When booking a family cruise, one of the main things to ensure is that everyone, including the kids, will be happy. Will there be enough for the kids to do? What will the kids’ club be like? And are there enough places for them to play? In this Ultimate Guide to Royal Caribbean Kids Clubs, we will find out what to expect when booking your next cruise with kids on Royal Caribbean.
The Ultimate Guide to Royal Caribbean Kids Clubs Everything You Need To Know
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This Royal Caribbean Kids Clubs Guide will help you appreciate just how much fun you can expect your kids to have onboard Royal Caribbean ships. Kids Clubs are packed full of fun activities and all of the latest toys and technology’s. With even more activities onboard such as Escape rooms, climbing walls, mini golf, surf simulators and even zip lines there will be plenty for them to do.
Royal Caribbean Adventure Ocean Kids Clubs Are Split Into The Following Age Groups
Royal Caribbean Cruises separates children into six age groups, each with its own activities. This is a huge comfort when your children are younger. It was always a concern that bigger more energetic kids might play a little tougher. Nonetheless, it’s comforting for parents with little ones to know they are safe and playing with their own age group.
These Consists of the Following Groups
- Aquanauts: For children aged 3-5 years
- Explorers: For children aged 6-8 years
- Voyagers: For children aged 9-12 years
The Teen clubs are made up of these teen groups:
- Youngers Teens: 13-14 years
- Older Teens: 15-17 years
You Can Relax Knowing The Royal Caribbean Kids Clubs Leaders Are Qualified Youth-Workers
Yes, all kids activities are supervised by qualified male and female youth staff, of whom must also have a four year university degree or equivalent in education or recreation. In addition they must also have at least three years qualified experience in working with children ages six months to 17 years.
Similarly Nursery staff must have the same above qualifications but also attend a 30 hour Nursery Training to ensure they gain and meet with the Florida State Standards of care.
How To Register For The Babies, Kids And Teens Clubs
On embarcation day the Royal Caribbean Kids Clubs are open for sign up, take you child along to have a look around and get a feel for the club, speak to the youth staff and find out about the planned activities for your cruise.
To register on the first day, you and anyone you wish to sign your child out of the club go along to the meet-and-greet sessions, fill out the relevant forms, and have your passports verified. You can also set up a password so that if a relative or friend does sign your child out, it makes the process easier. Also, check the app to see if you can pre-register in the app.
Some Children Can Also Use Self Sign Out
From the age of 9-11, you can give your child self-sign-out rights. This is not something we ever did, as I wanted to know where the boys were. But this does work fine for some families.
Once they get to teen club age they can come and go from the club as they please.
Royal Caribbean Kids Clubs For Babies & Tots
From 6 months, you can join your child in Royal Babies (6-18 months) or Royal Tots (18-36 months) with their interactive playgroup sessions, including music, toys and learning activities. These sessions are 45 minutes long, and you must accompany the children.
However, the Royal Babies & Tots Nursery allow you to leave your child. Although it comes at an extra fee. There is a charge of $9 per hour per child from 9 am till 6 pm and $12 per hour per child from 6 pm till midnight. More information on Baby Clubs on Royal Caribbean see our dedicated Royal Caribbean Baby Post. This includes info on which ships offer a babies and tots drop off nursery.
Royal Caribbean Kids Clubs For 3-17 Years.
Adventure Youth Programme Offers A Separate Club Area For Children Aged 3-12 Years.Children must be 100% potty trained and nappy free, unless it is based on a disability. (Speak to the disability team for more information.)
