Just Me Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Susie said: Wow!!! really expensive. I will pass it for now. Agreed. So will we. Susie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 They are back. They must have have upgraded the website power source from the old gerbil to a hamster. FionaMG, berkeleykel, Sunny_D and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 6 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: I have a feeling they're blocking 2 passengers from booking into the cabins that can hold 3+ currently, and there are a LOT of cabins that can hold that many! I was able to book a cabin that holds 4 at 2am this morning with just Hubby and I on the reservation.... PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 I noticed the reservation system doesn't ask for ages of kids anymore berkeleykel, MTNeedsAVacay and PPPJJ-GCVAB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKMCruising Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 17 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: I noticed the reservation system doesn't ask for ages of kids anymore I noticed that too - gotta wonder why. I know before they could technically put 2 adults + an infant into a 2 person room because the infant would be in a crib and wouldn't require an additional bed, but if the age of the kid was over 2, they had to be in a 3 person room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 I mean if I want to book the family cabin that can sleep 5 people? Look like cannot book online correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKMCruising Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 37 minutes ago, Susie said: I mean if I want to book the family cabin that can sleep 5 people? Look like cannot book online correct? Getting FOMO, are we? Susie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Susie said: I mean if I want to book the family cabin that can sleep 5 people? Look like cannot book online correct? I booked this room with four guests then added fifth who has separate reservation number. Susie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 36 minutes ago, GKMCruising said: Getting FOMO, are we? LOL!!!Yah!!! Still looking. Getting FOMO for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKMCruising Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Susie said: LOL!!!Yah!!! Still looking. Getting FOMO for sure. Same, but have to keep telling myself all the reasons it's better to wait. That said - @Matt or anyone else have thoughts on future sailings past the current April 2025 dates? Do we expect Icon to remain in Miami for all of 2025 as well, or is it likely to head to Europe for the last half of the year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambia-Zaire Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 When will the "Icon ots Roll Call" go up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 35 minutes ago, GKMCruising said: Same, but have to keep telling myself all the reasons it's better to wait. That said - @Matt or anyone else have thoughts on future sailings past the current April 2025 dates? Do we expect Icon to remain in Miami for all of 2025 as well, or is it likely to head to Europe for the last half of the year? I'm sure port LNG fueling infrastructure will be part of the decision on where it will (can) sail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 16 minutes ago, Zambia-Zaire said: When will the "Icon ots Roll Call" go up? If you want to create an Icon Roll Call, you can do it under the main Roll Call heading and we will move it over once the admin creates the sub-heading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 11 hours ago, Zambia-Zaire said: When will the "Icon ots Roll Call" go up? They're up now:https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/forum/43-icon-of-the-seas-roll-calls/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Woo hoo! YOLO booked it! We booked a midship OV balcony for 5/11/24 sailing (Western/PDCC) with my last Next Cruise Book Later reservation! We've actually never sailed that specific itinerary since our 2021 Symphony sailing (same itinerary) was cancelled during the Covid shutdown. This sailing will be close to our 20th wedding anniversary (excuse we used )! Unfortunately, Alaska will have to wait a little bit longer! FionaMG, CrimsonCruiser and asquared17 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvink669 Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Booked a sunset corner room 8352 June 1 2024 Eastern Caribbean. asquared17, JohnK6404, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 36 minutes ago, calvink669 said: Booked a sunset corner room 8352 June 1 2024 Eastern Caribbean. oh man what a gorgeous cabin that is!! can't wait for pics!! CrimsonCruiser and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IzzyB Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/20/2022 at 9:12 AM, Xaa said: I think one of the strong aspects of what I'll call the "redesigned boardwalk" is that in addition to being a great place for families with young children to conveniently stay in one area, for the rest of us, families with smaller children will remain in one known area that can be avoided. I agree with this. Putting the kids clubs within that kids area will really separate out the ship making it so kid-free adults will be able to enjoy the ship too. On 10/20/2022 at 11:58 AM, Templecruiser said: I don’t get that they call these family oriented. All the suites except star class only hold 4 in a room. There are many 5 in a family. So where does that leave them? They do have the new family room that holds 6, but it is not suite class. I feel they want no kids in the Suites. On 10/20/2022 at 12:33 PM, mha1125 said: I'm super excited about so many things about this ship - but I think they missed on what families that travel in suites/prefer sky class want! Only the surfside family suites have separate sleeping areas for kids and none of them are ocean view. Why would I pay suite prices and not even get an ocean view? Couldn't they at least make a few of the sky class suites connecting?? Frustrating that there are so few suite options for parents that don't want to sleep on top of their kids... I was disappointed in the suite options as I always am with RC. Putting them at 4 cuts out my family of 5. 6 hours ago, Susie said: I mean if I want to book the family cabin that can sleep 5 people? Look like cannot book online correct? This is so annoying. I was SUPER excited that they finally allowed me to put all 3 kids in my booking on the same room only to hit the page where it says call RC. This is a huge miss by RC and I feel if they want to cater to families they need to make their website better and allow families of 5/6 be able to book on their website in the same room. PPPJJ-GCVAB and Jmccaffrey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Pretty slick interactive 3D tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Well Sharla worked her magic and has 3 cabins for our group of 3 couples in April. She got us a group rate. Our balcony cabin (brand new shiny Diamond Plus) is only $3280 with refundable deposit! That’s $800 LESS than our Wonder back in March. Excited to explore this ship and really hoping it’s a good experience for all cruisers and not just families WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB, asquared17 and 2 others 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 22 minutes ago, Jill said: Well Sharla worked her magic and has 3 cabins for our group of 3 couples in April. She got us a group rate. Our balcony cabin (brand new shiny Diamond Plus) is only $3280 with refundable deposit! That’s $800 LESS than our Wonder back in March. Excited to explore this ship and really hoping it’s a good experience for all cruisers and not just families Who is Sharla? