Gorgeous boat, amazing shows, loved St. Maarten and Cococay!

Icon of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Icon of the Seas

7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 21, 2024

Ship: Icon of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11628

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

Although they cancelled one of our ports due to a problem with the ship, the boat was simply amazing and we enjoyed the 2 ports we did visit immensely. Terrific shows and spa treatment was worth the money! Great 25th anniversary!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Easy boarding , got on hours before our scheduld time for great photos with no people at the pools! Enjoyed amazing first day buffet at Windjammer of lobster, filet mignon, crab etc, don't miss!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Wonderful choices and variety! Enjoyed creperie and Feta in the Aquadome Market. Loved our comped meal from at Chops Grille, fantastic steaks!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Raft water slides were great with short wait! Mostly read and enjoyed the pool decks, pool are crowded but that's too expected. Walked the track a lot and enjoyed sitting area outside cafe. Did one trivia contest and 1 murder mystery. Cute mini golf. Wish escape room had been open. Shopping event as almost dold out minutes after starting, too bad

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Production value of Wizard of Oz and Effectors was unreal! Aquashow was intense, so talented! Ice skaters were great but costunrs for Starburst were really bad this show was the only weak link. Unbelievable U2 tribute band LA Vation in Music Hall, don't miss! Adam Kario and magic show were good/funny. Reserve everything. Dueling pianos was interactive and entertaining, great to see a female performing. Liked reggae or island music bands on pool decks.Only show we didn't see was adult comedy

Children's Programs

Didnt bring kids. Ince upon a time skating show was cute

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Very attentive, nice, professional. Only 1 waiter complained about not liking his job (i wo t name) Rebecca massage therapist has magic hands!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Soooo gorgeous! I'd only been on Harmony and this far exceeded! So colorful, art everywhere, designed for luxury, comfort, beauty. Smart elevators, nooks to sit in, loungers in water, etc

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
I thoight Harmonys color and decor was prettier. This felt kind of ehite and basic conpated to rest of ship, bit spacious infinite balcony was great! Provided more room, privacy than tradiotional balcony, loved being able to open window all night or close it off with curtains to read Attentive porter and the daily printed itenerary, ask for a robe and youll get!

Ship tip

Dont miss embarkation buffet in windjammer!

Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Book the fast boat 6 hour snorkel and beach trip on rum rush with Captain zsammy through CruisesOnly! We mafe 7 stops 2 snorkels, 3 beach, saw planes take off, celeb homes, unbelievable value! Small group, fast boat, awesome lunch, drinks were flowing, wen around whole island, best day of trip

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Did not visit port

The ship needed maintenance and was not hoing fast enoigh to stop in st rhomas (on our anniversary) dusappointing, but they comped us a day which I used for spa treatments and products

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Head to free South Beach and get a great spot by water and swim up bar, bar, and snack shack! Spent half dqy on beach then other half at magnificent Oasis Lagoon, freshwater felt cool and amazing after salt so much room to swim after shoulder to shoulder on ship pools. Gorgeous landscaping and quick service at swim up bar

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
If you only have 1 bag, self assist on luggage was easy, no stress of putting bag out night before or leaving super early. We had breakfast in main dining room then got off at 9:30
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

rschany     1 month ago

Happy belated anniversary to you! What a great trip to celebrate it.

javawoody     1 month ago

Appreciate the post

cruising2004     1 month ago

Glad you had a wonderful 25th anniversary cruise.

HeavySeas     1 month ago

Awesome.....thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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