Family Cruises!

Ten Reasons a Cruise Makes a Perfect Family Vacation!
10. Time together and Apart
Quality time together, particularly for parents who both work.
9. Youth Programs
Childrens programs at sea offer much more that baby-sitting.
8. Youth Counselors
...with experience!
7. Familiarity
New, exciting environment for kids.
6. Unpacking and Packing (not!)
...the big plus for Moms!
5. Personal Attention
...from waiters, room stewards, and other crewmembers aboard ship.
Especially when they return to the cabin to find a special animal creation on the bed every night.
4. Babysitting
Available after hours on most cruise lines for a nominal charge.
3. Food
...offering dining alternatives and special menus.
2. Lights Out
...provides childcare for parents who want time in the evening.
1. Cruising
...the most relaxing vacation for families!

Carnival Cruise Line
CAMP CARNIVAL provides daily complimentary, supervised, fun-filled and age appropriate activities for children between 2 and 15 years old. The goal is to create an environment similar to what children would experience at a summer camp. Each ship has an indoor and an outdoor play area and operates everyday from early morning until 10 pm free of charge. Camp Carnival offers morning, afternoon and evening activities as well as supervised free play and homework help. Babysitting takes place every evening in the form of a slumber/pajama party from 10am to 3 am. The charge for this service is $5/hour for the first child in a family and $3/hour for each additional sibling. This fee is charged directly to the guests' Sail and Sign accounts. The Camp also provides "Children's Only" dinners on all formal nights. These dinners take place in the Lido Restaurant from 6pm-7pm.

Celebrity Cruises
Century is more than a fabulous new ship for grown-ups to discover. It is a children's paradise as well. In addition to the activities of the Family Cruising Program, Century offers kids and their parents a wide range of family-style accommodations and the Fun Factory.
The Fun Factory is the kids' headquarters aboard Century. Enter through a brightly colored door featuring animated "bubblers" and a fiber-optic light tunnel. Once inside, kids will find framed activity boards that highlight the day's events. A variety of colorfully textured "walls" create small neighborhoods within the room for different types of activities. Surrounded by a foam coral reef is a sea of colored balls in which young children can safely play. Inside the reef, kids old enough to use a computer discover an interactive learning center full of information about the world's oceans, marine life and ships. The yellow submarine is the "secret" location of state-of-the-art computer games and computerized drawing pads.
Century features Celebrity's popular Family Cruising Program, specially designed for three age groups and closely supervised by trained counselors and staff. A daily program provides a complete list of events for each age group such as T-shirt painting, magic workshops, karaoke, cartoons, parties, and more. Each group participates in activities like Celebrity Summer Stock Theater, produced and directed by the Ensigns (ages 13-17) and starring the Ship Mates (ages 3-7) and the Celebrity Cadets (ages 8-12). Century has 84 adjoining cabins, offering parents privacy while providing easy access to the kids' room. Additionally, 111 cabins have been created to accommodate four passengers comfortably, and 27 cabins that can accommodate five.
The Century is a fantastic adventure...for children of all ages.

**** The Celebrity Kids' Program is personally recommended by our kids: Christina (age 13), Jennifer (age 11), and Stephanie (age 8).

Norwegian Cruise Line
On NCL ships, kids have a great time just being kids-just the way it should be. With everything from theme parties to games and storytelling, the NCL Kids Crew Program offers your children a truly exciting cruise vacation. They'll have a fabulous time and you'll have more free time to enjoy all the special activities that make NCL # 1 in entertainment. Let NCL take you on the best vacation you and your family ever had. The specially-trained Youth coordinators organized all the Kids Crew events. There are movies, cartoons, and exciting games all designed especially for kids. There's even a "Circus At Sea" with the kids on center stage. Whatever their interests, the NCL Kids Crew Program will make their vacation and yours truly wonderful! The Kids Crew Program is offered year-round aboard the Norway, Seaward, Norwegian Dream and Norwegian Wind. Plus, additional staff members are on board during the holiday periods. The Junior Sailors program is offered during select peak season cruises on the Norway, Seaward, Norwegian Dream and Norwegian Wind only.
Junior Sailors (ages 3-5)
* Story Telling *Arts & Crafts * Indoor Games * Outdoor Sports * Cartoons * Parades * Movies * Parties
First Mates (ages 6-8)
* NCL Games * Guest Athletes * Magic Shows * Arts & Crafts * Balloon Sculptures * Face Painting * Indoor Games * "Circus at Sea" * Ice Cream Treats * Juggling * Movies * Ship Trips
Navigators (ages 9-12)
* Cartoons * NCL Games * "Circus at Sea" * Contests * Scavenger Hunts * Private Bridge * Tours Nintendo * Magic Shows * Joke Telling * Guest Athletes * Ship Tours * Arts & Crafts * Parties & Dances * Koosh Games * Sports Activities * Movies
Teen Program (ages 13-17)
* Parties * Theme Parties * Movies * Tanning Time * Volleyball * Basketball Game * Ice Cream Social * Trivia Contest * Photo Hunt * Pool Party * Newly met Game * Dancing

Princess Cruises
Kids Love Princess and Princess Loves Kids!
Lowered Age Limit- The booking age limit is lowered to 6 months on all cruises except for those in the Exotic Adventures program where the limit will remain two years. Please note that regardless of the itinerary, the minimum age for children to participate in supervised activities or to use the children's centers will remain at two years.
Extended Hours-
*On sea days, hours of operation on ships with children's/teen centers (not Sky Princess) will be 9 a.m.- 12 noon, 2 p.m.- 5 p.m., and 7 p.m.- 1 a.m.
*On sea days, all ships* will offer children's/teens activities from 9 a.m.- 12 noon, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. - 1 a.m.**
*On all ships with children's centers and /or activities available after 10 p.m., there will be a group baby-sitting charge of $4.00 per hour per child (for children ages 2 to 12) between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
In Port Kids Program-
*All ships* will offer group baby-sitting/supervised activities in port from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for $4.00 per hour per child for children ages 2 to 12.
*All ships* will offer supervised teen's activities on port days commencing two hours prior to sailing. For Dawn Princess, Sun Princess, Grand Princess, Sea Princess and Ocean Princess, the teen center will remain open all day when in port. However, supervised activities will only be available two hours prior to sailing.

*Program available on Royal Princess, Sky Princess, Island Princess, and Pacific Princess when 15 or more children/teens are sailing.
**Island Princess and Pacific Princess evening hours are 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

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