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You are here: Home / Tips / How To Protect Your Children’s Skin From The Sun When Cruising

How To Protect Your Children’s Skin From The Sun When Cruising

April 23, 2018 by Sarah Christie 69 Comments

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  • If you have cruised before you will know that being on-deck can be deceptive. The ocean breeze can make you feel cool and disguise the sensation of burning. But we want to enjoy the sun, for us it’s a highlight of any trip.
    • With this in mind we have a few hints and tips to protect  your children’s skin from the sun when cruising to allow you to enjoy the sun and get the best out of your cruise.
    • We are all looking for the perfect and safest sunscreen for kids aren’t we?  Choose a great quality recommended sun cream to protect your children’s skin from the sun when cruising.
    • And what about sun protection for parents?

If you have cruised before you will know that being on-deck can be deceptive. The ocean breeze can make you feel cool and disguise the sensation of burning. But we want to enjoy the sun, for us it’s a highlight of any trip.

With this in mind we have a few hints and tips to protect  your children’s skin from the sun when cruising to allow you to enjoy the sun and get the best out of your cruise.

Stick to shaded areas when outside in the sun with children. Cruise lines recognise this and ensure many of their water parks are in the shade. However if you choose to spend time around a main pool find a shaded area.

Hats are essential but ensure they are snug fitting, if its windy on deck hats do have a habit of taking off. With this in mind always take a spare hat when cruising with kids.

When choosing sunglasses make sure they meet the British Standard (BSEN 1836:2005) and carry the CE mark to prevent sun damage to the eyes.

A 10 year old on the FlowRider on the Liberty of The Seas cruisingkids.co.uk

We are all looking for the perfect and safest sunscreen for kids aren’t we?  Choose a great quality recommended sun cream to protect your children’s skin from the sun when cruising.

And with so many sun skin care brands available getting the right SPF protection is key.

To protect Your Children’s Skin From The Sun When Cruising use a sun care brand that offers children’s sun-care products, these are designed specifically for delicate skin.

Search reviews to find recommended sunscreen for babies, kids and toddlers. I swear by Bioderma Photoderm kid. Joe often gets allergic reactions to sun cream but I have found we can use this on him safe in the knowledge it will not react with his skin. And ensure the sun care brand has a good safety record and is a good quality product.

The minimum recommended factor is 15 but the higher the better, factor 50 gives far better protection.

Choose water resistant protection, kids love water!

Keep hydrated by always having a bottle of water handy and keeping it filled with cold fresh water.

Go for an easy to apply sun cream, kids hate having sun cream applied. FACT. Using a spray or mousse Bioderma sun cream saves so much time and tantrums. And always read the instructions; most sun creams require a settling period before you child can jump into the pool.

To fully protect  your children’s skin from the sun when cruising, don’t forget the easy to miss parts such as tops of feet, ears, back of neck and nose and re-apply at regular intervals.

Have a separate bag packed in your cabin with a hat, sunglasses, water bottle and sun protection spray to prevent you forgetting anything when getting off the ship on port days. There is not always shade available on excursions, planning ahead for this is vital.

 Protect Your Children's Skin From The Sun When Cruising

And what about sun protection for parents?

Using face sun protection is key to prevent the signs of early ageing. I find using a face Bioderma factor 50 cream under my makeup gives me protection. This is also perfect for thinning hair. I always have a small bottle of face protection cream in my bag in the summer so that Chris and I can keep well protected when out and about.

Rather than spending hours tanning use a sun protection which boosts biological tanning process, but also protects the skin from the harmful rays.

Don’t forget to apply your sun cream, an obvious one but sometimes we spend so much time trying to keep our children well protected from the sun that we forget ourselves.

 

Filed Under: Tips, At Sea With Kids, Blog Tagged With: Best sun care for kids, Collaboration, Protect Your Children's Skin From The Sun When Cruising, Sun care advice for kids, Water proof sun screen

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  1. Margaret Clarkson says

    April 23, 2018 at 1:22 pm

    Florida

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  2. nicola rupawala says

    April 23, 2018 at 1:33 pm

    in the Maldives

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  3. lesley renshaw says

    April 23, 2018 at 3:06 pm

    Hopefully this weather will continue so here in the UK (daily) failing that, we are visiting to family in Spain so it will come in very handy for that too!

