Icon of the Seas Blocks Are In The House!

[Newcruiser215]

1 minute ago, BecciBoo said:

That's why I included the ampersand.  Not offended by you at all, just disappointed at this latest monetary development.

I definitely get it. Soon they'll be charging admission for onboard entertainment. 

[BecciBoo]

I am looking at the $75 pp new Hideaway Beach deal, that we could afford since we can't do the Beach Club anymore at $300+.  So I may book that one right away.

[Newcruiser215]

9 minutes ago, BecciBoo said:

I am looking at the $75 pp new Hideaway Beach deal, that we could afford since we can't do the Beach Club anymore at $300+.  So I may book that one right away.

We booked that last week at $61 per person. 

[NightOne]

3 hours ago, BecciBoo said:

Well Newcruiser, you just burst my bubble!  Knowing I won't be welcome in the Hideaway without serious coinage has me getting hotter under the collar.  How dare they charge money for that area?!  Never heard of such a thing on a ship before.  What other areas will they charge for onboard now?  Getting hotter by the minute!  Firstly, it cost a veritable fortune just to book this cruise and now you're telling me I don't get to avail myself of several venues onboard for that exalted price???  How can they sustain this policy?  Well we'll see in the upcoming days what occurs.  I may just challenge myself to see if we can do this cruise with NO Extra money changing hands.  I've done it before.  I may have to get obstinate!  

 

Definitely is a price gouge but I am sure it will sell out and they will raise the prices even further. 😞

[Tree_skier]

4 hours ago, BecciBoo said:

Knowing I won't be welcome in the Hideaway without serious coinage has me getting hotter under the collar

The $700 price tag is for the Casita's on a sea day.  Those aren't even in the The Hideaway they are in the Chill island area on deck 16.  The Hideaway is free to enter.  The only cost is for the daybeds. For my sailing, which seems to have premium prices for everything, The Hideaway daybeds are $200 on a port day and $300 for a sea day.  There is room for four people and includes bottled water and sparkling wine.  While it is not for everyone, it doesn't seem like a bad deal if lying in the sun all day is your sort of thing.

 

As far as the price for the Casita's goes that is too steep for my blood.  I have reserved one in the past on Navigator on a port day because I didn't plan on getting off the ship and I got it for $88.  $350 for a port day isn't worth it to me.  Day 5 is St. Thomas and I will have been there a few times by the time I get on Icon so I might have considered it.  If the price dropped by 50% maybe but at that price... nope.  

[topanga49er]

On 9/26/2023 at 11:08 AM, BecciBoo said:

  Yes, they charge for Casitas on some ships, but the whole pool deck is available at your leisure.  @crewsweeper And I don't have any jets. Back off.

They are NOT charging for the area, they are just charging for the casitas and pool beds in the area.  Feel free to splash away and lie on regular deck chairs for free...

[topanga49er]

Hopefully the Black Friday deals will give everyone a break on pricing.  If you saw, they are also asking up to $6,000 for the Beach Club over the water cabanas!!

 

[erby2283]

An article regarding the fees.

 

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/09/26/icon-of-the-seas-the-hideaway-daybeds

[BecciBoo]

Very Helpful, thank you erby

 

I probably won't hang out there but at least wanted to experience it for a bit, take some pics etc.  Pretty sure Cloud 17 or the Swim n Tonic will be our go tos.

Edited September 28, 2023 by BecciBoo

[Ourusualbeach]

Maybe I should offer to rent my aft balcony on deck 14 for the day

[Newcruiser215]

 

[Eremita85]

I saw one of the lifeboats on a test run when I recently went to shoot Meri's arrival at the shipyard: 

https://www.facebook.com/Eremita85/posts/24702317689366961

Edited September 28, 2023 by Eremita85

[Tall-Cruiser]

2 hours ago, Eremita85 said:

I saw one of the lifeboats on a test run when I recently went to shoot Meri's arrival at the shipyard: 

Thanks for sharing your photos. Those are Icon 2 blocks on Meri right? 

[ISHOULDABENAPIRATE]

Anyone care to speculate supper club price with udp sans alcohol. 

[Newcruiser215]

1 hour ago, ISHOULDABENAPIRATE said:

Anyone care to speculate supper club price with udp sans alcohol. 

They’ve already announced it’ll be $200 per person. 

[ISHOULDABENAPIRATE]

With unlimited  dining package , without the alcohol. 

[Eremita85]

10 hours ago, Tall-Cruiser said:

Thanks for sharing your photos. Those are Icon 2 blocks on Meri right? 

Yep, lots of Icon 2 blocks already on the shipyard 🙂 

By the way, the LNG bunkering vessel Kairos will arrive at the shipyard tomorrow: https://pilotonline.fi/traffic-info/pilotages?vessel=kairos

[Eremita85]

The LNG bunkering vessel Kairos arrived at the shipyard this morning. I heard that the bunkering itself will not take place until tomorrow.

The weather was cloudy, pretty windy and somewhat rainy at the times.

 

30.9.2023

https://www.facebook.com/Eremita85/posts/24729900976608632

[cruise1957]

On 9/26/2023 at 11:32 AM, soremekun said:

That's only $29.17 per hour.  If there are three people sharing it, it's less than $10 per hour per person!

You can also find a stranger who wants to join your family for $50 and you can see where I'm going with this.

Welcome to the family!

[Newcruiser215]

Mostly Spanish, but still a nice tour. 

[Tree_skier]

On 9/28/2023 at 6:52 AM, Ourusualbeach said:

Maybe I should offer to rent my aft balcony on deck 14 for the day

Let me know what is the going rate. Maybe I’ll do it to. 

[ReneeFLL]

On 9/13/2023 at 3:23 PM, Tree_skier said:

 

We book in D4 balcony Oct 31 2022 when the itineraries were first released for a Nov 30 2024 sailing. We got it for $2784.  A D4 balcony with this new release for exactly one year later (Nov 29 2025) is $5680

 

Unbelievable! I'm glad we got in when we did.

When we booked the Inaugural cruise in December we paid $3040.32 for a D2 GTY for 2 people. That was with a TA. Now on the RC website it’s $10832.52 also for 2 people. They don’t have any GTY balconies left, just the D5 category (this is for a regular balcony). Not sure what the price would be if a TA has any left. That’s a huge price difference.

[Tree_skier]

Kinda feels like we won a small prize n the lottery. Not enough to change your life but just enough to make you feel good about buying lotto tix. 

Edited October 1, 2023 by Tree_skier

[ReneeFLL]

On 9/28/2023 at 1:52 PM, Ourusualbeach said:

Maybe I should offer to rent my aft balcony on deck 14 for the day

That’s cool you got one of the aft balconies. I’d buy you a drink for a tour. 😁

 

Edited October 1, 2023 by ReneeFLL

[soremekun]

1 hour ago, ReneeFLL said:

That’s cool you got one of the aft balconies. I’d buy you a drink for a tour. 😁

 

Buy or "buy"?