Family Time
Cruises are meant to be the ultimate in leisure and enjoyment. But everyone knows parents and kids often have very different ideas about exactly what enjoyment entails! Good news: nowadays, cruise lines offer a wide variety of activities geared specifically to kids. Here, we highlight the very best the cruise lines have to offer you and your kids. Allow us to help you book a cruise that's nothing short of perfect - for the entire family!
LUXURY CRUISES ... and family travel need not be mutually exclusive.
Luxury cruise ships are not just for adults. Along with first-class accommodations and service, Crystal and Regent offer activities for the whole family. Plus, you can take advantage of specials offers that give you discounted children's rates - or better yet, kids sail free!
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PRINCESS CRUISES
There are endless ways to spend the day on a Princess Cruise, even if you never leave the ship! During days in port, you can always find something new to do onboard, and the Princess Kids & Off Limits Teens' program makes child's play of family travel with everything from crafts and splash pools to video games and movies.
FUN ZONE It's just not a clever name! Princess Cruises provide a boatload of activities for kids of all ages, with trained counselors who ensure young sailors have fun all day long. For travelers aged 3-12, Princess's Fun Zone offers everything from arts and crafts to a splash pool. At the Teen Center, kids can enjoy video games and the latest movies and even ping pong tournaments.
EDUTAINMENT Princess' unique Edutainment program delivers fascinating interactive fun for children led by the California Science Center. There's a great range of activities including whale watching, coral reef studies, building and racing sailboats, marine biology studies, chemistry experiments and squid dissection - and this is jus a sampling! Your kids will have so much they won't even notice that they're learning!
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HOLLAND AMERICA LINE
Every day aboard a Holland America Line cruise ship brings a wealth of activities and indulgences, and the freedom to partake in as many- or as few- as you please. And the kids will have as much fun as you will. So kick back and enjoy!!!
A PARTY FOR EVERY KID Club Hal - Kids: From story-telling to fabric painting, games to arts and crafts, Holland America Line ensures children ages 3-7 never have a dull moment. After all, where else are they going to find a pirate treasure hunt?
Club Hal - Tweens: For the tween set, is all about variety. Kids 8-12 can start the day golf putting, they participate in the award-winning National Park Service Jr. Ranger Program on Alaska cruises, and wrap things up with a disco party.
The Loft and the Oasis: For teens, ages 13-17, Holland America Line ensures the hippest cruise experience possible. Whether it's the disco or karaoke, video games or trivia contests, Holland America Line's teen programs are always high energy. And when there are more than 100 children onboard, teens can strut their stuff in the HAL talent show! |
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NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES
NCL and NCL America offer what you want and what your kids want, and they work to ensure that the good times abound for all ages. Best of all, complimentary activities happen every day - whether you child wants to paint, have a pajama party or put on a show.
TRUST NCL, THEY'RE PROFESSIONALS!
NCL takes your children's enjoyment as seriously as you do. All childrens' staff are carefully selected from top universities, so they really know how to have a good time with your kids! Plus, each staff member is CPR and First Aid certified so you'll always know your kids are in good hands. The Teen Program is all about what teens do best: socializing! Teens ages 13-17 can meet each other and make friends with whom they can enjoy parties, sports, group dinners or take in a show as a group.
NCL FAMILY FRIENDLY THRILLS
Certain NCL ships offer junior cruisers dedicated splash pools where it's okay to raise a ruckus. Other ships offer jungle gyms with ball pits and tunnels. NCL also has onboard Internet Cafes so the kids can surf the net!
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CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES
Carnival's Fun Ships, cruise to over 60 destinations. You'll set sail to places like The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska on one of their floating resorts, each an amazing destination itself. They are constantly thinking of new ways for cruisers to enjoy their time, and when it comes to activities for your kids, it just keeps getting better and better!
RELAX! THE KIDS ARE HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES!
Camp Carnival is where kids rule. Children ages 2-11 have a space that's entirely theirs, with games, paints, video games, a pool area and so much more. Circle "C" is where kids age 12-14 can cruise, chill, and connect, with games, parties, and other high-energy activities created just for them. When they rave about all the fun they're having, you'll know they've discovered Circle "C". If your child is 15-17, then Club O2 is the place to be. It's all fun and adventure, all the time. With a dedicated staff, Carnival keeps the party going with games, music, dance, movies and sports. Carnival has even set up teen-only shore excursions so your young adults can explore the sites and sounds of Carnival's exciting ports with their newfound friends.
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