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I definitely noticed prices going up and even noticed the price of the package increased for our sailing since we booked We initial got the deluxe drink package for 20% off ... well, just checked and they no had "buy one get one 50% off" - so in effect 25% off each for 2 people - but when I priced it out that extra 5% only came to a few dollars as the starting point went up from our initial purchase Definitely don't buy anything you aren't comfortable with as it will make you uneasy or just not happy about each drink you get as you feel you are just trying to get your money's worth or just associating it with an unhappy purchase You can just bring a bottle of wine per person and then get the occasional drink and enjoy it all vs buying something you aren't all in on

Thanks for sharing ing the link. Does sound like a full experience and while not cheap, that would cost a lot more on land Wonder if you have the drink package if any discount skid this included the cocktails Hoping to book this for my birthday when we are in the Feb 17ths sailing next year

This got posted in another thread but thought it would be good to add her too The free pizza isn't going anywhere

Definitely bummed to see they are even considering this. This is one of the very few places open for food very late and one of the food options my son really ate. It almost became a tradition to pick him up at the kids club and then go down and get pizza together IF this came along with keeping the windjammer open later or some other late included option I guess I could deal, but not expecting that Definitely not happy and definitely would make me less likely to pick RCL

I agree that planning is a bit of a challenge - even some of the dining venues, like the Empire Supper Club, we don't have a lot of details on (price, etc) One thing I noticed too is it is confusing to know if for sure our cruise is stopping at Roatan or not as it isn't listed but when you look at excursions they have "Day 3- cruising" but then you can book things for Roatan for that day

Yup - and worked for us. We used to do Disney but they just priced us out. We did RCL for the first time this past February after a week on Symphony was less than 4 days in the Wish, even after adding in unlimited dining. And my family had a blast and are now booked on Icon for next February But their adds are definitely going after that Disney Family crowd with calling Icon the ultimate family vacation and now Utopia as the ultimate family weekend

I suspect for a lot of non-locals they will combine this with a stay in the Orlando area ... Do 3 - 4 days at the theme parks and then 3-4 days on the cruise Very popular structure for folks cruising Disney Cruise Line - they have their newest ship doing similar 3 and 4 day cruises

Feels a lot like following the Disney Cruise Line model of the new ship doing the 3 or 4 night cruises with a stop at the private island Good way for families to try out cruising with all the bells and whistles and can also add it on to a week long trip to Florida (so do 3-4 days at the theme parks and then 3-4 days cruising)

yeah, I was hoping they might do something different with the Main Dining Room, but seems pretty much the same, but the Aquadome Market Place sounds like a great addition

Got an email today from Royal Caribbean about the dining on ICON indicating about over 20 places to eat. The main new info I see is about the Supper Club which will be called the Empire Supper Club and is a new restaurant in Central Park: - Indulge in an evening of extravagance with an eight-course menu of premium American cuisine, carefully curated with expertly prepared plates from caviar to wagyu. - Each dish is exquisitely paired with a beverage that will elevate your experience to next-level nouveau. - All while a swanky three-piece band accompanies each course with upscale — and unexpected — renditions of modern favorites to transport you to a bygone era of sophistication and glamour. no price listed but it does have a 3 out of 4 $ indication Other locations discussed in the email: - Izumi in the park (the to-go sushi part) - Aquadome Market: the first in the fleet food hall featuring Feta Mediterranean, Mac's, Toast and Garden, Asian Faves (perhaps named GNGR, wording was weird), and Creme del la Crepe, plus a bar - Pearl Cafe - Surfside Eatery - Surfside Bites - Celebration Table (a VIP table for 12) - Main Dining Room

I don't know for sure but I wouldn't be surprised if they intentionally oversell it a little, expecting that a certain % will cancel, and then when that didn't happen they had to course correct (pun intended) Probably want those ships as full as possible given the high cost week of travel

We were on Symphony and at least on this ship the Vitality cafe did the Starbucks lattes and mochas and stuff just like at Cafe Promenade so I got everything there in the morning Though Cafe Promenade also had booze so when I wanted an iced coffee with a shot of Bailey's I had to go there

I did this every morning - I took my seapass, my wife's, and my daughter's and went to the vitality cafe and got specialty coffees for myself and my wife and a fruit smoothy for my daughter (she had the refreshment package)

It varies by cruise, etc but with the precise discount booking online we paid, I think, $246 / person

We just had our first RCL cruise and got the UDP and that was one concern I had We went right to one of the restaurants after boarding and made all our reservations and got everything we wanted - only thing we had to switch days for two as the one we wanted for that first night was full, but other than that, no issue In the end for our week we did 5 dinners (ate in the MDR the other nights) and 3 lunches (sea days) plus one stop at Playmakers. So overall I think we got our $ worth for sure.

Welcome to the Presidents Week sailing of the latest Royal Caribbean ship - Icon of the Seas! We just returned from our sailing for that same week on Symphony of the Seas (our first Royal Caribbean Cruise) and are very excited for next year! We are a family of 5, myself, my wife, and 3 kids (oldest will turn 15 on the sailing, and then a 12 year old and 9 year old) - we have one of the new Family Infinite Balcony rooms booked. The younger 2 are very excited for the bunk bed area! What are you most looking forward to with the new ship?

Thanks! And I see later in the article it discusses it further and seems like it would be 1 full service and then a second time for either setting up the bed or putting it away - guests won't be expected to do that themselves - so that is more than sufficient I thinking. Thanks!

That is the part I am interested to see about ... I am fine with one "full" service a day, but would rather not have to either out away or set up the extra bed space we use as a family of 5 Guess I would be totally cool with 1 and 1/2 services a day lol

We are a family of 5 so that aspect is definitely a concern for us - well, maybe not concern, but I guess the aspect we would miss the most from no longer having service twice a day .... Just nice to have the room put together/ away for day time and then re-set up for sleeping in the evening. We would definitely be fine with just 1 "full" cleaning a day but would miss that aspect

We were on Symphony of the Seas a week or so ago (boarded on Feb 18) and we made our Specialty Dining reservations at 150 Central Park - went there right after boarding (had a 10:30am boarding time) and took care of all of our specialty dining for the week there

I didn't hear any details of what happened but it sounded quite serious. I hope everything is ok now

Just got off the Symphony and we tried to just use the app but was hard to find some information and wound up asking our room attendant for the paper compass and she left one every day going forward - it is just so much easier to see things laid out in the printed version and easier to find some of the more basic info

I am departing the Symphony today and had the lobster tail in MDR and it was definitely a northern cool water tail ... Not the biggest one but decent size. And I was able to make it a surf and turf by adding it to the steak - which was well cooked and season well. Overall it was a really good meal

I am currently on Symphony and just took this picture of the outlet on the side of the bed ... Note there is only an outlet on one side of the bed, nothing on the other We are in an ultra spacious ocean view room

Just got out of MDR on Symphony of the Seas on "lobster night" and I ordered the steak and the lobster ... Our server indicated he could bring out one and the next or make it a "surf and turf" - I opted for the later so basically was the lobster tail and butter added to my plate with the steak. Both the steak and lobster were really good, very happy with this meal