RC Stingray, dolphin, and tiki beach excursion

[sarahmarks3]

Just booked our very first cruise and its all very overwhelming but very exciting! Has anyone done the stingray, dolphin encounter and tiki beach excursion on Royal Caribbean? How much time do you get to spend at each?

 

Also, do they provide life vests for my child or do I need to bring my own?

[cruisingrammie]

We took the excursion to stingray city with RC...we were very disappointed because there were only about 3 or 4 stingrays there and 15 boatloads of people! We did get to actually touch one but there were so few stingrays and so many people that it made it very difficult. I don't know if that's the way it always is or if we just hit a bad day! Just a heads up!