What do you think about these prices?

Royal Caribbean might want to remember something-Disney priced Galactic Starcruiser through the ABSOLUTE ROOF when it opened in March 2022 and it sold out, initially--and it fell SO HARD SO FAST and it is CLOSING FOREVER at the end of the month

These prices are much higher than I am willing to pay for Royal Caribbean. I am also not sure I want to be on that large of a ship with that many other guests.

❤❤ I almost fell out of my office chair at just the inside cabin prices!!! I usually wait until the inaugural new cruise and look to book on the cruise that came right before it :) Then you get extra perks and promotions !! Love this video!!

We just booked a Regent 7 seas cruise, ultra luxury and totally all inclusive for almost $2000 LESS than Icon. I don’t get why any adult couple traveling without kids would pay that for Royal, but to each their own.

These prices are crazy. I want to go on my first cruise but at these prices I may be better off buying an inflatable raft

OMG! My sis and I are in The Haven on NCL in October and we paid less than the ocean view room! I just don’t see how it’s worth it. I understand you & David giving it a go, it’s what you do! I’ll enjoy your videos vicariously 😉

It’s interesting that they’re aiming icon at families primarily- the only people I can foresee being able to afford these sorts of prices are retired couples who had careers as bankers or property developers.

The only good thing with new ships that the old ships become cheaper.

Our last cruise in Feb 2023 was an 11-night "Southeastern Caribbean Island Hopper" on the Rhapsody of the Seas. We enjoyed it immensely! We've been on the Allure twice, and we have decided that we much prefer the smaller ships. We really don't want to be on a floating city with 6000+ other passengers. Just walking to and from our cabin on the Allure seemed to be a challenge. The megaships are just not our cup of tea anymore. Our next cruise may very well be on a much smaller luxury ship like Regent has. We are TIRED of the massive crowds, and these prices are just STUPID.

I just priced the icon a few weeks ago for the July 6 sailing and it was around $9700 for a 7 day cruise with 4 adults in a balcony cabin. I went with Harmony of the Seas for about $3000 less choosing my own cabin.

Kinda feels like Greed personified…. And then to think off all the cutbacks that are happening at the same time

I booked two weeks on Silversea for the same price!

“HOOOO-LEEEEE SMOKES!” Yeah, that’s the toned down expression for what some of us really want to say. We’re paying just a wee bit more for our cruise next year on the Prima, but it’s a much longer cruise, and we’ll have a huge wrap around the front corner balcony. I know that the new ships command a steeper price, but that’s nuts!

We booked 2 interior rooms for 4 people last year, April sailing for about $4400. Looked the same thing up last week on the same sailing and it was $16k!!

It’s not just icon, royals costs on all cruises are way higher than they’ve been in the past. I’m Diamond with RC and have my next 3 sailings booked with Carnival because I can’t justify the pricing. Came in about 2500 for 3 on an oceanview on Mardi Gras, same thing in Icon was 4500, Wonder was around 3300. It just doesn’t make sense when it comes to the budget.

I think it mainly makes sense for cruise professionals such as ben and david to pay the high price. I'd go for the luxury cruise for the cost!

This is just WOW!!!.I know there's money out there but those prices are just outrageous.Too rich for my blood,maybe after three years when the newness has worn off.Great video.Thank You.

The 2025-2026 sailings are no cheaper. Because the demand is so high, the fares will be reflected as such and doubly so with it being a new ship. I work in the travel industry and get pretty generous interline discounts with all the major cruiselines and while I can take advantage of it and book a cabin nearly $700 cheaper than booking directly through RC, it still prices out to nearly $7000 for an infinite ocean facing balcony. It's Atlantis pricing at this point

We booked Icon last year on the first day of booking with a group cruise as Crown & Anchor customers. We paid total $3,200 mid ship balcony. The next day it nearly doubled. We were very lucky. JJcruise did a great job booking this for us😊

Prices are crazy, I booked a ocean balcony room on Odyssey for 1400pp for my April 2024 sailing. I booked 15 months out, this sailing is now 2500+ pp, that's crazy

Will ANY of us be surprised if/when they inevitably announce there will be either an extra expense for the onboard Waterpark…or it’ll suddenly be exclusive to Suite passengers??