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  4. john prendergast says

    April 23, 2018 at 3:28 pm

    cornwall

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  5. Emma C says

    April 23, 2018 at 7:18 pm

    In Portugal

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  6. Tee Simpson says

    April 23, 2018 at 7:56 pm

    On our holiday to Spain

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  7. Jessica Woods says

    April 23, 2018 at 9:01 pm

    Daily when it’s Sunny and on our little holiday to Skegness

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  8. Deborah Worrall says

    April 24, 2018 at 6:07 am

    Not booked anything yet. We’ll be going somewhere hot but as we’re moving house, we have decided to leave it till last minute to book this year.

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  9. Sue McCarthy says

    April 24, 2018 at 7:41 am

    In my garden

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  10. Ursula Hunt says

    April 24, 2018 at 10:17 am

    On our cruise around Italy this summer

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  11. Annabel Greaves says

    April 24, 2018 at 11:30 am

    We will be using it on our summer holiday at the beach in Wales

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  12. Suzanne says

    April 24, 2018 at 3:47 pm

    The lovely Scottish Isles.

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  13. laura stewart says

    April 24, 2018 at 6:21 pm

    at home, if the sun comes back x

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  14. laura banks says

    April 24, 2018 at 7:03 pm

    tenerife in august

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  15. Sheena Batey says

    April 24, 2018 at 9:21 pm

    On my summer holiday in Whitby

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  16. Hayley Colburn says

    April 24, 2018 at 9:45 pm

    we have got the kids an annual theme park pass so will need it when we go visiting there each time

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  17. Stevie says

    April 25, 2018 at 10:38 am

    Hopefully Yorkshire will be nice.

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  18. Isabel O says

    April 25, 2018 at 6:48 pm

    In the garden, hopefully if we actually get some more decent weather!

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  19. Hannah Wallington says

    April 25, 2018 at 7:50 pm

    I would be using it over the summer on our days out

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  20. Tracy Hanley says

    April 26, 2018 at 9:34 am

    We will use it when we take the grandkids to spain

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  21. Craig Havery says

    April 26, 2018 at 10:37 am

    In Turkey this year

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  22. Kim M says

    April 26, 2018 at 1:06 pm

    In the garden x

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  23. holly harmsworth says

    April 26, 2018 at 2:59 pm

    i would love to go back to the dominican republic

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  24. Fay says

    April 26, 2018 at 3:18 pm

    Somewhere in the Caribbean would be pretty amazing!

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  25. Alice says

    April 26, 2018 at 8:52 pm

    In my back garden.

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  26. Nicola S says

    April 27, 2018 at 4:56 am

    If money was no object, definitely somewhere in the Caribbean! Just so sick of the miserable and cold weather. It’s been a long winter.

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  27. Charlene Merrall says

    April 27, 2018 at 7:38 pm

    Oooo Australia would be lovely! Or California!

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  28. Allan Wilson says

    April 28, 2018 at 5:23 am

    If it could be any cruise then the Pacific Islands.

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  29. Jennifer Toal says

    April 28, 2018 at 12:13 pm

    Florida if I could afford it.Benidorm it is then

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  30. Jen Oconnell says

    April 28, 2018 at 2:55 pm

    On our summer holiday to Spain!

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  31. janine atkin says

    April 29, 2018 at 1:13 pm

    the maldives 🙂

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  32. Rachael Sexey says

    May 1, 2018 at 1:44 pm

    The Mediterranean ?

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  33. Tracy Newton says

    May 1, 2018 at 2:22 pm

    My family and I are cruising around the Med on Britannia. We love family cruises. We would be using the sunscreen when we are in port. On sea days, the kids won’t need it because I can’t get them to leave the kids club ?

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  34. Sylvia Paul says

    May 1, 2018 at 8:44 pm

    I’ve always wanted to go on a Caribbean cruise especially to visit Barbados. Unfortunately unless I win the lottery it’ll have to remain a dream x

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  35. Kristyn Harris says

    May 2, 2018 at 2:04 pm

    I would love to use my Bioderma Sun Protection on Hawaii!

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  36. Carole Nott says

    May 2, 2018 at 3:03 pm

    Somewhere hot and sunny – maybe my back garden!

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  37. debbie jayne davies says

    May 2, 2018 at 3:49 pm

    I would love to go on a Caribbean cruise .

