http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/11/take-your-bilingual-kids-on-a-cultural-journey-aboard-a-cruise/ Raising bilingual and bicultural kids Thu, 26 Jul 2018 07:12:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/11/take-your-bilingual-kids-on-a-cultural-journey-aboard-a-cruise/#comment-246512 Ana Flores Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:14:29 +0000 http://spanglishbaby.com/?p=30061#comment-246512 Christina, thanks for your comment. Definitely appreciate it. My family went on a Norwegian Cruise Line trip to the Mediterranean and I found it to be an incredible experience. My daughter was almost 5 at the time and it opened her up to so many cultures and languages in less than one week. There’s no way we would have taken her to three countries in Europe in such a short period of time or at this age. I found the cruise experience to be ideal for her age and to be quickly exposed to different countries. Also, a lot easier for parents and much more economical.
I don’t know about the worker’s conditions, so I won’t comment on that.

]]> http://spanglishbaby.com/2012/11/take-your-bilingual-kids-on-a-cultural-journey-aboard-a-cruise/#comment-246282 Christina Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:42:15 +0000 http://spanglishbaby.com/?p=30061#comment-246282 Cruises are wonderful and a lot of fun, but I wouldn’t really call them an authentic cultural experience since it’s always in very touristy areas where the ship stops. They are showing the tourists what the tourists want to see in order to make money. Also it is important to keep in mind that even though there is a multicultural international staff, they are paid horribly and work very long hours. (I went on that same cruise with Royal Carribbean or at least one with the same stops.)

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