Kids have a deck to themselves on the Voyager of the Seas, which offers a vast range of activities for three to 17-year-olds. Older children can try basketball, ice skating or rock climbing while youngsters can have a pyjama party or eat ice cream to their heart's content. A nine-night cruise, including stops in Jamaica, Mexico and Grand Cayman, starts from £919 per adult and £659 per child. The price includes flights and an overnight in Miami. Contact: Royal Caribbean (0800 018 2020)

Ocean Village (0845 358 5000) is one of only a few cruise firms to offer childcare facilities for babies at one of its three kids' clubs. There's also a night nursery for children from six months to five years. Two Mediterranean itineraries out of Palma are available this summer. The seven-night 'Palaces & Paella' cruise includes stops in Tunis, Rome, Santa Margherita, St Raphael and Barcelona and costs from £553 per adult, £149 for children from two to 13 years and £79 for six-month-olds to two. Flights from Gatwick or Stansted included.

Meet Mickey Mouse and Co on a Disney-themed cruise to the Bahamas and Castaway Cay, the conglomerate's own private island. Kids can watch as many Disney films as they want in the cinema while teenagers can hang out at their own coffee house. This summer Virgin Holidays (0871 222 1232) is offering four nights on the cruise as part of a seven-night package, which includes three nights' room-only at Disney's Port Orleans Resort. Adult prices start from £1,032 while children cost £634. Scheduled flights from Gatwick or Manchester to Orlando, transfers and all meals on the cruise are included.

Pop Idol fans can take part in their own talent show, Island Star, on Island Escape (08707 500414). Also new this year is a kids' breakfast club, allowing parents to get a lie-in two or three mornings a week. Kids' club activities include mini-discos, treasure hunts, face painting and meeting the captain. Two ex-Palma Mediterranean trips are available: the first takes in Ajaccio, Rome, Portofino, Nice and Mahon while the second includes stops in Sicily, Naples, Livorno, Toulon and Barcelona. A seven-night cruise starts from £578 per adult and £249 per child including flights from Gatwick, taxes and transfers.