How to Win Crazy Quest on Royal Caribbean (Item List)
How to win Royal Caribbean's Crazy Quest: how the six teams work, scavenger hunt items to bring in advance, the dance-offs, and the Manliest Man finale.
To win Crazy Quest on Royal Caribbean: sit in the biggest seating section, bring the common scavenger hunt items with you, and be the loudest team in the room. The audience is split into six teams that earn points by racing items to the host, out-dancing each other, doing ridiculous physical challenges and dressing up a "Manliest Man" as a beauty queen.
It's one of the wildest events on the ship. Here's how it works, the full list of items that can be requested, and how to give your team an edge.
Crazy Quest Basics
- Host: The Cruise Director.
- Location: Usually Studio B (the ice rink). Check your Cruise Compass for the exact time and place.
- Teams: Six. The left, center and right seating sections are each split in half.
- Captains: Each team picks two captains, one man and one woman, to lead and run items to the host.
Seating tip: Sit in the largest section to give your team more people (and more stuff). Don't sit near the front unless you want to be pulled into the action.
Pro Tips for Winning
- Come prepared. Bring common scavenger hunt items (list below) and get your team ready to participate.
- Go big. Enthusiasm wins. Whether it's dancing or dressing up your Manliest Man, commit to the silliness.
- Get loud. Bonus points often go to the loudest, most energetic team. Cheer like your victory depends on it, because it probably does.
The Challenges
Crazy Quest has three main challenge types, plus a finale.
1. Quest for items (the scavenger hunt)
The host calls out an item and your captains race to deliver it within a time limit. Each completed quest earns points.
Items you can bring in advance:
- Baseball cap
- Foreign currency bills (5 types)
- Toothpicks
- Lipstick
- Cruise Compass
- Shoelaces, not in shoes (2 pairs)
- Dentures
- The LARGEST bra
- Birth control (3 types)
- Bar bill or receipt
- Men's belts (up to 5)
- Men's shirts (up to 5)
- Men's pants (up to 5)
- Women's bras (up to 5)
- Women's shoes or heels
Spontaneous requests and group activities:
- A woman wearing men's shoes
- A selfie of the entire team with a set of dentures
- Someone with an appendix scar
- 3 men wearing pants inside out and backwards
- 4 women flapping like chickens
- 6 people "rowing" a canoe
- 4 people barking like dogs
- 4 men dancing in a circle
Be bold:
- The man with the hairiest back
- 3 people in thongs
- 3 women with something fake below the neck
- 3 women with a piercing below the neck
- 3 women with a hidden tattoo
- 3 men in only boxers
2. Team dance-off
The DJ plays a short track and the whole team hits the dance floor. Bonus points go to the team that cheers loudest when the music cuts off. Don't be shy; this one is all energy.
3. Physical challenges
These are guaranteed to get the crowd roaring. Recent examples:
- Dirty Dancing: The youngest and oldest men on your team perform their own rendition of the iconic "Dirty Dancing" routine, broadcast on the big screen.
- Totem Cowboy Hotdog: Team captains race to form specific "totem" poses as the host calls them out. The last pair to get into position is eliminated, and the final pair standing earns the point.
Finale: the Manliest Man contest
This crowns the event:
- Each team sends its "Manliest Man" to the floor.
- Each man struts, flexes and growls on stage.
- The twist: Each team gets 90 seconds to dress him up as a beauty queen with bras, women's shoes, lipstick, hats and accessories.
- Each queen introduces themselves and shows off their best dance moves.
- All six queens parade around the stage for audience cheers.
Prizes and the Afterparty
After the points are tallied, the winning captains get small branded prizes, such as Royal Caribbean keychains. You're really playing for bragging rights.
The fun doesn't stop there: Crazy Quest often rolls straight into Club Red, where everyone's invited to dance the night away.
Crazy Quest is less a game than a spectacle of teamwork and zero inhibitions. Gather your team, bring your bag of random items, and get ready for a ridiculous night. For something smaller and faster, see my guide to winning 60 Seconds or Less.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Crazy Quest on Royal Caribbean?
- It's a game-show style event hosted by the Cruise Director that mixes a scavenger hunt, team dance-offs, silly physical challenges and a Manliest Man beauty-queen finale.
- What should I bring to Crazy Quest?
- Common requests include a baseball cap, five types of foreign currency, toothpicks, lipstick, a Cruise Compass, loose shoelaces, a bar receipt, and men's belts, shirts and pants.
- Where is Crazy Quest held?
- Usually in Studio B, the ice rink venue, but check your Cruise Compass for the exact location and time.
- How are Crazy Quest teams chosen?
- By where you sit. The left, center and right seating sections are each split in half to make six teams, and each team picks one male and one female captain.
- What do you win at Crazy Quest?
- Bragging rights, mostly. The winning captains get small branded prizes like Royal Caribbean keychains.
