Family Cruises - Family Vacations for all Ages
Family adventure cruises are a wonderful way for your family to experience the world and to reconnect with your children and your inner-child. The itineraries below are specifically crafted to engage, energize, inspire and educate kids of all ages. In Alaska, Hop shore-to-shore by zodiac style landing craft, viewing whales directly off the bow or dolphins right below, and meet local Alaska families who have chosen a remote, isolated lifestyle. Fish for piranha and meet children growing up in remote villages of the Amazon. Snorkel with sea lions, hike across lava fields and explore pirate caves in the Galapagos Islands. By nature, these cruises are educational travel gems. However, the primary emphasis is on "fun". After all, you are on a family cruise vacation!
Family Adventure Cruise Itineraries
Alaska
- Alaska Inside Passage: Western Coves
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Whether it is a family reunion, milestone birthday or important anniversary, getting the family together for an InnerSea Discoveries Alaska family vacation adventure is one of the most memorable ways to celebrate. Geared toward entertaining and educating kids from various age groups, we focus on activities tailored for all ages: different levels of kayaking, and hiking as well as hopping shore-to-shore by zodiac style landing craft, viewing whales directly off the bow or dolphins right below. In a rare introduction to Alaska wilderness lifestyles, kids and the entire family will meet and interact with local Alaska families, such as oyster farmers or commercial fishermen who have chosen a remote, isolated lifestyle.
Children 12 years of age or younger also receive a 25% savings on all Alaska departures, all categories. However, the Alaska Family Discoveries departure August 13-20, 2011, children 12 or younger travel at 30% savings.
- Alaska Inside Passage: Eastern Coves
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Whether it is a family reunion, milestone birthday or important anniversary, getting the family together for an InnerSea Discoveries Alaska family vacation adventure is one of the most memorable ways to celebrate. Geared toward entertaining and educating kids from various age groups, we focus on activities tailored for all ages: different levels of kayaking, and hiking as well as hopping shore-to-shore by zodiac style landing craft, viewing whales directly off the bow or dolphins right below. In a rare introduction to Alaska wilderness lifestyles, kids and the entire family will meet and interact with local Alaska families, such as oyster farmers or commercial fishermen who have chosen a remote, isolated lifestyle.
- Discoverer's Glacier Country (Luxury Yacht Cruise)
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Meander through the largest national forest in the United States - home to grizzly bears, black bears, mountain goats, bald eagles and wolves. On our way to view Alaska's massive glaciers, we enter some of the world's deepest fjords to hike and kayak while other vessels' guests stay shipside.
The Kids in Nature program program is available on the June 24 and July 15, 2011 Alaska Discoverers’ Glacier Country cruise departures aboard the Safari Quest. These dates offer a savings of 25% off the published rate for kids 12 years of age and under. For families that board the 12-guest Safari Spirit, we offer a special charter savings rate of a 8% off the published fare for all Alaska Discoverers’ Glacier Country peak season cruise departures (June 10 - August 19, 2011) and 5% off the published fare for select value season departures (May 13, 20, 27; June 3; August 26, 2011).
Amazon
- Amazon Cruise Voyage
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Discover the value of true "family time" as you reconnect with your children and your inner-child on a journey deep into the Amazon. Don't waste another valuable vacation worrying about the details. Join IE aboard La Amatista this summer, and let our expert staff take care of all the arrangements so that you're free to enjoy family fun on the legendary Amazon! Join our Amazon Voyage for a journey packed with activities and excursions to energize, inspire and educate kids of all ages. Cruise into narrow tributaries where your kids can fish for piranha, spot wildlife on nighttime excursions, meet children growing up in remote villages and more! This is truly Amazon for the Kids. Ecotourism isn't just for grow-ups anymore!
On these Amazon voyages, $150 discount per child. Book by March 15 for any July Amazon Family Cruise and save $1,000 per child. Designated Family Amazon Departures: July 8, 15 and 29.
Arctic
- Spitsbergen Family Adventure
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Children travel at a 15% reduction.
