MSC Caribbean Cruise Family Plan

Buy One Stateroom And Get Over - 50% Off The Second Stateroom

Did you know about 1 in 4 Americans has taken a cruise? And the results from a new survey by Cruise Lines International Association finds that the Caribbean is still number 1 - followed by Alaska, the Bahamas, Hawaii, Bermuda and the Mediterranean.
This holiday season take the whole family to enjoy the sights of the breathtaking Caribbean from the comfort of two connecting Balcony Superior Staterooms!

Parents can enjoy their own private balcony, while the children enjoy their own stateroom. Onboard discover the perfect blend of European charm and modern Italian elegance, and the genuine warmth of our Italian officers.

Sail to extraordinary destinations departing from an array of exotic ports aboard the beautiful MSC Poesia, on a seven night journey your family will not soon forget at a value you’ll appreciate forever.

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Norwegian Kids Sail Free Announcement

Norwegian Cruise Line is inviting children ages 17 and under to sail for free when their parents book them on a cruise by May 7, 2011 as third or fourth guests on select sailings fleet-wide. 

Destinations include the Bahamas, Bermuda, Hawaii, the Caribbean and Europe.

Ships included in this promotion are Norwegian Gem, Norwegian Jade, Norwegian Dawn, Norwegian Spirit, Norwegian Star, Pride of America, Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Pearl.

Family Friendly Features:

• Signature Nickelodeon activities and shows

• Waterslides

• Two-story Wii wall

• Supervised kids and teens programs

• Dedicated Kid’s Café

• Norwegian Epic features an Aqua Park, a two-deck sports complex and an interactive children’s area, Recess

Visit www.ncl.com

Disney Cruise Line Children's Programs

Disney Cruise Line has announced a change in its popular kids programming that is sure to please parents -- children no longer will be grouped by age, but by the activities they choose to participate in.

While Disney will continue to recommend activities that appeal to specific maturity levels and ages, all offerings in the Oceaneer Club and Oceaneer Lab are open to children ages 3 to 12 on the Disney Wonder and ages 3 to 10 on the Disney Magic.

In addition to the obvious benefit of have a wider range of things to do, this change also makes planning easier for friends and extended families who vacation together and have children of different ages. That definitely would be a key point for my children and their cousins.

How could they not be excited by these possibilities with popular Disney characters?

- During the new Cinderella's Royal Ball, young guests can feel like royalty as Cinderella shows them how to be princes or princesses.

- So You Want to be a Pirate offers adventurous tales of the high seas, pirate training for young buccaneers, swashbuckling fun and a special appearance by Captain Hook.

- Children are immersed in the world of Disney- Pixar's Toy Story during Toy Story Boot Camp. Led by Corporal Green, toy recruits participate in interactive activities.
Other activities are hands-on sessions designed to appeal to children's sense of creativity and invention:

- In Ratatouille Cooking School, kids work together to bake tasty chocolate chip cookies.

- During the new Animal Tracking Series, children discover that conservation can be fun as they learn about endangered animals, create an animal tracking device and locate (plush) cotton-top tamarin monkeys using telemetry tracking on Castaway Cay.

- In Flubber, one of the most popular youth activities on Disney Cruise Line, children join Professor Goo in creating magical green goo and other interesting concoctions.

Other onboard youth activities include playful programs such as Mouseketeer Training and Little Einsteins for preschoolers; challenge-and solution-games like Stitch's Great Adventure and Detective School with Goofy.

High-action group activities such as Kim Possible, Cruise Control and The Challenge of Davy Jones; and unstructured free time to enjoy the youth areas, play on computers and spend time having fun with new friends.

And those are just the children-only offerings. Disney stage productions, family activities, first-run films in digital 3-D, poolside movies, deck parties, a family club and the Castaway Cay Family Beach provide even more opportunities for families to make memories together.

Carnival Announces New Kids-Focused Program

Now is a good to be between the ages of 12 and 14, particularly if you are going to be sailing with Carnival Cruise Lines.



The cruise line has introduced "Circle C," a new onboard program children's program designed explicitly for the 12- to 14-year-old age group.

Circle C is the third such kid-centric program, joining Camp Carnival for younger kids and Club O2, which targets the 15- to 17-year-old age group.

Circle C will include dedicated facilities and activities, such as custom clubs with video-gaming pods and sports programs. Its taking on the motto: "cruise.chill.connect."

Circle C facilities already exist on Carnival Legend, Carnival Pride, Carnival Victory and Carnival Valor.

Carnival Imagination, Carnival Inspiration, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Fantasy, Carnival Paradise and Carnival Glory are scheduled to be retrofitted by the end of this year. The rest of the Carnival fleet will have facilities in place by 2010.

The focal point of "Circle C" activities is custom-designed clubs with a dance floor with high-tech sound and lighting systems, 42-inch plasma-screen TVs displaying movies and music videos, and a touch-screen jukebox stocked with the latest hits.

Also featured are gaming pods with video games and consoles, with 20-inch plasma-screens positioned throughout the room and used exclusively for video gaming. The facilities offer a sleek modern design with oversized picture windows, and plush seating.

The "Circle C" program also offers a schedule of activities, which include sports such as basketball, volleyball, ping-pong and water games to late-night movies and pool parties.

"Circle C" activities are listed in a special edition of Carnival Capers printed daily. A new logo and branding campaign incorporating the "Circle C" theme of "cruise.chill.connect" has also been created.

Also new is Carnival WaterWorks, an aqua park featuring a 300-foot-long twister water slide, dual-lane racing slides and water spray apparatus, currently rolled out as part of the "Evolutions of Fun" refurbishment program on select ships.

Carnival Splendor, set to debut in July, will boast Carnival's largest play area to date and a water spray park. Other fleetwide features include babysitting services, stroller rentals, children's menus, and dozens of inter-connecting cabins.

Cruise West Alaska Cruise Family Discounts

Cruise West is taking note of the expansion in family and multi-generational travel and is offering special pricing for passengers under the age of 18 on its Glacier Bay Highlights cruises.

Cruise West is offering special pricing for kids ages 18 and under on all 2008 "Glacier Bay Highlights" departures, with savings of up to 75% off adult fare in a AAA cabin or 50% off the adult fare in a category A or AA cabin.

Fares start at $1,799 per adult and $900 for one child sharing an A cabin. Cruise West's three- and four-night "Glacier Bay Highlights" cruises are on the newly named and new to Alaskan waters, 102-guest Spirit of Glacier Bay.

On each cruise are explorations leaders, National Park Service Ranger and a local Tlingit cultural interpreter. There are no formal kids' programs, but family activities may take place on an ad hoc basis including a photo wildlife scavenger hunt and movie and burger night.

Both the three- and four-night cruises spend two days in Glacier Bay and the four-night makes a call at Haines.

Cruising roundtrip Juneau from May to September, special pricing for children ages two to 18 is available in multiple categories of travel, from one adult and one child sharing a cabin to two children ages 13 to 18 sharing a double cabin. Pricing is all-inclusive except alcohol and optional excursions in Haines.

For more information, visit www.cruisewest.com