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As we quickly discovered, they are the ideal way for families to holiday.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nIt’s not just that you get to visit different places on one holiday without having to drive anywhere; or even that there is so much to do on board – swimming pools, spa treatments, kids’ clubs, sports, all kinds of dining plans, endless entertainment, bars, and so on (honestly, they really are like floating resorts, these ships). But for me, a completely unexpected bonus was that sleeping on board a cruise ship is like being on a bed made of cotton wool clouds. The motion of the ocean lulls you all (yes, even the kids) to sleep. Bliss.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nVirgin Holidays Cruises<\/a> have some brilliant deals at the moment, including a a 14-night Orlando Stay & Caribbean Cruise from \u00a3899 per adult. Their sale ends Sunday – and don’t forget you also get money back for your kids through KidStart<\/a>.\r\n\r\nwritten by Liz Jarvis","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have you ever thought of taking your family on a cruise?","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3502],"tags":[844,63,845,846],"class_list":["post-1468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-great-family-life-tips","category-holidays-and-day-out-ideas","tag-caribbean","tag-disney","tag-disney-cruise","tag-orlando"],"yoast_head":"\r\nLife on the ocean waves - why cruises are perfect for families - KidStart Magazine<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/life-on-the-ocean-waves-why-cruises-are-perfect-for-families\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Life on the ocean waves - 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