Cruise with Kids with Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Why take a cruise?

Whether you’re travelling with your grandkids, travelling as a family, or voyaging on a multi-generational journey, a cruise is a fantastic option to explore the world in a way that provides options for everyone to experience their holiday in a way that suits them, while spending quality time together.

Cruises take care of some of the more stressful elements of family travel. Sometimes these are related to travelling with kids, but some elements appeal to busy parents. They may not have time to plan a comprehensive holiday, have a particular holiday style in mind, and don’t want to waste precious holiday time. Cruises are great for these travellers as:

• You unpack once and settle in. There’s no holiday time lost unpacking, packing, checking in, checking out, or finding out that a favourite toy was left under the bed at the last hotel. Regent Seven Seas further simplifies the logistics for guests who book a Concierge Suite and above by including pre-cruise accommodation and transfers to the ship. Often, the ship will cruise between ports at night, saving precious holiday time. For destinations like Europe where you might be moving between several cities over 10 days, a Mediterranean cruise simplifies and removes a lot of the stressful logistics.
  
  
• You don’t need to worry about the kids asking what you’re doing every day. This is addressed by arriving at a new port, shore excursions, and onboard activities arranged by the complimentary Club Mariner Youth Program. As Regent Seven Seas is an all-inclusive cruise line, standard shore excursions are included in the fare (so there’s no financial barrier to taking part) with the opportunity to pay to join more extensive excursions. For a larger family group, there’s also enough variety onboard for grandparents to do their own thing, parents to take time out, and kids to be entertained.
  
  

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has answers for the usual “I’m hungry” or “What’s for dinner?” Each ship has a range of high-end specialty restaurants (for the adults while the kids are in the Youth Program) and more casual dining options with burgers, fish and chips, and sandwiches. There is also 24-hour room service available. Again, this is all included in the fare.

Prices for kids

Given everything that’s included on a Regent Seven Seas cruise, the cost of adding a child (16 and under) to a cruise is not as much as you might think. Looking at a 7-night Vancouver to Seward cruise in June 2025, the cost to add a child to a Concierge Suite (Cat E) is currently NZ$1,845 per child. If booking far enough in advance, the adults can benefit from Early Booking bonuses and other specials when available. 

We’ve collated the latest cruises that have great savings for kids under 16 years for you to explore:

Soft expedition in Alaska

For destinations like Alaska, it’s important to understand that Regent Seven Seas Cruises provides a “soft expedition” experience, rather than a “true expedition” experience. The wildlife experiences are based on third-party shore excursion providers rather than an onboard expedition team. The experience will still be exceptional, but for guests who have been to Antarctica, the Galapagos, or Australia’s Kimberley region on a luxury expedition–focused ship (such as Silversea, Seabourn, or Ponant) you’ll notice the different approach.

Understanding whether this expedition style fits with the experience you’re looking for with your family is an important consideration. If you have expectations of boarding zodiacs from the ship’s expedition deck, presentations from experts, and sharing meals with the expedition team, another cruise line may be a better fit.