SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (February 25, 2009) – Princess Cruises has teamed with Klutz®, an innovative publisher of award-winning activity books for children, to provide high-quality arts and crafts projects for young passengers and moving Princess Cruises into a more family friendly cruise line. Klutz and Princess Cruises collaborated to develop custom-built kits designed to engage young cruisers in fun and creative activities and encourages more cruise family time.
This one of a kind program is available fleet wide and designed around the different itineraries. Caribbean theme activities for family cruises leaving Miami, Alaska and the Northwest themed crafts Alaskan cruises leaving Seattle and Vancouver.
The new Klutz activities are offered for young passengers of all ages, and are scheduled during the youth center’s regular activities or during the ship’s family fun fair in the atrium. All family members are invited to join in the creative family fun activities. Some of the activities include building storybooks, making picture tags, thumbprint art, and lanyard bracelets. This is the newest option in family cruises and family vacations, with Caribbean Family Cruises becoming more and more popular.
“Our onboard passenger experience is designed to offer many inventive programs to engage passengers of all ages,” said Jan Swartz, Princess executive vice president. “And these fun craft projects from Klutz are a wonderful addition to our diverse activities available for kids and teens.”
Mark Judge, vice president of international and special markets for Klutz said, “By inviting Klutz onboard, Princess Cruises has demonstrated its commitment to providing kids with a rich and memorable cruise experience.” Princess Youth and Teen Programs provide state-of-the-art youth center facilities and an array of activities to keep kids and teens entertained while on their family cruise. Young passengers enjoy a wide range of fun events for ages 3 to 17, supervised by a dedicated staff of youth activity professionals. Princess Cruises offers three distinct, age-specific programs – Princess Pelicans (ages 3-7), Shockwaves (ages 8-12) and Remix (ages 13-17). Programs for each group include a number of special features, including Science on the Seas activities from the award-winning California Science Center, Yoga for Kids, and a Jr. CHEF@Sea program. Additional information about Princess Cruises is available through My Cruise Outlet by calling 1-877-543-0815, or by visiting www.mycruiseoutlet.com . Got questions? Email Kelly at KELLY@MYCRUISEOUTLET.COM.
