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Disembarkation was seamless. No different than any other ship from Terminal A. 

Thanks for all the pics! We are booked on Icon for the next two Thanksgivings and two times in between (next one late March). My kids are going to really enjoy Icon and I hope the casino is primed up and ready for my arrival! Can’t wait

Goodnight all…it’s been a great voyage! Final thoughts coming tomorrow. 
 

Before dinner we made a trip to the Lobby bar to try the 1400. Hubby also got some drink but doesn’t remember what it was called 🤦🏻‍♀️ It was delicious! Will post the video to IG in a bit. The 1400 is a must try. 
 

Thanks for all the pics! We are booked on Icon for the next two Thanksgivings and two times in between (next one late March). My kids are going to really enjoy Icon and I hope the casino is primed up and ready for my arrival! Can’t wait

The Grove 
I love this area. The gold bars are pretty blinding here this week, but otherwise, there is no other suite sundeck that can compare to this. This is for sure one area that beats Oasis class, even Wonder. 
 

Thrill Island 
 

Less than 50 Pinnacles is all I've heard...someone told me they're expecting over 1000 kids though.

I’m going to insert a plug for the use of the staircase which is highly underrated IMHO. 

Tonight we tried to catch another showing of AquaNation. No luck. Both shows were cancelled due to motion.
CD Mike explained that the pool here is smaller than the Aqua theatre pool on Oasis class. So any water loss due to motion is unsafe for the divers. On top of that, the aerialists swing on a pendulum so any significant motion is unsafe for them as well.
About 10mins before showtime, they opened the pool and placed a sandbag out to simulate the swinging, and there was considerable water loss with the motion, and the sandbag was swinging side to side across the entire width of the pool. So no go.
I guess they did not consider that a lot of motion is felt at the front of the ship, on the top decks? Hubby and I had to laugh a bit because on Oasis class, the Aqua shows frequently cancel due to wind. This new Aquadome takes away that worry. But they just replaced the wind problem with the motion problem. Good old Royal lol
Life/cruise lesson here: continue to see the Aqua theatre show as early in the sailing as possible. Because there is always going to be some motion, and apparently that is a problem for that theatre 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’m going to insert a plug for the use of the staircase which is highly underrated IMHO. 

I’m going to insert a plug for the use of the staircase which is highly underrated IMHO. 

I’m going to insert a plug for the use of the staircase which is highly underrated IMHO. 

I’m going to insert a plug for the use of the staircase which is highly underrated IMHO. 

He did not say how long he is on board for but hopefully he is still here by March !

I’m so glad to hear Paul is onboard, he is excellent! Looking forward to seeing him again in March. 

There’s going to be a “food truck” by the pool on Utopia. That’s a welcome addition IMHO.  

There’s going to be a “food truck” by the pool on Utopia. That’s a welcome addition IMHO.  

There’s going to be a “food truck” by the pool on Utopia. That’s a welcome addition IMHO.  

Backtracking a bit here…
We never got off the ship today. Are you all surprised? Hubby was at the FlowRider by 8am and I had breakfast in CK as usual. After that, I noticed a price drop on the S2S that I just booked on Saturday. So off I went to Next Cruise to get the price adjusted.
I could see online that the cruise fare went down by $100 and there was an addition $100 OBC. Girl math says that is a $200 savings. When I got to NC, they priced it at $100 off cruise fare and $200 OBC, no brainer, re-price! So now I have $500 total ($200 from X; $300 from NC) OBC to spend on a 3 night sailing 😂
After that, I met back up with Hubby for lunch. Decent spread in the Grove today. 




After that, off we went to the Aquadome Marketplace to get our crepe. This has been a daily occurrence for us. I love this place! The crepe place is one of my favourite things about Icon. 

 
We had a 2pm sail away from St. Thomas. Word on the street from the FB roll call group is that there were pier runners; apparently escorted back by police 🤷🏻‍♀️I wasn’t paying attention because I spent some time with friends in their Icon loft for sail away. Today, watching sail away from the loft; was the first time I realized l missed having a balcony this sailing.
Currently waiting in the SL for Hubby to show up in the SL, with my Lavender Martini 💜

They do, thank goodness, their inheritance is somewhat safe 😂
No clue what that means but I will ask Hubby when he shows up for dinner. That is pretty much the only time I see him. #flowriderwidow 
There was a couple there who looked like they were going live as well when I was there. And someone did order the espresso martini and I watched them add the cold foam. It did look really good! I am not a fan of espresso martinis but the bartenders told me that drink is highly recommended and well liked. 
Glad you like them! I will keep them coming! Wasn’t sure if it was too much. Really putting my D+ vouchers to good use this sailing. 

This is such good information! There seems to be an influx of new casino players looking to achieve prime for a “free cruise and drinks in the casino”. This seems like a great idea until you consider the fact that this is gambling and the bankroll required to achieve prime could potentially buy you many drink packages and at least 1 cruise fare. It can be a costly road to prime unless you have luck on your side.  

The casino offer bookings are so complex and have so many unmentioned or vague rules that it wouldn’t surprise me in the least bit if this was on purpose. It’s literally a hassle and almost bordering on more of a hassle than the comp is actually worth.