kids club in port hours

[e050377]

We are planning our next family cruise and are looking at Carnival, Princess, RCL or NCL. Our first family cruise was on HAL and the kids loved Club HAL. Do all of the lines have free in port kids clubs or is HAL unique? I don't want to leave them on the ship and go off, but my kids loved heading straight there when we would get back on board. It was great for my husband and I too. I have never finished a book or had a quiet adult conversation on a family vacation before! Is there a place that has all of the kids club hours and fees compiled that I missed?

Thanks.

[A&Jfamily]

We are planning our next family cruise and are looking at Carnival, Princess, RCL or NCL. Our first family cruise was on HAL and the kids loved Club HAL. Do all of the lines have free in port kids clubs or is HAL unique? I don't want to leave them on the ship and go off, but my kids loved heading straight there when we would get back on board. It was great for my husband and I too. I have never finished a book or had a quiet adult conversation on a family vacation before! Is there a place that has all of the kids club hours and fees compiled that I missed?

Thanks.

 

I only have experience with Carnival and they are open from an hour before port time to departure. If that is prior to dinner hours, they will close down around 5 and reopen for the kids to have dinner at 6. At 7, they will move from the Lido deck to their respective spaces and stay open til 10 for free. After 10, babysitting fees apply ($6/hr for 1 kid, $10 for 2) until early in the morning, way past a mom's bedtime!

[daze6399]

RCCL is free in port days as well. Not sure if you have to pay for lunch, but I don't think you do.

 

NCL I imagine would have similar pricing, might even be a little more friendly. But I don't know off hand.

 

daze

[jam82]

NCL charges for port day sitting.

[e050377]

Thank you all. That's good to know about NCL.