Families love all the activities on family cruises, plus the (nearly) all-inclusive price. See the separate folder for DISNEY CRUISES; otherwise, continue below for tips, info on kids' programs on different family cruises, and more.
Tips about family cruise vacations, and introduction to kids programs and other features.
For those so-sweet words, "Kids Free", and other family cruise deals, click above.
Nickelodeon partners with Royal Caribbean International to offer "Nick Family Cruises" : all the amenities of cruising plus Nick theming and characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants.
Overview of popular family cruise lines, with details about programs and "clubs" for kids and teens. (At Atlas Cruises and Tours.)
It's standard practice these days for cruise lines to offer extensive kids programs for kids ages three or four and older. Some cruise lines aim to stand out by catering also to younger set. See sample programs for preschoolers, at Royal Caribbean International Cruise Line.
Tips and summaries of kids' programs at major lines, at the Family Cruises Online site. See also sister site
Travel Direct for Disney cruises.
Cruise Critic recommends nine top choices, with details.
About's guide for Cruises has tips, and details about kids' services on major lines.
Find out which are the best ships, and learn helpful tips at CruisesForFamilies.com.
This article at the web site of upscale Travel+Leisure magazine has good tips, recommends specific ships --which can vary significantly, within a cruise line-- and includes some less mainstream cruise lines such as Lindblad and Cunard. (If the above link fails, try searching for "Best Cruises for Families" from the main
Travel+Leisure page.
Cruisemates.com has a whole section on Cruises for teens, with articles about what's new on different ships plus tips by teens who've cruised.
Cruising in the southern Caribbean? Rather than pay for expensive excursions at ports of call, explore on your own. Take a taxi to a beach, a park... this article at Cruisemates.com gives details for a bunch of islands.
Long to see Europe with your kids, but scared by the logistics? Well, the logistics could hardly get easier than on a cruise, where your hotel room travels with you, and the same bed, and all your stuff, awaits every night.
This guest writer needed to find fun for seven kids with a wide age spread-- and succeeded, on a Carnival "Mexico Riviera" Cruise.
Profile for families of this "Cruise Italian Style" cruise line, which sails in the Caribbean and Mediterranean.
About.com's Guide for Cruises covers all the different cruise lines and the latest-and-greatest ships: the "World's Largest Cruise Ship" seems to get built every year. Some of the ever-more lavish facilities are great for families: such as water parks.
