Kids on Board...
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Cruises are the perfect family vacations. Large cruise ships cater to all ages and many offer interesting and/or educational age oriented children’s and teen’s programs and activities. With over 30 cruise lines and almost 300 cruise ships to choose from, picking the right cruise line and ship for your family can prove to be often difficult.
For most families, a large ship offers the greatest variety of activities and are perfect for family reunions.
Here are the top 5 Family Friendly Cruise Lines – all of them offer amazing children programs and activities from toddlers to teenagers. |
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1) Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Cruise Lines market themselves as the “fun ships”, and
Carnival has a variety of familyfriendly amenities. Carnival has
scheduled onboard activities for ages 2 through 14, special shore excursions
for teens, as well as baby sitting. |
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2) Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean International has huge ships with non-stop activities for
children and teens. The Voyager Class ships have the famous rock-climbing
walls and ice skating rinks. Royal Caribbean’s Adventure Ocean program
and activities, is targeted to kids 3 to 17 in five age groups. It was developed
to be both fun and educational. Group babysitting is also available.
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3) Princess Cruises
Princess expanded its youth program in 2002 to provide age-specific activities
for kids 3-17. The ships also include learning activities on science, wildlife,
and conservation. Teens will enjoy many of the same things they love at
home--Nintendo, movies, Karaoke, and giant screen TVs. Younger kids
will find plenty to do in the youth center. Princess also has full-time youth
coordinators and group babysitting. |
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4) Cunard Line
If you are a fan of the hit TV show “Supernanny” then Cunard Line is for
you. The Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth 2 have a British flair when
it comes to their children’s programs, including real children’s nurses and
trained British nannies. Both ships have also have a teen center.
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5) Disney Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line has the Disney characters entertain the kids on the ships
and has numerous family activities. The Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder
are floating theme parks packed with fun, activities and learning. The ships
have supervised children’s programs year-round for ages 3 through teens.
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