• A play area with specially designed activities for kids from 3-17. Run by exceptional, energetic and college-educated staff.

Your Aquanauts' time on board will not only be fun, it will be educational too! They'll get to learn about local customs, do terrific science experiments and make great new friends. To participate, children must be fully potty-trained and 3 years of age as of the first day of the cruise. (No pull-ups or nappies, please.) You can rest assured your little ones are in good hands – every member of Royal Caribbean's Adventure Ocean® staff holds a college degree in education, recreation or a related field and has experience working with children aged 3-17.

Hours: At Sea: 09:00 hrs to noon, 14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs and 19:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs. In Port: Thirty minutes prior to the first shore excursion to 17:00 or return of the last shore excursion, 19:00 to 22:00

Activities your Aquanaut might enjoy include:

• Adventure Science by High Touch High Tech: Conducted by the specially trained Adventure Scientists, this programme combines fun and hands-on science experiments. Featured programmes include: Wacky Water Workshop, Magnetic Mayhem, Jurassic Jr., Sea Creature Treasures, Gummy Candies and Bubbling Potions.
• Adventure Art by Crayola® These activities acquaint children with diverse cultures through art. Children are introduced to mask making, fish kites and pottery. Crayola Adventure Art projects are specifically designed art activities for children of age 3-11. Using art as an avenue for exploration, the lesson plans provide a unique onboard experience for children, incorporating information about specific geographic locations with hands-on art. Crayola Art projects make creativity a part of every child's experience wherever they may travel.
• Sail into Story time These theme-related story time sessions bring each story to life with activities, discussions on each story and hands-on activities for the children to participate in following each reading.
• Adventure Theatre Blending educational activities with on-your-feet fun, Adventure Theatre participants get a first taste of the actor's craft, in which entire worlds are created with just their bodies, voices and imaginations. Using structured theatre games, vocal and physical exercises, and creativity-freeing activities, instructors guide groups through an exploration of the theatre arts.
• Fisher-Price Programming Parents can be sure their youngsters will have a good time and learn something too in this programme designed by the experts at Fisher-Price. Children will get a chance to play with Fisher-Price's newest and greatest toys!
• Other Games and Theme Activities Nutty Nicknames, Un-Birthday Party, Camp Aquanauts, Ice-Cream Party, Super Hero Afternoon, Face Painting, Pirate Night, Talent Show, Under The Sea Night and Pyjama Rama Movie Night.

One thing you won't have to worry about during your cruise adventure is a bored Explorer! All kinds of exciting activities await your 6- to 8-year-olds, like hands-on science experiments, scavenger hunts, theatre games and more. You can feel confident leaving your children with Royal Caribbean because every member of the Adventure Ocean staff holds a college degree in education, recreation or a related field and has experience working with children aged 3-17.

Hours: At Sea: 09:00 hrs to noon, 14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs and 19:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs. In Port: Thirty minutes prior to the first shore excursion to 17:00 or return of the last shore excursion, 19:00 to 22:00

Activities your Explorers might enjoy include:

• Adventure Science by High Touch High Tech: Conducted by the specially trained Adventure Scientists, this programme combines fun and hands-on science experiments. Featured programmes include: Space Mud, Fossil Fever, Meteorology Madness and Buccaneers Bounty.
• Adventure Art by Crayola® These activities acquaint children with diverse cultures through art. Children are introduced to mask making, fish kites and pottery. Crayola Adventure Art projects are specifically designed art activities for children of age 3-11. Using art as an avenue for exploration, the lesson plans provide a unique onboard experience for children, incorporating information about specific geographic locations with hands-on art. Crayola Art projects make creativity a part of every child's experience wherever they may travel.
• Adventure Theatre Blending educational activities with on-your-feet fun, Adventure Theatre participants get a first taste of the actor's craft, in which entire worlds are created with just their bodies, voices and imaginations. Using structured theatre games, vocal and physical exercises, and creativity-freeing activities, instructors guide groups through an exploration of the theatre arts.
• Other Explorer Games and Theme Activities Wide World of Extremes Party, Dancing Through the Decades, Pirate Night, Ice-Cream Party, Scavenger Hunts, Bingo and Movie Mania.

Whether you're on board or on shore, family time is bound to be a fantastic time! Games, events and activities are going on all over the ship throughout the day and into the evening hours.

Activities families might enjoy together are:

• Theatre and Shows
• In-line Skating Track
• Parades
• Sports Deck
• SeaTrek Scuba Diving
• Rock Wall
• Generation YSPA
• Explorer Academy
• Onboard Parties
• Game Shows and Trivia Contests
• Family Discos
• Theme Nights
• Bingo
• Johnny Rockets
• Ben & Jerry's
• Shore and Land Excursions

Set aside some special family time on board and join in the fun of the Royal Babies interactive classes held in one of the onboard lounges. These enriching activities have been developed by early childhood experts at Fisher-Price and are hosted by trained youth staff. A parent or caregiver MUST accompany children 6 to 36 months of age during all activity sessions.

