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Just got off Icon - I sat at the Lime and Coconut frozen bar next to Swim and Tonic - All could think about was all those people and kids sitting in piss as we never saw anyone get out to use the restroom - Great video by the way.
That one was originally the adults only area, but a week or so before sailing they switched Hideaway to the adult only area. Hideaway has a pool party vibe, Cloud 17 is more serine. Far enough away from other stuff I don't expect *as many* kids will be at Cloud 17, despite all being allowed now.
Billie, the variety of pools is really interesting and incredible! It must’ve taken a lot of very smart people to design such a huge construction project.
The whole ship is well thought out - however we're sure we'll see tweaks on Start of the Seas when she comes out, as you never *really* know how things work until a ship has paying guests onboard.
That is so true and it’s an incredibly complicated ship, just the power consumption from each venue is mind boggling! The Chief Engineer must be a brilliant person to know the ins and outs of every mechanical system on the ship and they must have experts that know every wire in their area. Imagine if the wave rider was down and you were responsible for figuring out why it wouldn’t turn on!
@@sunny1492 There are some - though it does seem to vary quite a bit to be honest. We may have to spend some more time lounging to test further. "research"
I'm actually not sure pool-by-pool. We noticed fresh water when on the slides and in the hot tub in which we filmed the intro. Past that I can't say. Newer ships often have fresh water pools, though salt water pools are not uncommon. Sorry I don't have more specifics. If I find the info I'll update here.
Around all of the open decks are loungers - many in the sun and many in the shade. Those shown sitting in the shallow water are a VERY small percentage of the total loungers in those areas. There are also several areas on the open decks that aren't next to pools but have loads of loungers, chair, padded shells, and even some trampoline type days beds.
It seems a trend on a lot of ships the past several years. I suppose as most like to just soak and be social, and it's not as if folks are doing laps, it can make sense for some. MSC is an outlier, where some of their ships have pools that are all ~2M/6ft deep all over, which is rather inconvenient if just looking to hang out. Your point isn't missed though, we'd actually not considered that none of the pools on this ship, as best as we can tell, seem to be much deeper than four feet or so. I guess we'll have to go back and measure. Ya know, returning for research 😏
We went and checked a few today and saw them at several pools, including Hideaway and Swim & Tonic. Not all pool seem to have the hardware, however. We'll see if they have a list.
I was dismayed at first with the change in Adult only pool, but hey, it's OK since there's nobody at CLoud 17, I'm so there, won't be doing Hideaway..too many in your view of the wake, wouldn't pay for the day beds either. The cove and Cloud 17 will be my haunts.
Whichever pool they chose was going to be VERY popular. Cloud 17 has better "cut-offs" than Hideaway, but Hideaway ends up feeling like more of an "experience." I do wonder if the popularity will remain on "normal" sailings with far more families with kids. Only time will tell. Either way, to your point, we also found that Cloud 17 was a nice "quiet place" to escape to, so that's a plus either way.
Depending on which pool, some of them are in line with or decently larger than those on other ships - and there are quite a few. Now, they do have a few plunge pools and such that are indeed quite small - but hopefully folks spread out in a way that works for everyone.
They should have kept Cloud 17 adult only as well as the Hideaway. Hideaway is way too crowded, they need two without children! AND Swim and Tonic should be no kids, it's a bar!
I suppose if you don't drink then facing someone with a champagne gun, making eye contact, opening your mouth wide, and remaining still would be ill advised.
Maybe I’m the only one, but it seems to me to be a waste of time and money to have lifeguards at each of those pools. That’s got to be a boring job! 🥱 It didn’t seem like the pools were more than waist deep. My last cruise on Serenade of the Seas had lifeguards as well. It must be an RCL policy. I’ve cruised with Princess a bunch and don’t remember seeing life guards at their pools. I’m sailing on the Sky Princess in 9 days, I will pay more attention. Thanks for the great pool tour!
Over the last decade most lines added them after a series of unfortunate incidents. In many cases (like the tiny Cove Pool) it's a bit comical, but they'd not look good if something happened and they didn't make an effort. The other factor is that near drownings don't look like what most think they do. Years ago I was a lifeguard, and often the people I pulled out were within inches of other swimmers who just didn't recognize the signs of someone in distress.
@@CruiseHabit Yes, years ago I was a lifeguard as well. For the majority of the time, I was a lifeguard at a public lake with hundreds of people. Different people every day - running; shoving; dunking. That was challenging. I really had to watch carefully every minute. I also worked at local Boy’s Club as their Aquatics Director when I was in college. There, I taught swimming and diving as well as lifeguarding. They had a nice indoor pool. The teaching was fun and interesting. The lifeguarding was boring; but I did get a lot of homework done. 😁 Many times, I’ve seen RCL lifeguards guarding pools with 0 people in them. They just stand there - I wish they could at least sit down. Oh well… maybe not the worst job on the ship; just glad it’s not me anymore. Thanks again for the pool tour.
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Just got off Icon - I sat at the Lime and Coconut frozen bar next to Swim and Tonic - All could think about was all those people and kids sitting in piss as we never saw anyone get out to use the restroom - Great video by the way.
Thanks for watching! We're always skeptical of pool bars and lazy rivers 😏
She’s a beauty of a ship, but all of the pool areas look SO overwhelming - would be absolutely incredible to be a kid on here!
I definitely had nothing like that when I was cruising as a kid. Totally different product these days, on most lines, but always magical.
Love the pools and the pool I mention to you in one your live post was the pool beside the LIME & COCONUT on Cloud 17 with the Infinity pool
That one was originally the adults only area, but a week or so before sailing they switched Hideaway to the adult only area. Hideaway has a pool party vibe, Cloud 17 is more serine. Far enough away from other stuff I don't expect *as many* kids will be at Cloud 17, despite all being allowed now.
