Fisher-Price® Aqua Babies and Aqua Tots Program on Royal Caribbean Cruises

We are pleased to introduce the Aqua Babies and Aqua Tots programs for your littlest guests, developed specifically for Royal Caribbean International by Fisher-Price.

Aqua Babies and Aqua Tots is a series of fun and interactive educational sessions for children six months to three years old and their parents by the specialists at Fisher-Price's famous Play Laboratory. These daily, 45-minute playgroups offer age-appropriate activities that expose children to new experiences and teach parents tools for incorporating skill-building into playtime through storytelling, creative arts, music, and a variety of Fisher-Price learning toys and games.

The program is made up of two parts:

Aqua Babies is made up of six themed sessions designed to introduce babies to different types of skills and activities to enhance development in a particular area. For example, "Get Up & Go" utilizes activities and Fisher-Price toys such as the Stride-to-Ride Walker^TM and the Stand-Up Ball Blast^TM to help

promote physical development and problem-solving skills through active and imaginative play. Other Aqua Babies sessions focus on promoting self-confidence by experiencing cause and effect, exploring rhythm and movement through music, encouraging baby's sense of accomplishment, reinforcing early learning, and making new discoveries about the world around them.

The six Aqua Tots sessions encourage toddlers ages 18 months to three years old to explore their expanding world, develop their imaginations and build self-confidence. Playful activities are incorporated into familiar themes that create enriching, educational interactive play experiences. "Fun on the Farm" uses the Little People® characters and the Animal Sounds^TM Farm to help kids make the connection between farm animals, the sounds they make and the ways they move. "Learning Fundamentals" gets kids -- and their parents -- moving and singing as they learn their ABCs and 123s, as well as shapes, colors and phonics. Additional Aqua Tots themes tap into toddler favorites, including creative play with cars and trucks; constructing cities and farms with building blocks and toys; learning about the people in their neighborhoods; and discovering more about what they'll see and do on their family cruise vacation.

Parents who participate in either program will receive a special newsletter and daily Cruise Compass onboard that explain the theme and objectives of each session and include "Playtips to Go" for strengthening their child's skills through back at home.

The partnership will extend the Aqua Babies and Aqua Tots programs into guest staterooms with "Fisher-Price TV," age-appropriate programming for Royal Caribbean's in-room televisions fleetwide.

For more information you may download a sample of the Aqua News onboard newsletter here:

Sample Aqua News - Outside
Sample Aqua News - Inside

Musical Inspiration
Treat your baby to the inspiration and joy of music, as we introduce musical instruments and explore rhythm, movement and creativity.

Mission Accomplished
Enjoy interesting, age-appropriate toys together and enhance your child’s willingness to try new things. This playgroup offers activities to help you encourage baby’s sense of accomplishment.

Everyday Early Learning
Today’s activities will reinforce early learning, exposing your baby to concepts such as the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors and more.

Get Up & Go
The toys and activities in this session will help promote social, emotional and, most importantly, physical development through crawling, music, imaginative play, and more.

Discovering My World
Babies’ natural curiosity about the world around them leads to new discoveries and surprises each day. This playgroup session is full of ways to examine, discover, build and wonder.

Making it Happen
Your child’s growing comprehension of cause and effect contributes to increased self-confidence. Join us in activities that help babies learn how they affect the world around them.

Fun On The Farm
Join Little People® friends to explore connections between farm animals, the sounds they make and the ways they move.

On Vacation
Here you are, on a family vacation–what better time to share ideas with your child about the places you’ll see, the things you’ll do, the way you’re traveling, and more.

Out & About In The Neighborhood
Discover people and places in your neighborhood. Learn about familiar places, community helpers and transportation while role-playing with Little People® friends.

Little Architects
Little ones build big imaginations as they create cities, farms, jungles, and more, with special building blocks and toys.

Learning Fundamentals
Kids love to sing, dance, and learn new things! We’ll get them moving and singing as they learn A-B-C’s, 1-2-3’s, phonics, shapes, colors, and more, with the help of learning toys, music, games and lots of other fun activities.

Let’s Get Rolling
So many vehicles, doing so many things! Learn what they’re used for. VRROOOMM!