Junior cruisers ages 3 to 17 can enjoy a boatload of exciting onboard activities. Our dedicated youth centers are staffed by trained counselors, who are ready to ensure our young sailors stay happy all day long.

Princess Fun Zone offers specific programs for kids ages 3 to 12. Our special Teen Center is dedicated to teen passengers.

On all Vessels except Royal, Tahitian and Pacific Princess you'll find completely equipped Youth Centers. There's everything from arts and crafts corners, games tables, movies, and splash pool area.

Princess operates youth programs on Royal, Tahitian or Pacific Princess, when 20 or more children ages 3 to 17, are traveling on a given voyage. Children under the age of 3 are allowed to visit the Youth Center, if accompanied and supervised by a parent at all times.

The Sun, Dawn, Grand, Golden, Coral, Island, Diamond and Star Princess even offer a toddlers' play area.

 Hours of Operation
Sea Day: 9AM-12PM, 2PM-5PM, 7PM-10PM, 10PM-1AM*
Port Days: 8AM-5PM, 7PM-10PM, 10PM-1AM*

* Complimentary teen activities (for passengers aged 13-17) offered as part of normal operations. For children ages 3-12, kid-sitting is available at a fee of $5.00 per hour per child, except on Royal, Tahitian, and Pacific Princess.

Fun Zone  -  Junior cruisers ages 3 to 12 can enjoy a boatload of exciting onboard activities.

Princess Fun Zone Activities are divided into two age groups:
"Princess Pelicans" (ages 3-7)
"Princess Pirateers" (ages 8-12)

On all Vessels except Royal, Tahitian and Pacific Princess you'll find completely equipped Youth Centers.

Princess Pelicans and Princess Pirateers are entertained with such activities as:
Arts and crafts Movies and Cartoons Video Games Scavenger Hunts Afternoon Ice Cream Parties Backstage and Galley Tours Hall of Fame Tournaments		Discos Exclusive Kids Only Dining Edu-tainment Programs Karaoke & lip-sync shows Pizza Parties Shipboard Olympics Pajama Parties T-Shirt Coloring

Our astounding Teen Centers are packed with Nintendo, movies, Karaoke, giant screen TVs, card games, board games, ping pong tables and juke boxes. In addition to all these features, on Grand and Golden Princess, teens have a separate Jacuzzi and sun deck area made just for them.

We also offer our teen-age passengers a wide range of activities such as: Bop 'til you drop, teens-only disco, the dating game, shipboard Olympics, T-shirt painting, basketball tournaments, Karaoke and lip-sync shows, Casino night, pizza parties and movie fests.

Please note that the Royal, Pacific, and Tahitian Princess do not have dedicated Teen Centers.

TV Programming

TV programs appropriate for children, including cartoons, movies and award-winning programs may be shown on the in-stateroom television during the early morning hours, midday and early evening on Sun, Dawn, Sea, Ocean, Grand, Golden, Coral, Island, Diamond, Tahitian and Star Princess. On Royal, Crown, Regal and Pacific Princess, children's programs will run during summer and school holidays when 20 or more children sail.

 Youth and Teen Centers onboard Grand, Golden, Star, Sea, Ocean, Dawn, Sun, Coral, Island, Diamond and Regal Princess offer complimentary scheduled activities to youth passengers ages 3 to 17 from 8AM to 5PM while in port. A special supervised complimentary lunch service is also available with parental consent.

Port day activities are available onboard Royal, Tahitian and Pacific Princess when 20 or more children ages 3 to 17 are sailing

Kid  Sitting Activities 

Group kid sitting for children ages 3 to 12 years is offered on, Grand, Golden, Star, Crown, Regal, Sun, Dawn, Sea, Ocean, Coral, Island and Diamond Princess from 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. for a charge of $5.00 per hour per child

Dining

As part of the Princess Kids program, Junior cruisers will also be able to participate in two special dinner evenings designed for each age group.

Younger passengers will enjoy dinner without parents and in the company of newfound friends and counselors in one of their ship's many eateries.

For teens, one of the two evenings will feature a special evening get-together in one of the main dining rooms, complete with group photograph and a night out to enjoy Princess' many evening offerings.

EDU- tainment

Scheduled on select seasonal sailings, the California Science Center, will deliver entertaining interactive science activities for children aboard Princess ships. Whale watching, coral reef studies, building and racing sailboats, marine biology studies and squid dissection are just some of the new activities that may be offered.

Princess youth staff will also facilitate National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) environmental education programs, with kids receiving Ranger Rick™ activity books and other learning materials helping our young passengers to connect with their surroundings and foster awareness of their environment.

Finally, youngsters who participate in Princess Kids events will take home a limited edition member of Pete's Pals, as a way to learn more about threatened and endangered species in the areas in which Princess sails. Each year Princess will issue a specially designed plush animal depicting a species in danger. Princess has also teamed up with a fun environmental program called Save Our Seas, created by the California Coastal Commission and the Center for Marine Conservation. Kids will participate in activities specially designed to teach them about the oceans and marine life.