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Welcome Aboard!

A look at options for cruisin' with the kids.
By Ruthan Brodsky

t's no wonder family cruises are
gaining in popularity.
"Most of the larger cruise lines, es-
pecially during school vacations, have
something for everyone," says Julie
Morganroth, Cruise Coordinator at
Gateway Travel in Southfield.
According to Morganroth, ships' child-
care facilities usually are separated ac-
cording to age. Some of them are
supervised full time, and they may in-
clude a nursery for the youngest (some
offer baby-sitters for infants; some re-
quire that children be potty-trained),
a kids club, a teen disco and a video ar-
cade. Some even have computer rooms
with a library of the latest games on CD-
ROM. Activities may range from a scav-
enger hunt to an afternoon of arts and
crafts, from a sleep-over to a class on
magic. These special programs, plus all
the normal ship activities such as
movies, bingo, live entertainment and
guest lectures, are bound to interest
your kids for at least part of the day and
evening.
Dr. Steven and Andy Migdal of
Bloomfield Hills have been taking their
two boys on winter vacation cruises for
the last eight years.
"I love it because it's safe and every-
one enjoys what they're doing," says
Andy. "When we first started, the boys
were 8 and 10 years old. They were al-
ways busy, they were supervised by an
adult, and I knew where they were. We
travel with other families and the chil-
dren have grown up together.
"Now that they're older, they some-
times prefer simply to hang out togeth-
er or to play basketball for hours. When
we stop at an island for the day, our chil-

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There are plenty of super-
vised activities for the en-
tire family on a cruise.

Photos courtesy of Premier
Cruise Lines.

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