- Central Park,
- Boardwalk with the AquaTheater,
- the Royal Promenade,
- the Pool and Sports Zone,
- the Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center, and
- Entertainment Place
A wealth of kid- and teen-friendly adventures lie within the Youth Zone - covering a total expansive area of more than 28,700 sq. ft. (2,669 sq. meters) - including, Kids Avenue, a central boulevard connecting children with dedicated Adventure Ocean spaces and various themed play areas; the cruise line's first nursery for infants and toddlers (six months or older); and state-of-the-art teen areas. A video preview of these areas, including interviews with Royal Caribbean executives, is available online at www.OasisoftheSeas.com.
The Adventure Ocean youth program aboard Oasis of the Seas features the cruise line's curriculum currently offered to young guests fleetwide, but with an exciting new and enhanced approach, including spaces created and equipped specifically for designated activities allowing for a more robust program. All Royal Caribbean Adventure Ocean and teen programs are led by energetic and college-educated counselors, whose goal is to create memorable experiences for the cruise line's younger guests.
The addition of the Royal Babies and Tots nursery, a first for Royal Caribbean is popular for families with young children. This colorful space serves as a fully-staffed nursery where children can be left in the care of Royal Caribbean's trained professionals, as well as host various playgroups.
Open daily, the nursery offers parents childcare drop-off options in the daytime and evening, carefully maintaining an optimum staff to child ratio. Free-time play also is offered daily, creating an interactive environment where parents and children can bond while playing with a variety of toys.
Within the Youth Zone, Kids Avenue serves as the main promenade for young cruisers to access the various Adventure Ocean areas. Crayola Arts and crafts activities, scavenger hunts, talent shows and other scheduled and guided age-specific activities are offered to three Adventure Ocean program age groups, each with its own space: Aquanauts, ages 3 to 5; Explorers, ages 6 to 8; and Voyagers, ages 9 to 11.
In addition, Oasis of the Seas introduces exciting new common play areas, including the Kid's Arcade for video games; the Workshop, where families can learn scrapbooking skills or create personalized jewelry; Imagination Studio where children can explore the world of color and imagination through Adventure Art by Crayola; a fully-equipped lab for Adventure Science Lab, where Einsteins-in-the-making can expand their knowledge; Play, a circular area where children can rollick and participate in a variety of sports and games; and Adventure Ocean Theater, the first-ever children's theater at sea - complete with a stage and curtains, audience seating and state-of-the-art production equipment - where children of all ages can learn about theatrical productions, take part in talent shows, or sign up for hip hop dance classes.
The teen-only spaces is located one deck above the Adventure Ocean areas and adjacent to the ship's Sports Deck, where kids can test their skills on one of the ship's two FlowRider surf simulators; the miniature golf-course, Oasis Dunes; or the Sports Court for volleyball and basketball games. The physical separation of the teen-only spaces from younger Adventure Ocean guests is one of the many striking enhancements implemented as a recommendation of Royal Caribbean's Teen Advisory Board — a group of teens recruited to identify what youths between the ages of 12- and 17-years would want to see aboard future Royal Caribbean ships.
Longtime favorite Royal Caribbean teen-only spaces, Fuel disco and The Living Room, return aboard Oasis of the Seas, only larger and more state-of-the-art. The Living Room is the ultimate go-to hangout for teens to kick back and socialize at the "mock-tail" bar, which serves non-alcoholic sodas and juice concoctions; learn to spin and mix music in Scratch DJ 101 classes, a part of Royal Caribbean's Scratch DJ Academy; or surf the Internet and keep in touch with friends via the bank of computer stations dedicated to the space. Teens also can kick it up a notch at Fuel, a disco which features a hip environment, where they can hang out with friends, and a dance floor, where they can show off their moves. A spacious outdoor deck adjacent to these venues gives teens more opportunities to make new friends while on their cruise vacation.
Photos of the Oasis of the Seas
- Oasis of the Seas AquaTheater
- Oasis of the Seas Boardwalk
- Oasis of the Seas Central Park
- Oasis of the Seas Dining
- Oasis of the Seas Cabins
- Oasis of the Seas Suites
- Oasis of the Seas Lounges
- Oasis of the Seas Interiors
- Oasis of the Seas Outdoors
- Oasis of the Seas - Kids and Teens Areas
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