Liberty 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.

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.

Adventure Ocean aft of deck 12 is the location for the children’s programmes featuring specially designed activities for kids ages 3-17 and is run by college-educated staff.

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.

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.

Providing fun for the all the family midship of deck 11 is the 5,380 square foot H2O Zone featuring colourful cartoon statues which incorporate spray cannons, umbrella jets, water fountains which shoot up from the ground, a waterfall, and tipping buckets.

It is catered for by the Squeeze juice bar and a soft drinks and sprinkles soft scoop ice cream station (the ice cream is complimentary whilst the soft drinks station is for use by those with a drinks package using the special cups provided which have a chip in them to activate the machines).

Open from 8am to 8pm, in addition to the splash areas, the H2O zone includes two whirlpools, a large round splash pool which is 1.07m deep (3ft 6”) deep and a rectangular pool with overhead water fall which is 1.7m deep (5ft 7”).

Due to public health regulations, children in nappies, swim nappies, pull-ups or who are not completely toilet trained are not allowed in the pools or whirlpools including the H2O zone with the exception of the baby splash zone. Children in nappies or who are not toilet trained may use the Baby Splash Zone specially designed for them portside and adjacent to the round pool within the H2O zone which is separated off from the rest of the area for use by children in diapers and is 1.5 inches (3.8cm) deep.

In the evening the H2O Zone transforms into a beautifully lit sculpture garden.

The ship's Video Arcade is located aft of deck 12 and features games like Pacman and table hockey, Guitar Hero, Fast and Furious Drift, Mario Karts and dance games. Charges apply of around $1.00 per game (some of the older games are around $0.50 per game) and guests need to insert their Seapass card into one of the recharge stations in the arcade to buy arcade credits to play games.

For children ages 12-14 years and 15-17 years, activities include games and sports, parties and competitions. With The Living Room to hang out with friends, Liberty also has the Fuel Teen Disco teen-only club for teenagers to dance, listen to music or just chill out.

Further examples of activities on offer include family discos, pool parties, scavenger hunts , 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.

The Living Room aft of deck 12 is a laid-back club with non-alcoholic bar for teens to hang out with new friends.

The Fuel Teen Disco is a teens-only club where they can gather, dance and enjoy music and can be found at the back of deck 12.

Edu-tainment Programming is available on Royal Caribbean ships and includes:

Adventure ScienceSM (with fun learning through a blend of hands-on science experiments and wacky entertainments including Staggering Through the Stars©, Germ Jungle©, Wacky Water Workshop©, Jurassic Junior©, Environmentation Station© and Volcanoes©).

Adventure Art by Crayola offers children craft opportunities including making cultural masks and pottery, whilst learning about the art, history and culture of the regions visited during their cruise. The projects vary according to cruise destination, sharing information on the history, traditions, aquatic habitats and animals indigenous to the Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Australia, Asia and Europe

Adventure Theatre mixes educational activities with physical fun as participants get to learn about actor’s craft where 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.

Sail Into Story Time entertains young holidaymakers with a story hour followed by creative, hands-on activities and projects.

In association with Huggies® and Gerber®, Royal Caribbean provide stocked and ready-to-go nappy bags, which can be pre-ordered and delivered to guests stateroom upon their arrival.

Babysitting Services (for children aged over 12 months) are available on Liberty of the Seas in either a group setting or individually in staterooms. It must be booked at least 24 hours in advance at the Guest Relations Desk (deck 5 aft of the Royal Promenade).

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.

The charge is $19 per hour for up to three children within the same family with a two-hour minimum requirement.

Group sitting is available from 10:00 pm to 2:00 am 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.

A magical blacklight puppet show for the entire family about friendships, new and old and staring fish called Dorsal, Bubbles and Tanks, a sea horse named Ripple and Leonard the octopus with music ranging from R&B to Big Band.

The show takes place in the Sphinx on deck 5 and times are detailed in guests Daily Compass activity sheet.

The Royal Babies and Tots Nursery aft of deck 12 is a colourful nursery for infants aged 6 to 36 months old and is run by trained professionals providing daily activities and playgroup sessions including music, toys and learning activities. A parent or carer must accompany children visiting this area at all times. These sessions take place in a variety of locations including Cloud Nine on deck 14 within the Viking Lounge.

Liberty of the Seas offers its younger guests the change to get up close and personal with all their favourite DreamWorks characters including Shrek, Fiona and Po (Kung Fu Panda). The experience ranges from special breakfasts where characters join guests in the dining room for photo opportunities to parades throughout the day and evening along the Royal Promenade. Guests can also watch their films on the big screen in 3D in the Platinum Theatre or from the comfort of their staterooms.

Introduced fleet wide from March 2013, the Barbie™Premium Experience is available for girls aged between four and eleven and includes a Barbie stateroom; Tiaras & Teacups party; Mermaid dance class; Fashion Designer workshop and a Barbie Fashion Show. Charges apply of $349.00.