NoobCruise Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 We sailed on Icon on Feb 24. Since then I have spent way too may hours creating a video review of our cruise. Yes it only took 2 months. It's geared for family with kids. Please watch the review if watching YouTube videos about cruises is your thing. Spoiler alert: ... we liked it? PhillyLady, Sweety, Shari and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyLady Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 Okay, there has certainly been a lot of hype about this ship, and a colleague (adult) is doing a back-to-back with her mother (senior) this Fall, so I was somewhat interested in learning more about the huge new Icon. I have to say, I skimmed through your video just to hear at the end that in your opinion the ship is not too adult friendly. We, as a mature couple, have always had a good time on our previous RC cruises, but there were a nice mix of ages. We are not really into adult-only cruises, but we do not necessarily want to be on a cruise which is completely child-centered. Did you do any grown-up things, like go dancing, listen to a band, or attend a comedy show, or anything that was not focused on the young one? Is there good shopping variety, or are there decent spa services? Anyway, it was a very nicely constructed video, and I cannot believe you even did pricing--very helpful to those interested in a future booking! Your shots were clear and interesting, your pace was great, the narration was smooth, and you covered a nice variety of topics. Yes, I agree the ship is probably way overpriced--that is what happens when there is a lot of demand. Sorry I cannot subscribe--your video is actually one of the few cruise videos I have ever watched on Youtube! After fifty years of cruising I rarely have a need to look at those types of resources. But, I do like chatting a bit on this forum, so thanks for sharing. I know your son will look back on these experiences and treasure them all, along with his father's excellent documentation. Best wishes! PPPJJ-GCVAB, Southern Dan, ScottD and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted April 21 Author Report Share Posted April 21 5 hours ago, PhillyLady said: Okay, there has certainly been a lot of hype about this ship, and a colleague (adult) is doing a back-to-back with her mother (senior) this Fall, so I was somewhat interested in learning more about the huge new Icon. Thanks for watching. We did do some adult only type things but not much. A great comedy show. I hung out at dueling pianos which was great as well but I say I hung out there because I couldn't actually enter it was so crowded. I just stood outside the venue but it was smartly designed to have a bar there for expected overflow. Other than that not much adult evening type stuff except the casino. We were both so beat at the end of the day my wife went to bed at the same time as our 6 year old.. I probably should have said at the beginning of the review that it is geared towards family's with young kids. I met plenty of people on the ship without their kids who were loving the ship. It is not like it is bad for adults in any way (unless you live and die by the Solarium) it is just great for kids my son's age. The spa and the shopping are first class as one might expect. I just didn't use the spa or do any shopping other than some Icon swag and a failed search for antacid medication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser3812 Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 Thanks for posting this. My wife and I watched the video and enjoyed it. We are also traveling with our 7 year old son in June so it was very helpful. NoobCruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 No packed antacids ? That’s an epic pack fail. We bring a pharmacy with us when we sail. You just never know when you’ll need various items. smokeybandit and Ampurp85 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted April 21 Author Report Share Posted April 21 18 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said: No packed antacids ? That’s an epic pack fail. We bring a pharmacy with us when we sail. You just never know when you’ll need various items. You Sir are correct. While this was just our third cruise I normally travel with all the requisite traveler pharmaceuticals. Having not suffered from a stomach acid problem for years I thought I would be fine. What I failed to realize is that I don't live next to a Lemon Post bar, and after a few days of sweet and sour drinks my stomach was wrecked. Another epic fail was Royals failure to charge me $40 for a $6 dollar roll of Tums. There simple wasn't any antacids in their singular essential store. It wasn't like they were out of stock of it there just wasn't any place for it. They had Pepto tablets (not the bottles) and Akaseltzers but zero antacids. Very strange. GatorCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 9 hours ago, PhillyLady said: Okay, there has certainly been a lot of hype about this ship, and a colleague (adult) is doing a back-to-back with her mother (senior) this Fall, so I was somewhat interested in learning more about the huge new Icon. I have to say, I skimmed through your video just to hear at the end that in your opinion the ship is not too adult friendly. We, as a mature couple, have always had a good time on our previous RC cruises, but there were a nice mix of ages. We are not really into adult-only cruises, but we do not necessarily want to be on a cruise which is completely child-centered. Did you do any grown-up things, like go dancing, listen to a band, or attend a comedy show, or anything that was not focused on the young one? Is there good shopping variety, or are there decent spa services? Anyway, it was a very nicely constructed video, and I cannot believe you even did pricing--very helpful to those interested in a future booking! Your shots were clear and interesting, your pace was great, the narration was smooth, and you covered a nice variety of topics. Yes, I agree the ship is probably way overpriced--that is what happens when there is a lot of demand. Sorry I cannot subscribe--your video is actually one of the few cruise videos I have ever watched on Youtube! After fifty years of cruising I rarely have a need to look at those types of resources. But, I do like chatting a bit on this forum, so thanks for sharing. I know your son will look back on these experiences and treasure them all, along with his father's excellent documentation. Best wishes! I would wholly disagree with this assessment. The Icon is certainly “adult friendly” and quite possibly more adult friendly than the rest of the fleet. I think it’s possible the surfside neighborhood may be a sticking point for some people because of the kid craziness but this neighborhood does an excellent job of containing the chaos. My parents (both seniors) were on the ship in February and can’t wait to go back with us all in November for Thanksgiving. They both agree it’s the best ship in the fleet with so many dining/drink and entertainment options that you can’t possibly see and do it all in a week. calvink669 and PhillyLady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 21 Report Share Posted April 21 Agreed. The neighborhood concept really seeks to segregate the various demographics (families, seniors/retired cruisers, younger couples who don't want to be around kids) while at the same time emphasizing the vibe in each of those neighborhoods. calvink669 and NoobCruise 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 Agreed @tonyfsu21 we already know a week won’t be enough to see all the ship. We Will prob short coco cay and roatan to counter some of that but it likely won’t be enough. We’ve already booked star in March 2026. That will likely be our next icon class cruise, maybe that’ll be enough. tonyfsu21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 7 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said: We’ve already booked star in March 2026. We're on Star March 15, 2026. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 1 hour ago, smokeybandit said: We're on Star March 15, 2026. Whoa! See you aboard. Spring break ‘26! smokeybandit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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