The world's first family-focused Arctic expedition will burn energy and ignite the mind of children and parents alike. Spitsbergen is the largest of Norway's Svalbard islands, situated well above the Arctic Circle. Renowned for polar bear sightings and walrus haul-outs, Spitsbergen provides extraordinary photo opportunities. That's why we've included a resident photographer who will lead photography workshops for point-and-shoot disposables or the latest digital camera. Families will learn to identify animal tracks and scat: to a naturalist, animal droppings tell a great deal about the local wildlife's living conditions. This family-focused adventure takes advantage of a child's natural curiosity and interest in all things gross.
Europe
- Greece Family Adventure
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Classical Greece family adventures captivate people of all ages and is a must for the inquisitive family with an eye for exposure. More than just a fun vacation with lots of swimming, picturesque harbors and great food, the staff on our Greece Family cruises will engage interested travelers in Greek gods and mythology, the historic Greek alphabet, classical drama, the art of pottery making, the Olympics and of course volcanoes. On your Greece family cruise, we’ll see all this while island-hopping through one of the world’s most scenic archipelagos. The yacht Panorama is ideally suited for these unique family adventures, with her ability to anchor for opportune swim stops or dock alongside an overlooked harbor quay.
Galapagos
- Galapagos
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A Galapagos cruise aboard National Geographic Endeavour or National Geographic Islander offers all the hallmarks of a Lindblad Expedition, plus the expansive feeling that comes with voyaging aboard this stately ship. Access to five onboard Naturalists gives you the freedom to gravitate towards any of the expedition team members whose interests in ornithology, geology or undersea life mirror your own. Join them on hikes, Zodiac rides, or the ship’s deck during one of the spontaneous, thrilling wildlife encounters when the Captain spots a pod of orcas or a blue whale and changes course to pull alongside them.
- Galapagos Island Vacation
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On this 10-day Galapagos Islands tour you’ll have ample time to explore the islands’ diverse terrain — desert landscapes, lush highland forests, volcanic soils and nutrient-rich waters. You’ll visit both Fernandina and Isabela Islands, the Galapagos' most volcanically active islands, and see how the animals are adapting to this change — evolution before your eyes. A true adventure cruise, there will be plenty of time throughout our Galapagos Islands tour to snorkel alongside sea lions, kayak in a caldera, hike up a dormant volcano or relax in the clear waters of the Pacific.
Snorkel with sea lions, hike across lava fields, explore pirate caves and more! This is truly Galapagos for the Kids. Ecotourism isn't just for grow-ups anymore! Designated Galapagos Family Cruises — June 17; July 22 and 29; August 12. $500 discount per child.
Hawaii
- Hawaiian Seascapes
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During this week-long Hawaii yacht cruise, you will see and experience the Maui County group of islands (Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i) and the Big Island from a different perspective than that of a high-end resort or a big cruise ship. Explore remote coves and shoreline by foot, kayak, paddle boarding, sailboat, mountain bike and motor launch. The warm, shallow waters provide one of the world’s most important habitats for humpback whales — two-thirds of the North Pacific population migrate to Hawaii each winter for breeding, calving and nursing.
The Kids in Nature program is available on the March 8, 24, 2012 Hawaiian Seascapes cruise departures aboard the Safari Explorer. These dates offer a savings of 25% off the published rate for kids 12 years of age and under.
Mexico
- Aquarium of the World
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By luxury yacht, kayak, motorized inflatable boat and on foot, encounter flora and fauna that are found nowhere else in the world. In this World Heritage biosphere reserve, experience pods of dolphins numbering in the thousands and view many whale species including the largest living being on earth — the blue whale.
In Mexico's Sea of Cortés Aquarium of the World cruise departures aboard the Safari Quest February 26 and March 26, 2011 and on the March 3, 24, 2012 departures. These dates offer a savings of 25% off the published rate for kids 12 years of age and under.
Travel Agent Magazine has named Linda Androlia of Sunstone Tours & Cruises a Top 25 Agent for 2012!
