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Royal Caribbean Europe cruise in Oct half term- are the pools warm enough?

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HelloCheekyCat · 19/09/2026 14:54

Has anyone been on a Royal Caribbean cruise around Europe at the end October and been able to swim/use the waterslides?
We're looking at Legend of the Seas for October half term next year and it would be a shame if we couldn't at least go on the slides because they look great 😃

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SemmaLina · 19/09/2026 18:59

Hopefully this helps , possibly not but , hey Ho !
We were on a Scandi cruise from Southampton in April
The air was cold , the pools were lovely and warm , with steam coming off them !
the problem was getting out of the water and dashing over to wrap yourself in a towel and robe
I would imagine the Med is warmer

manonmoonah · 19/09/2026 21:21

I’ve been a few times mid-October, so a bit earlier than you are thinking about. Mostly we’ve been lucky with the weather. Warm and sunny, perhaps around 25 degrees, so we’d be sunbathing by the pool. There have been times when it’s cooler and occasional rain. It takes a bit longer to warm up in the morning and the sun sets earlier than summertime. However I know the summer months would be too hot for us! I guess at that time of year it can be hit or miss. These ships have lots to do to keep you entertained if the weather isn’t playing ball though.

HelloCheekyCat · 20/09/2026 17:31

Thanks everyone
We’ve realised after our last two holidays that the summer is too hot for us too @manonmoonah so hopefully October will be better for us

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