mattymay

Cool... now drop the Icon prices because it's not new anymore 😆

Going to be contrary and say Texas because of the Star.

But come on RCI... you can't be serious???
*disclaimer this is AUD.. but still 4K+ for an interior? this is getting beyond a joke

 

But come on RCI... you can't be serious???
*disclaimer this is AUD.. but still 4K+ for an interior? this is getting beyond a joke

 

It is definitely disturbing where the pricing is for Icon in 2025 and 2026. 
I priced out for fun what is probably my kids' Spring Break in 2026 and for 2 adjacent balcony rooms, it's $12,823. That's the kind of cost I'd expect to pay for a suite.
As so many others pointed out, someone's paying those prices and I have no doubt this is an effort by the line to push the boundaries.  
Up until today, Icon hasn't just been selling well. It's been selling at record levels at every step of the way. So I get why they're trying to see what the market will bear.
What I'm truly interested in seeing is what the rest of the 2025/2026 deployment looks like. I have no doubt it will be at higher prices than last year, but are we talking 10% higher or significantly more. It's one thing to pay a premium to go on Icon, it's another to go on Independence.
I'm simply surprised at how high the prices are out of the gate for a ship that will be up to 2 years old, and will have 1 or 2 newer sibling ships in operation by this point too.

But come on RCI... you can't be serious???
*disclaimer this is AUD.. but still 4K+ for an interior? this is getting beyond a joke

 

But come on RCI... you can't be serious???
*disclaimer this is AUD.. but still 4K+ for an interior? this is getting beyond a joke

 

But come on RCI... you can't be serious???
*disclaimer this is AUD.. but still 4K+ for an interior? this is getting beyond a joke

 

But come on RCI... you can't be serious???
*disclaimer this is AUD.. but still 4K+ for an interior? this is getting beyond a joke

 

But come on RCI... you can't be serious???
*disclaimer this is AUD.. but still 4K+ for an interior? this is getting beyond a joke

 

But come on RCI... you can't be serious???
*disclaimer this is AUD.. but still 4K+ for an interior? this is getting beyond a joke

 

But come on RCI... you can't be serious???
*disclaimer this is AUD.. but still 4K+ for an interior? this is getting beyond a joke

 

Just got to Port Canaveral..
Qantas lost our bags in San Francisco.. looks like I’m going to be the proud owner of a lot of Royal Caribbean merchandise!!!
 
 

Qantas has the spectrum repo ,pretty good deal.

Glad they are doing well in their post-COVID bounceback (both as a cruiser and a stockholder) but I think its disingenuous to claim the record highs are due to demand.
It is due to record high pricing that so far has not impacted demand but likely will if/when the economy starts to move back to a more normal vibe (people not getting regular stimulus checks, paying their student loans, etc.)
As a regular cruiser who never expected to want or be able to cruise as regularly as I do the price is starting to cause me to rethink some of my options, hopefully (as a stockholder) I am wrong and the good times keep rolling but I have a hard time seeing that.

@FionaMG posted this June 27 - I thought it was pretty interesting:
 

Posted a couple of hours ago over on CC (credit: Jumping Cruiser)
"Just from Captains Corner on Anthem about her repositioning. It looks like she is going on quite the world tour! 
 
Summer 24 - Southampton, UK
Winter 24/25 - Singapore
 
March 25 - Dry Dock
 
Summer 25 - Alaska
Winter 25/26 - Australia"

Never book on the Australian site when a new ship is released. No idea why they do it but it's always way higher, wait a month and it will drop. Noticed the same for Odyssey, Wonder and Icon releases.

Test load on website


 

Just got to Port Canaveral..
Qantas lost our bags in San Francisco.. looks like I’m going to be the proud owner of a lot of Royal Caribbean merchandise!!!
 
 

Just got to Port Canaveral..
Qantas lost our bags in San Francisco.. looks like I’m going to be the proud owner of a lot of Royal Caribbean merchandise!!!
 
 

Just got to Port Canaveral..
Qantas lost our bags in San Francisco.. looks like I’m going to be the proud owner of a lot of Royal Caribbean merchandise!!!
 
 

Just got to Port Canaveral..
Qantas lost our bags in San Francisco.. looks like I’m going to be the proud owner of a lot of Royal Caribbean merchandise!!!
 
 

Just got to Port Canaveral..
Qantas lost our bags in San Francisco.. looks like I’m going to be the proud owner of a lot of Royal Caribbean merchandise!!!
 
 

Just got to Port Canaveral..
Qantas lost our bags in San Francisco.. looks like I’m going to be the proud owner of a lot of Royal Caribbean merchandise!!!
 
 

Just got to Port Canaveral..
Qantas lost our bags in San Francisco.. looks like I’m going to be the proud owner of a lot of Royal Caribbean merchandise!!!