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Holland America Line Kids' Program - Club HAL
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Bring the kids and make it a family cruise. Thanks to Club HAL, a special program that offers oceans of fun for guests 5 through 17, the entire family can have the vacation of their dreams. You are snorkeling in crystal blue waters, the kids building sand castles on the beach. Or vice versa.

Fun for kids, tweens and teens
Club HAL activities are captivating enough to engage youngsters ages 5 to 8, cool enough to attract tweens and teens.

It all begins with a special Welcome Aboard meeting the first night of the cruise with the full-time youth coordinator and continues throughout the cruise with a dedicated daily youth program filled with fun: storytelling, crafts and candy bar bingo for the little kids; putt-putt golf, pool parties and video games for tweens and teens.

And the fun lasts well into the night with movies, pizza and disco parties, so parents can enjoy your evening knowing the kids are having a good time properly supervised.

Food to please the most finicky eaters
Call it what you will--finicky, particular, hard-to-please--the kids will tell you it's simply a matter of taste. Which is why HAL designed a menu that includes their favorites: hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, fish n' chips, chicken dippers and more.

HAL offers kids-only shore excursions on its Alaska sailings. The excursions are offered in Ketchikan, Juneau, and Sitka and include canoe rides, treasure hunts, craft sessions and hikes. The excursions are designed to be educational as well as entertaining an all are accompanied by a youth coordinator or naturalist.

Source: Holland America Line

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