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A family cruise is a great family vacation choice, especially for young families with babies and toddlers. Cruising with your baby or toddler offers families lots of convenient choices of destinations and fun activities. When planning for your family cruise vacation, please be aware that there each cruise line has specific policies and rules in place regarding hold old your baby must be to sail on cruise ships. These rules have been established for the comfort and safety of all passengers. These rules are strictly enforced by the cruise lines. To help you plan your next family cruise with your baby, Vacationkids offers this list of the most family friendly cruise lines and their rules and policies regarding cruising with babies...
is the winner when it comes to baby cruises. Disney Cruise Lines will allow infants as young as 12 weeks of age on the day of embarkation to sail on their ships.
sets their minimum sailing age for babies at 6 months with the exception of Transatlantic, Hawaii and South American Cruises which require infants to be at least 1 year of age for these particular sailings. These policies are in place to protect the vulnerable health of young infants. While at sea or in port, the availability of medical care may be limited or delayed. Early infant care, especially medical care that may require specialized diagnostic facilities and treatment, may not be obtainable while on board or in certain ports.
 requires all infants sailing on a Royal Caribbean Cruise must be at least 6 months old as of the first day of the cruise/cruisetour. However, for Transatlantic, Transpacific, Hawaii, certain South American sailings and other selected cruises, infants must be at least 12 months old at the time of embarkation.
 Infants under six months of age are not eligible for travel on NCL ships. Kids under two cruise at a substantially reduced fare and certain itineraries offer specials on 3rd and 4th guests in the same stateroom.
 has a minimum sailing age of 6 months.
 requires children to be one year of age to sail however, certain sailings will allow infants 6 months and older.
 will not accept reservations for infants under 6 months old at time of sailing. For transocean crossings, or other itineraries which our Medical Department feel present a significant risk, infants must be a minimum of 12 months of age at embarkation.
Please know, cruise lines are very strict about their age restrictions and policies towards babies. This is done for the safety and comfort of all passengers. Misrepresenting the age of your child is not allowed. At embarkation, if cruise officials check your child's passport and determine your baby to be under age, the infant and their guardian will NOT be allowed to board your cruise ship. This is called denied boarding. It is not covered by any travel insurance and you and your will simply be made to forfeit the cost of your cruise. This is why it's important to work with a Family Cruise Expert at Vacationkids.com. Our experts know all the issues involved with taking your baby on a cruise and are here to help make your family cruise vacation smooth sailing for the entire family.
Parents sailing with babies should be aware that child care, amenities and baby sitting services for very young children can differ, even between specific ships of the same cruise line. Be sure to check out Vacationkids article about cruise ship baby clubs for full details about nurseries and baby sitting.
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