Discover the many advantages of a family cruise

With the arrival of increasingly larger, modern and technological ships in recent years, greater attention has been given to the 360° experience of young families with children. In fact, if up until twenty years ago a cruise holiday was seen as a trip 'for old people', nowadays the music has more than changed and even small cruise passengers can find their own dimension thanks to the numerous services offered on board almost all cruise ships which host clubs, often divided into age groups, specifically designed for their well-being.

MSC Cruises ships, for example, host numerous areas reserved for younger guests, some of which were designed in collaboration with brands of the caliber of Lego and Chicco. As well as Princess Cruises ships with Camp Discovery, also divided into three age groups, conceived together with the brand known for broadcasting educational programs focused mainly on nature.

But the entertainment options for children and teenagers are not limited to the internal areas of the ships, but also extend to the external decks with more or less elaborate water parks depending on the size of the ship. With a wink at its little guests, Royal Caribbean offers Splashaway Bay on board its ships, a colorful area complete with waterslides, hydro cannons, fountains, swimming pools and a self-tipping bucket: the most loved attraction. The Carnival Cruise Line fleet also hosts a vast outdoor area dedicated to children's entertainment with the Dr. Seuss water park with slides and games accessible from an early age.

The experience of families on board cruise ships clearly also embraces the catering sector with menus specifically designed to meet the tastes of children and teenagers from all over the world available at the main restaurants or, as in case of Costa ships, with Family Restaurants designed to meet the needs of families open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Last but not least are the excursions, accessible to younger guests often at reduced prices or even free.

Greek islands: Greece, Turkey

from £620
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Costa Fortuna | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Athens Landing: Athens

Itinerary:

1. Athens,

2. navigation,

3. Istanbul,

4. Mykonos,

5. Heraklion,

6. Santorini,

7. Kos,

8. Athens

Spain, Italy, France

from £818
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MSC Magnifica | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Tarragona Landing: Tarragona

Itinerary:

1. Tarragona,

2. Valencia,

3. navigation,

4. Livorno,

5. Civitavecchia,

6. Genoa,

7. Marseille,

8. Tarragona

Italy, France, Spain

from £203
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Costa Pacifica | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 3 nights

Departure from: Civitavecchia Landing: Valencia

Itinerary:

1. Civitavecchia,

2. Savona,

3. Toulon,

4. Valencia

Mediterranean: Spain, France, Italy, Malta

Balcony from £1,660
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MSC World Europa | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Barcelona Landing: Barcelona

Itinerary:

1. Barcelona,

2. Marseille,

3. Genoa,

4. Naples,

5. Messina,

6. Valletta,

7. navigation,

8. Barcelona

Mediterranean: Spain, France, Italy

from £1,013
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MSC Seaview | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Palma de Mallorca Landing: Palma de Mallorca

Itinerary:

1. Palma de Mallorca,

2. Barcelona,

3. Cannes,

4. Genoa,

5. La Spezia,

6. Civitavecchia,

7. navigation,

8. Palma de Mallorca

Mediterranean: Italy, France, Spain

from £646
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Costa Pacifica | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Civitavecchia Landing: Civitavecchia

Itinerary:

1. Civitavecchia,

2. Savona,

3. Toulon,

4. Valencia,

5. Palma de Mallorca,

6. navigation,

7. Olbia,

8. Civitavecchia

Mediterranean: Italy, Greece, Turkey

from £937
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MSC Fantasia | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 9 nights

Departure from: Trieste Landing: Trieste

Itinerary:

1. Trieste,

2. navigation,

3. Katakolon,

4. Athens,

5. Kusadasi,

6. Istanbul,

7. navigation,

8. Korfu,

9. Bari,

10. Trieste

Northern Europe: Germany, United Kingdom, Iceland

from £1,107
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MSC Preziosa | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 11 nights

Departure from: Hamburg Landing: Hamburg

Itinerary:

1. Hamburg,

2. navigation,

3. Invergordon,

4. navigation,

5. Reykjavik,

6. Reykjavik,

7. Isafjordur,

8. Akureyri,

9. navigation,

10. Lerwick,

11. navigation,

12. Hamburg

Italy, France, Spain

from £487
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Costa Smeralda | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Genoa Landing: Genoa

Itinerary:

1. Genoa,

2. Marseille,

3. Barcelona,

4. navigation,

5. Cagliari,

6. Naples,

7. Civitavecchia,

8. Genoa

Mediterranean: France, Italy, Spain

from £1,031
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MSC Grandiosa | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Marseille Landing: Marseille

Itinerary:

1. Marseille,

2. Genoa,

3. Civitavecchia,

4. Palermo,

5. navigation,

6. Ibiza,

7. Valencia,

8. Marseille

Italy, France, Spain, Portugal

External from £1,284
price per person Taxes included

MSC Musica | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 10 nights

Departure from: Olbia Landing: Olbia

Itinerary:

1. Olbia,

2. Genoa,

3. Marseille,

4. navigation,

5. Malaga,

6. Cadiz,

7. Lisbon,

8. navigation,

9. Alicante,

10. Port Mahon,

11. Olbia

Italy, France, Spain

from £531
price per person Taxes included

Costa Toscana | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Palermo Landing: Palermo

Itinerary:

1. Palermo,

2. Civitavecchia,

3. Savona,

4. Marseille,

5. Barcelona,

6. Ibiza,

7. navigation,

8. Palermo

Italy, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro

External from £747
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MSC Opera | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Bari Landing: Bari

Itinerary:

