baltodave Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 According to the article @Matt wrote, Wonder OTS will be at Hideaway Beach March 17 and the price is 43.99. It turns out that Odyssey will also be there that day (I'm on that sailing; same week that the RCB Panama Group cruise would have been) and its price shows in the planner as 52.99. Anyone have thoughts on why the price differences? (and I wonder if the prices will drop Black Friday week) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 I have thoughts on charging for it, I suspect the discrepancy is just a first day bug and they'll cure that. Neesa and RCIfan1912 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 I am not ok with them charging for it. I wouldn't pay it. TXcruzer, Xaa, bobroo and 13 others 13 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 32 minutes ago, baltodave said: Anyone have thoughts on why the price differences? Royal always has variable pricing for almost all of its add-ons. The price of a cabana, coco beach club access, drink package and more all vary from ship to ship and sailing to sailing. PeloAl, rjweber3, Robert M and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 @Matt If you need me to check it out and report back since I'll be on that cruise with you sans kids, I'd be happy to freelance for the day if you want to buy me a couple passes. RCIfan1912, rjweber3, Neesa and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 I gave it some consideration for my March 2 Odyssey booking, and then I read about the poolside DJ. Nope, not my idea of a relaxing beach day. Neesa, Baked Alaska, Montemy2419 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brdjnr Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 Pardon my ignorance but why did I think this was going to be "included"? And yes I know that is absurd for anyone paying attention. mscinmia, Vancity Cruiser and 27th Lady 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 Just now, brdjnr said: Pardon my ignorance but why did I think this was going to be "included"? And yes I know that is absurd for anyone paying attention. Because it was originally touted as included. TheMaxRebo, Vancity Cruiser, WAAAYTOOO and 6 others 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 8 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: Because it was originally touted as included. That's what I thought ! Didn't they say that this new beach was going to be complimentary ? Of course, this doesn't surprise me at all, but I guess I am a bit disappointed since they originally said it would be included in your cruise fare. BrianB, Neesa, Bazza and 7 others 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 I think an adult only beach would be a nice option but should be zero cost. It's Ok to charge to go into an adult-only 'club area', but surely a 'free' beach would make sense???? #freebeach #freepizza #kidfree HeWhoWaits, Neesa, fireclan and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltodave Posted September 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 17 minutes ago, Bazza said: I think an adult only beach would be a nice option but should be zero cost. It's Ok to charge to go into an adult-only 'club area', but surely a 'free' beach would make sense???? #freebeach #freepizza #kidfree Totally agree. If they charge for this adults-only beach, what's to stop them from charging to enter the Solarium? Montemy2419, Neesa, Jjohnb and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 I know a lot of people on this board say that they would never pay Disney prices, but having looked at both the new Royal ships and the new Disney ships and prices are not far off. And Disney includes a lot more onboard than Royal does. Adult beach is included at Castaway Cay. Ampurp85, Baked Alaska, BrianB and 12 others 10 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Ogre Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 LOL... its $69.99 for my Dec 2024 sailing. NOPE!! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaxRebo Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 46 minutes ago, Sharla said: I know a lot of people on this board say that they would never pay Disney prices, but having looked at both the new Royal ships and the new Disney ships and prices are not far off. And Disney includes a lot more onboard than Royal does. Adult beach is included at Castaway Cay. We used to sail Disney and moved to RCL partly due to the pricing (plus the kids are getting older) - but the 2025/26 pricing of Icon is right there with the Treasure (both very high compared to current ships/pricing) - but definitely makes one think if a key differentiator isn't there going forward like it used to be Having done both I see positive/negatives to the offerings of both when comparing them - but if better pricing is gone, makes me think a little Baked Alaska, sammy79, Sharla and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter D Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 Coco Beach Club always felt like the 'adult only' venue as child pricing for beach club is pretty high. I also assumed this was going to be a 'solarium' on Coco Cay. I have not interest in paying for it. Maybe someday it will be complimentary, if not, I'll find other options for my Perfect Day . fireclan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 38 minutes ago, Peter D said: I'll find other options for my Perfect Day . My "other option" for PDCC is to stay on the ship ! Ampurp85, BrianB, fireclan and 9 others 7 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBC Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 2 hours ago, baltodave said: Totally agree. If they charge for this adults-only beach, what's to stop them from