Cruises are an excellent choice for family vacations. Many cruise ships are designed with numerous family-oriented facilities including youth counselors, planned activities, and a few ships even offer babysitting! Parents can relax and enjoy their vacation knowing the cruise youth staff is taking great care of their children and having tons of fun! The following are a few of the possible many benefits for traveling families:

Camp Carnival is an award-winning youth program aboard the largest fleet afloat. Carnival's children's program is designed for children of all ages (2 through teens) that include numerous fun activities such as computer games, video games, art activities, scavenger hunts, movies, board games, playground equipment and much more! Children can even eat dinner with the Camp Carnival Counselors.

Disney Cruise Line is a unique experience that allows families to play together or apart as much as they like. Kids will enjoy numerous activities on their own predominately kids deck with activities age-segmented into the Oceaneer Club (3 to 7) and the Oceaneer Lab (8 to 12). Kids enjoy puppet shows, games and incredible children's pools. The Character Breakfasts are sure to be a favorite. Teens enjoy teen-only activities, shore excursions,video games, the internet café and cinema.

Adventure Ocean Youth Program is a complimentary program for potty-trained kids ages 3 to12 and teens ages 13 to 17. The specially-designed "Edu-tainment" program blends educational activities, games, individual and team sports, art and daily itineraries for all ages. Teens enjoy movie nights, themed parties and spending time in the disco.

Princess offers many exciting activities for ages 3 to 17. Kids of all ages enjoy the "kids only" dining and ice cream parties. The younger children enjoy t-shirt coloring, scavenger hunts, pizza and pajama parties. The older children enjoy Karaoke and Lip-Synch shows, onboard Olympics and video games. Children under the age of three can play in the children's center with parent supervision.

The Kid's Crew has many activities for chidren 2 to 17. The younger children's programs offer a variety of activities including arts and crafts and pajama parties. The teens have socials and parties with age appropriate games and activities. No matter what age, your kids are sure to be entertained, while parents are able to relax and enjoy being pampered.