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Royal Caribbean cruises - What onboard activities would your family pick? Win a £300 voucher NOW CLOSED

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AnnMumsnet · 18/09/2017 14:56

The team at Royal Caribbean cruises would love to hear what onboard activity you’d pick should you find yourself onboard one of their cruise ships - and what would be top of the list of things to do for your partner, kids or parents?

Here’s the list of family activities available - brace yourselves, it’s a big list and what’s more it’s all included in the price!

~ Adventure Ocean® kids' and teens' club - wide variety of games, activities and educational adventures designed especially for different age groups from 6 months-17 years.
~ Cinema
~ Circus School
~ Dodgems
~ DreamWorks Experience*
~ Escape Room
~ FlowRider® Surf Simulator
~ Games Arcade*
~ Ice Rink
~ Indoor Sky Diving
~ Laser Tag - coming in 2018
~ Learn to Dance
~ Mini Golf
~ Reading in the Library
~ Rock Wall
~ Roller Disco
~ Splashaway Bay - Kids’ Waterpark
~ Sports Court - Basketball, Football and much more
~ Swimming
~ Teen Disco
~ The Perfect Storm Waterslides
~ Ultimate Abyss - Tallest Slide at Sea
~ Whirlpools
~ Xbox Games
~ Zip Lines

*additional fees may apply
Note: Onboard features vary by ship

So which would you pick and why?
What do you think your DP would choose to do onboard?
And what about the children - please say how old they are - what you think they’d love to try or experience onboard?

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Chloe96 · 20/09/2017 06:59

The cinema activity

maryandbuzz1 · 20/09/2017 07:00

My other half would love the zip line and the ice rink sounds great to me.....although I expect my son would also love it. My husband likes adventurous activities so the zipwire would be an excellent choice for him.
My sons favourite activity would be dodgems as he is a bit of. Daredevil like his father.

Ratbagcatbag · 20/09/2017 07:01

As it's only me and my dd aged 4, I'd struggle to do the escape room which would be my top pick. Maybe send her off to kids club for an hour. Wink

My dd however would love loads of those activities. She's mad on the circus, so circus school would be too pick for her, but she'd love the zip lines, we jointly love roller disco (as I can do that one!!) dodgems and the rock wall.

It sounds fab to be fair. (Ponders the price of a cruise now!)

ShatnersBassoon · 20/09/2017 07:02

I'd encourage them to try all of them. I'd happily 'look after the bags' from the comfort of a sun lounger.

glenka · 20/09/2017 07:14

With so many different activities I think we would probably want to try them all out. They all sound like such fun.

JulieJaffacake · 20/09/2017 07:20

We usually cruise with Disney, as the activities we prefer are more gentle.

However DD's (16 and 14) might try the zip line and circus school, as well as their more usual activities of cinema and reading.

Do you have any arts activities? They enjoyed making animation cells on Disney, this could tie in with Dreamworks.

I'd love the learn to dance lessons, DH would head straight for the sports court, or x box games, but would be very tempted by the escape room.

123hartley123 · 20/09/2017 07:27

anything water related especially the Surf up on the Flowrider looks fantastic

jacqui5366 · 20/09/2017 07:27

I would choose the Ice Rink - this is something I used to do as a child with my family, but our local ice rink closed and I was not able to carry on the tradition. However my DC would choose the ~ Splashaway Bay - Kids’ Waterpark he loves water, splashing and the thrills of jumping in and out of the water.

NeverTwerkNaked · 20/09/2017 07:36

We've got 4 - age 3 up to age 10... they would all love the water park and water slides, and I think they would all really enjoy the kids clubs too (i know i did as a child).

feefeegabor · 20/09/2017 07:44

My daughter is now a teen so would love the Cinema, XBox, Laser Tag Ice Skating and Teen Disco. That would keep her busy! As for me, I love to dance so I would be learning to dance in peace!

vonniebab2 · 20/09/2017 08:02

We would all definitely pick the water slides, swimming and whirlpools anything to do with water thats why we love cruising!

Ganne1 · 20/09/2017 08:25

I am about to go on a cruise, so I know how expensive these extras normally are. So well done for making them including. I think we'd try them all (subject to queues), and the decide which to jeep at!

compy99 · 20/09/2017 08:37

fab selection of activities! swimming, roller disco and mini golf would be popular in my family, these are things that we enjoy.

finleypop · 20/09/2017 08:40

Top of the list for me would be the whirlpools. Hubby & son would head for the Escape room!

jandoc · 20/09/2017 08:42

I would definitely go on the zip lines a few times

frances93 · 20/09/2017 08:58

My husband is a big kid so he would absolutely love the water slides, although I'm not sure I'd be tempted to join in! My lg would love to learn to dance, she's still fairly young so I doubt she'd really understand what was going on but she loves dancing along to music

SSCRASE123 · 20/09/2017 09:00

Apart from provided activities I'd try to get our kids involved with us more by creating fun tasks like spotting certain things from the ship, or even a treasure hunt onboard.

daydreambeliever21 · 20/09/2017 09:01

Wow, what a selection! Well mine are all teenagers so the boys would be stuck in the xbox room and games arcade until physically removed, but we'd all enjoy the cinema, swimming pools and water slides, dodgems and mini golf and my daughter would definitely do the roller disco and ice skating.

xcxcsophiexcxc · 20/09/2017 09:03

My partner would love the dreamworlds experience as he's such a movie fanatic

shroney · 20/09/2017 09:10

we would choose most of the activities on the list but especially the roller disco as my two love skating.

kateandme · 20/09/2017 09:13

dc wold love all of these.
water of any sort is always a winner.
spa
reaing library sounds great
and the classes.
cinema
arcade
id love a space for young adults too.its often a missed gap.they don't want to be with mum and dad but nor quite fit with being with the younger. but judging by whats on offer here sounds like you have this covered on yours.

tallandlong · 20/09/2017 09:33

Rock Wall, Roller Disco to keep them active and moving

becky004 · 20/09/2017 09:33

DS would love the cinema and surf simulator, he is desperate to learn to surf as he loves the water.

sheilads105 · 20/09/2017 09:38

The FlowRider surfing would be top. As a family we'd be uber-competative in the Escape room. Zip line would be a certain as would time out in pools and whirlpools. As huge Strictly fans my husband & I would try dancing lessons too.

lizd31 · 20/09/2017 09:42

The circus school sounds like fun, my great niece would love it & the roller disco