What is the best cruise for a family of 5?

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Loving Life Responsibly

I would have to say Carnival. It's awesome. There's a camp carnival on the ship for kids and one for teens to hang out. My family of four went to the bahamas and had a blast.

Jill J

You can't go wrong with a Disney Cruise. My friend went on one last year, her husband is 50, she is 42, and her girls are 15, 14 and 12 and they all had a blast. There is something for all ages, and no one ever got bored. The kids were supervised in all areas of the boat, and she and her husband had plenty of alone time. The service was fantastic, with the maids leaving something special in the room every day. (Like a pig made out of towels.) The pictures they brought home were beautiful, and Disney even has it's own island!

I understand that Holland America has the best cruise line out there. It may not be the cheapest but is that what you really want? Your teens are probably a bit old for a Disney cruise. Look on Yahoo travel and check them out. Last minute deals can save you big bucks.

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You can check the following resource that offer activities for all ages. Parents find that they often have free time to themselves due to the specialized programs or on-board babysitting for the little children.

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A ton of information.

Ingryd

That would be really nice to go to another country...
Brazil and Spain are good ones where to go to...

KAD

Don't go with the expensive cruise lines such as Disney. To go on a Disney cruise, it's ABOUT $800-1000 a person. I'm 13 and last April I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise. We left early, early in the morning and flew down to San Juan, Puerto Rico. From there, we got picked up and brought straight to the cruise ship. We then boarded the cruise ship and we hung out until we departed late at night. Our schudeule went as shown:

San Juan
---At Sea
Aruba
Curacao
---At Sea
St. Martin
St. Thomas
San Juan

While the islands were amazing and fun, the cruise ship was even more fun. They had childrens clubs, an arcade, a rock climbing wall, a golf course, a rollerskate arena, an ice rink, many resuraunts, many pubs, many shops, a broadway-sized theatre, a libray, a computer room, a HUGE three level dining room, an adults-only pool area, a family pool area, loads of hot tubs, a tiny, tiny "waterpark", a casion, a club, a spa, a fitness center, and SO much more. They have fabulous staff who are very nice and helpful. They have world-class chefs (and one night, they have this HUGE dessert buffet with hundreds and hundreds of things), and basically have a safe, helpful, and nice staff. I believe it was voted the best family cruise, and it definetely deserved it. Plus, it's not expensive, USUALLY around $200-1000. I think our cruise came out to a total of $3,000-$5,000 (including cruise, airfare, and the bill at the end with all of the charges we had), and my family has 6 people (mom, dad, myself, my brother, and two sisters). To this day, this cruise remains my family's favorite vacation ever. We had so much fun and would love to go again. P.S: Everything is included except soda, alcoholic beverages, shopping fees, arcade fees, tips, and that's all. Plus, the kids can go off wherever they want. My siblings and I would go off and get ourselves breakfast and dinner with snacks in between and it was all included. You will not regret going on it. Royal Caribbean is simply the best. And just because of the name doesn't mean it's only Caribbean. They go to Europe, Asia, Pacific, Alaska, Canada, South America, etc. I may be young, but I love to travel and know my stuff. You can trust what I said, because I remember all of it. It was a memory I will never forget. Good luck and whatever vacation you choose, enjoy it!

KAD

Don't go with the expensive cruise lines such as Disney. To go on a Disney cruise, it's ABOUT $800-1000 a person. I'm 13 and last April I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise. We left early, early in the morning and flew down to San Juan, Puerto Rico. From there, we got picked up and brought straight to the cruise ship. We then boarded the cruise ship and we hung out until we departed late at night. Our schudeule went as shown:

San Juan
---At Sea
Aruba
Curacao
---At Sea
St. Martin
St. Thomas
San Juan

While the islands were amazing and fun, the cruise ship was even more fun. They had childrens clubs which had activites ALL day from sunrise to midnight. They also had a rock climbing wall, ice rink, golf course, rollerskate arena, an arcade, many stores, resturaunts, pubs, a gym, a spa, a broadway-size theatre with shows every night, a tiny, tiny "waterpark", an adults-only pool area, a family pool area, 2-4 hot tubs, a library, a computer room, three HUGE dining rooms, and SOOOO much more. They have fabulous staff who are very nice and helpful. They have world-class chefs (and one night, they have this HUGE dessert buffet with hundreds and hundreds of things), and basically have a safe, helpful, and nice staff. I believe it was voted the best family cruise, and it definetely deserved it. Plus, it's not expensive...USUALLY around $200-1000. I think our cruise came out to a total of $3,000-$5,000 (including cruise, airfare, and the bill at the end with all of the charges we had), and my family has 6 people (mom, dad, myself, my brother, and two sisters).

To this day, this cruise remains my family's favorite vacation ever. We had so much fun and would love to go again. P.S: Everything is included except soda, alcoholic beverages, shopping fees, arcade fees, tips, and that's all. Plus, the kids can go off wherever they want. My siblings and I would go off and get ourselves breakfast and dinner with snacks in between and it was all included.

You will not regret going on it. Royal Caribbean is simply the best. And just because of the name doesn't mean it's only Caribbean. They go to Europe, Asia, Pacific, Alaska, Canada, South America, etc.

I may be young, but I love to travel and know my stuff. You can trust what I said, because I remember all of it. It was a memory I will never forget.

Good luck and whatever vacation you choose, enjoy it!

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