About Adventure of the Seas

The Adventure of the Seas started sailing in 2001 . Former names: none. The Adventure of the Seas is registered in Nassau, Bahamas. The Adventure of the Seas has 1691 cabins. 46 percent of the staterooms on board have balconies.

You can expect between 3382 to 4058 passengers on a typical sailing. This means that at the higher number (usually peak and holiday sailings) Adventure of the Seas has a space ratio of 33.8 . (A space ratio less than 33 means that you may find the ship crowded in areas. A space ratio greater than 39 means that there should be plenty of space for each passenger.) When this ship isn't sailing at capacity the space ratio can be as good as 40.6.

The Adventure of the Seas has 1180 crew members on board. There are 3 passengers for every crew member on board. There are no self serve laundromats on this cruise ship.

There are 15 decks on this ship. The highest deck number is 15. The number of decks with passenger cabins is 9.

The following ships share the same class as this ship. This means the basic design and layout of the ship is the same. For the most part the cabins will be identical among these ships, but may be decorated differently.
1999 - Voyager of the Seas
2000 - Explorer of the Seas
2001 - Adventure of the Seas
2002 - Navigator of the Seas
2003 - Mariner of the Seas

There are 27 special needs cabins on this ship. These cabins have been modified for accessibility purposes.


The ship last drydock was in Oct 2021.

Most modern cruise ships need to be dry docked for inspection, maintenance and class surveys every five years and once they reach 15 years of age they need to be dry docked at least twice within a five-year period. Dry docks typically last up to 14 days at a cost of up to $2 million per day and involve regular maintenance including hull cleaning, exterior painting of the structure, inspection of pipes, restoration of exterior deck flooring, and installation of enhanced HVAC filter systems

The abbreviation Royal Caribbean uses for this ship is AD.

ADVENTURE OF THE SEAS is the 3rd of 4 ships built in the Voyager Class. The other ships in the series are EXPLORER, VOYAGER and the forthcoming final sister NAVIGATOR.

A drydock in November 2016 added a FlowRider, Chops Grille, and Boleros. Also added Typhoon and Cyclone water slides and splash bay park for kids. The mini-golf course was moved and expanded to two decks, making it the first two level golf course for Royal Caribbean. The library was moved to deck 5 to create a larger library card room. The drydock was scaled back.

During drydock on Jan 13 to Feb 10, 2018 added specialty restaurant Izumi Japanese Cuisine, new inside and Oceanview staterooms and a Suite Lounge, including 38 panoramic cabins on deck 12.

There are 1691 staterooms on board, with the largest being the Royal Suite.

Dining options on board include:

Vivaldi Restaurant- main dining room, fixed seating or flexible dining
Strauss Restaurant- main dining room, fixed seating or flexible dining
Mozart Restaurant- main dining room, fixed seating or flexible dining
Windjammer Cafe Lido buffet restaurant- self-serve, breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Johnny Rockets Restaurant- burger bar, extra fee
Giovanni’s Table- Italian specialty, reservations recommended, extra fee
Island Grill
Izumi- japanese ala carte
Chops Grille- steakhouse

Children and adults of all ages will have plenty to keep them busy during the day with an aqua park/interactive water play area which has The Perfect Storm slides, FlowRider (surfing simulator), and 2-deck Mini-Golf course. There is also a SportsCourt which has a golf simulator, table tennis, and a basketball court, jogging track, and rock-climbing wall. There is also a Video Games Arcade.
Children and teens also have their very own designated club areas which offer organized activities with other kids their own age.

Adults have their very own areas as well with the Solarium Lounge (pool area and bar), and the Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center (7 jacuzzis & 4 pools).

Nightly entertainment can be found at The Lyric Theater, which offers 2 grand productions per night and is great for all ages. Other entertainment options can be found at the Screening Room (cinema), Studio B Lounge (indoor skating rink), Blue Moon Lounge and Nightclub (96-seat jazz club), Jesters Disco and Nightclub, Casino Royale, or one of the many bars located throughout the ship.

Other notable venues on board include a Cupcake bakery, Art Gallery, Ben & Jerrys Ice Cream Bar, Online Center, and the Royal Promenade Boutiques.