Family cruising is fast becoming a popular way for parents looking for a getaway with their kids.
Not only is it cost-effective, but modern-day ships have a wide array of activities onboard. Lines like Royal Caribbean, Carnival Cruise Lines, Disney Cruise Lines and Norwegian Cruise Lines have big-ticket things like rock climbing walls, Virtual Reality game centres, arcades, basketball courts, ice rinks and even go-karts.
These mainstream ships tend to be bigger to accommodate all of the activities as well as the different types of accommodation to cater for the whole family.
Depending on the size of your family, standard cabins fit two people. But the lines which are designed for family cruising, can fit as many as three or four people with pull-out beds, bunk beds, and even upper bunk beds that pull down from the ceiling. There are also interconnecting cabins designed if parents want to get their own space, but to stay near the kids.
Other lines, designed for family cruising like Royal Caribbean have amazing suites which can sleep up to 11 people. There’s even a dry slide between the first and second floor. The suite comes with a Genie, that will fulfill your every wish.
The great thing about family ships is that they have great kids’ clubs onboard. These will cater to children aged between two-to-17. The clubs are broken down into different age categories with specially designed activities. There are arts and crafts workshops, science labs, trivia and video games, sports tournaments, and much more.
Family Cruising Tips
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Carnival Fantasy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1475210821741{padding-bottom: 5% !important;}”]Carnival Fantasy is the lead ship of the eight in Carnival’s Fantasy-class. Debuted in 1990, she is the oldest vessel in the Carnival fleet and is the first and only ship to sail out of Charleston, US. Fantasy sports the company’s trademark red, white, and blue wing-tipped funnel. Carnival Fantasy is a…
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Carnival Glory
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1475210821741{padding-bottom: 5% !important;}”]The second ship in Carnival’s Conquest Class is the 2,980-passenger Carnival Glory. The ship offers a variety of bars and lounges, plenty of entertainment options and a head-spinning array of activities. Be wowed by short, high-energy Playlist Productions song-and-dance shows with dizzying special effects. Families enjoy Carnival Glory’s easy Caribbean itineraries, and the…
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Carnival Fascination
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1475210821741{padding-bottom: 5% !important;}”]Currently homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Carnival Fascination is the fourth of Carnival Cruise Line’s eight Fantasy-class ships. This 2,052-passenger ship, floated out in 1994, has received a million-dollar refurbishment and now features the Carnival trademark WaterWorks – a splash zone with a 91-metre long twister slide, sprayers and racing slides.…
