Trip Bacon — The secret ingredient to the perfect getaway logo
Trip Bacon

Back on Icon

Royal Caribbean Blog
Royal Caribbean Blog
🏅Authority
👁️ 2K views📅 1 years ago⏱️ 33:57
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Royal Caribbean Group
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Icon of the Seas
What This Creator Said
Creator RecommendsFull Ship Review🏅Authority Creator
👶 Best for Family (Young Kids)Caribbean · 7 nightsFrom MiamiVeteran Cruiser

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

It's got, I think, the best pool setup in the fleet. It's got amazing shows on board.

The shows on Icon, fantastic. Wizard of Oz is so darn good.

Everything you've heard about Icon is worth it.

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Book a guaranteed cabin only if you are okay with no control over room location and assignment possibly on the day of sailing.
✓Consider staying in Brickell or Windwood neighborhoods in Miami instead of downtown for better dining and walkability.
✓Avoid booking three beach days in a row to have more time to enjoy the ship's amenities.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Cabin assignment for guaranteed bookings — Don't worry; your room will be assigned, but you have no control over location and it could be assigned on the day of sailing.

Questions This Creator Answers

QDoes the Icon of the Seas live up to the hype a year after its debut?
QHow effective is crowd management on the Icon?
QWhat are the dining and entertainment options like on the Icon?

Topics Covered

Pool Deck4 Happy BaconEntertainment Shows4 Happy BaconDining Specialty3½ Happy BaconCrowd Capacity4½ Happy BaconWater Park4 Happy BaconEmbarkation3½ Happy BaconService Crew3½ Happy BaconShip Condition4 Happy Bacon

Port Highlights

CocoCay4 Happy Bacon
Costamaya3 Happy Bacon
Top: Beach day
Cosumel2½ Happy Bacon
Top: Paradise Beach
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
Happy Bacon — creators loved this aspect
Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this
Meh — no strong opinion either way

Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.

About our Bacon Score methodology
Full Consensus
See what all creators think about Icon of the Seas
→
YouTube Video Description↓

Matt went back on Icon a year after she debuted to see if it lives up to the hype Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... • Twitter: @therclblog (http://twitter.com/therclblog) • Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog (http://facebook.com/royalcaribbeanblog) • YouTube: royalcaribbeanblog (https://www.youtube.com/royalcaribbeanblog) • Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com (mailto:matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com?subject=Podcast) • Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rcl-blog-podcast/id685427740) , Google Play (https://play.google.com/music/m/Ivzhqk4apf244bja3v54p2pzpaa?t=Royal_Caribbean_Blog_Podcast) , Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wdw-today/royal-caribbean-blog-podcast)  or RSS (https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/showfeed.xml) .