We’ve been on many RCI cruises and recently got off of Allure of the Seas (with COVID along with many others - not fun at all). We really enjoy the Voyager and Freedom class ships better than Oasis class. Less people, walking path with a view, access to bow of the ship, and more ocean views throughout the ship. Icon is just too big for us.

The prices are outrageous!

We are booked on the Feb 17, 2024 sailing - we booked the first day we could. We are a family of 5 and have one of the new family infinite balcony ocean view rooms. Our cost was ~$7,800. Definitely not cheap but for the 4th sailing of new ship, room for 5, new class of room, etc, we thought it was acceptible ... I priced out the same class of room for 2025 and it is well over $11,000 - more than a 40% increase. I think they feel they underpriced it to start and are swinging the pendulum too far the other other way ... be interesting to see what happens

Glad we booked while onboard Wonder back in February! We booked for February 24th and paid almost exactly 5k for a Oceanview balcony for a family of four. Paint me green and call me a pickle! Stuff has gotten real! Too bad I can't sublet my cabin 😅

I did a lot of cruising last year, and had the pleasure of saying hi to you guys. But this year, I cannot bring myself to go cruising now, because how expensive it got. Right now any other type of travel is much cheaper than cruising. I hope they bring it back down soon.

I hope RCCL has figured out how to seat 7,600 people in the entertainment venues. Please let us know how it goes. Love you lads!

I looked into this inaugural cruise to bust my RC cherry but after seeing their prices for a balcony cabin back in May I was iconoclasticaly astounded by the prices! I will stick to Carnival for the time being!

Wow, those prices are outrageous, however the demand is there. I would disagree with your point about DCL, in that I agree their upfront cost is more, however when you then compare the packages on other cruise line (ie soda packages and things like dining options I believe that DCL becomes better value. How many time on RC have you said X or Y are an up charge…….

" A fool and his money are soon parted"

Glad you boys are doing it...saves US all that money 🙂

We booked early and am amazed at a good price for the cruise, however the prices on private island are beyond ridiculous!!

I just booked a cruise on Voyager of the Seas for $750 per person for a balcony room. The prices for Icon are insane!

Just got home from Wonder of the Seas. Got an amazing souvenir of a combo Covid + Strep. I LOVED the Wonder, except that I think it's just tooooo big. Too many people. Not only is getting sick practically inevitable, but man, it's a slog to get from an event on say Deck 15 forward to Deck 4 aft. I can't imagine trying to navigate Icon. It's just too big for me. But I'm eager to try Freedom class at some point. That might be more my speed.

The Icon is a destination in and of itself. I used to think that about the Oasis. Mind blown.

Thank you for the honesty,Ben! Love your videos! I definitely won’t be booking until prices drop a bit…….but in the meantime, I’ve got 2 Carnival and one NCL cruise booked to keep me satisfied 😊

Hey Ben. 7600 passengers plus crew. Wow. Easy 10,000 + on the ship. When tickets went on sale that midnight a balcony was like $4500. Waited til the morning and regretted not booking it at midnight. Was now $7500. For 2 of course. No inside or ocean view left. Plus gotta ad airfare and a night or 2 hotel. That was ridiculous. Inaugural cruises although exciting are not always ready with the shows/menu/excursions etc. So we’ll wait. Thanks for the insight. We just did a ten day on the Oasis 4 ports with taxes port fees and prepaid gratuities for $2300 total for me & hubby. Airfare not needed.

Royal has gone up $$$ more than any other line I’m finding. We recently priced out Disney Treasure inaugural sailing (Feb 2024) and the price for 3 was similar to Icon we looked at late Aug 2023. Icon in Feb was more than the brand new Disney Treasure! I’m finding if you want to go on a brand new Royal ship, or even lately Oasis class, their prices compare to Disney cruise line. Which is nuts. We have a placeholder with Royal and I’m struggling to find a decently priced sailing on Oasis class. I don’t love the older ships, which seem to be the only ones cheaper.

