Cruising is now one of the top choices for families. The new “Superlines” offer everything a family needs, with a dizzying assortment of activities, both onboard and onshore, a cruise has something to offer for each member of your family. Kids now have their own part of the ship to enjoy, with training children counselors watching their every move, they can do arts and crafts, watch movies, play games, and swimming (to name only a few possibilities)..while Mom’s enjoy the spas and Dad enjoys a round of golf.

To help you plan your family cruise, we’ve provided our top picks for family cruises, as well as a sampling of activities and services offered by the major cruise lines.

And don’t forget to book your pre or post land package at only of the get theme parks in Florida or California before or after your cruise. Most of the cruise lines now offer an “All-In-One” package.

FAMILY CRUISE PACKAGES
Carnival | Celebrity | Crystal | Disney | Holland America | Norwegian | Princess | Royal Caribbean

CARNIVAL FAMILY CRUISES: ACTIVITIES & SERVICES
• Air/Sea rate (same or less for full-fare psngrs.) • Babysitting** • Cartoons • Cribs available*** • Daily papers • Dancing classes (some ships) • Escorted shore tours (some ships) • Games/contests • Ice cream bar/party • Kids’ dining menus • Movies	• Parties • Ping Pong • Pool—kids only (some ships) • Quad/family cabins • Teen center/disco (some ships) • Teen counselors (seasonal) • Video games • Volleyball (some ships) • Youth counselors • Youth center/playroom (seasonal)

CELEBRITY FAMILY CRUISES: ACTIVITIES & SERVICES
• Arts/crafts classes • Babysitting** • Basketball (some ships) • Beach parties (some ships) • Cartoons • Cribs available*** • Daily papers (seasonal) • Dancing classes • Games/contests • History/geography lessons (some ships) • Ice cream bar/party • Kids’ dining menus	• Movies • Parties • Ping Pong • Pool—kids only (some ships) • Quad/family cabins • Teen center/disco (some ships) • Teen counselors (seasonal) • Video games • Volleyball (some ships) • Youth counselors • Youth center/playroom (seasonal)

CRYSTAL FAMILY CRUISES: ACTIVITIES & SERVICES
• Air/Sea rate (same or less for full-fare psngrs.) • Arts/crafts classes (seasonal) • Babysitting** • Basketball (seasonal) • Bridge tours (seasonal) • Cartoons • Cribs available*** • Daily papers (seasonal) • Dancing classes (seasonal) • Games/contests (seasonal)	• Ice cream bar/party • Movies • Parties (seasonal) • Ping Pong (seasonal) • Quad/family cabins (no four-berth cabins, some triples) • Teen center/disco (some ships) • Teen counselors (seasonal) • Video games (seasonal) • Youth counselors • Youth center/playroom (seasonal)

DISNEY FAMILY CRUISES: ACTIVITIES & SERVICES
• Air/Sea rate (same or less for full-fare psngrs.) • Babysitting** • Basketball • Beach parties • Cribs available*** • Daily papers • Dancing classes • Escorted shore tours • Games/contests • Ice cream bar/party • Kids’ dining menus	• Movies • Parties • Ping Pong • Pool—kids only • Quad/family cabins • Snorkeling • Teen center/disco • Teen counselors • Video games • Volleyball • Youth counselors • Youth center/playroom

HOLLAND AMERICA FAMILY CRUISES: ACTIVITIES & SERVICES
• Air/Sea rate (same or less for full-fare psngrs.) • Arts/crafts classes • Babysitting** • Basketball • Beach parties • Bridge tours • Cartoons (seasonal) • Cribs available*** • Daily papers • Dancing classes • Escorted shore tours (some ships) • Foreign language classes (some ships; seasonal) • Games/contests	• History/geography lessons (some ships) • Ice cream bar/party • Kids’ dining menus • Movies • Parties • Ping Pong • Pool—kids only (some ships) • Quad/family cabins • Teen center/disco • Teen counselors • Video games • Volleyball

NORWEGIAN FAMILY CRUISES: ACTIVITIES & SERVICES
• Air/Sea rate (same or less for full-fare psngrs.) • Arts/crafts classes (some ships) • Basketball (some ships) • Beach parties (some ships) • Bridge tours (some ships) • Cartoons (some ships) • Cribs available*** • Daily papers (some ships) • Dancing classes (some ships; seasonal) • Escorted shore tours (some ships) • Games/contests (some ships) • Ice cream bar/party (some ships)	• Kids’ dining menus • Movies (some ships) • Parties (some ships) • Ping Pong • Quad/family cabins • Snorkeling (some ships) • Teen center/disco (some ships/seasonal) • Teen counselors (seasonal) • Video games • Youth counselors (some ships) • Youth center/playroom (seasonal

PRINCESS FAMILY CRUISES: ACTIVITIES & SERVICES
• Air/Sea rate (same or less for full-fare psngrs.) • Arts/crafts classes (seasonal) • Basketball (some ships) • Beach parties • Bridge tours • Cartoons • Cribs available*** (some ships) • Daily papers (seasonal) • Dancing classes (seasonal) • Games/contests (seasonal) • History/geography lessons (some ships • Ice cream bar/party (seasonal)	• Kids’ dining menus • Movies (seasonal) • Parties (seasonal) • Ping Pong • Pool—kids only (some ships) • Quad/family cabins (some ships) • Teen center/disco (some ships) • Teen counselors (seasonal) • Video games • Volleyball (some ships) • Youth counselors (seasonal)

ROYAL CARIBBEAN FAMILY CRUISES: ACTIVITIES & SERVICES
• Arts/crafts classes • Babysitting** (seasonal) • Basketball (some ships) • Beach parties (some ships) • Bridge tours (some ships) • Cartoons • Cribs available*** • Daily papers • Escorted shore tours	• Games/contests • Kids’ dining menus • Parties • Quad/family cabins • Teen center/disco • Teen counselors • Video games • Youth counselors • Youth center/playroom