Uploaded September 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When Royal Caribbean decided to be the only cruise line with FlowRiders installed on its cruise ships. the cruise line had to have the FlowRider designed to fit on a ship. Unlike many surfing simulators on land with long wash-out zones (the space between the top of the ridge and the back wall) where the participant will lose speed and come to a rest, the FlowRiders on Royal Caribbean cruise ships have a wash-out zone of only around eleven feet. This creates a danger where the participant will crash into the back wall at high speed. The problem is compounded by a lack of sufficient padding of the wall. Read more at:
cruiselawnews.com/2013/09/articles/passenger-rights/are-royal-caribbean-flowriders-defectively-designed/index.html
When Royal Caribbean decided to be the only cruise line with FlowRiders installed on its cruise ships. the cruise line had to have the FlowRider designed to fit on a ship. Unlike many surfing simulators on land with long wash-out zones (the space between the top of the ridge and the back wall) where the participant will lose speed and come to a rest, the FlowRiders on Royal Caribbean cruise ships have a wash-out zone of only around eleven feet. This creates a danger where the participant will crash into the back wall at high speed. The problem is compounded by a lack of sufficient padding of the wall. Read more at:
cruiselawnews.com/2013/09/articles/passenger-rights/are-royal-caribbean-flowriders-defectively-designed/index.html
