- Icon of the Seas and Wonder of the Seas are Royal Caribbean’s newest and largest cruise ships.
- I stayed in both of their balcony staterooms — a $130-per-person-per-day difference.
- Icon’s pricier cabin looked more modern but lacked the functionality and comfort of Wonder’s.
Do you know what $900 could buy you? More than three years of Netflix’s premium plan, a new Gucci purse, or 2,059 spicy chicken McNuggets.
Or, in the case of Royal Caribbean’s two largest and newest cruise ships, the cash could mean the difference between a cheap but functional balcony cabin and, ironically, a more expensive but less comfortable one.
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Staterooms with balconies are the most popular cruise cabin category. After all, if you’re going on a vacation at sea, wouldn’t you want to be able to feel its breeze from your room?
But not all cabins with private outdoor spaces are created equal, even on two new mega-ships owned by the same cruise line.
