BalancingWanderlust

Thank you for your suggestion. My husband and I were in Norway not too long ago and visited Flam while we were there. I agree a Fjord cruise would be great with kids but we were hoping to explore somewhere new as a family 🙂

Thank you! Your info was super helpful 🙂

Thanks for your thoughtful insights 🙂

Yes I am aware of the long distances from Port to city in the Med. I am definitely looking for an itinerary with smaller/more walkable ports no matter our destination. It's been a few years since my husband and I have been to Europe and this will be our first international trip with our kids so that's why we thought a European cruise would be nice (the unpack once and ease of meals etc. on a cruise seem like such a good idea with kids). My husband and I have cruised a few times before and done tons of more "backpack" style traveling before kids. I will look into Scandinavia too. Thanks for the suggestion. I have a few cruise port books on hold at the library so hopefully that will also help me narrow down my choices.

Thank you. Yes I have posted on the family forum, however, it's just not as active as these more destination specific ones. My biggest issue is trying to decide between a Med and British Isles itinerary...lol too many choices 🤪 🙂 Thank you for the link I will definitely check it out.

Thank you for all the great information! I never would have thought of a Panama Canal cruise. I will definitely check out your trip reports. 🙂

Thanks for the suggestion but we are not fans of Disney 🙂

Thanks. Yes we definitely prefer smaller ports. And I will have a look at those book recommendations 🙂

Thanks! 🙂

Thanks! Yes I agree a good puddle is the best 🙂

Hello, My husband and I are thinking of doing a European cruise from Southampton UK next spring (April-ish). We have two young kids (will be ages 2.5 and 4.5 at time of cruise). What are some of your favorite European cruise ports to do with kids? Typically we like smaller more walkable towns/cities with a few fun thing for the kids (cool playgrounds, kid friendly museums, nature attractions, park walks, etc.). Thanks 🙂 Sarah.

Hello, My husband and I are thinking of doing a European cruise from Southampton UK next spring (April-ish). We have two young kids (will be ages 2.5 and 4.5 at time of cruise). What are some of your favorite cruise ports to do with kids? Typically we like smaller more walkable towns/cities with a few fun thing for the kids (cool playgrounds, kid friendly museums, nature attractions, park walks, etc.). Thanks 🙂 Sarah.

Hello, My husband and I are thinking of doing a European cruise from Southampton UK next spring (April-ish). We have two young kids (will be ages 2.5 and 4.5 at time of cruise). What are some of your Greek/Mediterranean cruise ports to do with kids? Typically we like smaller more walkable towns/cities with a few fun thing for the kids (cool playgrounds, kid friendly museums, nature attractions, park walks, etc.). Thanks 🙂 Sarah.

Hello, My husband and I are thinking of doing a European cruise from Southampton UK next spring (April-ish). We have two young kids (will be ages 2.5 and 4.5 at time of cruise). What are some of your Spain/Mediterranean cruise ports to do with kids? Typically we like smaller more walkable towns/cities with a few fun thing for the kids (cool playgrounds, kid friendly museums, nature attractions, park walks, etc.). Thanks 🙂 Sarah.

Hello, My husband and I are thinking of doing a European cruise from Southampton UK next spring (April-ish). We have two young kids (will be ages 2.5 and 4.5 at time of cruise). What are some of your Spain/Mediterranean cruise ports to do with kids? Typically we like smaller more walkable towns/cities with a few fun thing for the kids (cool playgrounds, kid friendly museums, nature attractions, park walks, etc.). Thanks 🙂 Sarah.

Hello, My husband and I are thinking of doing a European cruise from Southampton UK next spring (April-ish). We have two young kids (will be ages 2.5 and 4.5 at time of cruise). What are some of your favorite British Isles cruise ports to do with kids? Typically we like smaller more walkable towns/cities with a few fun thing for the kids (cool playgrounds, kid friendly museums, nature attractions, park walks, etc.). Thanks 🙂 Sarah.

We are thinking of starting to cruise with our young children (2 and 4 years olds) and was wondering what everyone's favorite itineraries have been with their kids? My husband and I have cruised before and are well traveled beyond cruising but we haven't done any international traveling with our kids yet. For us we think cruising may be a great fit for traveling with young kids 😀

Thanks 🙂

Thanks for the video!!

Thank you. We are very very light packers (carry-on only) and are use to taking public transport in other counties 🙂 I will look into car service too though depending on flight times and kids bed times etc. it may be more a sensible option.

Thank you! We sound like very similar travelers 🙂 We like to adventure and move around while traveling, experience the local culture etc....hense cruising with kids.

Lol yes total cost of getting from point A to point B can definitely have many variables! My husband and I are usually more backpacking style travelers but now that we have young kids are looking at cruising as a bit of an easier way of traveling with kids. We have done two cruises kid free and feel it's a good fit for our family but we still aren't your "typical" cruisers (absolutely no offense to "typical" cruisers!) 🙂

Thank 🙂

Thank you that is a very good point. And no we are not stuck on flying into JFK. We would be coming from YVR and we have flown into JFK before so know we can get direct flights, etc. I will definitely look at which airport is closest to our cruise terminal once we decide on our cruise and factor in ground travel costs.

Thanks. Yes, we have used public transportation in a few countries now and are very comfortable with it. This would the first time with kids though.