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Tips for Family Cruises
Tips about family cruise vacations, and info about Kids Programs at major cruise lines.

Family Cruise Deals
Updated on an ongoing basis.

Carnival Cruise: Fun for Everyone
This guest writer needed a vacation that would please a wide age spread and found it, on a Carnival Cruise.

Family Cruises and Programs
A useful summary of popular family cruise lines, with details about programs and "clubs" for kids and teens. (At the Atlas Cruises and Tours website.)

Kids Cruises
A convenient summary of kids' programs at seven major cruise lines (at the Quinwell Travel website.)

Kids' Facilities and Programs by Cruise Line
Yet another handy list of what each major cruise line offers. This one includes good tips, such as "This is one of the few cruise lines where youth counselors do change little ones' diapers."

Disney Cruise Line
Disney's cruises are sure to offer plenty for families. Check Kids Activities and Teen Activities.

Disney Cruise Line: Family Vacations
Combine a cruise with a visit to Walt Disney World.

Small Ship Cruises
This website specializes in alternatives to the behemoths of the sea, and has a section on Family Cruises, with tips and suggested ships.

Holland America
This cruise line offers Club Hal, with activities for kids (Ages 5-8), Tweens (9-12) and Teens (13-17).

Royal Caribbean: Kids Program
Complimentary Adventure Ocean program for kids and teens uses "Edu-tainment" to combine fun and learning.

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