The Kids Club Is Split Into Separate Age Areas;
- Aquanauts, 3-5 years
- Explorers, 6-8 years
- Voyagers, 9-12 years
Each room has its own activities area and Internet consoles line at least one wall. The Royal Caribbean Kids Clubs Operating times are:
- Sea days – 9 am to 5 pm and 7 pm to 10 pm
- Port days – 30 minutes prior to first shore excursion to 5 pm; and 7 pm to 10 pm
Aquanauts For Children Aged 3-5 years
Expect little Aquanauts to enjoy making bubbling potions, enjoy finger painting, take part in camp aquanaut, play with building blocks, music activities, space nights and more. Parents of three-year-olds can also opt for pagers so Adventure Ocean staff can stay in touch. This for us was a huge benefit as we could enjoy a romantic meal, safe in the knowledge that the boys were safe and happy. Sample activities onboard for Aquanauts (3 – 5 years):
- Finger Painting
- Camp Aquanaut
- Building Blocks
- Music Activities
- Space Night
- Games, animal, colour and shape BINGO
Explorers for children aged 6-8 years can look forward to enjoying pirate nights and parades, space mud, hands-on science with adventure art and adventure theatre, ice cream parties, pyjama nights and talent shows. Sample activities for Explorers aged 6-8 years;
- Pirate Night
- Nutty Nicknames
- Pjamas Night
- Carnival games
- Talent Show
Voyagers For Tweens Ages 9-12 Years
For 9 to 11 year olds there’s a range of cool and educational activities including karaoke, science experiments, backstage tours and new sports like gaga ball, sports tournament and gaming. There are a range of staff hosted activities during the day and night. Royal Caribbean Sample activities for Voyagers (9 – 11 years):
- Karaoke
- Sports Tournaments
- GaGa Ball
- List-o-Rama
- Boys vs Girls
- Scavenger Hunts
- Crazy Tag
The Teen Clubs On Royal Caribbean
Teens also have their own clubs, which are perfect for a little teen time and meeting new friends the Teen Club is a cool laid back area. The Teen club is split into separate age areas;
- Youngers Teens, 13-14 years
- Older Teens, 15-17 years
The Royal Caribbean Teens Club’s operating hours with staff hosted teen activities for 13-14 Year-Olds are:
- Sea Days – Day time activities vary; night time activities – 8 pm to 1 am.
- Port Days – day time activities vary; night time activities – 8 pm to 1 am
Whether its a sea or port day – Daytime activities vary; night activities – 9 pm to 1 am.
Teens aged from 13-17 are free to come and go from hosted activities as they please.
Sample Activities for Teens
Staff Hosted Teen Activities in adventure ocean royal caribbean, are hosted BBQs, movie nights, open mic nights and talents shows. Sporty teens will love all the sports activities, including rock climbing competitions, dodgeball and Dance Dance Revolution.
- Sports Tournaments
- Pool Parties
- Scavenger Hunts
- Karaoke
- Themed Dance Parties
- Video Games
- Nintendo© Wii
Those aged 15 to 17 can chill out with the Wii, sing karaoke, also join in with teen dinners, theme nights and even enjoy pool parties.
The hangouts are Teen-Only Hang Outs, where you can start off hanging out late in the teen lounge and laid-back hideaway before moving on to the teen-only nightclub to finish off the night. Some activities are:
- Pool Parties
- DJ Training
- Battle of the Sexes
- Karaoke
- Casino NightThemed Dance Parties
- Nintendo© Wii-Guitar Hero * Movies
The Late Night Party Zone for kids on Royal Caribbean
The Late Night Party Zone, Is a group sitting service for those kiddies who want to keep on partying, and is available for ages 3 – 12 from 10:00 pm to 2:00 am in the Adventure Ocean centre. We found our boys loved this as they got older, they used to beg to stay in longer when we went to collect them in the evening.
The cost for this service is $10/hour per child. Notably, children attending must be at least 3 years old and also toilet trained; no nappies or pull-ups allowed.
Activities on Royal Caribbean Coco Cay For Kids
What activities are on Royal Caribbean Coco cay island for kids? There are numerous activities for children in the on island club here are a few samples Island Activities:
- Beach Parties
- Beach Volleyball
- Hermit Crab Hunt
- Sand Castle Building
- Sea Shell Collecting
- Rocket Launch
- Water Balloon Toss
As of right now (5/4/2022), the Royal Caribbean website says Voyagers are age 9-12, not 9-11, so I would assume that the Teens group is 13-17. 🙂
Hi Alison this has only just changed so thanks for letting us know and yes I have just looked and teens are now from 13.
If a person with disability’s wants to go to the teen club but is older than 17 would that be a possibility?.
Hi they are very strict on ages in the clubs. I believe the age is up to 18
My kids are 11– 11–13—14
Can they use the 13 plus club to stay together ?
Hi normally they are only allowed in there age specific groups
Hi, Thanks for the helpful rundown! Do you know if there is any option onboard for a three year old still struggling with toileting issues? We’re at a loss as to how to manage on our upcoming cruise!
Hi, maybe taking pull-ups will help it might save you from being anxious about it. Best of luck, and have a great cruise.
Hi, can 3 year olds attend the kids club even if not toilet trained? Or is the toilet training only required for the evening party session?
Thanks!
From our experience, they have to be toilet trained and be able to go by themselves