Sky Pad Will Discontinue the VR Bungee

[WAAAYTOOO]

Apparently too many lawsuits.

Found this on CC

[KWofPerth]

So the bungee aspect will remain sans the VR experience? Or the bungee is being retired in its entirety?

After a second reading, it looks like the latter.  Too many accidents I guess.

[She Sails Away]

Interested to see what they replace it with!

[Matt]

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/03/22/royal-caribbean-getting-rid-of-the-sky-pad-all-of-its-ships

[Diesel]

I see that Royal Caribbean is doing away with Sky Pad and going to replace the venue with a different activity.  I've never sailed on a ship that had a Sky Pad so never experienced it.  Curious what people thought of Sky Pad.  Was it something people enjoyed doing?  Was it a "Glad I did it but don't need to do it again" activity?  Did it seem like a popular activity with people lining up to do it?

[Ampurp85]

It was weight and height restricted, lots of upset children and folks. A person in my party once complained about the harnessed used and said it wasn't worth it. 

[Va4fam]

We were looking forward to trying it on Odyssey in couple of weeks.

Didn't they also take away the VR attraction?

 

 

[Jkaczano]

Both teens including my gymnast said it was a one and done.  No loss in my opinion

 

[CrimsonCruiser]

Seems like I'm in the minority so far , but I had a blast on it on Odyssey. I would definitely have done it again if I was on a ship that had it.

That said, I can see how it may have issues.

My "blast" was partly because I ended up using it wrong. Easily swayed by the VR I kept my legs curled and used apparently quite a lot of force when jumping. On lookers said I was twice as high as other participants and swinging all over the place. I SWEAR I tried to follow the rules and keep my legs straight but the virtual rocks and mountains I was jumping over sent signals to my brain to duck, tuck, dodge and swerve lol. I apologized profusely to the staff monitoring me and while he took it in good humor, I think I could tell he definitely had had a hard time. I'm sure to him it looked like I was intentionally doing whatever I wanted. I'm sure the staff are in worse position to get kicked in the face or worse, not to mention other issues such as what @Ampurp85 mentioned.

I'll be sad to see it go, glad I got my chance, and interested to see what comes next

[Snotarni]

Add another bar...

[MotleyCruiser]

I saw this coming the day they rolled it out.

[MotleyCruiser]

26 minutes ago, Snotarni said:

Add another bar...

It would be an awesome sports or beach bar!

[Zambia-Zaire]

47 minutes ago, Snotarni said:

Add another bar...

Wonderland II 

[Neesa]

My daughter enjoyed it, she did not use the goggles. They were not consistent with types of clothing. Whomever was in charge of the contraption called the shots. It honestly seemed tough on the staff as well. She did say, one and done.

 

 

 

[Gadget Hackwrench]

There have been several lawsuits for million of dollars over injuries sustained on the Sky Pad including back injuries. From a liability view alone, the cruise ship company made the right decision here to end this beloved ride.

[Bowen]

I wonder how many people barfed in that attraction. I definitely would.

[Ampurp85]

2 hours ago, Bowen said:

I wonder how many people barfed in that attraction. I definitely would.

Not just barf, my friend's neither region was sore for most of the trip. 

[Matt]

19 hours ago, Bowen said:

I wonder how many people barfed in that attraction. I definitely would.

I tried it once and got super queasy. But I also got queasy doing VR minecraft with my kids at home 

[twangster]

When I did it it was a workout!  

Not sure I ever figured out why I had to jump up and down to get the things I was trying to get.  Seems like the VR part would have worked standing in place nearly as well.  

[cruisellama]

I'm surprised its lasted as long as it has (after reading about the accidents).     There are some pretty advanced VR simulations in the market place that make you feel like you're moving without actually moving.

[WannaCruise]

Sad to hear.  My kids were looking forward to it on Odyssey.  Hopefully they put in some other fun (safe) activity.

[Bowen]

1 hour ago, Matt said:

I tried it once and got super queasy. But I also got queasy doing VR minecraft with my kids at home 

Same! 

[Ditchdoc]

I am not sure just what you could use that space for. As some have mentioned, a semi outdoor bar (Tiki) might work.

I though maybe one of those virtual driving ranges were you hit a golf ball into a projected screen that detects speed and spin then virtually continues the balls course. You might could line up 3 or 4 people at a time and allow a limited number of balls (5 - 10). I am not sure golf is popular enough to have such an thing or not.

Mariner is on it way back to the US for the summer season after a dry dock. Maybe its Skypad will be updated and give some clues for future use.

[WannaCruise]

16 minutes ago, Ditchdoc said:

I am not sure just what you could use that space for. As some have mentioned, a semi outdoor bar (Tiki) might work.

 

I thought I read that whatever they put in the space would be included. If that's the case, then not a bar.

[RestingBird]

On 3/22/2023 at 9:25 AM, Diesel said:

I see that Royal Caribbean is doing away with Sky Pad and going to replace the venue with a different activity.  I've never sailed on a ship that had a Sky Pad so never experienced it.  Curious what people thought of Sky Pad.  Was it something people enjoyed doing?  Was it a "Glad I did it but don't need to do it again" activity?  Did it seem like a popular activity with people lining up to do it?

We did it once on Mariner back in 2019.  We liked it, but didn't love it.  It's sad to see it go, but I understand why.  Fingers crossed they can come up with a good replacement...like using the sphere for motorcycles

[FireFishII]

On 3/25/2023 at 9:37 AM, Matt said:

But I also got queasy doing VR minecraft with my kids at home 

I too got queasy until my son reconfigured how my controller worked. 

[RCVirgin22]

On 3/27/2023 at 9:49 AM, Ditchdoc said:

I am not sure just what you could use that space for. As some have mentioned, a semi outdoor bar (Tiki) might work.

I though maybe one of those virtual driving ranges were you hit a golf ball into a projected screen that detects speed and spin then virtually continues the balls course. You might could line up 3 or 4 people at a time and allow a limited number of balls (5 - 10). I am not sure golf is popular enough to have such an thing or not.

I think I'd be more open to that or something entertainment related over yet another bar. lol