kids

Many of our cruise shore excursions have involved beach time. In this picture, Tim took a photo of the boys and I enjoying a beautiful beach in St Lucia adjacent to one of the Pitons. Here are a few tips for making the most of these amazing beach experiences: Many shore excursions involve a public …

by Tim Larison We’ve taken our sons Andrew and Josh all over the World on our vacations – from the glaciers of Alaska to the canals of Venice. These trips have not only been great fun, but educational, too! Here are Andrew and Josh sampling bananas right from the plant on a December 2006 visit …

On our Southern Caribbean cruise in December 2006 12 year olds Josh and Andrew experienced snorkeling for the first time (pictured to the left are Josh and Andrew snorkeling with Anne near the island of Antigua). What did the boys think of this experience? Josh: “My first time snorkeling was really fun. After we looked …

by Josh Larison (age 12) On all of the cruises that I have been on, there have been great video games. On Disney there were a lot of computers with a bunch of games on them. The only bad thing was that I didn’t get to play on them very much because there were a …

by Andrew Larison (age 12) (pictured on the left in his baseball hat with twin brother Josh at the Trevi Fountain in Rome, May 2006) This is my view of Rome and basically the whole country of Italy. A lot of people think kids wouldn’t like Italy, but I did. Besides having no clue what …

By Andrew Larison I’m here to tell you all about the great pasta on cruise lines. As a big pasta fan I know the best of the best, which is almost everything in my case. The best pasta dishes have to have garlic and creamy sauce, that’s all there is to it. On the Holland …

By Josh Larison When I sailed on my Royal Caribbean cruise on the Mariner of the Seas when I was 10 years old, I learned that the cookies were great! Every time I got them, they were soft, chocolaty and fresh. They were so good, I wanted to get some every day. There are two …

by Anne Larison One essential thing I bring on cruises for myself and the twins is a lanyard for each of us. Especially in the last few years as the boys have become more independent. They are not always with Tim and I around the ship and need to have their ship card with them. …

By Josh Larison 12 year old Josh Larison has been on lots of cruises since age 6. Below Josh tells us what he thinks of the different cruise line kids clubs he has experienced. I liked the Princess kids club a lot. The first time we went on Princess, there were some Nintendo 64s, a …

by Andrew Larison (age 12)My favorite Caribbean Beaches are: Paradise Beach in Cozumel Divi Little Bay in St Maarten Castaway Cay Family Beach Princess Cay Beach (that’s me buried at Princess Cay on the left!) These were the four beaches that I really enjoyed while I was on a cruise. Each one had its own …