Young children on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas have to wear wristbands with an electronic tracking device.
Royal Caribbean said that all children ages 3 to 11 must wear the Youth Evacuation Plan band, which has information about the child and helps the Adventure Ocean youth counselors reunite parents with their child in cases of emergency. The wristband also helps counselors reunite children with parents at muster stations.
The wristband also enables parents to track their kids in real time on the world’s largest cruise ship. The wristband has a WiFi button that helps parents or guardians locate their children with a RoyalConnect device passengers can rent for $17.50 per voyage.
If parents do not rent the device, they can go to guest services, where the ship’s security personnel can inform them about the approximate location of their child.
USA Today’s Cruise Log said that the RoyalConnect devices are reconfigured Apple iPhones that allow passengers to keep in touch with each other as well as make spa and restaurants reservations.
The devices also display the latest shipboard activities.
