Popular
onboard activities

Different cruise lines and ships offer different sets of onboard activities. Use my list to determine your child's preferences. Then, consult it when checking out the offerings of individual cruise lines and their ships.

Arts & crafts
Basketball
Bowling
Cooking demos and classes
Giant screen outdoor movies
Hot tubbing
Ice skating
Internet surfing
Jogging
Karaoke
Learning (science, ecology, and more)
Library bookworming
Miniature golfing
Ping pong
Pool deck lounging
Pool swimming
Pool wave surfing
Rock wall climbing
Rollerblading
Water slides
Teen disco club
Trampoline jumping
Treasure hunting
Video games
Youth spa treatments

Popular
onshore activities

These pursuits can be the focus or a part of an organized or do-it-yourself shore excursion. The options vary from port to port.

Beach lazing
Beach volleyball
Glass-bottom boating
Hang-gliding
Horseback riding
Jet skiing
Kayaking
Museum and aquarium going
River rafting
Sailing
Scuba diving
Souvenir shopping
Sightseeing
Snorkeling
Swimming

 

 

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