Know What Your Kids Enjoy Playing
Going on a cruise together with your family is one thing that most people dream of. To travel with your kids is one of the best things to enjoy while onboard. In fact, cruising is a great vacation option for those with infants and toddlers because parents get to see many destinations while they will only have to unpack baby gear once. Choosing the best cruise for you and your family is actually more complicated than you think because every passenger ship offers a variety of activities for kids’ ages 2 to 11 years old. There are a lot of things you should consider, especially for toddlers.
Some cruise ships offer better activities for toddlers than others and not all itineraries are created equal. Caribbean and Alaska cruise are considered the best destinations that are kid-friendly. Today’s trend is that some cruise lines divide kids’ activities into groups because kids’ developmental stages really varies drastically and they all have different likes when it comes to playing toys and other activities.
Choosing the right cruise line would help you enjoy your vacation with your kids because every cruise ships offer different activities for your kids especially toddlers. Keeping them cool and occupied during your vacation is one thing you should consider to enjoy more and to avoid the hassle. Onboard activities become as important as shore excursion that is why cruise lines are creating new attractions.
Royal Caribbean’s “Royal Tots” for instance is an interactive session developed by early childhood experts at Fisher-Price. They have activities that expose children to new experience and teach them how to make playtime a learning experience. Here are the Royal Tots activities they might enjoy.
- Crayola Beginning Workshop – It is a 45 minute session that creates early childhood memories. One of the Adventure Ocean counselor reads a story to parents and children and uses Crayola Beginning products to teach toddlers how to create their work of arts.
- Terrific Trips – on this activity you will be able to share with your kids the ideas about places to see, the things you can do and the different trips to take both near and far from home.
- Learning Fundamentals – Every kid enjoy singing, dancing and learning new things. This activity helps your child learn the A-B-C’s, 1-2-3’s, phonics, shapes, colors and many others while they are singing.
- Pirates and Princess – It helps your child learn as they go on imaginative journey to ancient times and faraway lands. Here they can enjoy the pretend plays with castles, pirates, stories and other activities.
- Fun on the Farm – This activity helps your child learn about the animal sounds and how they move. They can explore connections between farm animals.
Disney Cruise line on the other hand has numerous activities and facilities committed to meet your child’s entertainment need. The Disney’s “Oceaneer Club” caters to toddlers’ ages 3-7 years old. Their onboard activity includes the following activities.
- Themed Play – it is one of the most popular activities on board where children enjoy watching plays on a different theme. They can also experience watching live shows at broad way where song and dance spectaculars starring some of your favorite Disney characters daily.
- Edutainment – is another activity your toddlers can enjoy while learning. They have story telling time where Oceaneer Club counselor tells about different story to children and even parents on board.
- Computer Games – children can also enjoy time playing computer games at the Oceaneers Lab. Here they can learn about new things while playing.