xSAILEDx Icon of the Seas - Oct 5, 2024 - Oct 12, 2024 (7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day)

[Snotarni]

Extremely excited!!!  (and I have 2 years to save up to pay!!) 

[BrianB]

I’m on this one!

Second half of a b2b. I was lucky to be able to snag one of the new Sky Class Junior Suites. I booked as soon as it opened and was able to get the same room for both weeks. Really excited!

[Jim_R]

Small group celebration where one of us is turning 60 - looking forward to the fun

[Snotarni]

On 2/18/2023 at 7:33 AM, BrianB said:

I’m on this one!

Second half of a b2b. I was lucky to be able to snag one of the new Sky Class Junior Suites. I booked as soon as it opened and was able to get the same room for both weeks. Really excited!

We snagged one of those too...  looking forward to it.

[Snotarni]

Will we go?!?!  It'll be an interesting week!

[Archarial]

I desperately need this cruise to happen... I need to offload the last year or so of job related stress with a mango daiquiri while watching the wake or some early morning tea in the park. 

Fingers crossed, y'all!

[bluer101]

Need to be confident, we are going. 

[bluer101]

It appears IOS is leaving Miami at 1pm for Freeport. 

[Snotarni]

Hopefully it’s an easy(ish) fix and we’ll hear some good news by Monday.  

[Snotarni]

Waiting with baited breath... hoping to hear something soon on this.

[bluer101]

Taken yesterday. 

[Snotarni]

Wonder if our itinerary will be tweaked given the fixes this week.  

[Archarial]

1 hour ago, bluer101 said:

Taken yesterday. 

Where is that at?

Edit: Oooooh, the Bahamas ofc

[bluer101]

1 hour ago, Snotarni said:

Wonder if our itinerary will be tweaked given the fixes this week.  

I don’t think they will. I read somewhere else that they are replacing bearings in a couple of the engines. But would be anyone’s guess. Maybe we will hear something tomorrow or Wednesday. 
 

On a side note you can still book rooms online thru Royal for our cruise. 

[bluer101]

In Freeport at night. 

[Snotarni]

1 hour ago, bluer101 said:

I don’t think they will. I read somewhere else that they are replacing bearings in a couple of the engines. But would be anyone’s guess. Maybe we will hear something tomorrow or Wednesday. 
 

On a side note you can still book rooms online thru Royal for our cruise. 

Guess I’ll book our train tickets.  

[bluer101]

36 minutes ago, Snotarni said:

Guess I’ll book our train tickets.  

You coming in of bright line. 

[Snotarni]

21 minutes ago, bluer101 said:

You coming in of bright line. 

Gonna try it. 

[Snotarni]

Bought (refundable) tickets this morning.  

[Archarial]

I received an updated itinerary email early in the morning about some sort of change to our day 5 stop. I can't remember the original itinerary, so not sure if the time just changed a bit or something?

[bluer101]

11 minutes ago, Archarial said:

I received an updated itinerary email early in the morning about some sort of change to our day 5 stop. I can't remember the original itinerary, so not sure if the time just changed a bit or something?

I did too for an excursion, time changed from 8:30 am to 9 am. 

[Snotarni]

Maybe getting in a little later to St Thomas?  We have an excursion as well, but didn't get anything this morning.  I'll just be happy if we sail.  

[bluer101]

Someone posted over on a Facebook group about the ship will be ready. Also the change for the excursions was due to a stop on day 3 sea day at ponce Puerto Rico for 3 hours to check the repair. That doesn’t sound right. 

[Snotarni]

8 minutes ago, bluer101 said:

Someone posted over on a Facebook group about the ship will be ready. Also the change for the excursions was due to a stop on day 3 sea day at ponce Puerto Rico for 3 hours to check the repair. That doesn’t sound right. 

[Archarial]

I wonder where people are getting this info?

Admittedly my only source of information is my email, light googling, and this message board.

But the stopping to 'check the repair', especially with passengers on board sounds... like a strange decision?

[twangster]

2 hours ago, Archarial said:

I wonder where people are getting this info?

Admittedly my only source of information is my email, light googling, and this message board.

But the stopping to 'check the repair', especially with passengers on board sounds... like a strange decision?

If it's on FB it must be true.  

[bluer101]

AIS updated. Icon is scheduled to arrive on Oct 5 at 2 am in Miami. 

[Snotarni]

4 hours ago, bluer101 said:

AIS updated. Icon is scheduled to arrive on Oct 5 at 2 am in Miami. 

Woo!

[Archarial]

LET'S GOOOOOOOO!!!

Excellent news! I was starting to worry a little bit haha. 

[twangster]

Miami dock report shows a 5pm departure on the 5th with Basseterre (St Kitts) as the next port of call.

 

[bluer101]

And we’re sailing. 

 

[Snotarni]

First time on the Brightline…. Gotta say, $$$ aside, it’s a much more relaxing trip than me driving 4 hours (and traffic) down the coast.  We’ll see how the whole “Station-to-Terminal A” fun goes, but I’m enjoying the ride so far.  

[Archarial]

Haha, good luck!

Looks like it might be a bit of a drizzly day setting off here, but I've always wanted to do a bit of cruising in the rain!

Woke up at 5:30 too excited to go back to sleep, just waiting for our boarding time at 1:30.

[Archarial]

SOON.

Hope y'all have fun on your vacations!

[bluer101]

We arrived at 10:50 and on ship at 10:57. 

[Snotarni]

Icon is phenomenal.  So far!

[Archarial]

Wow! It's pretty different from what I expected, but I'm loving it overall!

MDR was pretty good last night, and I think we have Gios tonight. Not sure how I feel about Gios not being in the park and instead being in that main atrium, but we'll see. Doesn't look as intimate, but at the end of the day, the food is what's important haha.

[Snotarni]

Icon skipping Coco Cay on Friday due to  Milton.  Bonus time allotted for St Kitts and St Thomas (staying until sunset).  Maybe we can get to Duffy’s Love Shack in St Thomas!!  

[WAAAYTOOO]

31 minutes ago, Snotarni said:

Icon skipping Coco Cay on Friday due to  Milton

WOW.  You KNOW it's bad if they are skipping PDCC !

Stay safe, guys.

[bluer101]

Yep. Letter in room. I guess it’s good as I get my cabana money back. lol