Family's spending quality time together is a high priority. A family cruise provides a family-oriented vacation that can meet every budget. A family cruise provides a controlled environment that is secure and safe. Your family cruise vacation price includes accommodations, meals, entertainment, most beverages. activities, use of facilities and the onboard children's programs. Extra expenses not included are shore excursions, gratuities, alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, and after-hours babysitting. The cruise lines have a special place in their hearts for kids, now more than ever! In addition to the children's programs onboard you will find youth and teen centers with oceans of activities offered and supervised by a professional staff. See our guide below and find out exactly why a cruise is a shipload of fun!

A GUIDE TO THE CHILDRENS PROGRAMS ABOARD THE TOP "FAMILY FRIENDLY" CRUISE LINES:

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES: Camp Carnival

Camp Carnival pleases everyone. This super popular, year-round children's program has been designed to include a wide range of fun activities for every age group, from age 2 through teens. Every "Fun Ship" counselor is either college-educated in a related field, has professional childcare experience, or both. So, they're uniquely qualified and dedicated to make sure your children are safe, happy and having the time of their lives. During the cruise, your kids will have tons of fun! As soon as your children come aboard, they'll find a special welcome from the Camp Carnival counselor in the program designed just for their age group.
They will explore their "Fun Ship", enjoy all kinds of games, parties, talent shows, participate in fun food events, arts, crafts, contests, movies and a whole lot more - all under the supervision of our friendly and competent counselors. Click here to enter the fun!

DISNEY CRUISE LINE: Fun Onboard

Only a Disney Cruise Line® vacation gives you so many ways to play together, and separately. With practically an entire deck devoted to kids, there's non-stop fun each day from 9 a.m. to midnight for five distinct age groups. Kids ages 3 to 7 make magic at Disney's Oceaneer Club. Kids 8 to 12 explore the universe at Disney's Oceaneer Lab. Teens enjoy their own private hangout at a New York-style coffeehouse called Common Grounds. With your kids practically begging to join their new friends each day, you might be tempted to engage in a little fun of your own, from relaxing in an adult-only pool area, to daily activities like wine-tasting or cooking demonstrations. Click here to enter the fun

Norwegian Cruise Line: Kids Crew

You want to go here. They want to go there. You want to unwind. They're just winding up. How do you take a real vacation and still bring the kids? By taking separate vacations, together.Kid's Crew™ is a program of things to do, places to go and kids to meet. It's like recess, only longer. Sleep-away camp, only better. Because your children won't get homesick, but they also won't get underfoot. You can enjoy a massage while they're on a treasure hunt. Play roulette while they're camping out, or head for the Chocoholic Buffet™ while they're having a pillow fight at a pajama party. Every minute they spend in Kid's Crew™ is carefully supervised by our staff of youth counselors from leading universities and organizations. Prior to coming aboard, they attend a special training course on team and confidence building, communication skills, safety and working with children who have special needs. Together they've come up with an impressive bag of tricks for your kids. Click here to enter the fun!

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINE: Adventure Ocean

Kids will want to take advantage of Adventure Ocean! A specially-designed complimentary program for kids from 3 to 12 and teens from 13 to 17. Using what's known as “Edu-tainment, Adventure Ocean blends educational activities, daily itineraries, ports of call, games, individual and team sports, art, performance and a general good time into a unique onboard experience for children, teens and parents. The "family" vacation concept will never be the same again. With Adventure Ocean, there are activities for the whole family, plus parents get a bit of free time to themselves and kids get some time to have all kinds of fun. That fun includes special meals, a TV station with programming dedicated to kids, and lots of great play areas. Royal Caribbean cruises are designed to bring families closer together and for EVERYONE to have the time of their life! Click here to enter the fun!

PRINCESS CRUISES: Kids Program

Princess has a special place in their hearts for kids aboard their ships. Nearly every ship in the fleet has a dedicated Youth and Teen Center with oceans of activities offered and supervised by our professional staff. The following information details why cruising is kid's play with Princess. There is everything from arts and crafts corners, games tables, movies and splash pools to Teen Centers with ping-pong tables, jukeboxes and all the latest video games. All Youth and Teen Centers are fully supervised by our fun-loving Youth and Teen Staff. Not all kids like to eat grown-up food at mealtime, so we offer a special children's menu. This option is available aboard all Princess ships. Click here to enter the fun!