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Cruise Programs for Kids and Teens  

Kids and teens have become one of the fast growing markets in the cruise industry today. Many cruise lines are strategizing at how to organize kids and teens cruise programs to ensure a big share of this market segment. Ships are now being refurbished to include themes for kid and teens.

   Royal Caribbean  Adventure Ocean Programs 

The Aquanauts. This program is designed for 3-5 year olds. Kids enjoy educational activities in fun ways. Aquanaut activities include onboard activities which take place while the ship is at sea and there are also fun activities before and after each excursion in the port. 

Adventure Science: science experiments for kids that includes Gummy Candies, Wacky Water Workshop, H2O Thunder Races, Bubbling Potions, and Magnetic Mayhem

Adventure Art by Crayola: kids are taught how to make kites, do pottery and make masks in Crayola colors.

Sail into Storytime: this is a story telling activity where kids are transported to the place and time of each story read. 

Other fun activities are: Pajama Rama Movie Night, Un-Birthday Party, Talent Show, Ice-cream Party, Face Painting, Camp Aquanauts, Pirate Night, Under the Sea Night, Super Hero Afternoon, and Nutty Nicknames. The carefully selected trained staff supervises all these activities to ensure that kids will enjoy.

The Explorers. This program is for kids 6-8 years old. Activities are aimed at familiarizing different local customs and traditions of each destination visited by the cruise. Kiddy experiments are included to cultivate kids’ creativity and inquisitiveness.

Adventure Science is one of the many activities prepared for the kids in this age bracket. Kids are taught to conduct experiments in a fun way. Experiments include playing with mud, candies, water and fossils. The artistic way of making masks, designing kites, pottery and diorama making are included in Adventure Art using Crayola coloring materials.

Wide World of Extremes Party; Bingo; Movie Mania; Name That Tune; Scavenger Hunt; Pirate Night; and Ice-cream Party are some of the themed activities. As with the Aquanauts, highly capable trained staff who are experts in managing younger participants supervise the Explorers.

The Voyagers. Kids 8-12 years old. Voyagers activities include Sports Tournament; X Games; The Art Walk; Reggae Beach Party; Backstage Tour and other themed activities. Counselors are tasked to maximize kids fun and enjoyment in conducing all these activities.

The Navigators. This program is for 12-14 year olds. Teens are given the opportunity to mingle with their peers, newfound acquaintances and friends. Activities are held during daytime and early nighttime. Teens will show off their athletic prowess in the Sports Tournament. Karaoke will test their skills in carrying a tune. Video wizards will unleash their intelligence in the Video Game Challenge while the Talent Show will showcase teens’ hidden gifts in the performing arts. 

The Guests. This is the oldest kids and teens age bracket. Activities are geared towards socialization with same and opposite sexes. Teenagers will experience the fun of spending time with individuals their same age while on board the ship. Youth counselors are available to facilitate every activity. Teen-Only Night Club, Coffee Talk, Teen Dinners, Movie Night and College Night are just some of the activities organized for them.

  Disney Cruise Line

is dubbed the cruise ship for teens and kids. The same company that brought Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck to stardom owns it. Disney Cruise Line brings those famous Disney characters and adventures to life aboard ship. Both kids and teens will surely look forward to seeing their favorite Disney icon in one of their programs and activities.

Disney’s Oceaneer Club. Three to seven year old kids will get to meet kids of their age and enjoy the fun with their favorite Disney characters. Friendly counselors tell famous Disney stories that will elicit kids’ imagination and creativity.

Some of the activities prepared for kids 3-7 years old while onboard are: Ariel’s Bubble Adventure, kids will enjoy a dip in an  underwater playground  mimicking Ariel’s adventure under the sea; Adventure’s of Simba, tots will relive Simba’s journey in Prideland through storytelling, singing, and animal making art crafts and Aladdin’s Adventure, tykes will experience an exciting game of Genie hunting amidst an Arabian backdrop.

There are also activities intended for much younger cruisers. These activities are designed for 3-4 year olds. Activities like Brother Bear, Do-Si-Do with Snow White, King Triton’s Court, Hat’s Off Peter Pan, Mouseketeers in Training, Pooh Stretches, Nemo’s Coral reef Adventure, and Tea with Wendy are all organized to let kids meet face to face with famous Disney luminaries.

Disney’s Oceaneer Lab. This program is designed for the 8-12 year olds. Kids will surely be delighted with the myriad of activities in stored for them. Sports activities and video games are all prepared to keep kids attention.

One of the most exciting activities is the Animation where 8-9 year old kids will get the opportunity to draw Mickey Mouse with the aid of old techniques and animation tools. Clarabell’s Moo Juice activity will make the kids prepare their own concoction from cream and other ingredients that they can truly cal their own.

Other activities for 8-9 year olds include Hercules' Feat of Strength, Goofy Files, Lava Flow, Regatta Racers, and The Fourth Pig Pasta Palace. Activities for the 10-12 year olds include  Animation, Boyz and Girlz Chill, and Culture Shock.

Ocean Quest. This for program is both for big kids and teens where they got the chance to steer the ship to different virtual ports through simulation. Big kids and teen vacationers can play video games, make art crafts, or simply enjoy a movie marathon.

Kids enrolled are 13-17 years old. Kids are given the opportunity to mingle with their fellow cruisers through: Animation, Crowning of Couch Potato which tests teens memory of famous Disney flicks and Bring It, a game that requires creativity in music, sports and other fields.

There are other activities that teenagers can look forward too in this program. Boys and girls measure each group’s proficiency in trivia questions and the Stack game. Teens can take a plunge in cool water with the H2O Splashdown pool party while music and games are being played simultaneously.

  Holland America Line

is consistently true to its tagline, “A Signature of Excellence”, as it leaves no stones unturned while coming up with youth programs designed to sustain the enthusiasm of the younger cruisers. Vacationers 3-17 years old are sure to have exciting fun all prepared by the carefully selected, competent youth staff.

Club HAL Kids. A program organized for the youngest cruisers, the 1-7 year olds. They can participate in storytelling activities in which the youth counselors have selected stories to stimulate the imagination of a young audience.  Another activity is Fabric Painting . Kids are encouraged to display their innate artistic ability through the use of colors and whatever designs they can come up with. The purpose is to get them into fun activities.

Other activities geared towards kids' creativity are arts and crafts, charades and drawing contests. Other activities are Uno, and puzzles. Activities geared toward socialization are bingo, ship tours, ice-cream parties, and a farewell pizza party.

Club HAL Tweens. Kids 8-12 years old can show of their newest dance moves to the beat of the latest disco tunes. There's a scavenger hunt and other sports activities onboard. 

The Loft and the Oasis. For the 13-17 year old teenagers there are video games, teens disco, and sports fests. Trivia games, bingo, card games and movies are all well prepared to encourage socialization among the more demanding youth cruisers.