“Find My Kid” Coming to Star of the Seas

August 11, 2025 Randy Young

Royal Caribbean has always been at the forefront of bringing technology to cruising. Now, they are going one step further and introducing Find My Kid on their newest ship, Star of the Seas. This feature allows you to locate your child onboard using the Royal Caribbean app.

What is Find My Kid?

You can think of Find My Kid like an Apple AirTag or Tile location tag but for your children. While those systems will not work on cruise ships due to thick walls and multiple decks, the Find My Kid system uses a WOW Band. This is a wearable bracelet with an RFID chip that can also serve as your SeaPass card and stateroom key.

These bands can be tracked by onboard routers to report a user’s location. It is similar technology to what Walt Disney World has been using throughout its parks for years, and what Princess Cruises and Virgin Voyages currently use on their ships (although not to track children).

How to Register Your Kids for Find My Kid?

Registration and enrollment are handled once you are onboard. There is nothing you need to do ahead of time.

Once onboard:

Register your child at Adventure Ocean
Purchase an Adventure Ocean WOW Band ($14.99 each)
Sign up for the Find My Kid feature in the Royal Caribbean app

You only have to pay for the band once. Once you have it, you can use it on other sailings at no additional cost. You do not need to purchase internet access to use it.

The band can be used for children aged 3 to 12 and replaces their muster location band that’s required.

Find My Kid is Only on Star of the Seas

Currently, Find My Kid works only on Royal Caribbean’s newest ship, Star of the Seas. It makes sense for it to debut on this ship. At 250,800 gross tons with 20 decks and a capacity of 7,600 people, finding people on the world’s largest cruise ship (tied for first with Icon of the Seas) can be hard. Find my Kid will make it easier to know where they are.

It should be noted that Find My Kid does not work at Perfect Day at CocoCay or on other ships at the moment. Royal Caribbean tested a similar service on Icon of the Seas earlier, so it may roll out to that ship in the future. Fleetwide implementation might take time because the routers and onboard infrastructure would likely need to be upgraded.

My Take: A Great Option for Peace of Mind

I already know the first comments that will pop up on Facebook: “Parents should be watching their kids, they do not need this, they are just lazy.” But even if you are watching your kids, they can slip away for a second. On a family cruise last year, my sister took my 5-year-old niece to the bathroom on the pool deck. My sister waited outside with her other child and expected my niece to come out of the same door. They did not realize the bathroom had two entrances, and my niece accidentally used the other one and ended up in a different part of the ship. My sister messaged the family in a panic using the free Royal Caribbean messaging feature, and we all searched around the pool deck until we found her a few minutes later sitting near the Splashaway Bay area. It was a moment of panic that could have easily been avoided by something like this.

I also like that it is free once you have a WOW Band and does not require you to purchase internet access. If other cruise lines like Norwegian Cruise Line or Carnival Cruise Line roll this out in the future, they will undoubtedly try to monetize it like they do their in-app chat features. Royal Caribbean’s is free, while Carnival and NCL charge for this feature.