Activities your Royal Baby might enjoy include:

• Musical Inspiration Treat your baby to the inspiration and joy of music, as Royal Caribbean introduces musical instruments and explore rhythm, movement and creativity through game play, songs, instruments, musical activities and toys.
• Baby Gymnastics Celebrate physical development and exciting milestones, encouraging your baby to get active with the help of Fisher-Price® Go-Baby-Go! toys, activities and games.
• Come To My House Reinforce early learning of simple concepts – like the alphabet, numbers, shapes and colours – with hands-on exploration of familiar things from everyday life, things you'll find in your own home, brought down to baby's size.
• Cookin' Up Fun Get set for a deliciously good time in the kitchen! You and your baby will enjoy playing and learning with food-related toys and activities – discovering early role play as well as early academics.
• I Love Animals This playgroup session introduces amazing discoveries about animals. Little ones will enjoy meeting a menagerie of adorable animal friends that encourage movement and celebration.
• How Does That Work? 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.

Join your child in the fun of Royal Tots, interactive playgroup sessions developed by early childhood experts at Fisher-Price®. Each 45-minute session, held on one of the onboard lounges, offers activities that expose children to new experiences and teach you how to make playtime learning time as well. Plus, your little one will be all smiles and giggles as they make new discoveries, sing, sway and play with great toys they're sure to love. A parent or caregiver MUST accompany children during all playgroup sessions.

Activities your Royal Tot might enjoy include:

• Crayola Beginnings Workshop Create early childhood memories at four new daytime Crayola Beginnings Workshops. During each 45-minute session, an Adventure Ocean counsellor reads a story to parents and children, and uses Crayola Beginnings products to teach toddlers how to create their first works of art.
• Fun On The Farm Join Little People® friends to explore connections between farm animals, the sounds they make and the ways they move.
• Terrific Trips Here you are, on a family holiday – what better time to share ideas with your child about places to see, things to do and different trips to take, both near and far from home.
• Out and About in the Neighbourhood Discover people and places in your neighbourhood, learning about familiar places, community helpers and transport while role-playing with Little People friends.
• Pirates and Princesses Calling all pirates and princesses! We'll take you on imaginative journeys to ancient times and faraway lands, enjoying pretend play with castles, pirates, stories and activities.
• Learning FUNdamentals Kids love to sing, dance and learn new things! We'll get them moving and singing as they learn A-B-C, 1-2-3, phonics, shapes, colours and more, with the help of learning toys, music, games and lots of other fun activities.

Ages 12 - 14 Years
The best thing about the Teen programme is that it's not structured. The 12- to 14-year-old guests can come and join activities and games when they want to or just chill with friends in the teen-only lounge. And parents don't have to worry about you hanging out there – every member of Royal Caribbean's Adventure Ocean® staff holds a college degree in education, recreation or a related field and has experience working with children aged 3-17.

You and your friends can get airbrush tattoos on board! They last just long enough for you show them off to your friends back home.

Hours: Activities are scheduled throughout the day and early evening. The teen centre is open from 22:30 hrs to 02:00 hrs every night.

Activities young teens might enjoy include:

• Theme Nights Dress in your coolest whites at 'Dusk' and get your graffiti on at the 'Warehouse' theme night.
• Improv Games Quick. How many one-liners do you know? Test your wittiness with some improvisation.
• FlowRider® Be a dude for a day (or a week) and learn to surf on the surf simulator. (Available on selected ships.)
• Scratch DJ Academy Scratch, mix and spin with the masters so you can go home and impress your friends. (Available on selected ships.)
• Mocktail Competition Blend up a batch of your favourite beverages and enter your concoction in the contest.
• Dodgeball Game on! Do you have what it takes to be the last one standing?
• Open Mic and Talent Show Divas and Divos, the stage is yours at the coolest talent contest on water!
• Ice-Skating From figures of eight to free-styling, the ice-skating rink is yours on all Voyager and Freedom class ships!
• Teen BBQ Round up your appetite for a tasty BBQ – just for teens!
• Dive-In Movie and Pool Party Watch your favourite films while playing in the pool. Life is good on board!
• Meet the Stars Backstage Get a special behind-the-scenes look with a teens-only tour.
• DDR LOL & LOLA at the DDR! (That's Dance Dance Revolution – just in case.)
• Teen Casino There's a jackpot with your name on it, so get ready to roll the dice!
• Unplugged Jam Sessions The unsung guitar gurus in the group have a chance to rock – as loudly as they want!
• Snowball Fight in the Caribbean You know what's really cool? A snowball fight at sea! BYOM (bring your own mittens)!
• Climbing Competition Whoever makes it to the top first wins! Are you up for the challenge of the rock wall?

Ages 15 - 17 Years
The Teen programme isn't a structured set of classes or rules. As you're almost an adult and it's your holiday, too. So Royal Caribbean gives you the freedom you deserve. You can join events all day or come and go as you want. Royal Caribbean has got great laid-back places where you can just chill with your new friends. Some of Royal Caribbean ships also have teen-only clubs where you can dance, listen to music or just hang out.

