Ice Skating

[riverdees05]

My Grandsons are from Michigan and want to go on a cruise that has ice skating since they are into Hockey. What are the rinks like on the RCI ships and how do they run the rinks?:confused:

[cb at sea]

Voyager and Freedom class ships have the ice rink. The rink is small, tho...they can skate, but I don't think they play hockey on it.

Bring socks and long pants!

[phoenix1181]

The rink is probably half the size of what they're used to & not open to passengers all the time. They would need to check skate times in the compass & long pants are required.

[Dinkachu]

Our family has skated Mariner, Freedom and Allure...

 

As mentioned, the rinks are small and often crowded. We found the times in the compass and everyone did get to skate, but mostly just round and round in a circle. When it is really crowded the time on ice is limited to 20 minutes. Our son took his own skates the first time on Mariner, but decided it was not worth it for other trips.

[Tim,n,Sue]

You can skate on the following ships.

 

Voyager class

Voyager

Explorer

Navigator

Mariner

Adventure

 

Freedom class

Freedom

Independence

Liberty

 

Oasis class

Oasis

Allure

[scotbean]

We are just off independence and my kids loved the ice skating and got on several times for up to an hour without difficulty ;)

[Langley Cruisers]

OP, the kids will be able to skate but they will not be allowed to play hockey. Hockey sticks are actually on the list of prohibited items (not sure if people even know that). Anyway, as stated, the rink is small and crowded, and you skate in a circle. If you get going too fast or try to do spins and jumps, you may be asked to tone it down a bit as many of the passengers do not skate well (but they're trying, and having fun!).

 

Enjoy your cruise, whichever ship you decide upon.