Congrats!!  You might also call the guest services department before your cruise.  They are great about doing special things like that.

The actual rails are spaced but there is an angled piece of thick plexiglass from the deck to the top of the rail.  Very safe.  I would not hesitate taking my grandsons.

We will be on the May 25th cruise also, on the upper deck.  Is the airport near the pier?  Also does anyone know of a good motel near the pier to stay the night before?

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That happened to me in Jamiaca.  I just had the guy take it off my wrist and I walked off.  I never saw a panhandler in the Bahamas though.  I guess I was lucky.  Don't worry about it to much.  Ignore them and when they see you are serious and they are not going to get any money from you they will go on to the next ...

Go to www.galveston.com and click on hotels/motels or whatever it says there.  You will find descriptions of the places and if they offer free shuttle service along with free parking.   Where we stayed was a block off the seawall and offered free parking, but we had to take a cab to and from the pier.  It was about $16 each ...

Being from Texas, jeans are about all that we own.  My hubby wore nice Wranlers that had been starched and a nice shirt, some were polos and some were western.   On cruise elegant nights he did wear a jacket and tie.   Most anything goes now except cutoffs.  I wear nice slacks and blouses each night and on elegant ...

Lucky you!  This is my cabin.  I have stayed in it twice.  I don't know about the actual dimensions, but a couple we were tablemates with said it was bigger than their regular balcony room.  The balcony is huge.  We have had fellow passengers ask to come in for tours and people from the decks above may yell down ...

Weather in the Bahamas during December is usually in the upper 70's, but like anywhere else, that can change in a heartbeat.  We went during the rainy season and still had a great time, bet you will too.

We did the Jeep excursion in Freeport and enjoyed it very much.  They furnished lunch at some botanical garden (I forgot the name) and you got to walk around there a little.  There was still time after the tour to walk around the little straw market by the ship.