charging to enter the Solarium? The way Royal has been going, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if this was tossed around in some meetings. Until the number of passengers drops or people stop doing the activities with the upcharges, it will continue. They will probably ease into it. Upcharge to enter the Solarium on sea days, free on port days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Of The Seas Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 2 trips to Coco Puffs (what my wife calls it, slip of the tongue). Feb. 2022, with I believe Freedom of the Seas. Rented a Breezy Bay beach bed. Excellent, not raucous at all. Second trip this past April on Wonder, with the party barge from Miami or Lauderdale on a 3 day bender (Liberty). Another Breezy Bay beach bed. I could hear raucous but wasn't up to my neck in it except for Chill Grill. Think there were like 10K on the island between the two ships. Moral of the story: Beach bed worth it, easy walk to the nearest bar by the jet ski/excursion dock and a Snack Shack even closer and restrooms. Life's necessities, all we need. Don't need no stinkin' Hideaway Beach for an additional charge that will likely be overrun with under 18's just like Wonder's Solarium was.......and nothing will be done about it. Neesa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 5 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: @Matt If you need me to check it out and report back since I'll be on that cruise with you sans kids, I'd be happy to freelance for the day if you want to buy me a couple passes. OCSC Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 5 hours ago, baltodave said: According to the article @Matt wrote, Wonder OTS will be at Hideaway Beach March 17 and the price is 43.99. It turns out that Odyssey will also be there that day (I'm on that sailing; same week that the RCB Panama Group cruise would have been) and its price shows in the planner as 52.99. Anyone have thoughts on why the price differences? (and I wonder if the prices will drop Black Friday week) I missed this earlier. Matt (and me) is on the Wonder 3/17 sailing... as in we embark on 3/17. We're on CocoCay on 3/18. You scared me for a second as Wonder is scheduled to be there alone. Nothing personal, but I'd rather not see you and the rest of Odyssey there with us. baltodave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser3812 Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Sharla said: I know a lot of people on this board say that they would never pay Disney prices, but having looked at both the new Royal ships and the new Disney ships and prices are not far off. And Disney includes a lot more onboard than Royal does. Adult beach is included at Castaway Cay. I agree. We booked Icon the week it came out for a June 2024 sailing. We priced it this week when they released the summer 2025 sailings. The same week in 2025, with the same room category and a very similar itinerary, is $1,500 more than what we paid for June 2024. A Disney cruise on Wish for the same week in 2024 is similar in price. We like Royal but these prices are getting too high. Neesa, Allen2 and Sharla 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy2BHere Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 70.99 Icon Feb 2024. Ugh…. You can find us in the solarium… J&S Montemy2419 and TheMaxRebo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockerDom31 Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 $52.99 per guest, August 2024 - Symphony of the Seas from Cape Liberty. I will wait for a review before I consider booking. With what is known now, I'm not sure I see the value in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinS Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 $43.99 for Icon Sept. 2024. I've purchased it for now, while at this price (before RCL raises pricing). Certainly wouldn't pay any higher amount. I'll be watching other's reports on it once it goes live in January, and they actually experience it. We may just cancel/refund if it's just a noisy DJ party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 Makes me wonder if the same namesake part of Icon will end up being a pay venue as well? asquared17 and SebagoSue 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 $132NZD pp for us on Harmony next September. I'm too old for D.J music so I will skip paying for this one to avoid having my ears assaulted. The beach club is $535NZD pp so I don't think we will be doing that either. We are not really beach people so I suspect we will just get off the ship and have a wander around and get back on, Vancity Cruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaxRebo Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 Saw the video @Matt put out and thought he made a good point - or at least a hopeful positive take - that maybe this will lessen the crowds in the Oasis pool which would be nice as that got pretty crowded and was jumping with party people a bit during our last cruise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montemy2419 Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 Anthem of the Sea April 21 to 28, 2024 $52.99...it's a whole 10% off... wow, what a deal We will stick to the free beach area and RC can make money off other people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike6453 Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 52 minutes ago, TheMaxRebo said: Saw the video @Matt put out and thought he made a good point - or at least a hopeful positive take - that maybe this will lessen the crowds in the Oasis pool which would be nice as that got pretty crowded and was jumping with party people a bit during our last cruise dont forget that there will now always be two ships with