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Cruises for
the Entire Family
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Cruise ships are not commonly thought of as family vacation vessels.
However, there are a fair amount of cruises, like Carnival’s “fun ships”
targeted at fulfilling just this purpose. Look at it this way: you know
the kids are not going that far, unless of course they have gone overboard.
Also, there is a little bit of something for everyone in all age groups.
From adults, to teens, to kids, there is are coordinated activities
as well as focused facilities for all of the different age groups. You
can rest assured that no one will be bored on a family cruise.
For parents there are the usual activities. Your rest, relaxation and
rejuvenation is certainly the focus and you can spend all the time you’d
like lounging by the pool or on the deck, as well as making appointments
for a massage or facial. There is plenty of evening recreation for once
the kids are in bed, and it varies from ship to ship. There are also
great opportunities for socializing and networking, and it is a good
idea to have either a small notebook on hand, or at least copies of
your card to give to new friends and contacts. There are also wine tasting
groups, exercise rooms and nightclubs are on the adults only agendas
for most family cruises.
For kids, there are all kinds of activities on board family cruises.
From special times in the pool, to special gym classes, the kids are
at least seemingly the focus on a family cruise. There are also children’s
centers focused on entertaining the kids and keeping them busy while
the adults enjoy their alone time. There are craft activities and fully
certified staff to work with your most precious commodities: your kids.
If you have older kids, there are also teen centers on board some cruise
ships. This is becoming a more and more popular trend. In fact Coca-Cola
recently teamed up with the Carnival cruise line to bring exciting new
teen centers to their fun ships. These teen centers have been created
out of extensive market research and include dance floors, jukebox listening
stations, a mock bar with non-alcoholic specialty drinks and space for
the teens to just hang out. This is a revolutionary concept, since teens
are a previously untapped market in terms of cruise line focus marketing.
Teens are also more likely to find things that they enjoy in the ports
of call than will younger kids, simply because they are more independent.
One reason that cruises are a great idea for family vacations is that
most of the costs are included in the base price of the trip. While
you are on the ship, things like meals and activities are for the most
part covered. This is great because you do not have to give per diems
to your kids and you can know up front how much your vacation is going
to cost. Of course, you will want to have extra money on hand for when
you leave the ship and get to do some real travel.
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