KIDS SEA CAMP TIPS & REQUIREMENTS
Things to know before you go.
It's important to pack appropriately when traveling
with kids on long hauls.
Make sure to pack a small carry-on with just a few of the following basics for you and the kids:
- Playing cards, books, puzzles
- Favorite electronic games with extra batteries
- Drawing paper and markers
- Small pillow
- Some comfortable socks
- Tooth brush
- Favorite food and snacks for hotel room (remember the island does not always have the food kids like.pack some things like peanut butter, mac and cheese, cookies, etc).
- Bottled water
Adults:
- Contact solution (if needed)
- Sunglasses
- Eyeglasses
- Sweat shirt for flight
- Any medicines needed
- Hair brush
- Comfortable clothes
- Favorite book
- Hand lotion
- Chapstick
- Pack your personal valuables with you
- Single parents traveling with kids outside the country need a notarized letter of "Consent to Travel" prepared prior to departure
Travel Documents Needed:
- Passports required-Copies of Passports (have one set with you and leave another at home.)
- C-Card for divers
- Log book
- Air line tickets
- Itinerary
- Travel documents
- Paperwork and Forms
. Waiver form. If your child has any breathing problems or other medical issues, you need to clearly state this so that we may be prepared to accommodate any special needs. We have in the past been able to create pleasant experiences for special needs children, kids with Asthma, hearing impaired children, some autistic children and we will do our best to make sure any child can experience Kids Sea Camp. We need this information ahead of time to ensure the safety of your child. You will need a doctors' note letting us know your child can participate in the program you chose.
Be prepared in case a bag is lost or delayed. Don't get caught without the things you know you need.
Other Carry-on Suggestions:
- 1 bathing suit
- 1 set of shorts and t-shirt
- 1 set of undergarments
- Sun Block
- Dive regulator/computer
- Camera
- Any item you will absolutely need
- Prescription medications
Other Suggestions for Packing for Trip:
- Plenty of sunblock
- Level 30-45 water proof sunblock for kids
- Insect Repellent
- Extra-Batteries
- Film, Disposal cameras (underwater).
- Converter for electronics. Voltage is generally 210-240
- After-sun products, Aloe Vera, etc
- Small medical kit
- Ear drops
- Motrin
- Cough and cold syrup
- Sudafed
- Airborne
- Sunglasses
- Extra set of contacts
- Benydril
- Dive gear
- Defog
- Ipod
- Socks for use inside of fins - dive skins are handy if you have them
How to Get Passports:
American passports are issued by the http://travel.state.gov Department of State. To apply for an American passport, take a look first at http://travel.state.gov. You can even download the forms there (be sure to read the instructions carefully to see which application form you should use; there are two forms, DSP-11 and DSP-82).
Each person traveling must have his/her own passport; kids no longer can be in Mom or Dad's passport. Our kids are thrilled beyond words (well, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration but they liked it) to have their own passport with their picture in it.
The most important thing you'll need for a passport is proof that you were born in the U.S., a birth certificate (Americans born abroad, or naturalized Americans, will need different documents.
There are many details you will need to be aware of if only one parent will be applying for a U.S. passport for a child under the age of 14. The details are all available from the U.S. Department of State. Either both parents must appear together and sign the passport application OR one parent appears, signs and submits the second parent's written statement of consent authorizing passport issuance for the child OR one parent appears, signs, and submits primary evidence of sole authority to apply. This requirement of the U.S. government does not change the requirement that other countries impose that require one parent traveling with a child to show proof of custody/permission to travel from the non-custodial parent. Check with the Embassy of the country you will be visiting.
