That fun includes
special meals, a TV station with programming dedicated to kids, and lots of
great play areas. Royal Caribbean cruises are designed to bring families closer
together and for EVERYONE to have the time of their life!
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Adventure Ocean staff members hold a 4-year College Degree in Recreation,
Education or a related field.
Well-supervised play areas
Exclusive teen centers – “cool” hang-out places for young adults
Edu-tainment programs – promoting learning and encouraging fun
Family activities – games and challenges to bring families together
Special kids' menus
Available babysitting
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The free "Adventure Ocean" program blends
make-believe, educational activities, itineraries, port of call, habitats,
games, sports, art and more for a cruise experience the younger set will not
soon forget.
"A cruise is a time of relaxation and play for
all ages. Our edu-tainment programs, however, seamlessly blend into the daily
schedule of the vacation experience so that young cruisers can’t help but have
fun while they learn important lessons about the earth, destinations, culture,
history, animal life and people around them," says Charly McDonald, Adventure
Ocean Specialist, Royal Caribbean International.
The Adventure Ocean experience can include the following exciting and fun
activities: Adventure Science, where specially trained staff provides
interactive science experiments; Adventure Art, which acquaints kids with divers
cultures through art; Adventure Family, in which parents and other family
members participate in fun, team-oriented challenges, such as The Parent Trap
Show or a Treasure Hunt; and Sail Into Story Time where stories are brought to
life through hands-on activity and role-playing. In addition to these
specialized "adventures," there’s plenty of traditional, fun activities on hand
like dancing, story time, beach parties, Hermit Crab hunts, sandcastle building
and seashell collecting, to name a few.
Adventure Ocean programs are divided by age
group: Aquanauts (3-5); Explorers (6-8); Voyagers (9-12) and Navigators (13-17).
Adventure Ocean staff members hold college degrees in either education,
recreation or a related field, and/or have career experience working with
children 3-17, and are on hand to supervise every program.
120,000 children ( give or take a few ) sail
each year, so Royal Caribbean has added an "Adventure Ocean" dining plan.
Available on all their ships, the program gives children the option of dining
with their new found friends and the ship's youth staff from a complete child's
menu in either the Windjammer Cafe, Solarium or Johnny Rockets restaurant.
Available on select evenings from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m, the service is scheduled
three times on a seven night cruise and once or twice on shorter voyages.
Recent fleet-wide enhancements to the Adventure
Ocean program include:
- Opening Adventure Ocean 30 minutes before departure of all morning shore
excursions, which allows parents the flexibility to choose whether to take their
children on a shore excursion or enjoy the day with adult family members and
friends.
- Adding a fifth age group for guests from ages 15-17.
- Developing a new group for children ages 12 - 14, Navigators, separate from
the Voyagers, ages 9 - 11 years.
- Creating the Adventure Ocean Computer Center, with age-appropriate software
and staff-guided tutorials on all current and pending Voyager-class and
Radiance-class ships.
- Eliminating the $4 charge for child services while ships are in port from noon
until sailing.
- Extending the teen program hours past 2:00 a.m.
- Providing an Adventure Ocean Potion card, which allows children up to 18 years
of age to enjoy 12 of their favorite non-alcoholic drinks, including "mocktails,"
which are available in the teen nightclubs, at a cost of $24.95, affording a
considerable savings.
In a partnership deal with toy
company Fisher-Price, Royal Caribbean International lowered the entry-level age
on its onboard kids programs from three years to six months and has developed
two new series of 45-minute daily enrichment playgroups for the line’s youngest
passengers.
Royal
Caribbean reaches out to families with deal with Fisher-Price
The Aqua Tots sessions were
created for toddlers ages 18 months to 3 years while Aqua Babies is aimed at
infants and babies ages 6 months to 18 months. Sessions will feature music,
storytelling and the use of Fisher-Price toys and games; parents (or caregivers)
must attend the sessions with their young ones. In addition, Royal Caribbean
will add Fisher-Price TV programming to the line’s in-cabin television lineup.
The Aqua Babies and Aqua Tots
program will debut on the Explorer of the Seas this month and will expand
fleetwide by the end of 2005.
Hours of supervised children's activities (ages 3-11) (Times may vary on each
ship.)
At sea:
9:00 am-noon
2:00 pm-5:00 pm
7:00 pm-10:00 pm
In port:
30 minutes prior to the first shore excursion-5:00 pm.
If sailing, 9:00 am-sailing.
Evenings in port, 7:00 pm-10:00 pm.
Hours of programming (ages 12-17)
Activities for teens are offered throughout the day. Times may vary. On certain
evenings the youth staff supervises dinner for kids ages 3-11.
Aquanauts (ages 3-5)
Activities include:
Adventure Art
Adventure Science
Sail into Storytime
Talent Show
Finger Painting
Un-birthday Party
Pajamarama Movie Night
Face Painting
Carnival Night
Bingo
And much, much more
Explorers (ages 6-8)
Activities include:
Adventure Science
Adventure Art
Adventure Family Activities
Talent Show
Ice Cream Parties
Pirate Night
Dancin' through the Decades
Wacky Olympics
Adventure Sports
Country Western Hoedown
And much, much more
Voyagers (ages 9-12)
Activities include:
Adventure Sports
Adventure Science
Adventure Art
X-Games
Adventure Family Activities
Karaoke
Adventure Challenge Series
Talent Show
Movie Mania
Adventure Theater
And much, much more
Navigators (ages 13-14)
Activities include:
Adventure Sports
Karaoke
Adventure Theater
Backstage Tour
Pool Parties
Dancing
Talent Show
Adventure Art
Scavenger Hunts
Themed Parties
And much, much more
Guests ages 15-17
Activities include:
Adventure Sports
Pool Parties
Karaoke
Fetch It
Hook It Up
Battle of the Sexes
Majority Rules
Themed Parties
Pool Parties
Late Night Movies
Dancing
NOTE: Activities vary from ship to ship. All children must be toilet trained to
participate.
Babysitting
Group sitting is available on all ships and is supervised by the youth staff.
The service is offered from 10:00 pm-1:00 am each evening in the youth
facilities. Children must be three years of age, potty trained and pull-up and
diaper free to enter the youth facilities and participate in activities. The
rate is $5 per hour per child.
In-stateroom sitting must be booked through the Purser's/Guest Relations Desk at
least 24 hours in advance. It cannot be booked prior to the cruise vacation, and
there is no guarantee that sitters will be available. The service is offered
from 8:00 am until 2:00 am. Children must be at least one year old. Approximate
rate: $8/hour for one or two children within the same family or $10/hour for
three children within the same family.
Programs, activities, times and prices are subject to change without notice.
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