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It is a great place to meet up with friends, get comfortable, and look out at the ocean from the floor-to-ceiling windows. At night, it will transition into a hybrid buffet/traditional sit-down venue. One of the new neighbors, and perhaps the most exciting, is the Surfside neighborhood. Surfside will be a major focus when you look at Icon of the Seas, located just above the Royal Promenade on Deck 7 aft. The first paying passengers are scheduled to sail on Icon of the Seas starting on January 27, 2024.
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Mega-ship cruise fans will definitely want to book a cruise on Icon of the Seas. Or, you can secure your spot now on her sister ship, Star of the Seas, for when she sets sail from Port Canaveral in 2025. Heidi and I were skeptical about going on this Icon of the Seas cruise.
Surfside Bites
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We glance at it with pity, because it is by definition a smaller ship than our own. The Surfside and Thrill Island neighborhoods are home to some incredible specialty restaurants. At Basecamp, you can refuel between adventures, choosing among a variety of food windows popping out delicious provisions. At Pier 7, you can look forward to plenty of relaxed vibes paired with beachside bites — think mango shrimp tostadas and surf 'n' turf tacos. Though these restaurants are not complimentary offerings, they are absolutely worth a visit, especially if you're one to crave tacos at any moment. Now that you know all of the wonderful entertainment, attractions, dining and more that is complimentary on Icon of the Seas, what is not included in your cruise fare?
The live jazz bar
Debuting in early 2024, Icon of the Seas will take the new title of largest cruise ship in the world. Once complete, the brand-new vessel for Royal Caribbean will clock in at 250,800 gross tons, making her 6% bigger than Wonder of the Seas, which is currently the biggest cruise ship in the world. And when the sun goes down, your night lights up with possibilities. With over 15 buzzing spots and live music venues, every evening onboard overflows with ways to raise the bar on spirit-sipping and show-stopping. Spanning nearly 1,200 feet, the cruise ship has 20 decks, which makes the Icon of the Seas the world's largest cruise ship. Cruise Hive was established back in 2008 and among the earliest blogs in the industry.
Category 6 waterpark
This decadent menu has me convinced to purchase a Specialty Dining Package to enjoy a discounted rate. Thrill Island is home to some of the biggest water slides at sea at Category 6 Water Park. Here, I also tested out my courage on Crown’s Edge, which is part obstacle course, park ropes course, and part zip line that has you dangling out 17 stories over the open ocean off the side of the ship. I tried the Pink Mermaid, a fun non-alcoholic drink that’s bright Barbie pink thanks to the dragon fruit syrup. It's also served in a pseudo-Capri Sun-style bag so you can take it and walk with it and not have the fear of spilling a drink all over.
Main Dining Room
A milestone in the construction of Royal Caribbean's first Icon Class cruise ship was just completed. Make the most of every minute in the ultimate week-long family getaway to the eastern and western Caribbean. Plus, stops to Perfect Day at CocoCay in The Bahamas – on every sailing.
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Pearl Café still serves Starbucks Coffee, which is included in the Royal Caribbean drink package or the Café Select Coffee card. The licensed Starbucks location one deck down is NOT included. While it is fun, other cruise lines offer more intricate courses, with more exhilarating experiences (in our opinion), for free. The Crown’s Edge is Royal Caribbean’s attempt at a ropes course on one of its ships. This up-charge activity is set to a theme where adventurers need to escape from Thrill Island.
Of course, guests can also find Royal Caribbean signature thrills like the FlowRider surf simulator, as well as Adrenaline Peak - the ultimate rock-climbing expedition. Thrill Island also features a sports court and reimagined mini-golf course that the whole family will love. Guests on Icon of the Seas can even test their limits at Category 6 with the first open free-fall slide at sea, named Pressure Drop.
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This brings to mind the travails of David Foster Wallace, who felt so ostracized by his fellow passengers that he retreated to his cabin for much of his voyage. And Wallace was raised primarily in the Midwest and was a much larger, more American-looking meatball than I am. What if I leave this ship without making any friends at all, despite my T-shirt?
Speaking of neighborhoods, there are eight on Icon of the Seas and five of them are new to Royal Caribbean – AquaDome, Thrill Island, Chill Island, Surfside and The Hideaway. Upon embarkation, you’ll enter through the Royal Promenade – a Royal Caribbean mainstay and the beating heart of the vessel. In 2019, Perfect Day at CocoCay reopened after a $250 million renovation as the ultimate tropical getaway and included the addition of a brand-new water park featuring the 135-foot Daredevil's Peak water slide. In addition to the sheer size of this vessel, it will be the first Royal Caribbean ship to be powered by LNG-fuel. She will have six Wärtsilä main engines that are capable of running on both diesel and natural gas.
The ship offers different experiences that include seven pools — one is the largest on any ship — the world's first onboard water park with six water slides, theaters, a casino and over 40 dining and drinking spots. Adults looking for a spot of their own will want to head to The Hideaway, an adults-only retreat with the first suspended infinity pool at sea and a bar that overlooks the wake of the ship. Hideaway Bar is home to the Bae at the Beach cocktail, which infuses the flavors of grapefruit and lemon into a light and refreshing poolside drink. This was my favorite neighborhood to hang out at throughout the sailing.
So let’s take a tour of all the picture-perfect places to plunge. Then there's Royal Bay, the largest pool at sea with over 40,000 gallons of water, plenty of in-water loungers and raised whirlpools that offer beautiful ocean views. — grab a seat at Swim & Tonic, the first swim-up bar in the Royal Caribbean® fleet.
Most venues had adequate staffing, and crew members seemed genuinely happy and excited to be working on this new ship. The cruise line certainly has many of its A-team onboard, and it shows. Plus, cruisers on the unlimited dining plan only receive a $20 credit when choosing to eat at this restaurant. Though, one positive note is that kids under 12 eat free here off the menu. However, the breakfast items like pancakes and eggs looked like something you would get on other cruise lines for free.
Storm Chasers consists of falling from the “mast” down a long, twisting neon tube filled with water, like being the camera inside your own colonoscopy, as you hold on to the handles of a mat, hoping not to die. The tube then flops you down headfirst into a trough of water, a Royal Caribbean baptism. Because of the importance of the inaugural voyage of the world’s largest cruise liner, more than 200 Pinnacles are on this ship, a startling number, it seems. Mrs. Palo Alto takes out a golden badge that I have seen affixed over many a breast, which reads CROWN AND ANCHOR SOCIETY along with her name.
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