这些河流邮轮公司提供专门的家庭航行
byDori Saltzman/Interest in river cruising is growing, and not just among senior travelers. According to Travel Market Report'sRiver Cruise Outlook, 63% of advisor plan to market and sell river cruises to multi-generational families over the next two years. Fifty-two percent said they plan to sell river cruises to nuclear families over the next two years.
Some families may be hesitant to try river cruising knowing that they might be the only family onboard. Enter designated family sailings. In fact, the growing demand for family-specific river cruising has prompted two cruise lines – Emerald Cruises and CroisiEurope – to add designated family sailings to its 2023 departures.
If you have family clients that might be interested in river cruising, here are the lines that offer dedicated family sailings.
迪士尼的冒险(Amawaterways)
迪士尼的冒险活动提供了塞纳河,莱茵河和多瑙河河上的Amawaterways船上的特定家庭河流巡游。每次帆船都由冒险指南主持,他们为家庭和青少年的船上节目进行了各种体验,为家庭策划了各种经验。活动包括一个特别的青少年欢迎派对,青少年和初级冒险家晚餐以及迪士尼电影之夜。
There's even adults-only dinners and wine-tastings so parents can enjoy some fun on their own.
And, of course, every sailing will include a touch of Disney Magic from Mickey Mouse-shaped treats to Disney-themed karaoke and trivia.
CroisiEurope
New in 2023, CroisiEurope is offering a program of family cruises that offer families with savings (free or reduced rates) on the fares of children up to 16 years old, wavier of single supplements, guaranteed adjacent cabins for families traveling together, and child-friendly meals.
翠
New in 2023, Emerald is testing out dedicated family sailings that offer 50% savings on second cabins and family-friendly activities such as wheelhouse tours with the Captain, pool fun with the ship's wellness coach, kid-friendly movies in the ship cinema, cooking demos and mocktail lessons. Kid-friendly menu items will also be added to help parents with fussy kids.
Tauck
塔克通常每年提供由特殊家庭主持人主持的20多个桥梁家庭河流巡游。多瑙河(包括圣诞市场航行),莱茵河,瑞恩,塞纳河和杜罗都有航行。每次巡游都专门用于家庭团体共享乐趣。他们采用以家庭为中心的活动,菜单和娱乐。活动包括与厨师一起做当地美食的选择,语言课程,歌曲和舞蹈节以及团体游戏。
Uniworld
几代人的收藏品是一系列专门的家庭朋友巡游,包括唯一的仅在埃及的家庭航行 - 方便地安排与夏季和冬季学校休息一致。
Generations Collections sailings split kids into two categories: Junior Cruisers (ages 4-12) and Teen Cruisers (ages 13-17) with special activities for each group run by two dedicated "family hosts."
There's also a dedicated kids lounge. Activities include a VIP ship tour with the Captain, "Live the Lingo" lessons during which kids learn key phrases in the native of the native language of the region visit, pastry making with the ship's pastry chef, craft workshops, movie nights, and more. Activities are supervised so that parents can spend some time along on the ship or on shore.
在陆上,活动是为家庭量身定制的,由当地专家主持。例如,在埃及,家庭可以与当地儿童和一些船员参加足球比赛,去沙丘登机,并在尼罗河游泳。