IN a bid to attract more families, MSC Cruises
has revamped its Kids Club offering to satisfy
all age groups, and now features four separate
programs: the Mini Club (3-6 years), Junior
Club (7-11 years), the Y Team (12-14 years) and
MSC Generation Teen Club (15-17 year olds).
Extended hours for the operation of the Mini
and Junior clubs have also been put in place
(9am – 11pm); whilst sporting tournaments,
parades, dance competitions and parties will
also be on offer for kids with bags of energy.
The choice of games onboard has also been
expanded, with teen areas now equipped with
XBox Kinetics and Nintendo Wiis.
Kids who love to write or draw can also now
contribute to the new kids’ newspaper; whilst
children under 12 and their families can enjoy
a special theatre performance featuring
characters such as Cinderella and Tarzan.
In addition, staff onboard MSC vessels will
host a ‘nanny’s hour’ program for children
aged 10 to 36 months, where they will
organise games and activities.
The cruise line has also increased its staff to
children ratio and has established new criteria
for the hiring of counsellors (including the
requirement of a college degree in recreation
or child care, or equivalent experience); whilst
new dedicated welcome desks for security
bracelets have been set up, and pagers and
beepers will be available for rent for guests
with children who are three to five years old,
or who have medical conditions or special needs.