Best aspect of this video--the one second clip of The X-Files theme song. Well-played gentleman, well-played.

I'm usually a ninja watcher but you two are amazing to watch. Thank you ❤for you hard work and dedication.

Not going to lie.. I really wanted to experience this but jesus.. I think the balcony for 2 people came out to $6k. That's insane

This is why me and my brother so early. We got it at 1500 usd for a inside room for 7 days. At one point it was at 3000 for a inside room per person crazy 😅

I'm booked on the inaugural Icon of the Seas Cruise with my wife. Paid $4000 total for window ocean view and booked excursions in St. Kitts & St. Thomas. Just wanted to be part of history. I'm taking a lucky charm with me, though, RMS Titanic Pen Embedded with authentic coal, wood and rust. Made final payment today so I'm PAID IN FULL.

Hope everyone had a great week. Mrs. Silver Honda and I just came back from our cruise 🚢 visiting Nassau and Coco Cay, Bahamas 🇧🇸

I am at the edge of my seat waiting to see what the cruise will actually be like!!!

We are also booked on the inaugural cruise!!! We booked on day one and we are happy we did because the cabin we booked is now going for around 5K more than what we paid for the January sailing. It is truly insane! But to be honest... The money for the inaugural cruise is becoming more and more worth it since learning that you guys and a lot of other content creators will be on ICON with us. It is almost like being on an exclusive Creator's Cruise! LOL We hope you don't mind if we say hi should we be lucky enough to see you onboard! At the end of the day, life is about experiences, and this this ship and this cruise will certainly be the experience of a lifetime!

We are on the inaugural and have no regrets on what we paid. Money comes and goes, memories last forever and are more valuable! :)

We were shocked too but we are going the week after the inaugural on Feb 3rd😂 we had to check it out and we are bringing our daughter and her buddy. 13k for 2 balcony rooms😮. That was the least expensive date we could find.

Royal did a great job advertising and getting people excited for the new ship. We’re booked for June 2024 and can’t wait. I’m sure we’re going to buy next cruise certificates and probably cruise again on this ship in 2025. You’re right. There are plenty of really nice ships that are still basically new and are selling at affordable prices. Wonder of the Seas sounds good.❤

My family is very financially comfortable. I would neverrrr pay these prices. Just did a b2b on the Disney Fantasy and paid less for a balcony than 1 week onboard icon. Never ever would I do that 😂😂

Thank you for the heads-up. 😬💸 Probably won’t sail her till 2026 or beyond. Yet to do an Oasis class. ⚓️ Always enjoy your informative and entertaining videos. 😃

I booked the Icon of the Seas back on 10/24/2022 for 04/13/2024. I paid $3,718 for two people in a Oceanview balcony room with prepaid gratuities. I just checked for the same room, with prepaid gratuities, on the same dates and it now costs $9,595. It's insane how much it jumped up, glad I booked it during the first openings last year!

I’m a senior citizen and won’t need all of the toys…I’ll save my $$$ to sit on the Mariner of the Seas balcony enjoying my coffee, rolling seas and relative quiet🌊🐬🐙🦀🐟🐠🐳

$2300 a person...for an interior cabin....they have lost their minds...

Booked on Icon for the inaugural sailing for approx $3600 on a interior balcony in January of 2023 as a Solo ❤

I know everyone is complaining about the high prices for this cruise but there is a simple solution, don’t cruise with them unless you want to get fleeced just to say that you cruised with RC Icon of the Seas!!!

So wish I was going with you!!! The ship seems magical for families, especially multi-generational. This would be a great ship for your next nephew vacation video. Loved his incite.

Me and my husband booked Icon of the Seas in December 2022 through a travel agent and we got a great deal to sail in May 2024 for $3,161.00; $1,580.50 per person with a garanty balcony cabin. I'm so excited and glad we booked so far in advance. The prices are insane now. I can't wait to sail on Icon.

We are booked on the Icon for September 2024. We are traveling with our kids so we booked connecting family infinite balcony cabins. When I booked, the prices were not as high as they are now. Last I checked for our sailing for the same connecting cabins we have on the same sailing is over $25k for a total of 8 people. That’s crazy!!

