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 yours and 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.
We are all looking for the perfect and safest sunscreen for kids aren’t we? And with so many sun skin care brands available getting the right SPF protection is key.
Choose 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.
When applying 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.
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.
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Sarah also writes over at Extraordinary Chaos Family Travel and Lifestyle Blog. An award winning blog with a luxury travel and family focus. She is married and has two boys aged 11 and 16, who all love cruising as a family.
There is nothing better than waking up every day in a new port with new and exciting things to explore. She aim’s to share how cruising with older children is the perfect choice for family travel. Her boys are sporty and love the activities, sport and dining options cruising has to offer.
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Florida
in the Maldives
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!
cornwall
In Portugal
On our holiday to Spain
Daily when it’s Sunny and on our little holiday to Skegness
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.
In my garden
On our cruise around Italy this summer
We will be using it on our summer holiday at the beach in Wales
The lovely Scottish Isles.
at home, if the sun comes back x
tenerife in august
On my summer holiday in Whitby
we have got the kids an annual theme park pass so will need it when we go visiting there each time
Hopefully Yorkshire will be nice.
In the garden, hopefully if we actually get some more decent weather!
I would be using it over the summer on our days out
We will use it when we take the grandkids to spain
In Turkey this year
In the garden x
i would love to go back to the dominican republic
Somewhere in the Caribbean would be pretty amazing!
In my back garden.
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.
Oooo Australia would be lovely! Or California!
If it could be any cruise then the Pacific Islands.
Florida if I could afford it.Benidorm it is then
On our summer holiday to Spain!
the maldives 🙂
The Mediterranean 💜
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 😁
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
I would love to use my Bioderma Sun Protection on Hawaii!
Somewhere hot and sunny – maybe my back garden!
I would love to go on a Caribbean cruise .
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
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
I’d use it in a cruise around the Mediterranean,it would be bliss!
A Mediterranean cruise
The Bay of Islands, New Zealand
in my garden as i hve no holidays booked unfortunatly x
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
Benidorm, grandson going soon with his ma and pa
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.
Florida 🙂 The Sunshine state!
Cornwall.
southern Spain, we love it
A cruise around Italy
thailand
A Mediterranean cruise would be amazing
I’d like to cruise the Caribbean
A Caribbean cruise would be a great place to use this sun protection
At the park
If I was going on a cruise would love to go to Bermuda
I would love to go to Hawaii.
Any Island in the caribean
We are heading off to France on a road trip for our first family holiday so this would be perfect
Mauritius would be amazing with the family
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.
Love to visit Egypt
I’d love to go on a Nile River Cruise. Definitely need SPF!!
Sunny Spain!!
I’d go to Naples, always wanted to go.
Here in England on the North Coast
I’ve always wanted to go to the South Pacific.
I’d like to cruise around the Caribbean. Thanks for the competition.
the Caribbean hopefully. later this year