Icon of the Seas Blocks Are In The House!

[Ourusualbeach]

8 minutes ago, little britain said:

Do you know if she sails on a Saturday or Sunday please? 

Saturdays

[cruiselvr04]

1 minute ago, clskinsfan said:

 

I am upset about the ship. Not that the clear intention was to cater to families. I am pissed that they didnt build the damn thing 30 years ago when I wasnt an old fart and could take advantage of it. This ship is a family vacation heaven. Damn shame my kids are grown up. But of course I can always take my grandkids on the vacation of a lifetime now. 

Lol.  Me too.  I’m getting too old for all those water slides but they look great.  But yes the grown kids and grands will love it!  It makes the old small ships look like tugboats but I still those too.

[FionaMG]

1 hour ago, jrapps said:

I wonder if that is a small slide DOWN into the Adventure Ocean on Deck 6? If it went UP to the top of the ship you would see it in the pictures

I think you could be right. If you look at decks 7 and 6, you can see what looks like the continuation and end of it (brown squiggly thingy ).

[StephPS79]

Man, some of you are so negative.  Why do you cruise if you hate it so much, let alone cruise on a line you hate some much.

 

I am very excited for this ship!  It looks beautiful!  And, I'll put it out there, I dislike kids!  However, I think the design and layout looks great, it gives families a family area that I don't need to go anywhere near!  

 

I'm not sure what some people were expecting.  It's a cruise ship, after all, at the end of the day, it's going to have limitations.  Not exactly sure what it would take for some of you to actually be excited about a new ship.      

 

 

[spooky981]

Precious few options available for two bedrooms. That is crippling for a family ship.

[FionaMG]

29 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

 

 

 

 

Would you say the "Surfside Family View Balcony and Interiors" are more or less the equivalent of boardwalk rooms on Oasis class?

[Another_Critic]

2 minutes ago, spooky981 said:

Precious few options available for two bedrooms. That is crippling for a family ship.

Connecting rooms = two bedrooms (and two bathrooms).

[clskinsfan]

Dont know if I can link it but Harr travel released a video this morning going over the staterooms. Its worth a watch. 

[NorthStarStateCruiser]

2 hours ago, robmtx said:

And then an unnamed restaurant on the Starboard side = Portside BBQ?

I think they wouldn't put Portside BBQ on the Starboard side based on it's name.

[spooky981]

7 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

Connecting rooms = two bedrooms (and two bathrooms).

 

Suites with multiple bedrooms get you Sky and Star class though. I'd be fine with standard connecting rooms but we would lose all those perks.

[rockmom]

7 hours ago, mrpie90 said:

it is a valid site.

i use it to compare cruise prices.

My point was, that is all incorrect info.   They were showing that as being Icon when it clearly was not.  

[soremekun]

Just emailed my travel agent to put me in for June 2024!

 

Will the ice rink also function as an area for bumper cars and laser tag?

[DaniMSCRoyal_85]

57 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

 

 

36 minutes ago, Love2cruise77 said:

 

Humm... ship Icon of the Seas next year April year 2025 go Europe???

[jrapps]

I found another screenshot with the Surfside restaurant. Its called Bites. My guess is sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs...pool-adjacent food for the kids at splashaway 

 

You can also see slides in this mockup

[Ourusualbeach]

5 minutes ago, DaniMSCRoyal_85 said:

 

 

Humm... ship Icon of the Seas next year April year 2025 go Europe???

I doubt it.  One of the Oasis class ships will be needing to go for a drydock.  I don't expect to see Icon in Europe for 5 years.

[cruisetorelax44]

Hard to tell... is Dec 16th the inaugural sailing? Or is that Jan 28th... I know they said some test sailings....

[rudeney]

It looks like someone dropped a Six Flags on top of a barge.  No thanks.

[Another_Critic]

22 minutes ago, spooky981 said:

 

Suites with multiple bedrooms get you Sky and Star class though. I'd be fine with standard connecting rooms but we would lose all those perks.

But you can buy some of the perks (or you get some with D, D+, or P). Or just book 2 suites.  😄

[Another_Critic]

2 minutes ago, rudeney said:

It looks like someone dropped a Six Flags on top of a barge.  No thanks.

I'll stick with Grandeur.  🙂

 

 

[longhorn2004]

So its geared toward young families in a big way, its why looks like Sesame Street on certain levels. Ok, just hope the product planners go their future demographic correct or this will be in dry dock for a refurb faster than expected.

[BecciBoo]

I am so there already, I passed myself coming and going!  You can bet your bippy I will be up Monday at midnight.

[DaniMSCRoyal_85]

16 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Lo dudo. Uno de los barcos de la clase Oasis necesitará ir a dique seco. No espero ver a Icon en Europa durante 5 años.

 

If it is Utopia of the Seas ship go Europe year 2024.

Edited October 20, 2022 by DaniMSCRoyal_85

[kruzerci]

Wow. I am not sure what to think. I definitely expected more based on how it was described as iconic and revolutionary. It’s essentially Oasis on steroids with some Edge class features and geared even more towards kids. 
 

I think the pools look great, it looks modernized, etc., but it leaves a lot to be desired for adults and young adults without kids. I think they missed a huge opportunity not incorporating a waterfront type deck like NCL and CCL have done. As others have said, it looks like a barge with an amusement park on top. I get that they are appealing to families, but I think they tipped the scale way too far towards kids on this one. Ugh. 

[little britain]

7 minutes ago, kruzerci said:

Wow. I am not sure what to think. I definitely expected more based on how it was described as iconic and revolutionary. It’s essentially Oasis on steroids with some Edge class features and geared even more towards kids. 
 

I think the pools look great, it looks modernized, etc., but it leaves a lot to be desired for adults and young adults without kids. I think they missed a huge opportunity not incorporating a waterfront type deck like NCL and CCL have done. As others have said, it looks like a barge with an amusement park on top. I get that they are appealing to families, but I think they tipped the scale way too far towards kids on this one. Ugh. 

Agree; I was looking forward to more dining outside options.  
It looks messy. 
But I’ll probably book just to see her. Itineraries are as boring as heck though! 
Will certainly need to study school holiday calendars ( and Spring break) to ensure I book when the majority of kids are at school.   January should be safe!! 

Edited October 20, 2022 by little britain

[BecciBoo]

I loved everything about it.  I don't need that much adult entertainment, I am way too distracted by sparkly things! LOL  It has an ice rink--check, bars everywhere--check, adult pool area--check etc etc etc.  Good enough for me, I just won't be spending any time aft on Boardwalk.

Edited October 20, 2022 by BecciBoo