures of this rockstar. 
We have been on one other cruise as a couple, for our honeymoon. Taking the kids was the best decision we’ve made in a long time. There was just the right amount of kid friendly activities + a free camp for them to attend whenever we wanted to get fancy for dinner! Worked out better than my heart could have planned.
We had to beg the boys to get off the boat at the ports. This was eating lunch before we got off to explore Grand Turk. I have lots of pointers for families who are wanting to go on a cruise! We thought (I worried) about it for years before we finally just went for it! Let me know if there is anything specific you’d like answered in regards to cruising with your family. Happy to share the little tricks we picked up along our way!
Thank you Garmin Vivofit JR 2 for sponsoring this post!
Gosh, I feel like I’m buggin ya twice in one day! We are headed on a Caribbean cruise this November and would love any help you are willing to share! We port in the Caymans, Montego Bay, and Cozumel! Don’t know if you stopped at any of those places or not, but I thought I’d throw it on in!
It will be just the hubs and I + some friends this go round, but I think I’m feeling a family cruise coming on 😉 Thank you!