Pesky Parrot is a tiki bar onboard certain Royal Caribbean ships. This post will share details and our experience at the Pesky Parrot on Utopia of the Seas.
A tiki bar is typically heavily themed with exotic, Polynesian vibes with a focus on rum-based drinks. The Pesky Parrot is no exception.
Utopia of the Seas is already so full of bright, vibrant colors, but the Pesky Parrot takes it up a notch. The bright pink and blue lights draw your attention as you walk through the Royal Promenade. And if the bright colors don’t draw you in, then the Parrot mascot surely will! Yes, he moves and talks and whistles!
There are lots of different seating options. You can sit at the bar, of course, but there’s various comfy chairs and even long benches along the wall. The back corner has a long bench with an animated, realistic scened window behind it to make you feel like you are in….maybe Tahiti…and not floating on a cruise ship in the Caribbean.
If you look up, you’ll see some decorations courtesy of guests….dollar bills with handwritten notes on them! Don’t touch!
Another fun decoration is the wall of swimsuits. Who knew swimsuits could provide such lovely wall decor?
Ok let’s talk drinks. The Pesky Parrot menu contains some drinks unique to the Pesky Parrot and some standard offerings that you’d find at other bars throughout the ship. They also have some non-alcoholic drinks in case the little cruisers want something fun and fruity. My daughter got the Blueberry Nohito and thought it was fun.
They have four frozen drinks that are actually pre-made in the frozen slush machines (think Slurpee machines) that are right there on display behind the bar.
I’m a sucker for getting my drink in a cool cup and also for peanut butter, so I went with the Pesky’s Peanut Butter Pina. However, don’t let the menu photo fool you…it did not come in that same mug. The glass was unique and different than what you’d get elsewhere on the ship and looking back, of course you don’t get a cool mug because I’m sure people would steal it.
I also didn’t get a look at the “slurpee” machines before ordering and was a little disappointed that mine came from the pre-made machine. I like seeing the alcohol go into my drink so I know it’s there and with a machine you don’t get that. But it was good, very very light on the peanut butter taste but a fun drink that I enjoyed and glad I got something unique to that bar.
If you have the chance, definitely go a couple of times and try sitting in different locations. We love sitting at the bar seeing the action, as well as in a comfy chair. During embarkation, this place was PACKED and loud. We went back another day and had the place to ourselves basically.
Don’t forget to interact with the Parrot on your way out!
