Cruise Pricing for Kids

One of the most common questions I get relate to how kids and infants prices are worked out on a cruise.


This is not a straightforward question to answer, however one of the simplest explanations is:


Child/Infant travelling with two adults paying the standard twin fare:
The child/infant will be charged at the applicable upper child fare when travelling with two adults who are paying the standard twin fare.
Child/Infant travelling as the second passenger in a twin room:
An child/infant travelling in a twin cabin as passenger two will be charged the full adult rate.

As most people know cruise pricing is already a confusing beast, and child pricing is no different.

It is impossible for anyone to to say that a child is charged at a specific percentage of the adult fare as every sailing and special is calculated differently.

To make it even more interesting some cruise lines even offer free fares for children from time to time, although applicable taxes still need to be paid.

Child prices are generally valid for those up to, and including 11 years of age.

Once they reach 12 years a child pays an adult fare.

Many people seem to believe that infants should not be charged anything. Unfortunately this is not correct.  

An infant is still a person, and as such still occupies a berth on the ship, therefore is required to pay a fare.

An infant pays the same fare as a child, however it is important to check what the minimum age requirements are for the cruise line you are sailing with. Whilst a minimum of 6 months applies to some lines, others require a minimum of 12 months and this is all to do with the safety protocols of their particular line.

This detail can be found in the cruise lines terms and conditions under 'minimum age to travel' and there are no exceptions to those rules.

When using our website to price up your cruise, ensure you set your room configuration right first (under step one, above the category pricing), otherwise the pricing may not be correct and we will need to amend it when we receive your request.

The first screen of the sailing, where all the different categories are listed, will show an average price per person for the cabin based on the occupancy numbers.  

When you proceed to the enquiry page it will break down the individual passengers costings so you can then see exactly what you are paying for your childs berth.