The Icon is the BEST OF THE BEST for us. Great shows, entertainment, food. We were on the inaugural on Feb 27th. We were pretty lucky and were not seeing kids running around. I believe it was 50 % capacity for the first sailing. I'm not much of a drinker, but I love a Pina Colada on my cruises. Unfortunately, the Icon had horrible Pina Coladas. They really need to change the Pina Colada mix. All in all, we had an incredible time on this ship.
Sailing on her in October 2024 - can't wait! And girl, your embarkation outfit looked fabulous!! (Or was it debarkation? I don't know, but you looked great!)
Understanding that this ship is a family centric concept, we found the same limitations as you mentioned regarding space for adults on deck. The lack of a solarium was glaring. I was in a jacuzzi and there were kids in it using it as a pool. Masks and snorkels and all. Yes we liked the views from the front of the ship and we liked having the water show indoors but giving up the solarium space for that was not a trade I liked. It's back to Oasis class for us.
We went on the April 6th sailing and had a blast! I love this ship as it has so much diversity in the activities and entertainment. My only complaint is that they keep kids out the Swim and Tonic Bar. Didn’t get to enjoy my drink on the pool because they were splashing and screaming everywhere. Also don’t think they should charge for food at Basecamp. The ship is expensive enough. We stayed in an Infinite Balcony Oceanview Room and loved it so have no complaints in reference to our accommodations.
The kids were running wild on this ship. The only place you could find sanctuary from them was at the adult pool. They were everywhere. Parents even let them sit at the bars that served alcohol. Literally sitting at those bars. Never again. I’ll be booking with Celebrity from now on.
Great recap! I am going on Icon very soon and we are have a forward cabin, I'm not looking forward to the walking. I can't wait to see the shows! I'm like you Mrs. Traveler when it comes to water slides but I intend to ride as many as I can! Great pros and cons!
Soooo interesting what you said about the amount of space devoted to the Surfside neighborhood compared to the amount of people utilizing the space! This is a definite miss by RCL, and not the only reason that I actually think the Oasis class of ships is better than this. I wonder if it's not too late to make some significant changes to Star of the Seas?
People be hating kids in the comments. Dang people. You got lots of hours of the night where the generation who will be taking care of you when you're 85 isn't there.
You are on point with everything we felt like Queen and King. 10min on the 10min off.
The Icon is the BEST OF THE BEST for us. Great shows, entertainment, food. We were on the inaugural on Feb 27th. We were pretty lucky and were not seeing kids running around. I believe it was 50 % capacity for the first sailing. I'm not much of a drinker, but I love a Pina Colada on my cruises. Unfortunately, the Icon had horrible Pina Coladas. They really need to change the Pina Colada mix. All in all, we had an incredible time on this ship.
I hope someday the price on the Icon will come down enough for me to cruise on her. I love your descriptions of everything on the Icon.
Sailing on her in October 2024 - can't wait! And girl, your embarkation outfit looked fabulous!! (Or was it debarkation? I don't know, but you looked great!)
Have fun!
Understanding that this ship is a family centric concept, we found the same limitations as you mentioned regarding space for adults on deck. The lack of a solarium was glaring. I was in a jacuzzi and there were kids in it using it as a pool. Masks and snorkels and all. Yes we liked the views from the front of the ship and we liked having the water show indoors but giving up the solarium space for that was not a trade I liked. It's back to Oasis class for us.
I love ICON, this would be my ship for sailing all the time. Instead of 7 or 10 cruise a year we are going to just do 1 a year and it's the ICON 🎉❤
That seems stupid. Imo
I enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing.
I love the review of icon of the Sea I will be joining you guys on the star of the Sea ❤
We went on the April 6th sailing and had a blast! I love this ship as it has so much diversity in the activities and entertainment. My only complaint is that they keep kids out the Swim and Tonic Bar. Didn’t get to enjoy my drink on the pool because they were splashing and screaming everywhere. Also don’t think they should charge for food at Basecamp. The ship is expensive enough. We stayed in an Infinite Balcony Oceanview Room and loved it so have no complaints in reference to our accommodations.
I love y’all reviews. Do y’all like the 5 ft pools or the deep pools like on MSC Seaside?
Hi Mr. & Mrs. Traveler, enjoyed this review. Looking forward to going on the ICON. This ship is beautiful with lots of things to do. Thanks again🤗
Happy early birthday wish for Mrs. Traveler🎂🎉🥳
Enjoy your birthday cruise🛳️ with your family and friends🥰
The kids were running wild on this ship. The only place you could find sanctuary from them was at the adult pool. They were everywhere. Parents even let them sit at the bars that served alcohol. Literally sitting at those bars. Never again. I’ll be booking with Celebrity from now on.
Yes they were! My suggestion is that they keep kids OUT of the swim up Bar so the adults can enjoy the drinks and the atmosphere
Loved the Icon! Just got off yesterday and I miss it so much!
Welcome back!
I would just grab the hand towel and put it next to the sink before washing my hands and hang it back up.
Great recap! I am going on Icon very soon and we are have a forward cabin, I'm not looking forward to the walking. I can't wait to see the shows! I'm like you Mrs. Traveler when it comes to water slides but I intend to ride as many as I can! Great pros and cons!
Hope you enjoy it!
Did you move back to Celebration from South Florida?
For some reason, I haven’t been receiving notifications from your channel.
Yes we did. Make sure the notification bell 🛎️ is highlighted. Thanks!
Soooo interesting what you said about the amount of space devoted to the Surfside neighborhood compared to the amount of people utilizing the space! This is a definite miss by RCL, and not the only reason that I actually think the Oasis class of ships is better than this. I wonder if it's not too late to make some significant changes to Star of the Seas?
that ship looks like a spaceship on water!
Love yall channel. What’s the name of your intro song at the beginning of this video
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Hey Elle & Brian
People be hating kids in the comments. Dang people. You got lots of hours of the night where the generation who will be taking care of you when you're 85 isn't there.
Thank you for this review.
My pleasure!