Icon of the Seas 2024 - Reimagined Family Experiences
Royal Caribbean Introduces New Family Neighbourhood
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Royal Caribbean International is taking family vacations to the next level when Icon of the Seas debuts in January 2024. Introducing the all new Surfside family neighbourhood. Surfside, the neighbourhood made for young families on Icon of the Seas, is where adults and kids ages six and under can stay and play all day. Grownups can enjoy ocean views at the new Water’s Edge pool, as they keep an eye on the kids at Baby Bay and Splashaway Bay. However, there is much more to do in Surfside than just water activities.
Surfside Family Neighbourhood - Image: Royal Caribbean
Kids, teens and adults can make memories together and enjoy their own adventures from bow to stern. The thrills and ways to chill run the gamut, from new activities in Surfside like the Larger-than-Life Family Festival and the Steel Pan Family Jam hosted by Admiral Awesome – a newly created position in charge of the family experiences on board – and bolder favorites such as Adventure Ocean for the kids, teens’ Social 020, the Royal Escape Room and laser tag.
Surfside
A neighborhood designed for young families, Surfside brings new ways to play all day on Icon of the Seas. The Larger-than-life Family Festival is a neighborhood-wide celebration for the whole family. Hosted by every family’s new BFF on board, Admiral Awesome, the festival will come alive with supersized versions of classic games like bowling, ring toss and darts, as well as live music and dancing.
Admiral Awesome
Admiral Awesome on Icon of the Seas
Admiral Awesome, an all-new member of the Royal Caribbean family, will be the shipwide host of family experiences on Icon of the Seas. Their mission will be to make each day unforgettable, with adventures and moments big and small, on the world’s best family vacation.
Surfside
Steel Pan Family Jam in Surfside on Icon of the Seas
Kids and parents can drum up new tunes – and memories – together at the Steel Pan Family Jam in Surfside, the neighborhood designed for young families on Icon of the Seas. Instructional instruments and kid-friendly sheet music will have everyone creating and playing their own tropical rhythms in no time.
Big Shark Block Party
Big Shark Block Party in Surfside on Icon of the Seas
The new Big Shark Block Party will be the ultimate dance party in Surfside, the neighborhood made for young families on Icon of the Seas. The kids will join Admiral Awesome and friends to dress up with fins and dance to themed mashups and classics, like Baby Shark and Baby Beluga, to their hearts’ content.
Royal Escape Room and Laser Tag in Absolute Zero
Royal Escape Room on Icon of the Seas
Laser Tag in Absolute Zero on Icon of the Seas
There is so much family fun to be had on new Icon of the Seas. Families and friends can team up to race against the clock and crack the code at Royal Caribbean’s latest and greatest Royal Escape Room.
Laser tag in Absolute Zero, the largest ice-skating arena at sea, is the next up in Royal Caribbean’s action-packed, glow-in-the-dark adventures. The experience for the whole family is among a variety of thrills that make Icon of the Seas the world’s best vacation.
Kids Clubs on Icon of the Seas
AO Babies, Adventure Ocean, Social O2O
The award-winning youth program for kids of 6 months to 12 years old, Adventure Ocean, packs more adventure on Icon of the Seas. Imaginations can roam free in the program’s dedicated spaces day and night, including a place to tinker at Workshop, Hangout – with games and cozy spots to lounge – AO Babies for the youngest of the bunch and more. In the AO Theatre that debuts a new look, kids will hear tall tales that make for a magical night.
With a seamless connection to Surfside, the stay-all-day neighborhood for young families, the program’s dedicated spaces and experiences include the AO Juniors room.
As the first-of-its-kind combination of the best of every vacation, Icon of the Seas has adventures for everyone, including the hidden Social 020 teen hangout. The older kids can enjoy time to kick back with the latest video games, music, movies and more away from their parents and younger siblings.
Once Upon a Bedside Story
Once Upon a Bedtime on Icon of the Seas
A day full of adventures calls for a cozy, winddown at night in Surfside, the stay-all-day neighborhood made for young families. The brand-new Once Upon a Bedtime Story activity on Icon of the Seas will be all about calm vibes, as Admiral Awesome hosts young adventurers for a sleepy-time stretch and readings of new, original bedtime stories under the stars.