Holland America Kid's Programs

With supervised fun for younger guests, the entire family can have the vacation of their dreams. Club HAL® provides a wide variety of exciting activities for kids ages 5 to 17. Participating youngsters receive an activity program delivered to their stateroom and a Club HAL® t-shirt.

Age-appropriate

Club HAL® activities are designed to be age appropriate. Examples include storytelling, arts and crafts, ice-cream sundae or pizza parties, ship tours and bingo for the little ones (ages 5 to 8). For 'tweens (ages 9 to 12) there's miniature golf, Ping-Pong, theme parties, on-deck sports events and scavenger hunts. Teens (ages 13 to 17) can enjoy a teen disco, dance lessons, arcade games, sports tournaments, card games, trivia contests, bingo, movies and videos.

Special shore excursions

Select itineraries even offer "kids-only" shore excursions to Half Moon Cay (our private island in the Bahamas) and exploratory adventures in several Alaskan ports of call.

Supervision

All activities are supervised by permanent, full-time Club HAL® directors and assistants. Club HAL® directors hold degrees in education, childhood development, recreation, leisure studies or related fields.

Additional family services

Holland America Line provides a number of other services to families traveling with us. We serve a wide variety of kid-pleasing food, including special sandwiches, tacos, hamburgers, hot dogs and pizza. Baby food, high chairs and booster seats may be requested in advance of boarding. Baby-sitting services are available for a small surcharge.

Bringing a Baby?

Holland will stock everything you need for your baby for the duration of your cruise for a fee including diapers, baby food, formula (be specific), swim diapers, cribs and high chairs.