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I think that I read this somewhere on this website, that sometimes they have a club for 11-13 or 14 years old? Does anyone know about this or have experience with this? I would like my children to stay together and they will be 11 and 13 at the time we sail.Thanks for any help. Deanna
The Stack is the teen club on the Magic (13-17). The Lab would be for your younger child (8-12). They might let the 13 YO go down to the Lab to be with his/her sibling, but they won't let the 11 YO into the Stack!
Last year at certain times of the day, they let kids up to 14 into the Lab (or quest, I can't remember the exact name). DS was 14 at the time and although he did spend most of his time in the Stack, he did go the Lab, too. We were on the Magic last April.
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When we sailed on the Magic in December the Stack was for 13-17, Quest was for 10-12, and Lab was for 8-10. They do move the kids around for different activities, so they do not get bored with being stuck in the same environment all the time. Some mornings the 10-12s are in the Stack (since teens tend to sleep late), other times they go to Lab while the 8-10s go to Quest.
When we sailed on the Magic in December the Stack was for 13-17, Quest was for 10-12, and Lab was for 8-10. They do move the kids around for different activities, so they do not get bored with being stuck in the same environment all the time. Some mornings the 10-12s are in the Stack (since teens tend to sleep late), other times they go to Lab while the 8-10s go to Quest.
The two posts about The Stack didn't sound right to me. We sailed on the Magic in June 2008. I just went and double checked my Navigator and this is what it states for the Magic:
Oceaneer Club is ages 3-7 (I think they kind of divide the kids up ages 3-4 and 5-7, at least that's what they did when my kids were younger).
Oceaneer Lab is ages 8-10.
Ocean Quest is in a seperate area (on the Magic) on deck 2. That is for ages 11-13. (So Deanna, if you are sailing on the Magic, your kids would both be in Ocean Quest, which is what you wanted.)
The Stack is for ages 14-17.
I know this because this is the reason we are sailing on the Magic again this summer vs. the Wonder. My kids will be 13 and 17 when we sail. They prefer to have a "vacation" from each other for part of our vacation , so this is the last year we will sail until oldest doesn't vacation with us anymore. The ages for the teen club on the Wonder are 13-17, which won't work for us to have the kids in seperate clubs.
Each of my kids loved their seperate clubs and thought it was the best vacation ever. DH and I thought it was a great vacation, too. We did a few days of vacation before the cruise and had lots of nice family time. Then on the cruise, we had the perfect blend of family time doing excursions, meals, etc. and also husband and wife time when the kids were in the clubs. We never have time alone at home, so this was wonderful.
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, so this is the last year we will sail until oldest doesn't vacation with us anymore. 
The ages for the teen club on the Wonder are 13-17, which won't work for us to have the kids in seperate clubs.
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