A cruise vacation can be a fantastic option for families traveling with kids--whether those kids are babies and toddlers or tweens and teens. This guide provides you with all of the information and strategies that you need to plan a fun cruise with children of any age.
This book includes particular information and advice for families who want to travel with babies or toddlers. Families with younger children are often discouraged from taking advantage of all of the great things that cruising has to offer. Many people will actively try to warn you off the idea. They'll tell you that you shouldn't take little kids on a cruise and that an ocean liner is no place for babies and toddlers. But don't be discouraged!
Concise and comprehensive, The Family Cruise Companion's Guide to Cruising with Kids offers you all the information you need to prove the naysayers wrong.
Under the expert guidance of experienced traveler Elaine M. Warren, you'll discover the special arrangements you need to make when planning a cruise with toddlers or infants in tow, how to choose cruise lines with child-friendly amenities, and how to make life in a small stateroom as comfortable and safe for your children as possible.
Warren takes you through all aspects of cruising with children, from considering onboard entertainment options and shipboard child care to travel insurance and preventing exposure to illness on the high seas. You'll learn packing strategies for parents of small children and how to select off-ship activities that are best suited for families.
A cruise can be a fun experience for the entire family. Don't deny yourself and your family the joys of cruising just because the kids are young. Follow Warren's advice, and you'll be able to travel and cruise with confidence, knowing you have every contingency covered.
About the Author: Elaine M. Warren and her family have traveled all over the world by cruise ship, including Europe, the Caribbean, South and Central America, Asia, and Australia. An avid cruiser, Warren has spent over 170 nights at sea over the last ten years. For more than one hundred of those nights, she sailed with at least one baby or toddler in tow.
Originally from Kansas, Warren now lives in the metropolitan Washington, DC, area. She holds degrees in English, journalism, and law. Her two children both started cruising while still in diapers, and they remain enthusiastic cruisers today.
