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We used Ride Safer (I think that's the name). It was a harness that is used in place of a car seat. We used it for several trips and it was awesome. Uber drivers don't seem to care. It worked on planes, too.

As far as car seats go, there are some travel car seats like the RideSafer on Amazon that are easy to pack and take with. There are weight requirements for them, so not sure on the 1yr old, but the 4yr old is probably a good fit. If you don’t want to spend more money on that, your other option is to get car seat bags and check them on your flight to Florida. Obviously there’s pros and cons to that as well. We have two kids, 9mo and 2.5yrs, we took our Doona car seat and a RideSafer on the last trip, it works fairly well. Pro tip: get the RideSafer out and adjusted at home before you leave on your trip. Trying to harness up the little one right before you leave is not a fun experience… For transportation, you can do an Uber XL or hire a private shuttle. Some hotels near the ports will have shuttle service, but you’ll want to call in advance to confirm. Typically shuttles range from $15-25 per person. Privacy will totally depend on your party size, your willingness to pay a bit extra, and if there are other travelers in your hotel. When traveling for a cruise, especially with kids, I’d recommend coming in the night before and staying at a hotel so you have some flexibility and don’t miss your embarkation.

I have a doona, if baby is within limits i’d use the doona, if my baby is two years or older i would use the ride safer. If i don’t have anything then i won’t ride any car

We use the RideSafer harness as a secondary car seat at home and it is GREAT for our travels. Here is a good article about them on the Car Seats for the Littles website: https://csftl.org/ridesafer-delight-travel-vest-review/ We use the CARES harness on planes.

The RideSafers are great travel car seats, but I wouldn’t recommend them as daily drivers, particularly not for a 3-year-old. That’s the extreme low end of their age range. They’re not really as safe as convertibles (though they’re close to on par with boosters; that’s a higher age range though). And our kids hate them: they’re low to the seat so you can’t see out the window, and it’s virtually impossible to nap in them since they provide no support (and they’re really not meant to; a sleeping kid in a RideSafer can easily end up mispositioned in a way that’s unsafe). They’ve been transformative in terms of actually being able to travel or carpool or ride in self-driving cars, but if you *can* use a convertible as your daily driver, you probably should. Even besides safety, your kids will thank you for it.

i'm currently on a 14hr flight home from a family wedding in Asia w/my 3 kids (9, 3 & 10m), traveling carry on only. our infant uses a doona (combo car seat and stroller, which we gate check) and the 3yo has a "ride safer" car harness and a small collapsible stroller (also gate check). we use a Tula Lite carrier and the collapsible stroller out and about in country. travel cribs are common in hotels and Airbnbs, but there's a wonderful pop tent bed from Joovy that's sleep safe for 6m+ and fits inside a personal item with room to pack around. the key is mindset: what could I do without? what could I buy at my destination? what's the worst case scenario if I don't have x? is spending more for laundry access worth the freedom of carrying less? babies and children live everywhere in the world, and so most baby things can be found in most places you're likely to visit. try it and see! editing to add: I've traveled extensively with all my kids starting from their first vaccines. I've traveled solo internationally with littles. it's very doable if you are willing to suffer thru the transit sometimes

When we went on a cruise with our kid, we packed a harness type car seat thing called RideSafer. It buckles them in more securely than a regular seat belt but obviously it’s way smaller to pack/bring along. I would probably only use it in that kind of scenario. Obviously a real deal car seat would be preferred but that is not really an option in like Caribbean ports.