Royal Caribbean will end its partnership with toy manufacturer Fisher Price as of January 1, 2014.

The ending of this deal doesn’t mean the end of Fisher Price onboard. Rather, Royal Caribbean will augment the Fisher Price toys with toys from other brands as well.

A statement from Royal Caribbean summarizes the change, “As of January 1, 2014, Fisher Price will no longer be the official partner of the Nursery or our Babies and Tots program. Our guest may still find Fisher Price product onboard but it will be complimented by various other brands.”

Royal Caribbean will discontinue the following programs as a result of the end of the deal.

Fisher Price Playgroups
Royal Babies & Tots Nursery Décor
Fisher Price Curriculum
Little People Birthday Party
Hot Wheels Race Track on CocoCay
Dining Room Kid’s Menus
Fisher Price Toys in Adventure Ocean
Décor on Labadee and CocoCay
In-stateroom television content
Toy Lending Program

Guest with kids under 3 years old will still be able to enjoy the following experiences to compliment their family cruising experience:

Adventure Art for Tots
Maritime Music (on select ships)
Royal Bedtime Stories

Royal Caribbean Photos Shared; Thank you

We love to share your Royal Caribbean photos every Friday and give everyone a quick “mental escape” to look at some stunning photos. We want your photos too, so send us your best Royal Caribbean photos to share with the world.

This week, we will begin with a photo from Michael Poole who has this photo from CocoCay that he took in fall 2012. A day at CocoCay sounds like the perfect escape right about now.

David Caffey took this photo of Freedom of the Seas last week in St Thomas while he was on the Disney Fantasy. Don’t worry David, we will let this little transgression of cruising with another line pass because of this great photo.

Next up is a photo from Lisa Perillo and it’s of Split Croatia while being tendered back to Splendour of the Seas from May 2013. I’d be lying if I said I knew how to say “beautiful” in Croatian but it’s a great view!

Connor sent in this photo of looking up at the elevators on Oasis of the Seas. I never get tired of impressive views like this one.

Here’s a photo from Don Harlan of the USS Arizona’s oil leak while on his Pearl Harbor Tour excursion from Rhapsody of the Seas. Don described this photo as “72 years, eerie & somber”. I completely agree.

Lastly, we have this photo from Marnette Severance of Enchantment of the Seas in December 2012, after their third and last cruise on her before she left Baltimore.

Thank you to everyone that sent in their photos this week.