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@Adira: yes I would start there. But the cruise line may also offer options.

What @T.H.O.U. Said: shuttle busses between airport and hotel and hotel and cruise port.

Cruise cabins are pretty small so pack light on the equipment (stroller, etc.) also, per the FDA (some other governing body?) only potty trained kids can go in the pools. Wearing swim diapers won't cut it - just as an FYI for your younger one.

Oh, also - we went on a cruise out of Miami last year and flew into Ft. lauderdale because it happened to be a lot cheaper, even after adding in ground transportation. We took a semi-private shuttle (no car seat) one way and hired a private car that had a car seat the other way. There are tons of options for transportation in south Florida and they were all very reasonable. We stayed at the Comfort Suites North Miami which was fine and had a free cruise port shuttle.

@Adira: oh, and the flight will be fine with your age kids. If they like screen time, it's easy-peasy. Mine are 15 months and 3, and the last time I flew solo with the girls, our 3 year old was an Ipad zombie for the whole flight. Can't wait till the younger one cares about screen time for those special long flight/car trip scenarios.

I believe once we stayed at a hotel with an airport shuttle and took the shuttle back to the airport and then took the shuttle the cruise line provided since it was a big bus.

The other time we sucked it up and brought a car seat (we only have one kiddo), maybe you could do one seat and a bubble bum booster? We decided we wanted the flexibility of Uber and we wanted to take a taxi at one of our ports of call and there was no way I was talking that risk without a car seat.

You've gotten great advice already but I just wanted to chime in that we did a cruise a couple years ago and specifically brought the carseat to bring on the shuttle to the port and they wouldn't even let us install it! We had to store it under the bus with the luggage, and then it just sat in our closet for the whole cruise. So definitely look into whether you could even use them or not if you decide to bring them. (This was a Disney cruise so it was their bus service from the airport to the port).

Can you call the cruise line and ask if in your room, there is a storage compartment under the bed (as in the bed lifts up on hinges on one side, and you have a full storage space underneath)?

I would probably at least bring an umbrella stroller, even if the kids walk, you can use it for your stuff.

Have fun!!!!!

You can get Uber Family, where the drivers have a car seat installed or they will have a special folding one that can put up for you. We used it all over NYC and it worked out great! I definitely would not want to hold my squirmy 2 year old in a car!

I would find a car service in the Miami area that can provide you a car with car seats.