Viceroy Zihuatanejo
The Viceroy Zihuatanejo, a family-centric beach resort on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, has introduced an all-inclusive Family Reunion program that include a variety of family-friendly activities. The lineup of reunion activities include salsa dancing, a group dinner on the beach, a family photo album and a choice of a Zumba class, a cooking contest or yoga class. The property is located on Playa La Ropa, a calm bay that is ideal for young children as well as stand-up paddle boarding, kayaking and fishing. A dedicated “beach boy” is even available for water sports instructions. Accommodations are in two-story, adobe-style casitas which house 46 suites and guestrooms above the fishing village of Zihuatanejo. Hotel facilities include two restaurants, the Coral Bar, tennis, spa and fitness center. Packages are valid for groups of 10 or more from June 1 to December 20 with a two-night minimum stay.
Discover Amanyara
Amanyara in the Turks and Caicos, is offering a family package for summer 2014. The Season of Discovery package, valid from June 1 through Octber 31, includes daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner (excluding beverages). Your family can stay in either a 2-bedroom Pool Pavilion Suite or villa, get family activities such as a private family movie night in Amanyara’s screen room with popcorn and canapés, a guided family snorkeling trip, a family eco-hike, a naturalist-led daily program for kids at the Nature Discovery Centre, and a poolside ice cream social around your private suite or villa pools. Book any pavilion, suite or villa category and you will also get the fifth night free! Book a 7-night stay and also get a complimentary night and two 60-minute massages. In addition, you will have access to all the regular amenities the property has to offer such as unlimited use of non-motorized water sports, daily snorkeling trips, tennis (including equipment and lessons), regular yoga classes, unlimited minibar (excluding spirits), and afternoon tea.
Kahala Family Fun
The Kahala Hotel & Resort on Oahu has a variety of savings for families. The Kahala Family 2 Room Plan offers a 40 percent discount off your second room for children ages 14 and younger or for grandparents (not available July 1-August 18). This package also includes daily breakfast buffet, free internet access and welcome lei. Through December 19, With the Kahala Kids Eat Free package your children (12 and under) eat free when dining with an adult plus you get every fourth night free, internet access and welcome lei. Children also eat for free when staying in a suite and with just a two night stay with the Kahala Kids Eat Free Suite package with added benefits such as round-trip airport transfers, daily gift from the boutique, welcome amenity, VIP greeting and more. On a private beach in Honolulu, this luxury resort features several restaurants, spa, gym, pools, kids club, watersports and a private lagoon with resident dolphins. On-site activities include free surfing lessons, walking tours and Hawaiian cultural classes.
Cartoon Network at Atlantis
The Cartoon Network is back at Atlantis in The Bahamas for some family fun this summer with new activities for children beginning May 30. There will be an inflatable obstacle course, nighttime outdoor screenings, red carpet premieres, a free concert on the beach by the hit band Paramore on May 31 and special Cartoon Network-themed camps and character parades. Back by popular demand is the Adventure Time–themed obstacle course—9,000 square feet of inflatable obstacles will take over Paradise Lagoon, creating the Cartoon Network Lagoon once again. This obstacle course not only has a 16-foot Finn and Jake, a 50-foot long double Lady Rainicorn slide, 10-foot Ice Kingdom and Candy Kingdom towers, a 13-foot Beemo launch pad, 25-foot Princess Bubblegum and Ice King swings, but other Adventure Time characters, too.
St. Bart’s Beauty
From May 1 to August 31, the Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France is offering a 7th night free or 3 nights free with a 2 week stay. Or get 35% off a second room when you stay in a Garden Room or Garden Bungalow. Last year the luxury resort, just 5 minutes from Gustavia on St. Bart’s, renovated their Two-Bedroom/Two Bath Garden Suites. Just a two minute walk to the beach, the villas are 1,586 square feet and accommodate up to six people. These villas have large living rooms that open onto an expansive wooden deck with a pool as well as a full kitchen. Each villa is in effect a family compound, surrounded by a wall of palm fronds and banana leaves, which ensures privacy. Chefs are available to make lunch and dinner in the villa and babysitters are available for hire. The property offers a spa, pool, yoga and restaurant with plenty of water sports and other adventures nearby including tidal pools and horseback riding.
