P&O Cruises attract younger cruisers

P&O Cruises has made a breakthrough in attracting younger passengers to take up one of their cruise voyages it has been reported.

A report by TravelMole has found that P&O Cruises has tempted a younger clientele to their new ship Ventura for cruise holidays in its first season.

Manager Director Nigel Esdale told TravelMole that the average passenger age on the ships for its first season is 44, which is ten years younger than in general for the UK cruise market and three years older than the casual cruise brand Ocean Village.

It is believed that the drop in average age has come about due to the increase in popularity of family cruises. P&O Cruises have children’s favourite Noddy appearing on board some cruises on Ventura and even have a real life circus with trapeze artists on board the new super liner.

Cruising with the family

If you still think cruises are for the very rich or the very old then think again. Cruising is one of the fastest growing and fastest changing areas of the travel industry. One of the most major changes at sea has been the increasing popularity of family cruising. To be honest it’s not difficult to see why when you take a look at some of the state of the art and incredibly innovative super-liners around.

A cruise is a perfect holiday for a family. Unlike self catering holidays no one has to prepare food, cook or clean up and if you decide to go for a no-fly cruise then there is no struggling through airports weighed down with luggage and pushchairs. Plus you only have to unpack once but with an amazing array of shore excursions you can visit as many or as little exciting ports of call as you like.

Onboard family friendly cruise ships there is a wide range of activities for children. Some ships have highly imaginative programmes of activities, including specially formulated children’s shore excursions. Some of the new cruise ships have waterpark areas, rock climbing walls, ice skating rinks, mini golf, roller blading...

Nowadays cruises are styled around the needs of a modern family; some provide discounted child fares and real value for money. Jetline can provide all the best advice relating to your cruise and can point you in the right direction depending on your family requirements.

Family holidays will never be the same again after you have discovered the joys of cruising.