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Which cruise line, and specifically what ship offers the most for a family? |
Travel Info We have been on cruises before, and every time we have a blast. But I've heard that some cruise ships have bowling allies, climbing walls, and miniature golf. I want to find out who has what so we can plan out next trip to be the best yet! Travel Tips Some of the Newer NCL cruise ships have a bowling alley, I think the newest ship the Pearl does, but NCL is a little more controversial because some like it and others dont, and the service kind of varies. Royal Caribbean has rock climbing walls, and ice skating rinks, golf simulators, and the new flowrider. This would be your best bet, and I would book your cruise on any of the Voyager Class Ships, which include, Freedom of the Seems, Liberty of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas, Voyager of the Seas, and Explorer of the Seas, I believe. Those have the most to do. Also RCCL is generated more towards families, even though they are a little higher. Carnival is more of a younger crowd, that has waterslides for the kids, and its more of a drink and gamble, and party type of cruise line. Even though they are a lot cheaper, its more for a younger crowd, but they have good children's programs and teen discos and alot of teen activities as the teens are hardest to please. I would avoid Princess, Holland America, and some of the more upscale lines, like Cunard, Crystal, Windstar, etc. I didn't mention Celebrity or Costa as they have some good cruises, and have families on the ships, but they arent as family oriented. Celebrity's staff has kid counselors with degrees in children psychology and other stuff, and they have previous experiences with kids, so they are well trained. Also Costa has water slides, and is more of an Italian cruise line.. The only downside though is every time the Captain or crew make an announcement over the loud speaker the announcement is spoken in like 6 different languages so that gets annoying after some time, but its a nice cruise line. Also Celebrity is really nice, and they have some of the most amazing food, and wouldn't be bad for a family, as they have lots of things to do on board, and they have some great deals. Hope you have a wonderful trip. Others Disney definitely has activities for all ages. I just came back from the Disney Cruise last week and I was definitely impressed by the activities they had for all ages starting from about 7:00 AM to midnight. I've heard mixed reviews on Carnival, great on Celebrity. You can check out the particulars on each cruise line web site (do some homework), call the cruise line and then talk with a travel agent specializing on cruises. I found no one source had all the details of information I needed before the cruise but I gathered enough information to plan for most of my key shows, shore excursions, on-board ship activities, lectures/seminars, etc. Disney publishes daily activities each night for the next day and leaves it in your cabin. I started my planning a year ago, but even with that, I was impressed by how well Disney had everything organized from the moment I boarded the ship to all the events on the cruise till we the day we left. It costs more, but I can attest that was worth the memories. Good Luck and have fun! Duane Sounds like you are describing Royal Caribbean. They do an excellent job, have massive ships, some the largest in the world and a great list of activities for the adults and the kids. Cost comparison they are about equal to Carnival. Here is a link to their website: www.royalcaribbean.com/ It would also depend on what area of the world you want to cruise in. No matter what cruise you take, just cruise. Every ship has something special to offer. What you have described here is RCL (Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines). Great choice for a family vacation! Shop the prices and be flexible in your dates and you might really end up with a great deal. Try some of the discount cruise companies. Never pay "rack rate" or the price in the brochure. Too many deals out there!!!!! Bon Voyage and have a great time together......really wonderful vacation to do as a family! 34 years in the Travel Business and 103 cruises If you visit cruisecritic.com, you will find any possible info on cruising you can imagine. There is a " Boards" where you can chat with people ( post and answer questions) I like Carnival for our family vacations, some of there ships have mine-golf, the Fantasy, Sensation, and possible other Fantasy class ships. been on the Fantasy and there was no lines for the mine-golf it is Royal Caribbean that has the rock wall, and ice skating but as they are still new there potential for a line like at Disney to get to them o:)NA |
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