Billie, the variety of pools is really interesting and incredible! It must’ve taken a lot of very smart people to design such a huge construction project.
The whole ship is well thought out - however we're sure we'll see tweaks on Start of the Seas when she comes out, as you never *really* know how things work until a ship has paying guests onboard.
That is so true and it’s an incredibly complicated ship, just the power consumption from each venue is mind boggling! The Chief Engineer must be a brilliant person to know the ins and outs of every mechanical system on the ship and they must have experts that know every wire in their area. Imagine if the wave rider was down and you were responsible for figuring out why it wouldn’t turn on!
I see the bars are really close, but do they still have servers taking your drink orders while you are in the pool?
@@sunny1492 There are some - though it does seem to vary quite a bit to be honest. We may have to spend some more time lounging to test further. "research"
Am I correct in assuming that the pools are filled with sea water?
I'm actually not sure pool-by-pool. We noticed fresh water when on the slides and in the hot tub in which we filmed the intro. Past that I can't say. Newer ships often have fresh water pools, though salt water pools are not uncommon. Sorry I don't have more specifics. If I find the info I'll update here.
Love the pools! Have you run into Rich and Tammy?
Yes! Not as often as you'd think, however. Want to spend longer catching up with them.
Great video!
Do you feel there are enough full sun loungers that *aren’t* partially in the water?
Around all of the open decks are loungers - many in the sun and many in the shade. Those shown sitting in the shallow water are a VERY small percentage of the total loungers in those areas. There are also several areas on the open decks that aren't next to pools but have loads of loungers, chair, padded shells, and even some trampoline type days beds.
There is any heated pool ??
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Thanks so much!
why are all of the pools so shallow? I've never seen this before on a ship. Usually they're like 5 feet deep.
It seems a trend on a lot of ships the past several years. I suppose as most like to just soak and be social, and it's not as if folks are doing laps, it can make sense for some. MSC is an outlier, where some of their ships have pools that are all ~2M/6ft deep all over, which is rather inconvenient if just looking to hang out.
Your point isn't missed though, we'd actually not considered that none of the pools on this ship, as best as we can tell, seem to be much deeper than four feet or so. I guess we'll have to go back and measure. Ya know, returning for research 😏
Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Hey, Billy…did any of these have a wheelchair lift? (My wife is in a chair..)
We went and checked a few today and saw them at several pools, including Hideaway and Swim & Tonic. Not all pool seem to have the hardware, however. We'll see if they have a list.
I was dismayed at first with the change in Adult only pool, but hey, it's OK since there's nobody at CLoud 17, I'm so there, won't be doing Hideaway..too many in your view of the wake, wouldn't pay for the day beds either. The cove and Cloud 17 will be my haunts.
Whichever pool they chose was going to be VERY popular. Cloud 17 has better "cut-offs" than Hideaway, but Hideaway ends up feeling like more of an "experience." I do wonder if the popularity will remain on "normal" sailings with far more families with kids. Only time will tell. Either way, to your point, we also found that Cloud 17 was a nice "quiet place" to escape to, so that's a plus either way.
Pools seem small 😢
Depending on which pool, some of them are in line with or decently larger than those on other ships - and there are quite a few. Now, they do have a few plunge pools and such that are indeed quite small - but hopefully folks spread out in a way that works for everyone.
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Don't tell Larissa, she keeps saying she want to do that! I think she'd last about two days 😆
They should have kept Cloud 17 adult only as well as the Hideaway. Hideaway is way too crowded, they need two without children! AND Swim and Tonic should be no kids, it's a bar!
What do you do if you champagne sprayed at you and you are a teetotaler?
I suppose if you don't drink then facing someone with a champagne gun, making eye contact, opening your mouth wide, and remaining still would be ill advised.
Never will go on one of these overcrowded floating hotels. Looks like pure misery!
Looks horrific. Why on earth people want to be squashed together and trapped like that is beyond me 😂
Maybe you should take a cruise and see why for yourself... it's a great time!
@@cybercityoedo808 no thanks. Not a big fan of humans. They spread disease!
Maybe I’m the only one, but it seems to me to be a waste of time and money to have lifeguards at each of those pools. That’s got to be a boring job! 🥱 It didn’t seem like the pools were more than waist deep. My last cruise on Serenade of the Seas had lifeguards as well. It must be an RCL policy. I’ve cruised with Princess a bunch and don’t remember seeing life guards at their pools. I’m sailing on the Sky Princess in 9 days, I will pay more attention. Thanks for the great pool tour!
Yeah it's kinda funny , but you don't know whats going on inside people , maybe they like what they are doing
Over the last decade most lines added them after a series of unfortunate incidents. In many cases (like the tiny Cove Pool) it's a bit comical, but they'd not look good if something happened and they didn't make an effort. The other factor is that near drownings don't look like what most think they do. Years ago I was a lifeguard, and often the people I pulled out were within inches of other swimmers who just didn't recognize the signs of someone in distress.
@@CruiseHabit Yes, years ago I was a lifeguard as well. For the majority of the time, I was a lifeguard at a public lake with hundreds of people. Different people every day - running; shoving; dunking. That was challenging. I really had to watch carefully every minute. I also worked at local Boy’s Club as their Aquatics Director when I was in college. There, I taught swimming and diving as well as lifeguarding. They had a nice indoor pool. The teaching was fun and interesting. The lifeguarding was boring; but I did get a lot of homework done. 😁 Many times, I’ve seen RCL lifeguards guarding pools with 0 people in them. They just stand there - I wish they could at least sit down. Oh well… maybe not the worst job on the ship; just glad it’s not me anymore. Thanks again for the pool tour.