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Cruising With Kids
Cruising makes for the ultimate family vacation – if you choose
the right ship! What better way for your kids to
explore foreign lands and exotic destinations than onboard a
cruise ship? Cruising is the easiest and most
stress-free way to travel with kids! Contemporary and premium
lines have fantastic children’s
facilities and programs.
Carnival’s Camp Carnival™,Royal Caribbean’s Adventure Ocean™,
and Princess’s Love Boat Kids™ are just a few of the signature
programs.
Even Holland America, once regarded as a cruise for a more
mature clientele, have built their new ships with kids in mind
offering
Camp HAL™ with excellent children’s facilities and programs.
Ships designed for family cruising boast rock climbing walls,
mini golf, splash pools, state of the art computer labs with all
the latest software, video
arcades, and science labs complete with microscopes and test
tube, private pool areas and all the best arts and crafts stuff
that will have the junior cruisers’ creativity running
wild. Youth counsellors on board keep the kids entertained in
small groups according to age. And children can be checked into
and out of the programs to suit your
schedule.
Each day, programs are printed listing the daily activities
including arts and crafts, talent shows, treasure hunts, movies
and more. The kids have a private disco, pizza
parties and private dress-up dinner parties. Some of the youth
programs, depending on the itinerary, offer family only shore
tours and children-only shore tours. Many
ships have special teen areas for the older kids that include
internet cafes. Programs are designed so that the smaller
children can be checked in and out of the activities
by a parent. After dinner activities and late night slumber
parties give parents the opportunity to enjoy a romantic dinner
for two, the casino, dancing and all the
other grown-up features the ship has to offer.
Age-Specific Activities
The following are examples of some of the age specific programs
available with the Aquanauts program, by Royal Caribbean
Aquanauts: Ages 3–5
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Science
Experiments
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Art Classes and
Projects
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Un-Birthday
Parties
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Cookie
Creations
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Ice Cream and
Rock-N-Roll Parties
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Talent Show
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Pajama and
Carnival Parties
Hours At Sea: 9 a.m. to noon, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 7 p.m.to 10
p.m.
In Port: Thirty minutes prior to the first shore excursion to 5
p.m. or return of last shore excursion, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Every time Aquanauts participate in Adventure Ocean activities
they earn Adventure Ocean credits. At the end of the cruise
vacation kids can trade their credits in for
cool Adventure Ocean prizes like T-shirts, visors, even stuffed
animals!
Explorers: Ages 6–8
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Science Experiments
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Art classes and Projects
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Wacky Olympics
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Name That Tune
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Pirate and County Western Night
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Movie Mania
Voyagers: Ages 9–11
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Science Experiments
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Art Classes and Projects
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X-Games
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Rockin’ Through the Decades
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Reggae Beach Party
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Scavenger Hunts
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Backstage Tour
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Sports Tournaments
Navigators (12–14) and Guests (15–17)
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Pool Party, Toga Party
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Mix and Mingle
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Sports Tournament
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Scavenger Hunts
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Prom and College Night
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Battle of the Sexes
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Dancing Under the Stars
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Tae Bo
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