Royal Caribbean Icon of the Seas: The Misses Review

Every cruise ship in the ocean has hits and misses. Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas is not immune to misses. It may be the biggest and one of the most beautiful ships out there, but it's not a perfect ship. We always say that reviews are subjective. What's great for us may be terrible for you. For us, we're gettin' older, so we're starting to appreciate the relaxation a bit more than usual. Here's where we felt was a miss:
0:38 - The Thermal Spa
05:14 - The Hideaway
06:48 - Cloud 17 (Wasn't just adults)
08:39 - No Quiet Spots
09:53 - Limited Ocean View
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[@BJJandBS]

How does it stack up to the Mardi Gras? We are doing MG next week and the Icon in October. Looking forward to both but nervous about Carnival for sure. Long time RCCL cruisers.

[@downtovacay]

Two totally different style ships. What separates them is def the price. You could take a Mardi Gras and Celebration or Jubilee cruise for the price of 1 Icon cruise. That's the difference. You'll be entertained on the Icon beyond belief. Food is great. Just no real quiet relaxing all adult area space for us. Nothing but kids. Complimentary food is solid. Like I shared in that long "What's your fav cruise?" post, the Mardi Gras has a well balanced ship. You can get so much for so little in comparison to the Icon. As great as the Icon is, the price of it will be the deciding factor for many. One and Done

[@BJJandBS]

@@downtovacay see that’s our struggle. We basically got the Icon balcony for the same price as we paid for the Mardi Gras. Felt it was very reasonable. But come to find out it was a crazy sale and half price. Lookin forward to the Mardi Gras next week and see how it gore

[@downtovacay]

@@BJJandBS IF you can get what you want at a lower price then go for it. I was able to lock in the Icon Oceanview Balcony at $3800 for 2. I got the Mardi Gras Balcony for $2800. When I priced the Icon next year from April thru July it was about $6200. No way Jose.

[@BJJandBS]

@@downtovacay yea we basically paid the same for both. $1200 balcony on each pp. So i was ok with it. I actually thought it was a bit much for the MG but its our first Carnival so I figured it should be a good one