celebrit ships now joining the party Allen2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaxRebo Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 45 minutes ago, Mike6453 said: dont forget that there will now always be two ships with celebrit ships now joining the party True - though our last cruise had 2 royal ships there so that is what I am used to/comparing to ... so any reduction off that level would be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobroo Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 As my profile pic shows, it's always an adult area wherever I go. Hence the guy pitching a tent on a lounger. ScottD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babsy47 Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 I too have been comparing the Icon and Wonder with the Disney Fantasy for a cruise with grandkids. I’m Platnium on Disney. I moved to RC in part because my kids got older, but primarily I could not stomach the Disney premium price. In my searches for same itinerary, same dates, same cabin (Disney’s are significantly larger), not much of a difference between Wonder and Fantasy. Icon is more. This makes Disney the easy choice with smaller kids for me. Though I may give up while prices remain so high and look for land-based options. Al Miller and 27th Lady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Miller Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 15 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: Because it was originally touted as included. Thank you Mr Liberty! I expected nothing less. Honestly, I barely see the draw here. Other than cool cabanas, which you have to pay extra for anyway, why would you voluntarily pay extra for this? Neesa and Xaa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 $64.99 pp on my Oasis sailing in November/December next year. Not even the fact that it will be our wedding anniversary on that day would persuade me to buy it. Jolly Ogre 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 7 hours ago, TheMaxRebo said: Saw the video @Matt put out and thought he made a good point - or at least a hopeful positive take - that maybe this will lessen the crowds in the Oasis pool which would be nice as that got pretty crowded and was jumping with party people a bit during our last cruise That's another weird quandary though. I don't really think it's the loud DJ party crowd that cares about kids, they are too into their own thing. It's the "I would like to relax without all this noise, noise, noise" crowd that anecdotally seems to crave the adult only areas. If they leave the DJ at Oasis pool, I'm not sure why the 20 somethings wouldn't just stay there. The Hideout Cabanas look sweet for sure, but I'm not certain what it appears they have created is a great adult only area. Time will tell. Maybe the DJ will be spinning mellow gold 70's classics. I kind of doubt it because the promo Video was "ALL PARTY" Bazza, SweetPea and bobroo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 9 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: Makes me wonder if the same namesake part of Icon will end up being a pay venue as well? I hope not, but it would make sense they would carry over the for pay aspect of it. But to stay consistent I think they would have to make it adult only and I would be surprised if it were adult only and they hadn't announced that piece already. We don't have much longer to wait to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavvy Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 Bit disappointing, the idea of paying for a DJ to blast out tunes around a pool all day is not my thing, and I can get that for free at the main Lagoon pool, so not sure what the point of this is now. I'd have thought about paying if it was going to be a more relaxing atmosphere. Think I will stick to my 'free' sun lounger on South Beach. Al Miller, Bazza and SweetPea 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 1 hour ago, gavvy said: I'd have thought about paying if it was going to be a more relaxing atmosphere. I wouldn't pay regardless but that's the atmosphere I was expecting. If anyone wants to sneak me out some of that fancy pizza though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaxRebo Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Xaa said: That's another weird quandary though. I don't really think it's the loud DJ party crowd that cares about kids, they are too into their own thing. It's the "I would like to relax without all this noise, noise, noise" crowd that anecdotally seems to crave the adult only areas. If they leave the DJ at Oasis pool, I'm not sure why the 20 somethings wouldn't just stay there. The Hideout Cabanas look sweet for sure, but I'm not certain what it appears they have created is a great adult only area. Time will tell. Maybe the DJ will be spinning mellow gold 70's classics. I kind of doubt it because the promo Video was "ALL PARTY" I have seen some posts from people very excited for this though and seems they want to move the "party" away from kids and crying babies and stuff ... so I guess we shall see Maybe they remove the DJ from oasis pool and let that be a bit more chill/family focused? Baked Alaska and Xaa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted September 15, 2023 Report Share Posted September 15, 2023 49 minutes ago, TheMaxRebo said: Maybe they remove the DJ from oasis pool and let that be a bit more chill/family focused? I'd want "some" music there but I don't go there to party so I can do without the DJ. As long as they don't play the "Perfect Day" song on a loop... then I might lose it. Gilley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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