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Family Cruises on Disney Cruise Line

For families with young kids, no other cruise line can touch Disney, which custom-designed its vessels, its onboard experience and even its shoreside programs to cater to that exact demographic. In true Disney fashion, everything is orchestrated to produce a specific sense of fantasy and wonder. Where Disney's parks are centered around a fairytale castle, Disney cruises are centered around its ships - Disney Magic, Disney Wonder and Disney Dream - which were designed to evoke the fairytale world of early 20th-century ocean liners, with their sharp bows, art deco and art nouveau interiors, and even multiple funnels, even though one of those funnels on every Disney ship is fake - but they sure do make a cool place to hide the teenagers' clubs.

The heart of the Disney cruise experience is the kids' and teens' programs, which have no equal in the cruise business. Staffed by dozens of Disney-trained counselors, the programs cater to kids from age 3 months to 17 years, with supervised activities available from about 9am to midnight. Aboard each ship, about half a deck is devoted to play and learning areas for kids, including a nursery for babies and toddlers and the Oceaneer Club and Oceaneer Lab for kids 3 to 12, where kids can take part in princess- and pirate-themed activities, put on shows or listen to storytelling sessions, watch movies, work on art and animation, conduct fun science experiments, and just generally play.