Capella Family Connection
The luxury Capella Pedregal resort in Cabo San Lucas has a Family Connection package for stays through December 15. The four night package includes a mayordomo (butler), daily breakfast prepared by your mayordomo in your suite, family dinner in your suite prepared by a private chef, bonfire on the beach with s’mores, complimentary kids club, one family activity (choice of swimming with dolphins, snorkeling or a sunset cruise on the Capella yacht), family photo shoot on the beach to capture the memories for a lifetime and round-trip airport transfers. Each suite includes a refreshment center stocked with complimentary soft drinks, juices, coffee and water; daily afternoon amenities; evening turndown and wireless Internet. The hotel features several pools, spa, gym, tennis, a variety of dining options and family-friendly activities such as a scavenger hunt, cooking classes, Spanish lessons, evening movies on the beach and sand castle competitions.
Atlantis for the Day
Resort for a Day allows cruisers to relax by the pool and beach at a variety of properties around the Caribbean. Their newest hotel option is the Comfort Suites Paradise Island in the Bahamas which has full access to Atlantis and its exclusive facilities including their waterparks, swimming pools, private beach, river rides, water slides, health spa, tennis courts, golf, Kids Camp, movie theater, casino, and more! As an added bonus, you’ll also have signing privileges at Atlantis’ many restaurants and lounges, making it a breeze to enjoy great food and tropical drinks at any time during your stay. You will also get a junior suite at the Comfort Suites; so you can rest, relax and shower in the privacy of your own room. The hotel is ideally located 10-15 minutes from the cruise pier either by taxi or water taxi. Once you arrive and check in, you can get around quite easily by walking or on the resort’s shuttle service. The resort requires payment in full at time of booking and Resort for a Day can be purchased up until the day before you are in port. However, availability is very limited, so book early to secure your space!
Jamaican Family Camp
Round Hill Hotel & Villas is offering a fun Family Camp package from May 1 through December 16 (some black-out dates apply). Your package includes one family cooking lesson, tour of the organic vegetable garden with the chef, keepsake personalized aprons, breakfast prepared and served daily by personal staff, supervised activities in the Pineapple Kids Club and water sports, such as kayaks, paddle boats and glass-bottom boats. Choose from two- to six-bedroom villas that are ideal for large families and multi-generational groups. A minimum five-night stay required. Round Hill is a luxury resort located in Montego Bay on a private peninsula with 110 acres Bay. Other recreation includes golf, tennis, spa, gym, pools and more.
Happy Birthday Half Moon
As part of its Diamond Jubilee 60th anniversary to commemorate the resort’s opening on February 27, 1954, Half Moon in Jamaica is offering a year-long promotion. Book a five-night stay to include the 27th day of any particular month throughout 2014 and pay only $60 per room for the night of the 27th. Half Moon is an unpretentious, but upscale resort that offers a variety of accommodations including rooms, suites and villas. Recreation abounds including golf, tennis, watersports, dolphin swims, kids programming and an equestrian center. Other current promotions include a fourth night free and $150 resort credit for stays between April 21 and December 19.
Kids Free at Palace Resorts
Children are once again free this summer at Palace Resorts in Cancun, Riviera Maya and Cozumel, Mexico. Stay between June 1 and August 31 for at least three nights and children 12 and under stay and eat for free. Choose from Beach Palace, Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort, Playacar Palace or Cozumel Palace. Up to two children stay free in your room. Note that the promotion is not applicable in the Family Deluxe Category or the Family Luxury Connections Suite. Moon Palace is just completing a major renovation of rooms, lobbies, pools, gym and more. They have added a new mini-golf course and a new kids club complete with 11 different game rooms, a beauty salon, mini runway, dollhouse, full kitchen and creativity area. It also comes complete with a theater, two playgrounds, a pirate boat, sandbox, Xbox room and a mini soccer field.