Freedom vs Independence price difference

[peacefrogdog]

Anticipating my 4-night Navigator sailing will be cancelled this June.

Looking at identical itineraries for Freedom and Independence as Lift and Shift options for the same time next year.  Both sail 4-night itineraries to Nassau, CocoCay and Grand Bahamas.
 

Freedom sails out of MIA, had Royal Amplifications early 2020, and has Perfect Storm, Lime & Coconut, Giovanni's, El Loco Fresh, Playmakers, & Laser Tag.
Indy sails at out MCO, and had Royal Amplification in 2018 I believe, has the same features as Freedom but also has the Sky Pad and Fish & Ships.

But for the same dates and same stateroom (using VP suite as a comparator for a party of 4), Indy sailings seem to be $1000 Cdn more. Not much difference for an inside stateroom however.

Any idea why Indy would be priced that much more for the suite, for seems to be pretty much identical ships and the same itinerary.  Can't imagine it would be the Sky Pad and Fish 7 Ships. Is it related to sailing out of MCO/Port Canaveral vs MIA?

[firefly333]

If insides are about same price but suites are more on indy, I would think suites booked up more for that sailing. Nothing about the ship, supply and demand. 

[robtulipe]

It may be because of the proximity to Orlando RCI logistics believe a suite that can accommodate a family can sell at a higher price for a Indy sailing out of Cape Canaveral.

[Ourusualbeach]

4 hours ago, peacefrogdog said:

Looking at identical itineraries for Freedom and Independence as Lift and Shift options for the same time next year. 

Chances are good that you will only be given one ship to choose from +/- 1 week just as they did for the Alaska cancellations. You will most likely only be offered the Freedom as a choice.