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family-friendly
cruise options
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Navigating cruise line offerings for family-friendly options can be a
feat these days with the amount of kids’ clubs, stateroom
categories, activities and excursions to choose from. We’ve made
the work easier for you and your clients and outlined a sprinkling of
some of the top family-oriented cruise offerings from major players.
accommodations: disney cruise line
Disney is synonymous with family, so it’s no surprise that when
Disney Cruise Line’s first ship, the Disney Magic, re-launches
next month (October) with everything from a Nephews’ Splash
Zone (Donald Duck’s nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie that is),
to an expanded Senses Spa & Salon, staterooms aren’t being left
out either. Designed specifically for families, staterooms on Disney
Magic focus on bringing the family together in one space, while still
giving everyone enough breathing room, elevating the bed frame for
extra storage, offering split bathrooms and incorporating connecting
doors with the option to join rooms together. The updated rooms
will keep the same setup, offering ocean views and verandahs, and
feature enhanced linens and textures.
perks for teens: MSC cruises
While children can play in a Smurf-themed area on the new MSC
Divina, teens can stay connected in their own area complete with
a docking station for all sorts of Apple devices, as well as a “social
corner” with Net TV and Bluetooth keyboards. In addition to a
Microsoft Xbox Kinetic and Nintendo Wii with a slew of games,
teens can take part in onboard activities such as a “White Party”
and flashmob, or enjoy a teens-only waterslide at the water park.
Parents can also give teens a sense of freedom with their own
onboard credit card, available in two monetary amounts, so they
can go shopping on their own without parents worrying how much
they’ll spend.
onboard offerings:
royal caribbean international
When Quantum of the Seas sets sail in fall 2014—it’s already open
for booking—there will be so many over-the-top onboard offerings that families won’t even know where to start. In the North Star
capsule, passengers will be lifted 300 ft. above the ocean taking in
360-degree views from the pod-like capsule set on the top of the
ship. If heights are your client’s thing, they’ll also love “skydiving”
with RipCord by iFly—a first-ever on cruise ships. The sky-diving
simulator recreates the experience, but in a controlled environment within the iFly air machine. RCI is serving up another first with
SeaPlex, the largest indoor activity space at sea. Activities abound,
from daytime circus school and flying trapeze to nighttime bumper
cars, rollerskating and a floating DJ booth above the floor. The area
will also have a food truck—yep, even food trucks will come to your
clients at sea—with snacks.
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Un-Cruise Adventures offers a Kids in Nature program.
kids’ programs: un-cruise adventures
Un-Cruise Adventures might not have waterslides, flashmobs
and sky diving, but its Kids in Nature program provides an immersive destination-focused experience for the kids. Not only do kids
12 and under save 25 percent on cabins or staterooms, they also
take part in activities such as trekking in the rainforest and learning
more about the geology of southeast Alaska (with onboard movie
nights and camping also thrown in). What this means for families
is that they have the luxury of spending time together, as well as
apart with an onboard guide catering to children. In 2014, departures offering the program visit destinations ranging from Alaska
and the Hawaiian Islands to Mexico’s Sea of Cortez.
shoreline fun: carnival cruise lines
Nestled between Eleuthera and Cat Island in the Out Islands of
the Bahamas, the private island of Half Moon Cay, which has won
numerous industry awards for its offerings, is paradise for families
on Carnival’s Caribbean and Bahamas cruises. While the kids are
running around at the aqua park, adults can sit back, relax and
enjoy island life with a cocktail at Rumrunner’s. While the island is
prime for a beach day, the cruise line also offers a bevy of on- and
off-shore excursions. Travelers can snorkel among stingrays in
Stingray Cove or go horseback riding along trails, heading back
down to the beach for an ocean swim on horseback. For travelers
looking for more active excursions, recommend a Tropical Kayak
Adventure on Bone Fish Lagoon or parasailing. ●
Archived related articles (available on
recommend.com/magazine/issue-archive):
Un-Cruise Adventures in Alaska (March 2013)
contact information
Carnival Cruise Lines: (800) 327-9501; carnival.com or goccl.com
Disney Cruise Line: (800) 951-3532; disneycruise.disney.go.com or
disneytravelagents.com
MSC Cruises: (800) 666-9333; msccruisesusa.com or msccruisesagent.com
Royal Caribbean International: (866) 562-7625; royalcaribbean.com or
cruisingpower.com
Un-Cruise Adventures: (888) 862-8881; un-cruise.com
or un-cruise.com/extranet/index.php (travel agent login)
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Recommend September 2013
Editor's Notes
Hotel Desk: Aston Hotels & Resorts
Tour Talk: Learning Journeys
Norwegian Breakaway
Family-Friendly Cruise Options
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort
Top Family Resorts
Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo
Panama Travel Planner
Adventures by Disney's Scotland: A Brave Adventure
Club Med Punta Cana
Top Family Resorts
Hawks Cay Resort, Florida Keys
New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom
Globus Bridges Generation Gap With Exciting China Tours
Far-Flung, Family-Friendly Destinations
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