Oasis Class vs Icon Class Cruise Ships | Top 5 Differences

For over a decade, Royal Caribbean has been virtually unmatched with some of the most innovative cruise ships, while also being the undisputed leader in building the world’s largest.

Starting in the late 1980s through 2008, Royal Caribbean has launched 7 ships that have once held the titles as the largest cruise ship in the world. The jockeying of positions with other cruise lines was finally put to rest with the debut of Oasis of the Seas in 2009.

Since then, each subsequent Oasis class ship through Wonder of the Seas in 2022 have carried the moniker (worlds' largest) as the improvements and additions continued to make them larger. With the introduction of Icon of the Seas, the first in her class, the substantial increase in size over Oasis class has certainly cemented Royal Caribbean’s position for some time to come.

While they share much of the same DNA, in this video, we’ll highlight the top 5 major differences between Oasis Class and Icon Class vessels.

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[lucabrasi]

We booked Icon for May 2024 on the day before it was made available to the general public. Now the prices are double what we paid.

[JasonPates]

Good idea on the video showing the differences. Well done.

[TheRiverPirate]

Really enjoyed this video explaining the differences between the 2 classes of ships Chris. I sort of recall when Icon class was first mentioned years ago by RCCL it was supposed to be 200K ton ships and not as big as Oasis class. Then before you know RCCL reveals they are even bigger than Oasis! Next February I get my first-time experience on an Oasis class ship for a cruise. Allure of the Seas out of Port Canaveral which I was told doesn't have all the upgrades its sister ships have which is fine by me. I've seen Wonder of the Seas, Oasis of the Seas and Symphony of the Seas in person at the ports but never sailed on any of them. I keep thinking that RCCL must be getting to the max size limit for cruise ships before cruise ports won't be able to handle them!

[robbevans]

Hello. Really nice video. You presented the side-by-side comparisons really well. Do you know if the Icon has a promenade deck? We had to cancel a cruise on Wonder of the Seas when we found out it had no promenade deck (there seems to be nowhere on the Wonder to see or be near the ocean on the ship except a balcony stateroom or on the top decks). We love being able to view and listen to the ocean while on a cruise. Was just wondering.

[ramugaddale]

Put day video in cruise ship ❤ and islands video also 😮

[dd-ddco]

I just want a Central Park in every new ship/class they make.

[autobotdiva]

love them all but cant afford the icon class

[OmegaInitials]

Icon class: very long bricks with a thicc hemisphere
Oasis class: Quantum class but even thiccer

[tangatoto]

And when rising sea levels have downed all the continents, aliens visiting earth will find these garish monstrosities drifting around a glassy ocean, lifeless and eerily silent, and ponder …..” and this was the height of their civilisation?” 😎

[jerryking]

One's for loyal people the other is for new people .