CruiseTherapy Posted October 24, 2022 #26 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, PompeySailor said: Booked ICON earlier this morning JY and after 5hrs, price already gone up $1k WHAT? I thought the booking page would not appear till this evening??? No booking page at all for ICON online as of this morning at 9:00. Just how did you book? Edited October 24, 2022 by CruiseTherapy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted October 24, 2022 #27 Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 hours ago, A&L_Ont said: I doubt it, but I’ll let others go first and report back. This. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted October 24, 2022 #28 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 minute ago, PompeySailor said: Booked ICON earlier this morning JY and after 5hrs, price already gone up $1k Dynamic pricing at it's finest. Glad you got your booking in first! 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeySailor Posted October 24, 2022 #29 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 minute ago, barbeyg said: Dynamic pricing at it's finest. Glad you got your booking in first! 😄 Thank you 😊 There was only 1 JY (for 2) left when we booked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseTherapy Posted October 24, 2022 #30 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, PompeySailor said: Thank you 😊 There was only 1 JY (for 2) left when we booked. I thought this evenings booking reveal was a special for C&A Diamond and up members? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeySailor Posted October 24, 2022 #31 Share Posted October 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, CruiseTherapy said: WHAT? I thought the booking page would not appear till this evening??? After 1:30am all was available We didn’t book until around 4:30 EST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeySailor Posted October 24, 2022 #32 Share Posted October 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, CruiseTherapy said: WHAT? I thought the booking page would not appear till this evening??? No booking page at all for ICON online as of this morning at 9:00. Just how did you book? Online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loman Posted October 24, 2022 #33 Share Posted October 24, 2022 LOL , just did a mock booking for a crown loft ... 36k You could book this or buy a new car .😂 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeySailor Posted October 24, 2022 #34 Share Posted October 24, 2022 19 minutes ago, CruiseTherapy said: I thought this evenings booking reveal was a special for C&A Diamond and up members? So did we, however at 4:30am we could see everything that was available for all ICON sailings without being logged in Even at that time a lot of Suites were not available (whether blocked or sold no idea of knowing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeySailor Posted October 24, 2022 #35 Share Posted October 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, loman said: LOL , just did a mock booking for a crown loft ... 36k You could book this or buy a new car .😂 Is that the Icon Loft Suite price, not seeing any Crown Loft suites on Icon, but $36k regardless of what it’s called, that’s a big chunk of 💰 per person or for two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin can Posted October 24, 2022 Author #36 Share Posted October 24, 2022 40 minutes ago, CruiseTherapy said: Where did you find this pricing? The UK website this morning (about 6 hours ago), it was priced GBP £ which I converted into dollars for the post. There was a post on another thread that the UK site was slightly cheaper than the US one but I'd imagine on day one of sales it will be quite volatile at the moment as PompeySailor's comment. 39 minutes ago, PompeySailor said: Booked ICON earlier this morning JY and after 5hrs, price already gone up $1k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryano Posted October 24, 2022 #37 Share Posted October 24, 2022 My mock booking for September 2024 in an accessible balcony solo is 3080.00. I honestly thought it would be much more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondcat Posted October 24, 2022 #38 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I just booked a sky junior suite - don’t think that’s in the sky class but it said it had access to the suite sun deck, concierge service so ticked the boxes. The jump up to grand suite for the 3 of us (1 kid) was 7k USD which I just don’t understand at all. I feel like I’m missing something … what am I missing?! Lol Also even not spending the extra 7 it was still extortionate -// But I’ve never been in one of these huge ships before so might as well go big or go home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeySailor Posted October 24, 2022 #39 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 minute ago, blondcat said: I just booked a sky junior suite - don’t think that’s in the sky class but it said it had access to the suite sun deck, concierge service so ticked the boxes. The jump up to grand suite for the 3 of us (1 kid) was 7k USD which I just don’t understand at all. I feel like I’m missing something … what am I missing?! Lol Also even not spending the extra 7 it was still extortionate -// But I’ve never been in one of these huge ships before so might as well go big or go home! Check your category if it says JY it sure is Sky Class, that is in Suite neighborhood and all Sky class perks apply. New Sky class level for ICON on Deck 16 and 17 (8 total) The other Junior suites are Sea class 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fweegy Posted October 24, 2022 #40 Share Posted October 24, 2022 We booked a regular balcony room for Feb. 2024. We like to do suites but I just couldn't justify the price. I asked our oldest about the possibility of selling him to the highest bidder but he declined (I am disappointed in his attitude). We did a regular balcony on Wonder this past March and were pleasantly surprised by the room so we will hope for the best again with Icon. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted October 24, 2022 #41 Share Posted October 24, 2022 54 minutes ago, PompeySailor said: Thank you 😊 There was only 1 JY (for 2) left when we booked. I expect that a substantial percentage of the ship's calendar has been blocked out for TA's to book their clients. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeySailor Posted October 24, 2022 #42 Share Posted October 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, orville99 said: I expect that a substantial percentage of the ship's calendar has been blocked out for TA's to book their clients. Cruising power only opened at 6am, so TA’s could not do group bookings before then 😉 Maybe that early, other mysterious algorithms were running to block suites, as we now see previously blocked suites now available. Also seeing a trickle of cabins opening that allow 2 in a cabin, earlier most availability was for 3 or more. looks like they are drip feeding the staterooms to all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKMCruising Posted October 24, 2022 #43 Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 hours ago, NameThatFunnel said: I've looked at several dates this morning and I not seen any C&A suite/balcony discounts being applied, same prices without member number. I noticed that too. Not that the discount is huge, but it'd definitely help take the sting away a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted October 24, 2022 #44 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I just randomly checked a 7 night eastern sailing (Sept 2024) and all JS mid and aft are sold out. There are 3 forward on deck 11 and a few on 10 and 9 available. You're paying for a lot of bells and whistles that some will never use. But, cabins are obviously selling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted October 24, 2022 #45 Share Posted October 24, 2022 25 minutes ago, PompeySailor said: Cruising power only opened at 6am, so TA’s could not do group bookings before then 😉 Maybe that early, other mysterious algorithms were running to block suites, as we now see previously blocked suites now available. Also seeing a trickle of cabins opening that allow 2 in a cabin, earlier most availability was for 3 or more. looks like they are drip feeding the staterooms to all. I don't think it has anything to do with CruisingPower, but that RCL knows what the TAs historically request when a new ship debuts, so they pre-block based on historical precedent TA activity. We saw the same behavior on Wonder when it first debuted, and now that the TA activity has slowed and cabins are being released from their blocks, cabins across all categories are popping up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted October 24, 2022 #46 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I guess P T Barnum was right….. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeySailor Posted October 24, 2022 #47 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, orville99 said: I don't think it has anything to do with CruisingPower, but that RCL knows what the TAs historically request when a new ship debuts, so they pre-block based on historical precedent TA activity. We saw the same behavior on Wonder when it first debuted, and now that the TA activity has slowed and cabins are being released from their blocks, cabins across all categories are popping up. Makes logical sense 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loman Posted October 24, 2022 #48 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, PompeySailor said: Is that the Icon Loft Suite price, not seeing any Crown Loft suites on Icon, but $36k regardless of what it’s called, that’s a big chunk of 💰 per person or for two? You are probably right , it looked like a crown loft for 2 . lol . No thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeySailor Posted October 24, 2022 #49 Share Posted October 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, HicksRA said: I guess P T Barnum was right….. And more expensive than earlier as well… Duped, surely not … The show must go on 🎭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam0610 Posted October 24, 2022 #50 Share Posted October 24, 2022 6 hours ago, soremekun said: The pricing is ridiculous! I'm going to have to hold off for a while or dig through some off-season sailings. Agree. Wait until prices drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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