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obiwandog asked in TravelCruise Travel · 1 decade ago

Cruising and Excursions for Kids?

We have been on a few cruises and perhaps I am not thinking about this correctly, but it feels like excursions for kids under 8 years old are pretty limited in terms of both what they can do and what they'd like to do:

Beaches

Animal encounters (rays, dolphins, sea lions...)

What would you suggest? My extended family picked interesting sounding ports - but what do I do with my daughter once there? Dominica, Grenada, Aruba,...lots of logistics for me to go to different beaches each port day. If we are going to travel this much, I'd like to see and do different things, but dragging an unwilling child around can pretty much spoil anything. Oh yeah, she has a history of getting car sick so driving safari type stuff is not real high on my list.

Ideas? Thanks in advance

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  • 1 decade ago
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    For the best tips on these kind of these join up on cruisecritic(it's free). Then go to boards, then the Caribbean and ask people for their opinions. Those that respond pretty much have been there, done that and know what they are talking about. Just be sure to include that you have kids and their ages too.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I would check into the childrens program on the ship to see if they operate all day in port. If so enroll her and you go have fun elsewhere.

    On a cruise, I stay abord as the ship is so much better with most people gone. Most of the excursions are overpriced and full of tourists anyway.

    Source(s): Many cruises.
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