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Is Your Cruise Baby-Friendly?

(Courtesy: MSC Cruises)

MSC Cruises is owned and operated by the Aponte family who has over 300 years of shipping and sailing experience. No one is more committed to your family—including your babies—than the family-friendly atmosphere created aboard an MSC cruise ship. From prices to amenities to services, MSC Cruises has you and your baby in mind to enjoy the benefits of cruise vacations.

Prices

The Kids Cruise Free program entitles children ages 12 and younger to cruise free of charge when traveling with their parents in the same stateroom. If your travel plans include younger children and babies, MSC Cruises keeps your vacation excursion affordable. Inquiring about the Kids Cruise Free program at the time of booking will ensure you of all the details.

Amenities

MSC Cruises has partnered with Osservatorio Chicco Baby Research Center, the largest baby brand in Europe, to ensure the best in baby safety, products and care while you're vacationing. The MSC Mini Club is available for children age three and younger to play in their especially reserved area of the ship. Parents and caretakers are invited to join in the fun during the convenient hours of operation. Experienced and professional staff is available to ensure the safety and well-care of young guests. For added convenience, Baby Time hours are provided while docked or at sea.

Throughout the ship, MSC Cruises has kept families traveling with babies or young children in mind. Little essentials like bottle warmers, strollers and bouncing chairs are among the freebies provided to make cruising convenient and comfortable. Satisfying their appetites while traveling is just as essential, that's why you can count on MSC Cruises for a wide selection of options yummy to children's tummies.

Babies and children, alike can be exposed to new experiences with educational toys and activities available through the partnership with Chicco. As a result, things like Mini Olympic Games and learning a second language with bilingual toys are all at your little ones disposal.

Services

In addition to the services provided by MSC Mini Club, MSC Cruises now offers MSC Babycare. Parents have the option to drop their child off at MSC Mini Club. Whether sailing or disembarking, parents may utilize this invaluable service with the confidence that there's talented staff responsible for their children's well-being.

Parents can leave the cleaning to MSC Cruises when traveling with children. Offered for children age six and younger, Baby Laundry Service is available to wash baby and toddler clothes. Executed with the greatest of care, children's clothing is laundered separately in a special machine with special detergents to clean and sanitize their wardrobe. The convenience of stateroom pick-up and delivery is an added bonus.

For children between the ages of two and three, Baby Chef experiences are available to those who would like to get their hands dirty in MSC Cruises' kid-accessible kitchen. Parents and the head chef supervise as the Doremi Chef Challenge is undertaken. There is nothing like kids eating tasty pizza or whatever else they can imagine that they make themselves.

To learn more about Baby-Friendly cruising with MSC Cruises, contact your travel agent, visit the MSC Cruises website or call 1-(844) 220-9878.

Above content provided by MSC Cruises

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