8 Best Family Cruises 2024

Your kids will love: Interacting with Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar characters at the DreamWorks Experience and playing in the SeaPlex, with its skating rink, bumper cars, circus school, ball courts, DJ booth and Xbox lounge.

Kids' club: Royal Caribbean’s Adventure Ocean. Your kids will have an on-board adventure as Aquanauts (3–5), doing cool experiments and becoming “Certified Junior Adventure Scientists”; Explorers (6–8), enjoying themed parties and science activities; or Voyagers (9–11), trying karaoke and adventure challenges. At the Royal Babies (6–18months) and Royal Tots (18–36 months) nurseries, children can be watched for US$6USD/hr (day) and $8USD/hr (evening).

You'll love: The serene tiered pools in the adults-only Solarium and the cover bands playing in the Music Hall. Michael’s Genuine Pub also serves sinful thick-cut potato chips. Did we mention the kid-friendly rock climbing walls?

Family-friendly excursions: Options in Nassau include access to the slides, tubing rivers and aquarium at Atlantis resort’s water park and a chance to interact with dolphins on the Blue Lagoon Dolphin Experience. In Port Canaveral, head for Kennedy Space Center, where the shuttle Atlantis is on display and the simulated liftoff is a blast.

Insider tip: Check the daily schedule you’ll receive in your room for age-specific onboard activities like scavenger hunts and theme parties. Be sure to pack your best double travel stroller if you're hopping aboard with more than one child—there's plenty of walking to do!