The Tidal Wave Water Slide on Liberty Of The Seas

[Spaniel Lover]

 

I recently traveled to Galveston, Texas, in order to be one of the first to experience the new Tidal Wave waterslide. It finally just opened up for use a few weeks ago, after a five-month long effort by Royal Caribbean to fix some initial design problems with the slide.

 

I noticed that no one has posted a decent YouTube video of the new slide yet, so I set out to create one. Take a look!

 

 

No other cruise ship in the world has a water slide like this. Of course, cruise ships have had waterslides for a long time... but not like this one! Water parks on land have had this type of slide for a while now, but Royal Caribbean is the first to put one on a cruise ship.

 

I really enjoyed this waterslide, and I think Royal Caribbean has really raised the bar in the competition to see who can come up with the best cruise ship water slide. Disney's "Aqua Duck" is very cool... as is the "Green Thunder" slide on a couple of Carnival ships... as well as the similar "Free Fall" slides on Norwegian's newest ships. But the Tidal Wave slide on Liberty Of The Seas may just be the best of all!

[widallas]

Great video!!!

 

 

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[Clarea]

Fun video, thanks!

[LuCruise]

Thanks for posting. You gotta be very brave to go on that, but wow, tons of fun.

 

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[Cel_cruise]

Thanks for sharing! Do you know if the weight requirements are the same for this slide on land?

[R_Judy]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

 

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[A&L_Ont]

Jim, thanks for the video. It looks like a great slide.

[Yorkvillain]

Great video Jim. Thanks for doing that.

[setsail]

Outstanding.

[Spaniel Lover]

Thanks for sharing! Do you know if the weight requirements are the same for this slide on land?

Sorry... I don't know about whether there are any weight requirements on similar slides at water parks on land.

[Alter Ego]

Do they let people go down solo? Or, do they match up people? Your video only shows duos and I travel alone.

 

Thanks

[SheehanDJ]

Glad they finally got it working, hopefully they are going to be painting it or something though.

[ARCruisinNana]

Do they let people go down solo? Or, do they match up people? Your video only shows duos and I travel alone.

 

 

 

Thanks

 

 

Only duos. They will match you up with someone if solo. Minimum weight for each is 100. Max is 250(?). There is a max for the duo 400-425(?).

[rubrrick]

I was on the cruise when Royal Caribbean finally opened it up to the public, after removing a "hump" and replacing it with a smooth surface, and the few that I talked to the had tried it found it to be a good thrill.

 

Thanks Jim, for a wonderful video. It really puts the ride into perspective.

 

Rick

[awhfy]

We're on a b2b on Liberty next April. That looks like an awesome slide! Thanks for sharing.

[peach section]

Wonderful!

 

Thanks for posting this, Jim!

 

Looking forward to riding it next month

[teese]

What fun, thank you!

[JaniceB]

Wow thanks for sharing.

[wolfganghowell]

Maximum for one person is 250. And don't think you can cheat - there is a scale at the line. I need to remind Mr Giant Wolf that he has about 8 pounds to lose! :D

[molsonschooner]

if I ever get back on Liberty I will spend a fair amount of time on this slide. Looks awesome. Thanks for the video

[reallyitsmema]

Only duos. They will match you up with someone if solo. Minimum weight for each is 100. Max is 250(?). There is a max for the duo 400-425(?).

 

Maximum for one person is 250. And don't think you can cheat - there is a scale at the line. I need to remind Mr Giant Wolf that he has about 8 pounds to lose! :D

 

At around the 2:35 point in the video, you can see a sign with the maximum weights. It was listed as 280 max for an individual, 450 max combined weight.

[jaimevoyager]

Was on her last year (pre- dry dock) from New Jersey. On Freedom this year and she pulled up beside us in Cozumel. I was JEALOUS!

[DISFANS3]

Cool....

[3happykids!]

thanks for posting. we'll be experiencing it in 3 weeks.

[3happykids!]

thanks for posting. we'll be experiencing it in 3 weeks.