Legend Of The Seas

Royal Caribbean’s complimentary year-round Adventure Ocean Programme is available for children aged 3 (who must be fully toilet trained) to 17. It is subdivided into different age groups called Aquanauts, Explorers, Voyagers, Navigators and Teens.

All children’s activities are supervised by male or female youth staff who have a 4 year University degree or international equivalent in Education, Recreation or a related field. All staff also have at least 3 – 5 years qualified experience in working with children ages 6 months - 17 years.

Aquanauts caters for children aged 3-5 years with activities such as story time, face painting, theatre, finger painting, Camp Aquanaut, building blocks, music activities, space night and animal, colour and shape bingo. The room also features a climbing area with a slide.

Aquanauts opens as follows:
At sea – 9 am to 5 pm; 7 pm to 10 pm.
In port – 30 minutes prior to first shore excursion to 5 pm; and 7 pm to 10 pm.

Children aged 6-8 years can join Explorers where activities range from conducting science experiments to learning how to make kites and sweets, pirate night, backstage tours, Nutty Nicknames, pyjama night, carnival games, model magic creations and talent Shows.

Explorers opens as follows:
At sea – 9 am to 5 pm; 7 pm to 10 pm.
In port – 30 minutes prior to first shore excursion to 5 pm; and 7 pm to 10 pm.

Voyagers provides entertainment for 9 to 11 year olds with a range of educational activities including science experiments, backstage tours and new sports like Gagaball. Other events taking place include karaoke, sports tournaments, List-o-Rama, Boys vs. Girls, Scavenger Hunts and Crazy Tag.

Voyagers opens as follows:
At sea – 9 am to 5 pm; 7 pm to 10 pm.
In port – 30 minutes prior to first shore excursion to 5 pm; and 7 pm to 10 pm.

The ship's outdoor pool, located on deck 9, has a shallow splash area (0.43m/0.17 inches deep) at one end separated from the rest of the pool by an ornate metal barrier where children can sit and enjoy the water.

Please note children in diapers (including swimming ones) are not permitted in the pools or whirlpools in accordance with United States Public Health regulations due to the way the pools are cleaned and maintained. Additionally neither of the pools have lifeguards on duty at any time.

The Video Arcade on deck 10 offers games including classic arcade games like Pacman and table hockey, plus the latest – Guitar Hero, Fast and Furious Drift and more. Visitors can try their luck in winning prizes or race other teens in multiple person challenges by adding money to SeaPass cards first via the kiosks located inside the arcade.

Arcade happy hours are held offering free bonus arcade credit with $25 arcade credit for the price of $20 or $50 for the price of $40 when purchased between the hours of 9am and 6pm.

Adventure Ocean on deck 10, forward, is a spacious playroom offering toys, books and games for participants in the Adventure Ocean Programme to use.

For children aged 12-14 years (Navigators) and 15-17 years, activities include games and sports, parties and competitions. With their own space forward of deck 10 called Optix, activities also take place in different locations throughout the ship.

Activities on offer range from family discos, pool parties and scavenger hunts to karaoke, Video Games, Nintendo© Wii ( for 12-14yrs), pool parties, DJ training, Battle of the Sexes, Casino Night, themed dance parties, Nintendo© Wii-Guitar Hero and movies ( for 15-17 years.)

Operational times for supervised teen activities for 12-14 year-olds are:
At sea – daytime activities vary; night time activities – 8 pm to 2 am.
In port – daytime activities vary; night time activities – 8 pm to 2 am.

Operational Times for supervised teen activities for 15-17 year-olds are:
At sea – daytime activities vary; night time activities – 9 pm to the early hours.
In port – daytime activities vary; night time activities – 9 pm to the early hours.

Teens may join adult activities with the exception of adult sports tournaments and the adult nightclubs.

Optix Teen Disco, by Adventure Ocean on deck 10, caters for the ships teenagers and incorporates a lounge and disco designed with them in mind. It includes TV’s, magazines, table football, seating areas and a dance floor for teen discos.

The room also offers a wide variety of shipboard activities from scavenger hunts to pizza parties.

Royal Babies and Tots Nursery forward of deck 10 has trained professionals to look after children aged 6 months to 36 months, at an hourly rate of $8 per child. The nursery stocks a basic supply of essential childcare items, but parents need to bring nappies/diapers, bottles and milk, food, sippy cups and an extra set of clothes.

Parents can also use the Royal Tots nursery with their under 3’s during certain times to play with a selection of toys.

Introduced fleet wide from March 2013, the Barbie™Premium Experience is available for girls aged between four and eleven and includes a pink Barbie themed stateroom and signature gifts including a Barbie Doll to take home; Tiaras & Teacups party; Mermaid dance class; Fashion Designer workshop and a Barbie Fashion Show. The premium experience costs $349.00 and is only available on cruises over 5 nights long.

Babysitting Services (for children aged over 12 months) are available on Legend of the Seas in either a group setting or individually in stateroom on. It must be booked at least 24 hours in advance at the Guest Relations Desk.

A Royal Caribbean staff-member equipped with Fisher-Price toys and Mattel games will engage and entertain the youngsters until parents return at which point parents will be presented with a log of the child’s activities with the babysitter, including books read, games enjoyed, food consumed and when the child was put to bed.

Available for a minimum of two hours, the charge is $19 per hour for up to three children within the same family.

Group sitting is available from 10.00pm to 2.00am in the Adventure Ocean centre. The cost for this service is $6/hour per child. Children attending must be at least 3 years old and fully toilet trained – no nappies or pull-ups are allowed.

Outside the Windjammer Cafe on deck 9 and operational during select hours, children can make their very own cuddly toy at Pets at Sea with plush pet and outfit packages available for $32.95 and accessories and sounds also on sale.

Individual prices are as follows (subject to change):
$19.95 per animal
$12.95 per outfit
$2.95 for a sound
$6.95 for a recordable sound
$3.95 of sunglasses
$4.95 for accessories
$2.95 for a gift box