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 10 minutes ago, Susie said: Who is Sharla? TA with MEI Travel, a sponsor of this blog Jmccaffrey and Susie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 11 minutes ago, Jill said: TA with MEI Travel, a sponsor of this blog Thank you. Do you have her MEI Email? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 12 minutes ago, Susie said: Thank you. Do you have her MEI Email? I’ll just tag her here @Sharla Susie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkeleykel Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Anyone have a guess as to whether Surfside Family Suites with adjacent balconies will have the ability to connect balconies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 14 hours ago, Susie said: Thank you. Do you have her MEI Email? Susie email [email protected] or fill out the form on the right side of the page https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/ and someone will contact you ASAP. CrimsonCruiser, SpeedNoodles, Matt and 3 others 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcruiser215 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Booked a Sky Junior Suite for the July 6th sailing on Monday morning. I'm glad we did not wait since rates have increased since then. asquared17 and JohnK6404 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Sharla said: Susie email [email protected] or fill out the form on the right side of the page https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/ and someone will contact you ASAP. Thank you for your reply. I will be on Anthem OTS this weekend. I will possible do "The Open end booking". I assume that I can transfer to MEI if it is not more than certain days, correct? Or I should put MEI as my agent right away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 22 minutes ago, Susie said: Thank you for your reply. I will be on Anthem OTS this weekend. I will possible do "The Open end booking". I assume that I can transfer to MEI if it is not more than certain days, correct? Or I should put MEI as my agent right away? Yes you can transfer an open end booking up to 30 days after it's booked. JohnK6404 and Susie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billnye97 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 I still don't know what to do. We wanted to try a suite but all of the family suites (with separate cubbies or beds) only have a Surfside view. No ocean views. At least the Surfside Family Suite is Sky Class. If I want an Ocean view at a comparable price then it is a Junior Sunset Suite and those are Sea Class and I lose some of the benefits of Sky Class. I keep going back and forth and now I'm frozen with indecision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 2 hours ago, billnye97 said: I still don't know what to do. We wanted to try a suite but all of the family suites (with separate cubbies or beds) only have a Surfside view. No ocean views. At least the Surfside Family Suite is Sky Class. If I want an Ocean view at a comparable price then it is a Junior Sunset Suite and those are Sea Class and I lose some of the benefits of Sky Class. I keep going back and forth and now I'm frozen with indecision. If I can chime in, I'd save a suite for an older ship (and by older I mean literally anything other than Wonder and Icon) because the prices will be nicer on your wallet, and do some connecting or side by side ocean view balcony rooms on Icon. Just the opinion of a broke single person lol GKMCruising and asquared17 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fac429 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 7:37 AM, Vancity Cruiser said: I just got off Navigator yesterday. I was so pumped to finally sail navigator and try out the blaster but ended up underwhelmed. While the concept seemed crazy the actual product was kind of meh. I much preferred the rip tide slide. Hey! I think you were the one that was asking if you could ride this solo... did they let you do that? We're going this weekend, and I would probably have to ride it by myself (if allowed). Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billnye97 Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 5 hours ago, CrimsonCruiser said: If I can chime in, I'd save a suite for an older ship (and by older I mean literally anything other than Wonder and Icon) because the prices will be nicer on your wallet, and do some connecting or side by side ocean view balcony rooms on Icon. Just the opinion of a broke single person lol Thanks for your opinion. It's actually only my wife and daughter who would be 11 by the time we would sail on the Icon. I might just hold off till we sail on Freedom in December and see how that goes. I think I just wanted to have access to all the suite level perks on the new ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cile Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 11 hours ago, newcruiser215 said: Booked a Sky Junior Suite for the July 6th sailing on Monday morning. I'm glad we did not wait since rates have increased since then. We booked same for May 25-th . It was last cabin available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 yup suites are going like hotcakes already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 1 hour ago, GatorCruiser said: yup suites are going like hotcakes already. Gold laced hotcakes. I didn't quite feel compelled to spend $17k on a grand suite WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene langlois Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 in the episodes for icon they show a part of the ship under construction. it is in a hanger an looks like a flying bridge but this does not show up on the icon. is this for another ship or is it yet to be announced. in all the episodes it is seen an in ep 3 it is painted white. ?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 24 minutes ago, eugene langlois said: in the episodes for icon they show a part of the ship under construction. it is in a hanger an looks like a flying bridge but this does not show up on the icon. is this for another ship or is it yet to be announced. in all the episodes it is seen an in ep 3 it is painted white. ?????? you mean off to the side disconnected from the main ship? That's the bridge/ front of ship area. It'll go here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 I think we all know why Icon is so expensive, but, if not, this helps explain it CrimsonCruiser and AlmondFarmer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 17 hours ago, fac429 said: Hey! I think you were the one that was asking if you could ride this solo... did they let you do that? We're going this weekend, and I would probably have to ride it by myself (if allowed). Thanks! Yes I was able to ride solo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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