In a Twitter post earlier today, Royal Caribbean UK confirmed it has no current plans to charge guests for WOWbands on the soon to be launched Ovation of the Seas.
@markfazzy Hi Mark, the new pricing only applies to #AnthemoftheSeas at the moment.
— Royal Caribbean UK (@MyRoyalUK) January 4, 2016Royal Caribbean has been testing charging for the RFID bracelets, known as WOWbands, on Anthem of the Seas since November 2015, by charging guests $4.99 for each band.
WOWbands are RFID enabled bracelets that that allows passengers to connect with a number of Royal Caribbean experiences, such as purchase goods and services, access stateroom doors and check-in for activities or entertainment. They are essentially a replacement for the traditional SeaPass card.
According to a Royal Caribbean spokesperson, WOWBands do not have an additional cost on Quantum of the Seas either.
Ovation of the Seas launches in April 2016 and will be the third Quantum class ship in Royal Caribbean's fleet.