Great information , Ben, you can bet we won’t be starters for the Icon

Booked Icon when it became available and paid $2513.60 for an inside plus cabin. The price is more ridiculous, as are all other RC cruises right now. Many have increased $700-$900 more for an inside cabin since August 31, 2023.

I went on the Odyssey last year for a Greek isles cruise. The ship is beautiful. It’s very high tech, and has tons to do. I’d gladly sail on her again and wait 4 years for the hype around Icon to die down

We booked our room on the inaugural at 3am in the morning and glad we did because prices skyrocketed afterwards! See you onboard!

It’s amazing how this huge behemoth will be able to glide its way through our oceans without difficulty. Technology has truly come along way, I wish everyone that is booked for her first voyage to be safe and secure and don’t forget to build wonder memories with your family ❤❤❤❤

My family booked an ocean view balcony room for 4 people in July 2024 and we somehow found it to be $2,012.25 split evenly between us 4. at the time we booked there was a 30% off deal plus a discount for having a 3rd and 4th passengers so the total for the room would've been $10,090.00 but we only ended up paying $8,049.80. ultimately I think with the right circumstances you could get a good deal on a room, but there's no doubt the prices are insane right now.

Those are crazy prices. I wonder if they’ll come down after a couple years after they recoup the billion + dollars that they spent.

WOW. I HAD NO IDEA Royal charged different amounts for Thrill Water Park based on the SHIP THAT BROUGHT YOU THERE! Last year I paid $60 - or it might have been $90 since I didn't reserve it in advance, but it was LESS than $100 - on an older class ship. I will be on an Oasis class ship for the first time next year (I can only do short cruises and the biggest ships usually only do 7+ day sailings but this one has ONE three night sailing) and it it $178 PER PERSON! HIGHWAY ROBBERY! But I wanted to experience an Oasis ship once.. Same place, same length of cruise out of the same port... Same number of days. BONKERS PRICE! Oh, that is reserving the excursion 8 MONTHS IN ADVANCE!

craaazy! we went on a 12-day cruise for around €1000 per person and our room had a window with ocean view. We went on Jewels of the sea and had a really good time.

Luckily I booked during the C&A opening day, for under $4000. Would love to meet you on the inaugural sailing!

Totally done listening about royal Caribbean and all the high end amenities. I don’t understand… well, there’s a lot I don’t understand. Enjoy your inaugural lavishly, exuberant cruise. I’d rather stay informed regarding cruises that I don’t feel are over priced, trying to keep up with the Rockefellers… 😢😮

if i was a billionaire i would only be able to live my life in a shack on the cruise. it's also crazy to think that in a decade people will be saying that icon of the seas was tiny and had some really boring features (probably exaggerating a lot) but still it looks so fun and im glad that they're taking from customer feedback for the ship's design and features

By "ship looks amazing" he means the animations and renders look amazing. All with perfect people too

when first released sept '24 was £900 for an interior, that same cruise is now £2383 for an interior!!!!! wish id have booked straight away!

YIKES! Waaaay too rich for my blood! And too many people as well! Years ago I sailed on Serenade of the Seas and I loved it! Not all the fancy stuff the new mega-ships have, but it was great! I also got to sail on the SV Fantome, a gorgeous windjammer cruise ship. Sadly the ship was lost in hurricane and the company went bankrupt years ago. Smaller is better for me!.

I must admit. At first I was enamored with the Icon of the Seas. But then I remembered that I wouldn’t use hardly any of it. I’m not going on any of those splash zones, water parks, merry go rounds, etc… so it makes no sense for me to spend that much money on a ship I wouldn’t take full advantage of. Royal better knock it out of the park because people are going to have a much higher expectation with the prices they are paying. I feel like so many people are going to have buyer remorse.

As a hyper price sensitive cruiser, I'll be passing on this, I really wanted to try it but I'm literally priced out

I'm horrified by the high prices and how expensive the private island is. That's why I prefer mid sized older ships that aren't "hot". I don't want crowds and don't want to spend an arm and a leg.