You can take home a mix CD of all of your favourite Karaoke tunes so you can share them with your friends.

Hours: Activities are scheduled throughout the day and early evening. The teen centre is open from 22:30 hrs to 02:00 hrs every night.

Activities teens might enjoy include:

• Theme Nights Show up in your whitest whites at 'Dusk' and paint the town red... and purple... and green at the 'Warehouse' theme night.
• Battle of the Sexes Hmmm, the girls or the boys? Who's going to 'bring it' to the ultimate standoff?
• FlowRider® Drop in, hang ten, catch a wave on Royal Caribbean's very own surf simulator. (Available on selected ships.)
• Scratch DJ Academy Mix with the masters and get schooled in the art of spinning records. (Available on selected ships.)
• Dodgeball Game on! Do you have what it takes to be the last one standing?
• Teen Casino Start perfecting your game face now! There's Blackjack, No-Limit Poker and more.
• Open Mic Night Are you a closet comedian? The next 'dream girl'? Flaunt it in front of all your friends.
• Ice-Skating From figures of eight to free-styling, the ice-skating rink is yours on all Voyager and Freedom Class ships!
• Dive-In Movie and Pool Party Watch your favourite films while playing in the pool. Life is good on board!
• Sneak Peek Backstage Get a special behind-the-scenes look with a teens-only tour.
• Unplugged Jam Sessions The unsung guitar gurus in the group have a chance to rock – as loudly as they want!
• Climbing Competition Are you up for the challenge? Whoever makes it to the top of the rock wall first wins!
• Karaoke Who's the next Royal Caribbean Idol? Take to the stage on board – it could be you!

The Voyagers programme is all about kids having a great time, learning new things and making new friends from all over the world. And you can be confident that your children are in very capable hands – every member of Royal Caribbean's Adventure Ocean® staff holds a college degree in education, recreation or a related field and has experience working with children aged 3-17.

Ben & Jerry's® is a great spot for the pre-teen set to meet up with new friends over some ice cream.

Hours: At Sea: 09:00 hrs to noon, 14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs and 19:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs. In Port: Thirty minutes prior to the first shore excursion to 17:00 or return of the last shore excursion, 19:00 to 22:00

Activities your Voyagers might enjoy include:

• Adventure Science by High Touch High Tech: Conducted by the specially trained Adventure Scientists, this programme combines fun and hands-on science experiments. Featured programmes include: Fossil Fever, Volcanoes, Space Mud, The Power of the Sun Meteorology Madness, Buccaneers Bounty and The Mystery of the Motion of the Ocean.
• Adventure Art by Crayola® These activities acquaint children with diverse cultures through art. Children are introduced to mask making, fish kites and pottery. Crayola Adventure Art projects are specifically designed art activities for children of age 3-11. Using art as an avenue for exploration, the lesson plans provide a unique onboard experience for children, incorporating information about specific geographic locations with hands-on art. Crayola Art projects make creativity a part of every child's experience wherever they may travel.
  
• Adventure Theatre Blending educational activities with on-your-feet fun, Adventure Theatre participants get a first taste of the actor's craft, in which entire worlds are created with just their bodies, voices and imaginations. Using structured theatre games, vocal and physical exercises, and creativity-freeing activities, instructors guide groups through an exploration of the theatre arts.
• Other Games and Theme Activities The X Games, Rockin' Through the Decades, Reggae Beach Party, Scavenger Hunts, List-O-Rama, Backstage Tour, The Art Walk, Win, Cruise or Draw, Talent Show and Sports Tournaments.

• The glittering casino features electronic slot machines, video poker, blackjack, craps, roulette and Caribbean stud poker.

• Make a toast to your vacation in the Champagne Bar, the perfect place to raise a glass in honor of your cruise adventure. Celebrate your first night onboard, a new stamp in your passport or simply the fact that you're at sea. This quiet and elegant bar offers many different sparkling wines, champagnes, and an assortment of canapés for you to enjoy.

• Live music, dancing and entertainment

• There's nothing quite like relaxing in a nautical-themed bar when you're at sea, especially if you're in the Schooner Bar, a Royal Caribbean signature bar and guest favorite. In the evening, you may find a crowd gathered around the piano singing along with any one of the talented piano players featured.

• A Royal Caribbean signature. Perched high above the ocean, this comfortable lounge offers spectacular vistas by day and turns into a lively dance club at night.

• Warm up in one of the relaxing whirlpools.

• The indoor/outdoor pool and lounge area can be covered during inclement weather by a huge glass roof called the Crystal Canopy.

• At 150-200 feet above sea level, the rock-climbing wall offers skill combinations for all levels.

• The seaside fitness center features modern exercise equipment. And the full service spa offers a beauty salon and spa treatments including massage, manicures and seaweed body wraps.

• A full-size outdoor activity court for sports, including basketball and volleyball.

• The theater - five stories from orchestra pit to domed ceiling - features contemporary musical stage productions.