Thread: CLUB HAL for Kids

club hal® for kids
With supervised fun for our young guests, the entire family can have the cruise vacation of their dreams. Club HAL® provides a wide variety of exciting kid friendly facilities and activities for kids ages 5 to 12. Participating youngsters receive an activity program delivered to their stateroom and a Club HAL® t-shirt.

Age-appropriate
Club HAL® cruise activities are designed to be kid friendly and age appropriate. Examples include storytelling, arts and crafts, ice-cream sundae or pizza parties, ship tours and Bingo for young kids ages 5 to 7. For 'tweens, ages 8 to 12, there's miniature golf, Ping-Pong, theme parties, on-deck sports events and scavenger hunts.

Supervision
You can feel at ease knowing that your kid's onboard experience is safe and managed. All activities are supervised by permanent, full-time Club HAL® Youth Program Directors and staff. Club HAL® Youth Program Directors hold degrees in education, childhood development, recreation, leisure studies or related fields.

Extended hours
Club HAL® After Hours is available on all ships from 10:00 - 12:00pm. For a minimal fee, kids can have fun at Club HAL® while their parents are enjoying other evening activities.

Additional family services
Holland America Line is dedicated to making your family's cruise vacation memorable and happy for each member of your family. 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. Special kid friendly birthday parties can also be arranged with advance notice.

Signature of Excellence Youth and Teen Areas
Our new Youth and Teen Centers on ships with Signature of Excellence enhancements (the ms Rotterdam, ms Ryndam, and ms Zaandam.) offer programs for kids ages 3 to 17.

Club Hal Youth Centers

Enhanced Youth Program features separate, age-specific areas with a variety of activities for every interest. Supervised by permanent, full-time directors and staff, children can meet friends and enjoy a variety of safe and entertaining choices. Created by world-renowned designers, these areas are the most elaborate of any cruise line.

• A colorful, expanded playroom for kids 5 to 7 with art tables, big-screen TV and games (Club HAL minimum age lowered from age 5 to age 3 on the Ryndam, Zaandam, Rotterdam)
• Separate area for ages 8-12 featuring arcade games, air hockey, foosball, karaoke, Internet access, Sony Playstations and DDR (Dance Dance Revolution)
• Expanded board game offering through partnership with Cranium
• Family Game Time, Family Olympics and Family Karaoke
• Club HAL After Hours so parents can enjoy an evening alone (extra charge) 10 p.m. to midnight

Club Hal Teen Center

The Loft & The Oasis - for teens only

New areas designed exclusively for ages 13-17 to get away from family, have fun, socialize and hang out with people their own age. Unmatched anywhere in the cruise industry, these are areas teens can truly call their own.


THE LOFT

• A lounge area designed to resemble a New York artist's loft
• Modern environment with music and videos
• Internet access stations, video games and karaoke
• Big-screen TV
• Special, secluded passageway upstairs to The Oasis

THE OASIS

• Sun deck for teens only with comfortable and cool lounge chairs
• Nine-foot-high waterfall and cave for cooling off
• Snack machines filled with teen favorites
• State-of-the-art sound system and laser light show for dancing
• Other special activities including "Luau at the Oasis," "Teen Superstar," DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) contests, "Campin' under the Stars" and Wacky Olympics