Odyssey of the Seas or Icon?

[Sigyn]

Would you book Odyssey of the Seas for spring break or the new Icon? It's about $2K more to do Icon, but perhaps it's worth it. 

[basenji56]

How many kids are sailing?  Ages?  Seems overpriced but that is a personal choice depending how much happier your kids will be to sail on Icon.

[smokeybandit]

If you're even considering Icon after looking at that price, then do Icon

[Sigyn]

54 minutes ago, basenji56 said:

How many kids are sailing?  Ages?  Seems overpriced but that is a personal choice depending how much happier your kids will be to sail on Icon.

one kid, will be 16 at the time. The cruise on Odyssey goes to the Southern Caribbean for 8 days. the Icon goes to the Western Caribbean for 7 days. I already booked Odyssey, but thinking about switching, within the window where I could using NextCruise. Icon dropped by $1,000 from where it was when I booked Odyssey. 

Edited May 22, 2023 by njsmom

[crewsweeper]

For ports, the Southern is a better itinerary, IMO.  And with IFly, bumper cars, and the North Star and the trampolines a bit more oriented to things a teen might like.

[BecciBoo]

Oh no, There will be much more activities for his age on ICON than Odyssey, although we loved Odyssey.  I'd go for ICON.

[CruisingHogFan]

4 hours ago, njsmom said:

Would you book Odyssey of the Seas for spring break or the new Icon? It's about $2K more to do Icon, but perhaps it's worth it. 

We have Icon booked for summer 2024 but booked when it opened up for booking. Same cabin is now 3x and wouldn't do it. I would book Odyssey for that much price difference. If it wasn’t doing 6 day our spring break week we would book Odyssey again

Might look at Oasis as an option. It’s at a very reasonable price for Spring Break

[taglovestocruise]

Far more activities on Icon + Icon is almost double the size. We have sailed many times on Oasis Class and recently sailed 17 nights Quantum Class and found that class to feel small.  We love the largest ships.