Crazy booking an inaugural cruise. Hope it fares better than their last ship lol. Sprinklers flooded the promenade to name but a few hiccups lol

Have a grand time - hope it is an excellent inaugural cruise. We rarely sail RC any more, preferring Celebrity and many fewer people. Are trying Oceania next summer - similar price to that interior cabin but it is a 22 day sailing from Europe including Ireland, Canada, eastern seaboard and Bermuda.

I booked on icon last year for September cruise, 2024. I got an interior room. The price is now doubled. I’m glad I booked it when I did.

I’ve been on three new Oasis sold out class ships and never had a backlog of people. Royal did a fantastic job managing the crowds

We booked our Icon cruise in Nov 2022 and our cruise has more than doubled in price since we booked it.

I did the Odyssey inaugural and was fun. I really love this icon of the seas. Well be glad to see your guys videos. Won't be able to get on this ship. Man that is some money. And sold out. Didn't do the perfect day but that is a lot of money for some extra slides. When you will enjoy the slides on the ship. Most people I know don't know about hanging around that much people. Even though would make it more expensive should travel to Spain. The Caribbean is amazing but you can get tired of the same experiences.

Well firstly, after having just watched the Barbie movie, looking at Icon, particularly from above, it definitely looks like Barbieland and I will be looking forward to seeing her onboard! All Royal prices, together with their 'Nickle & Diming', have just ramped up considerably post covid. The prices you show are just utterly mind blowing, but collectively we have done this, so have nobody else to blame!! They are all sold out and all the time people like you & I are willing to pay these prices, Royal will continue to test the boundaries of what they can charge, for cruises, drinks packages & internet. Internet particularly gets me, as they now have Starlink, which is much cheaper for them, but they feel they can charge us more as it's possibly a better experience. Personally, I absolutely wouldn't pay those greedy Icon prices, but I do have a few much better value Royal cruises booked and absolutely loved my 14nts on Wonder. Other cruise lines are the same, but Royal really are on steroids! Wouldn't be so bad, but the service and 'things' you now get are being reduced, but with increased prices, and not forgetting the increased gratuities too, which you never included in your costs?

We booked our cruise last year 2022 for July 2024. Were paying €2k per person. 3 adults €6k balcony room including gratuity.

All of the prices are inflated right now. Even the older Carnival ships in what is normally the off season where some great deals can be found are a lot more than they really should be.

Neighborhoods with unique themes: Sun, surf, aqua, water, beach, lounge chair, food, drinks

I'm thinking about this ship and the prices.Ship looks great but.... First of all the town I live in has a population of 9000. It's not all crammed into a small area 1190ft x 220ft x 20 decks high. Will be interested to see the logistical nightmare of controlling crowds, all their luggage policing etc . I worked for a large natural gas firm and think about safety protocols with large NGL tanks. I will wait a couple of years to see its performance before I decide if it's worth the money

We had To Move Our Inaugural Cruise to same dates same itinerary the following year as we are expecting a baby, Our friends Joined the same sailing and are paying 1500 more!

I’m prob going on it next summer with my family of 4

Definitely want to go on this cruise!!I I am already booked for 2 cruises with Carnival next year so I will be waiting a while hopefully then time I'm ready prices will have gone down!!

I’m really hoping when 2 more icon ships come out in 2025 prices drop a little.

I love cruise and would love to get on this Ionic ，but with this price, that’s insane 😊

My first few cruises: Adventure, Mariner, Allure, Explorer. My last few cruises: Msc Grandiosa, Msc Virtuosa, Msc Fantasia, Spectrum, Regal Princess. Went from loyal to Royal to 20% for Royal thanks to these prices

We booked a Dec 2024 cruise on Icon last year while on Navigator. We booked a family infinite balcony for 5 for a total of about $6700. Of course our two youngest got on a kids sail free promo so that helps. It also included prepaid tips, so we were about $1800 per person and we were booking two years in advance.

It would be a fascinating experience, but for the price I’d rather take a yacht in the Mediterranean!

Playing minigolf on a moving ship must be very challenging 😎

See you guys on the Inaugural!

Booked my cruise for April 2024 back in November 2022 for $1250 a person. Pays to be early with cruises.