Return to Question of the Week Highlights If you have brought your children on a Disney cruise, how did your kids enjoy the children's programming onboard? Did you find you could not keep them away from the kids club, did they think the kids club was "just ok", or did they want no part of the kids club? Tell us more about your child's experience with the Disney Cruise children's programming. Answers from the list: Our family has been on two disney cruises, the ages were 7 & 10 when they went to the kids programs. I can't say enough about it the 10 year old routinly paged us to stay out later. The 7 year old just told us right away to pick her up when they closed. I had to plead with her to have dinner with the family and to go swimming. They made a lot of friends that they did not want to leave. The workers there make sure everyone is included and has a good time. There was also a ceremony with a graduation from D.U. University, you should have seen the proud faces on those kids, and the suprise when Mickey showed up in a graduation gown and cap along with Minnie. My kids would not skip the experience for anything. In fact the 7 year old can't wait to go back and in fact we are going again when she is 9 years old. The last two have been 4 day cruises( we do the land and sea Package),but the next one will be a 7 day. Have a good day. Shari --------- Christina LOVED the kid's club. It was all about "Can I go to the club now?" She really enjoyed the activities - and even enjoyed eating dinner with the club. She's been in the club at age 4 and 5. She'll be 6 on our cruise this month. Her favorites were free time on the slide, crarfts and any of the planned "make something" events like Nestle's Jr. Chef experience. She would usually get bored when they were watching movies or when they were on the sports deck, so that was the only time she would call to leave. And usually by the time I got there she'd already be on to something else and not want to leave! On the contrary, my nephew went at age 10. He didn't like the clubs very much and enjoyed time with family and on his own more. The only time he really enjoyed was when they were on the sports deck. Although not truly shy, he has a hard time making friends. I think we made it harder for him by not putting him in the club that first night. It seemed as if many of the kids made friends the first night when everyone was new. Sue -------- Our DD #1 turned 3 on our first Disney Cruise! She was potty trained so she was able to join the club. SHE LOVED IT! I am particularity impressed with the attention she got from the CMs and the strict adherence to her allergy to dairy. They were great, and this was before Soy Milk was even stocked on board. They special ordered it for her! DD #2 is very shy and we figured that she would never go on her own (girls are 3 years apart so are in different clubs). However, once sister showed her the ropes - she did very well at 4yrs. We had our first "time alone" in years! Again, each time we go, they are great with the girls' allergies and they watch very closely to make sure that DD#2 is not afraid of the characters who visit the clubs. Our last visit was the big test - girls in different rooms (6 and 9). They had a great time because the counselors took the time to work with our 6 yr old one-on-one - for those first few moments of each visit. They even allowed both girls to join each others group until our youngest was more comfortable at being with her age group without her sister. They went out of their way to accommodate us. We do not use the kids club on Castaway because we enjoy being together there so much. There is just so much to do as a family....The children's programming is one of the biggest reasons why we take a Disney Cruise! - Shari in PA Return to Question of the Week Highlights     Larison Travel LLP - www.familytravelgurus.com is independently owned and operated. This site is a private enterprise and is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company, the Walt Disney land® Resort, or any of its affiliates.