The cruise line’s European voyages offer families the chance to experience historical places, such as Venice, Barcelona and Rome. On board there’s a swimming pool as well as a watersports platform for launching kayaking and waterskiing expeditions

Go green this Christmas and take the family to Belize, one of the hottest emerging places for eco-adventure travel, with sailing, snorkelling, kayaking, scuba diving and cave tubing on offer. And eco doesn’t have to mean expensive; the Costa Maya

including sailing, snorkelling and kayaking. The fun isn’t just outdoors either as there is a brilliant and well-equipped art and crafts room at the hotel. For parents, there are the delights of delicious fruit kebabs, sorbet scoops and refreshing scented

Accommodation is in two vast Crusoe-style family villas with two double or triple rooms with a decked lounge area and huge day beds. The local wildlife includes monkeys, crabs and weaver birds, while you can try kayaking, sailing, scuba diving

, but the limpid waters off Anantara Si Kao have their own population of dugongs, as they’re known here. Families can watch these gentle creatures from a boat or snorkel close to them. A day out including the boat trip, a picnic, snorkelling, kayaking and a nature

Costa RicaPowder Byrne Air & Space adventure programme in Costa Rica has just been launched.Tailor-made to meet your needs, you can put together an exciting itinerary of boat trips, tropical forest hikes, ziplining and kayaking.Prices start from £2

family of four with modern and spacious interiors, log-burning stoves, TVs, DVDs and Playstation, as well as traditional board games; and there is a sea kayak available on a first come, first served basis.One of Britain’s most popular coastal resorts

have their own population of dugongs, as they’re known here. Families can watch these gentle creatures from a boat or snorkel close to them. A day out including the boat trip, a picnic, snorkelling, kayaking and a nature walk costs £30 per person

horses in the Brittany Triangle, visit a nearby Indian school and learn about ancient Native American customs with cultural evenings. Elkin Creek is also ideal for water babies, with lake kayaking, paddle boating and wind surfing on offer as additional

There could hardly be a more welcome gift to the grandparents then some time with your children. Family-run company Grand Breaks have a range of exciting ideas including cycling in Ashdown Forest in East Sussex and kayaking on the Beaulieu River