text: Some of us don't like to hit the bar before midday, but when your drink is poured by a robot bartender you make an exception - even when mine jerks suddenly and I fear a malfunction. But, hang on a minute, it's simply giving my margarita a good shake. Pouring drinks is only one of these bartenders' tricks. In the evening, they dance to music. Scroll down for video . New attraction: The enormous Anthem Of The Seas is set to welcome more than 80,000 people on board this summer . Making waves: An instructor demonstrates the FlowRider wave machine on board Royal Caribbean's ship, Anthem Of The Seas . The Bionic Bar is among many hi-tech gimmicks on board the 4,180-passenger Anthem Of The Seas, Royal Caribbean's second Quantum-class liner, which last week set sail on its maiden voyage. Passengers have rubber wristbands fitted with electronic chips, which can be pressed against various sensors. I use mine as a room key, to make payments and to check my itinerary on handy tablets around the ship. The 375 interior staterooms also have sea views from virtual balconies — window-sized LED screens showing real-time footage shot by exterior cameras. This ship is clearly aimed at younger cruisers. The indoor SeaPlex activity area (the largest of its kind at sea) has bumper cars, a roller disco and circus school. There's also an observation capsule (another first), which swoops out over the ship, a FlowRider wave machine for surfing and body­ boarding, and RipCord by iFLY - a vertical wind tunnel for skydiving at sea. I'll have a caipirinha, please: Robotic bartenders mix and serve cocktails in the decidedly futuristic Bionic Bar . Fairground thrills: Adrenaline junkies will also be able to enjoy the bumper cars as part of an amazing variety of entertainment . Take a seat: The Music Hall on the Anthem of the Seas is just one of the entertainment venues on this colossal vessel . At the latter, my instructor tells me to thrust out my hips to avoid spinning out of control. In my post-­skydive photo, the instructor has two arms around my bottom and his face in my chest - and I look as though I've had a bad facelift. The Anthem's 18 restaurants include a hotdog-­filled food truck and a Johnny Rockets American diner. For now, Anthem Of The Seas will remain on this side of the pond, exploring Western Europe from her home port of Southampton. In October, she will cross the Atlantic before spending the winter cruising the Caribbean. Which gives the robotic bartender plenty of time to perfect his margarita­ mixing skills. Seven nights on Anthem Of The Seas (www.royalcaribbean.co.uk, 0844 493 2061), departing Southampton on June 13, costs from £979pp. It will sail to Gijon and Bilbao in Spain, Guernsey's St Peter Port, and Le Havre in France before returning to Southampton.
target: New Royal Caribbean cruise ship Anthem of the Seas is sailing out of Southampton this summer .
  It has innovations including robot bartenders who dance to music as well as pour margaritas .
  The liner holds the title of being the world's third largest cruise ship, with room for nearly 5,000 passengers .