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  38. Kristin Burdsall says

    May 2, 2018 at 4:15 pm

    My parents will be spending this Christmas and new year cruising around Australia and New Zealand and im ridiculously jealous! I would love to be joining them

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  39. Sarah F says

    May 3, 2018 at 7:43 am

    It’d have to be the Mediterranean – we have done Greece, Italy & Montenegro so it’d be lovely to see some of Spain & The Canaries! x

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  40. kayleigh Robinson says

    May 3, 2018 at 1:22 pm

    I’d use it in a cruise around the Mediterranean,it would be bliss!

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  41. sheri Darby says

    May 3, 2018 at 7:52 pm

    A Mediterranean cruise

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  42. Susan B says

    May 4, 2018 at 2:04 am

    The Bay of Islands, New Zealand

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  43. jamie banks says

    May 4, 2018 at 5:45 am

    in my garden as i hve no holidays booked unfortunatly x

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  44. Elizabeth Smith says

    May 4, 2018 at 11:50 am

    Given a blank cheque I fancy one of the wildlife Antarctic cruises, not tropical but I guess if the sun reflects off the snow sun protection is a must

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  45. JULIE WARD says

    May 4, 2018 at 10:16 pm

    Benidorm, grandson going soon with his ma and pa

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  46. Jane Willis says

    May 5, 2018 at 4:14 am

    I’d love to go on a Northern Lights cruise where, although it may not be hot, there would be sunshine 24 hours a day so sun protection would be vital.

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  47. Claire Croft says

    May 5, 2018 at 1:43 pm

    Florida 🙂 The Sunshine state!

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  48. Allan Fullarton says

    May 5, 2018 at 2:04 pm

    Cornwall.

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  49. paula cheadle says

    May 5, 2018 at 2:40 pm

    southern Spain, we love it

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  50. Rebecca Powell says

    May 5, 2018 at 2:50 pm

    A cruise around Italy

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  51. donna l jones says

    May 5, 2018 at 5:14 pm

    thailand

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  52. MANDY DOHERTY says

    May 5, 2018 at 5:59 pm

    A Mediterranean cruise would be amazing

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  53. Lucy Carter says

    May 5, 2018 at 8:37 pm

    I’d like to cruise the Caribbean

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  54. Elisa Cartwright says

    May 5, 2018 at 8:42 pm

    A Caribbean cruise would be a great place to use this sun protection

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  55. kate Giovine says

    May 5, 2018 at 10:57 pm

    At the park

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  56. Michelle Ferguson says

    May 6, 2018 at 7:40 am

    If I was going on a cruise would love to go to Bermuda

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  57. Karen Hughes says

    May 6, 2018 at 7:49 am

    I would love to go to Hawaii.

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  58. gaynor Vincent says

    May 6, 2018 at 8:03 am

    Any Island in the caribean

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  59. Natasha pain says

    May 6, 2018 at 8:41 am

    We are heading off to France on a road trip for our first family holiday so this would be perfect

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  60. Kim Neville says

    May 6, 2018 at 9:53 am

    Mauritius would be amazing with the family

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  61. Carolyn E says

    May 6, 2018 at 11:46 am

    In my dream world where money is no object, it would be on a South Pacific Island cruise…..closer to home, an Italian extravaganza would be a dream holiday, with a cruise stopping off at a few neighbouring countries too.

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  62. Jeanette Leighton says

    May 6, 2018 at 1:00 pm

    Love to visit Egypt

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  63. Jennifer Gardner says

    May 6, 2018 at 1:22 pm

    I’d love to go on a Nile River Cruise. Definitely need SPF!!

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  64. Sally Collingwood says

    May 6, 2018 at 2:27 pm

    Sunny Spain!!

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  65. Eileen Tingle says

    May 6, 2018 at 4:17 pm

    I’d go to Naples, always wanted to go.

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  66. Sandra Fortune says

    May 6, 2018 at 5:49 pm

    Here in England on the North Coast

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  67. Donna W says

    May 6, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    I’ve always wanted to go to the South Pacific.

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  68. Adrian Bold says

    May 6, 2018 at 9:19 pm

    I’d like to cruise around the Caribbean. Thanks for the competition.

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  69. Kim Styles says

    May 6, 2018 at 9:41 pm

    the Caribbean hopefully. later this year

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