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Fun Cruises for Kids That Depart From Los Angeles

Cruises out of Los Angeles offer family-friendly sailing to ports in Mexico, Alaska, Canada and the Panama Canal region. While on board, children and adults alike can enjoy sports, theater, water activities and video games, or kids can get away from the adults in one of the many kids- or teens-only areas. Whether you have a family of three or a family reunion of 30, cruises out of Los Angeles provide plenty of child- and teen-friendly amenities.

Disney Cruise Lines
- Sailing out of Los Angeles from September through April, the Disney Wonder is a ship with both adult- and child-friendly activities. Cruises sail in one-way, six-day cruises that end in Vancouver, Canada, and seven-day, round-trip cruises to Mexico.
  
  The 11-deck, 1,750-capacity Disney Wonder is one of three ships in the Disney Cruise Line fleet and was launched in 1999. Disney Wonder earned four out of five stars in overall consumer quality on the website Cruise Reviews Online. It features such child-friendly activities as the Animator's Palate dinner show, the Flounder's Reef Nursery, Goofy's Family Pool, Mickey's Kid's Pool and the Wide World of Sports, an open-air area on Deck 10 that provides basketball, volleyball and soccer for adults and children alike.
  
  Disney Cruise Lines
  P.O. Box 10238
  Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
  800-951-3532
  disneycruise.disney.go.com
Royal Caribbean International Cruise Lines
- The Mariner of the Seas, which departs out of Los Angeles, offers seven-day round-trip cruises to Mexico. Cruises sail from January through April.
  
  Mariner of the Seas belongs to the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's 22-ship fleet.The 2003-launched Mariner of the Seas can hold 3,114 guests and was awarded five out of five stars in overall consumer quality on the website Cruise Reviews Online. On board, family-friendly features include the Adventure Ocean youth areas, which include teens-only areas, nine-hole miniature golf, an ice-skating rink, a rock-climbing wall, in-line skating and a full-size basketball court.
  
  Royal Caribbean International Cruise Lines
  1050 Caribbean Way
  Miami, FL 33132
  866-562-7625
  royalcaribbean.com
Norwegian Cruise Lines
- Departing from September through April out of Los Angeles, the Norwegian Star and Norwegian Pearl offer one-, seven-, 13-, 14- and 15-day itineraries with one-way and round-trip options. Destinations include Alaska, the Panama Canal area and Mexico, or you can opt for one-night party cruises.
  
  Launched in 2001 and 2006 respectively, the Norwegian Star and the Norwegian Pearl earned three out of five stars in overall consumer quality on the website Cruise Reviews Online. The 14-deck Star and the 15-deck Pearl can hold 2,240 and 2,380 guests. Family-friendly activities and amenities include a four-lane bowling alley, the Video Zone arcade, the teens-only Teen Club, the Splash Down Kids Pool and Planet Kids, an area for younger passengers with supervised counselors, a play gym, and theater with kid's movies.
  
  Norwegian Cruise Lines
  7665 Corporate Center Drive
  Miami, FL 33126
  866-625-1166
  ncl.com