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Article: Cruise Lines' Programs Offer Entertainment, Education, Exploration for Half-Million Young Passengers.
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- PR Newswire
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- May 17, 2000
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NEW YORK, May 17 /PRNewswire/ --
With more than 8 percent of cruise passengers accompanied by children under the age of 18, cruise lines are designing more kids-only experiences to please both parents and the nearly half-million youngsters.
"These special activities -- which run the gamut from adventures like mountain biking to mind-builders like foreign language lessons -- create memories that will last a lifetime," says James G. Godsman, president of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), a non-profit entity representing 25 major North American cruise lines.
"And because children are supervised by trained youth counselors, parents can ...