{"id":6228,"date":"2014-10-21T09:14:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T13:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=6228"},"modified":"2017-02-24T21:30:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T02:30:03","slug":"cruising-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/21\/cruising-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Reasons to Try Cruising with Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

The three cruises<\/a> we did while living in Dublin <\/a>were some of my favorite trips I’ve ever taken (with or without kids). \u00a0Cruising may be something that doesn’t sound like too much fun with kids along but it’s actually the opposite. \u00a0Cruises are great for families for sooo many reasons!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s 10 great things about cruising with kids:<\/h3>\n

1. You get to see a lot of places.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We visited 13 different countries and 17 different cities during our three cruises. \u00a0Plus, some of the places we went (like Jerusalem<\/a>, Tunisia <\/a>and St. Petersburg<\/a>) we never would have made it to if we weren’t on a ship.<\/p>\n

2. You only have to unpack once<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n

What’s better than seeing five different places in a week and never having to move hotels, drive or take a plane or a train?<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0No hunting for restaurants.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

One of my least favorite things about traveling is the nightly dinner hunt. \u00a0I’ll \u00a0never forget wandering around Paris <\/a>for what felt like hours while 26 weeks pregnant looking for a place that we liked. \u00a0But on a cruise ship you just wander to the dining room (or one of the other restaurants\/cafes on board).<\/p>\n

4. \u00a0The food is almost always fantastic<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n

The quality is usually really high plus there is no matching the variety. \u00a0Where else can you get lobster tail, escargot, prime rib and many other fine foods for the same price as a slice of pizza? \u00a0Even if you have special dietary needs, either by choice or medical necessity, cruise ships aim to please (plus they don’t want a medical emergency in the middle of the sea!)<\/p>\n

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5. \u00a0Kids club<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n

Need I say more?<\/p>\n

6. \u00a0On board entertainment<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n

Even during days at sea, cruise ships are packed full of entertainment. \u00a0From the Broadway style shows at night to the activities, demonstrations (like ice carving) and swimming during the day, you’ll never be bored (unless you want to be!)<\/p>\n

7. \u00a0You make your own schedule.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Want to sleep in today? \u00a0Ok. \u00a0Want to be up and early for some deckside yoga? \u00a0Go for it! \u00a0No following a timetable, running with the crowd or being everywhere on time (unless you want to!)<\/p>\n

8. \u00a0Free pool, hot tub and gym<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n

They’re right there! Spa and salon services are available too (usually at an extra charge, though).\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

9. \u00a0The staff is awesome<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n

Most people working on cruise ships are away from home (and their families) for 6 months or more. \u00a0We found the staff on all three cruises we took (on three different cruise lines) to be super friendly, helpful and excited about the kids.<\/p>\n

10. \u00a0It’s all-inclusive<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n

Sure you can easily add-on things and quickly\u00a0spend extra money but you don’t HAVE to. \u00a0Everything you need including your room, food and transportation is covered!<\/p>\n

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Pin it!<\/a><\/h3>\n

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The three cruises we did while living in Dublin were some of my favorite trips I’ve ever taken (with or without kids). \u00a0Cruising may be something that doesn’t sound like too much fun with kids along but it’s actually the opposite. \u00a0Cruises are great for families for sooo many reasons! Here’s 10 great things about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tiny-travellers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6228"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12558,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6228\/revisions\/12558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}