Parents will have an easier way to keep tabs on their kids' location while on a cruise ship.
Royal Caribbean is offering parents a tracking feature within its app on its new ship.
The "Find My Kid" feature is an optional add-on for parents to use, and it's exclusively available on Star of the Seas.
Royal Caribbean previously tested it on Icon of the Seas last summer. According to the cruise line website, it's only available on Star.
How it works
After registering a child at the kids club onboard, parents can purchase a special Adventure Ocean WOW Band.
The device is a waterproof bracelet that allows parents to track the bracelet's location via the Royal Caribbean app.
The band costs $14.99.
After that, parents just need to activate the Find My Kid feature in the app.
Parents can tap the Find My Kid icon in the app menu.
Royal Caribbean says it's for kids between 3 and 12 years old, and allows you to see the location of your kids onboard in some areas of the ship, like certain public areas and staterooms, through the app’s deck maps.
Parents can choose which other passengers can track the kids, such as parents, older siblings, or friends and family can opt into it as well.
Better tracking
Tracking within a cruise ship is a helpful idea.
Unlike Apple Airtags, Find My Kid seems to have the ability to better geolocate itself across decks of the ship and within certain venues.
Moreover, Find My Kid integrates into the Royal Caribbean app.
The device isn't a replacement for parenting. Rather, it's peace of mind for parents to have another way to keep tabs on where their children are onboard.
Not only does it make it easier to know where kids are, but it potentially could reduce the chances of a lost child situation later.
Available only on Star of the Seas
As of now, it's only available on Royal Caribbean's newest ship, Star of the Seas.
While the feature was originally tested on Icon of the Seas, the Royal Caribbean website only mentions Star as the ship offering it.
Star of the Seas is days away from welcoming passengers onboard.
The new ship will be one of the biggest ships in the world when it launches, capable of carrying 7,600 guests at maximum capacity.
Royal Caribbean designed Star to be the follow-up to the very successful Icon of the Seas, and both ships offer the ultimate family cruising experience.
The ship has an entire waterpark, a park, a neighborhood dedicated to families, and much more.
The official first sailing begins August 31, although there are four showcase sailings that precede it.
