Royal Caribbean Icon of the Seas

[Kendhni]

Going bigger again
https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/refurb- ... t-families

I know it won't be for some but it pushes 'resort at sea' to a new level.

[screwy]

No thanks. Iona is more than big enough.

[Stephen]

Ridiculous

[Onelife]

You can get the same experience for a fraction of the cost at Butlins if you can stomach the slop, they serve up.

[Ray B]

There's a good chance that some ports may refuse entry if the locals get fed up with 7000+ passengers all flooding ashore in one hit. Not many locals will benefit from such an invasion.

[poole boy]

definitely to big for us we are going on Iona tomorrow and honestly I am not sure if that is big for us already

[Ray B]

Poole boy, best not to go with pre conceived notions, take it as it is and more likely than not you will be posting back on here all about how good it was.
Have a wonderful cruise.

[Stephen]

Yes, have a great time Poole boy. Go with an open mind and hopefully you will enjoy it.

[david63]

You do wonder at what point they will design a ship that is too big to sail

[screwy]

We had the same doubts about Iona, Loved it.

[Ray B]

You do wonder at what point they will design a ship that is too big to sail

It's slowly moving to the day that there will be no ports on the itinerary, and will become a resort at sea, slowly sailing pointlessly around until the time to return to Port.

[Kendhni]

You do wonder at what point they will design a ship that is too big to sail

It's slowly moving to the day that there will be no ports on the itinerary, and will become a resort at sea, slowly sailing pointlessly around until the time to return to Port.

I cam across an article about that quite a few years back (remember posting it on the old P&O site). It was a conceptual idea without the expectation to dock ... the hull itself opened up with a pier up each side allowing tender boats to enter and onboard/offload passengers ... it also allowed for the provision of various 'toys'. I think it was supposed to house over 10,000 passengers.

Some other concepts at https://cruiseline.com/advice/cruising- ... the-future

[Onelife]

You do wonder at what point they will design a ship that is too big to sail

It's slowly moving to the day that there will be no ports on the itinerary, and will become a resort at sea, slowly sailing pointlessly around until the time to return to Port.

I cam across an article about that quite a few years back (remember posting it on the old P&O site). It was a conceptual idea without the expectation to dock ... the hull itself opened up with a pier up each side allowing tender boats to enter and onboard/offload passengers ... it also allowed for the provision of various 'toys'. I think it was supposed to house over 10,000 passengers.

Some other concepts at https://cruiseline.com/advice/cruising- ... the-future

I can see that there could be a time for a ship such as this, but it might get a bit smelly if if they start bringing them on two by two…. Genesis 6:8

[Ray B]

You do wonder at what point they will design a ship that is too big to sail

Carnival's three new fun class ships will have 300 cabins and a total capacity of 8000 pasengers. Not much difference between Icon of the Seas, the new ships will have 400 more pasengers but not much more if any extra deck space.
How do popular venues onboard handle the numbers that would like to enjoy whats on there. How do all the bars and food outlets cope. The mind boggles.
The biggest ships I have sailed on are Ventura and Azura, I just cannot imagine what being on an 8000 pasenger ship would be like, more likely than not I will never experience it.

[oldbluefox]

We were on Arvia last year and in the evening it was difficult to find anywhere to sit for a drink in the atrium, Andersons or the Crow's Nest. In the end we gave up. Too many people in too small a space in my opinion.

[david63]

Carnival's three new fun class ships will have 300 cabins and a total capacity of 8000 pasengers.

That will be cosy with 26 in a cabin

[Stephen]

They can keep them. Not for me thanks.

[Ray B]

Carnival's three new fun class ships will have 300 cabins and a total capacity of 8000 pasengers.

That will be cosy with 26 in a cabin

Ran out of 0s, got some more from B&Q, so it should have read 3000 cabins, or how they are now described, 3000 state rooms.

[towny44]

Carnival's three new fun class ships will have 300 cabins and a total capacity of 8000 pasengers.

That will be cosy with 26 in a cabin

Ran out of 0s, got some more from B&Q, so it should have read 3000 cabins, or how they are now described, 3000 state rooms.

That would be a lower berth capacity of 6000, which is much closer to Iona/Arvia's 5200, and having just returned from 35 nights on Iona, I can confirm that her deck space is far better than the other 3 big ladies, and we had no trouble finding seating in most of the bars.
For those who have not tried Iona or Arvia, I would suggest you wait until you have before you decide whether to sail on her or not.

[barney]

We did two weeks on Arvia last year and really enjoyed it.
We’ve booked two weeks again next year.
Actually it’s Mrs Bs favourite ship so far.
She found it the easiest to navigate and loved the choice available.