Hi My little boy goes to kids club because he wants to have fun with kids his own age. If he didnt want to go then we certainly wouldnt make him. Infact when we went to Hawaii I encouraged him not to go as its not every day you get to see volcanoes and swim with dolphins which he loved. However sometimes he didnt want to come off the ship and at least Princess offer the opportunity to go ashore whilst your children are looked after and kept safe. This review was meant to be about my experience of the Island Star. I mentioned that we were unhappy with the kids club the we included my little boy as he wanted to be able to go and play with his new friends and not have to come off the ship if he didnt want to. However my comments seem to have been taken out of context.

Hi, We've just returned today from the Island Star and on the whole we had a good time, however it was more to do with the people that we met and the adventures that we had as independent travellers shoreside. I think that the comments from the reviewer are valid. We've never been on a cruise before and as a result of the Island Star its unlikely that we ever will again ....I'm sure that Byrne you will not agree with our review when submitted...hey ho each to their own.

Hello Mr or Mrs Hope-Starr, please dont let the Island Star put you of the cruising experience. Try another cruise line, we love Princess Cruises and have had 2 fantastic cruises with them. As you say it is each to their own but it would seem that your not allowed to express purely what are you own opinions without being subjected to scarcastic responses. Im sure lots of people thoroughly enjoy the Island Star but for us it wasnt a patch on our previous cruises. Once again dont be put off by Island Star try another cruise line.

Hi Mellings, Yes you are right that everyones entitles to opinions and have a right to comment on reviews. Thanks for tipping everyone off that fee paying passengers on Princess Cruises are sponsoring child care. I have been on Princess, Ocean Village, NCL, Thomson,and MSC Italian Cruise and it surprises me if its policy on some ships to leave kids on board (even inkids clubs) while parents go ashore. No wonder you get so many complaints about kids running riot and spoiling other peoples cruises.

I left my child in kids club on one occasion whilst going into Maui, he wanted to stay on board with his friends to have fun. YES children are also allowed to have fun on holiday. That being said I do not allow my children to run about unattended on any cruise ship. I take him to kids club and pick him up the rest of the time he is under my watchful eye. I have never allowed my children to spoil anyone else's holiday, I am only too aware how hard people work for their holidays and everyone including children have the right to enjoy them. I paid for my princess cruises and therefore I paid for the childcare that came with it. If you are so anti about paying for other children to be looked after on the odd occasion that thier parents go ashore then I suggest that you complain to Princess about their policy. Or better still go on ships that dont allow children.