One of the best types of family vacations you can take is a cruise. Many don’t think about a cruise for their family vacation, yet it’s one of the best ways to make sure the whole family has a good time.
If you have never been on a cruise ship, you’ll be amazed at how big they are and how many things you can do and see on them. Cruise lines know they need to offer a lot of different activities to keep people of all ages happy.
As a result today’s cruise ships are very family friendly. Family cruises are much in demand and they put a lot of planning and effort to make sure there is something for everyone. For the little toddlers you can find great day care centers on board.
There often are several different kids activities centers on cruise ships, each one for different ages from kindergarten up to older teens. The centers offer a wide range of things to do, staffed by expert activity coordinators.
You also can find fun arcade rooms, filled with video games, pool tables, ping pong and lots of other games. Sports can also be played on-board, like basketball, volleyball, tennis and even miniature golf!
Then you have the pools, often several different ones for small kids to older ones, complete with water games and slides. There often are plenty of shopping areas also where kids can check out different new things to buy.
Of course today’s cruise ships also have full movie theaters playing the latest hits, plus dance clubs made just for kids and teens that serve non-alcoholic drinks. Not to mention many great pizza and snack shops they can find their favorite foods and drinks.
Special plays and live shows also are shown aboard cruise ships, many for kids. All this plus of course the destination ports where they can find more things to see and do.
So take a cruise for your next family vacation and let your kids have a blast with the many things they can see and do on a cruise of a lifetime you’ll never forget! 
