{"id":25515,"date":"2016-10-11T12:15:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T18:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/?p=25515"},"modified":"2022-05-26T10:12:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T14:12:34","slug":"can-i-take-kids-on-my-river-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2016\/10\/can-i-take-kids-on-my-river-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Take My Kids on a River Cruise? (Update 2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the most frequently-asked questions that readers are emailing into us here at River Cruise Advisor <\/em>is: Can I take my kids on a river cruise? <\/strong>We\u2019re not talking teenagers or grown adult children here, but kids \u2013 specifically, kids under 12 years of age.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Some lines are more family-friendly than others. Here, guests enjoy lunch out on deck on one of Tauck’s Tauck Bridges family river cruises. Photo courtesy of Tauck.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

In its historical origins, river cruises were never really intended for kids, families or the like. They were targeted (and priced) at a certain segment of the population, typically retired couples with a bit of cash to burn who were tired of the typical bus-around-Europe land vacation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s truly fascinating is that it turns out families are tired of motorcoach and do-it-yourself tours of Europe as well, and also want to get in on the river cruise craze, especially during the holiday months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who are seriously considering taking their kids on a European river cruise, there are some important things you\u2019re going to want to take into account. To start, we\u2019d recommend only taking a family-friendly river cruise departure<\/strong>. Not only will there likely be other families onboard, but there will be more for your kids to do, with special activities onboard and ashore.<\/p>\n\n\n

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AmaWaterways’ AmaViola was designed from the ground-up to offer family-friendly accommodations. Photo courtesy of AmaWaterways.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Lines like AmaWaterways, Crystal, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection<\/strong>, and Tauck<\/strong> are among the most family-friendly river cruise lines out there. AmaWaterways has partnered with Adventures by Disney<\/strong><\/a> to roll out a series of family-friendly river cruises through Europe that began earlier this year and will continue in the summer and fall of 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AmaWaterways has also committed physically to having family-friendly river cruises in the future. The line has designed its new AmaKristina<\/strong><\/a> and AmaViola<\/strong><\/a> river cruise ships to feature family-friendly accommodations that include connecting staterooms; still a rarity among European-based river cruise ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On an AmaWaterways and Adventures by Disney family-friendly sailing, kids (and adults) can participate in fun activities like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n