Teen Travels

By Jill Fergus Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003
    • If you've ever vacationed with bored and antsy teenagers, you know how crucial it is to keep them happy. Coming to your rescue, resorts and cruise lines have been adding to or sprucing up their teen programs faster than Justin Timberlake switches girlfriends. The Den at Sandy Lane on Barbados is now outfitted with computers that offer Internet access, PlayStation on a big-screen TV, pool tables and a jukebox filled with Pink and Avril Lavigne. Beaches Boscobel, a resort in Jamaica, has an arcade with Sega, Xbox and PlayStation, bonfires on the beach and a teens-only disco. After braving the Leap of Faith water slide with a 60-ft. drop at Atlantis in the Bahamas, minors can head to Club Rush, a nightclub with leopard-print couches. Teens aboard Disney's Magic cruise ship can bond in a Friends-style coffeehouse called Common Grounds, shown at left, and then try their hand at deejaying karaoke or watch first-run screenings of Disney flicks. With so many options, teens might, like, even have a good time on a trip with the 'rents.