1. Bari,

2. Zadar,

3. Venice,

4. navigation,

5. Dubrovnik,

6. Korfu,

7. Kotor,

8. Bari

Italy, Montenegro, Greece

Suite from £1,509
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MSC Lirica | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Ancona Landing: Ancona

Itinerary:

1. Ancona,

2. Venice,

3. Kotor,

4. navigation,

5. Mykonos,

6. Mykonos,

7. Santorini,

8. navigation,

9. Ancona

Norwegian fjords: Germany, Denmark, Norway

from £1,072
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Costa Diadema | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Kiel Landing: Kiel

Itinerary:

1. Kiel,

2. Copenaghen,

3. navigation,

4. Hellesylt,

5. Geiranger,

6. Bergen,

7. Stavanger,

8. navigation,

9. Kiel

Italy, France, Spain, Tunisia

from £783
price per person Taxes included

MSC Seaside | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Palermo Landing: Palermo

Itinerary:

1. Palermo,

2. Naples,

3. Livorno,

4. Marseille,

5. Barcelona,

6. navigation,

7. Tunis,

8. Palermo

Mediterranean: Italy, Greece, Turkey

Suite from £2,864
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MSC Divina | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Civitavecchia Landing: Civitavecchia

Itinerary:

1. Civitavecchia,

2. navigation,

3. Mykonos,

4. Kusadasi,

5. Santorini,

6. navigation,

7. Naples,

8. Civitavecchia

United States, Bahamas

from £394
price per person Taxes included

MSC Magnifica | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 3 nights

Departure from: Miami Landing: Miami

Itinerary:

1. Miami,

2. Key West,

3. Ocean Cay,

4. Miami

Mediterranean: Spain, Italy, France

Suite from £1,563
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MSC Splendida | 4 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Tarragona Landing: Tarragona

Itinerary:

1. Tarragona,

2. Valencia,

3. navigation,

4. Livorno,

5. Civitavecchia,

6. Genoa,

7. Marseille,

8. Tarragona

Germany, Denmark, Norway

from £1,128
price per person Taxes included

MSC Euribia | 5 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Kiel Landing: Kiel

Itinerary:

1. Kiel,

2. Copenaghen,

3. navigation,

4. Hellesylt,

5. Geiranger,

6. Molde,

7. Flam,

8. navigation,

9. Kiel

Mediterranean: Spain, Italy, France

External from £986
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MSC Splendida | 5 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Valencia Landing: Valencia

Itinerary:

1. Valencia,

2. navigation,

3. Livorno,

4. Civitavecchia,

5. Genoa,

6. Marseille,

7. Tarragona,

8. Valencia

Spain, France, Italy, Malta

Suite from £1,908
price per person Taxes included

MSC Magnifica | 5 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Barcelona Landing: Barcelona

Itinerary:

1. Barcelona,

2. Marseille,

3. La Spezia,

4. Naples,

5. Palermo,

6. Valletta,

7. navigation,

8. Barcelona

Mediterranean: Spain, France, Italy

from £1,102
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MSC Seaview | 5 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Barcelona Landing: Barcelona

Itinerary:

1. Barcelona,

2. Cannes,

3. Genoa,

4. La Spezia,

5. Civitavecchia,

6. navigation,

7. Palma de Mallorca,

8. Barcelona

United Kingdom, France, Spain

External from £924
price per person Taxes included

MSC Virtuosa | 5 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Southampton Landing: Southampton

Itinerary:

1. Southampton,

2. navigation,

3. La Rochelle,

4. Bilbao,

5. La Coruna,

6. navigation,

7. Cherbourg,

8. Southampton

Mediterranean: Italy, Spain, France

from £729
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MSC Grandiosa | 5 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Genoa Landing: Genoa

Itinerary:

1. Genoa,

2. Civitavecchia,

3. Palermo,

4. navigation,

5. Ibiza,

6. Valencia,

7. Marseille,

8. Genoa

Caribbean: United States, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Bahamas

from £1,032
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MSC World America | 5 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Miami Landing: Miami

Itinerary:

1. Miami,

2. navigation,

3. San Felipe de Puerto Plata,

4. San Juan,

5. navigation,

6. navigation,

7. Ocean Cay,

8. Miami

Norwegian fjords: Denmark, Germany, Norway

from £1,022
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MSC Poesia | 5 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Copenaghen Landing: Copenaghen

Itinerary:

1. Copenaghen,

2. Warnemünde,

3. navigation,

4. Eidfjord,

5. Bergen,

6. Lyngdal,

7. Oslo,

8. Copenaghen

Croatia, Italy, Greece

External from £1,102
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MSC Armonia | 5 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Split Landing: Split

Itinerary:

1. Split,

2. Venice,

3. Brindisi,

4. navigation,

5. Mykonos,

6. Athens,

7. navigation,

8. Split

Italy, Montenegro, Greece

External from £756
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MSC Lirica | 5 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Venice Landing: Venice

Itinerary:

1. Venice,

2. Kotor,

3. navigation,

4. Mykonos,

5. Mykonos,

6. Santorini,

7. navigation,

8. Ancona,

9. Venice

Denmark, Norway, Germany

from £992
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Costa Diadema | 5 Jul 2025

Duration: 7 nights

Departure from: Copenaghen Landing: Copenaghen

Itinerary:

1. Copenaghen,

2. navigation,

3. Hellesylt,

4. Geiranger,

5. Bergen,

6. Stavanger,

7. navigation,

8. Kiel,

9. Copenaghen

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