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Introducing Utopia of the Seas – the ship that’s totally transforming meetings and corporate events for good. The newest addition to our groundbreaking and innovative Oasis Class ships, Utopia is about to deliver the most unbelievable events possible in just a few shorts days. We’re talking bigger productivity with meetings or gatherings in world-class venues that inspire and motivate. Bolder team building with countless ways for your attendees to bond, like 17 adrenaline-pumping slides. And better downtime for networking and gathering than you ever imagined, with over 40 ways to eat and drink and new show-stopping spectaculars. With all sailings stopping at our award-winning private destination, Perfect Day at CocoCay, this is your biggest, boldest, best event yet.
Embarkation and disembarkation were smooth. The ship staff were very friendly and helpful in solving problems. As expected, the ship was quite crowded during spring break. There were excellent dining options and very good service. Entertainment choices were plentiful and of super quality. The evening "Showtime Spectacular" was a musical and light show extravaganza. Similarly, the AquaTheater show was amazing with young, athletic men and women performing incredible stunts. The evening dance options could have started a bit earlier (say, 10-10:30 instead of 11:30-11:45). The cabin was clean and well maintained by ship steward who was attentive to our needs. The indoor cabin which was located forward on Deck 8 was also very quiet. We did a specialty dinner at 150 Central. The food was fantastic although the portions a bit smaller than expected considering the upcharge. Still, it was probably worth it. The RCCL excursion to Pearl Island was NOT as expected and I cannot recommend same.
We did the three night cruise last week. Highlights: Went as a couple around 50 yrs old. No kids with us. My 7th RC cruise. Don’t miss the aqua show! Amazing. I was a bit disappointed in the production show, which is usually what I love most. However, the aqua show made up for it. Ice show was also just ok. We tried to get reservations for the aqua show well in advance, but it was sold out. Someone on here recommended going to one of the balconies (rock climbing, etc.) for a good view if you can’t get a seat, which was perfect!! Solarium for adult time and excellent lunch. Way better than the Solariums on the older ships. Izumi for sushi - best service we had in the specialty restaurants. Mason Jar for a drink. Pesky Parrot for great service and drinks. Central Park restaurant for dinner - duck was amazing. Chops for steaks and sides - apps were just ok - service was weird bec they stood over us when we paid our bill/gave a tip (we had the unlimited dining package and did tip). We were celebrating my 50th birthday, so we opted for the dining package. It was great, but honestly not sure if I’d do it again on a “regular” trip mostly bec you usually get to know some people in the main dining room. Playmakers actually had live hockey on, which was great. The British pub had a fantastic singer. Schooners bar was just ok (usually one of my favorites). Trivia was done in like 10 mins, which seemed very rushed. Did the Hideaway Beach (adult only) on the private island, which we felt was worth it. We stayed onboard for Nassau to check out more of the ship bec it was a short cruise and we had both been to Nassau before. Overall, a very impressive ship and excellent service all around. Honestly might prefer a smaller ship again next time to get to know some people. This was mostly larger groups. One complaint is that very few of the restaurants/bars actually have a view of the ocean — something I used to enjoy at the Schooner bar and other places on the ships. Seemed odd to us. The Vue, Mason Jar, and pool bars were the only ones we saw. Also, if you drive there, the parking garage has basically no signage, so try to remember where you parked (we even took a pic and were still lost lol). Excellent, quick onboarding and debarking experience. All in all, an excellent cruise.
I read a lot of reviews and insight prior to my trip and all I can say is - YMMV. For all I read about how crowded this cruise is, how long the lines are, and how incredible "Star Class" is, my experience doesn't align with what I read. This was a fully booked cruise and I expected it to be insanely crowded. Honestly, I never felt like this was overcrowded and didn't experience any really long lines anywhere. My only observation in that regard is that the pools could have been bigger. There are 4 tiny pools for 6000 people and that makes no sense. Apart from that, there is plenty to do. We needed a true two-bedroom suite, so our only option was the 2BR Aqua-Theater suite, which happens to be star class. We had a "shore-side genie" reach out to us about a month before sailing to start making all of our arrangements. After several emails back and forth over a 4 week period, everything the genie told me was inaccurate, and the itinerary she set up was not close to what my royal genie had at our first contact. I found the shoreside genie to be an annoying waste of time. The onboard genie was definitely helpful securing seats to shows, getting us the best tables at our restaurants, and helping us with a refund for an excursion that didn't go as planned. She also reserved the best overwater cabana at CocoCay for us, and (offered to) escort us off the ship in both ports. The zip line and ultimate abyss (giant 10 story slide) also have a priority lane for all star class guests and key holders. Having said that, you can easily make reservations for shows yourself and if you arrive 15-20 minutes prior, it was easy to get good seats. We saw folks getting better seats than the ones we had reserved just minutes before showtime...and this is on a fully booked cruise. It was also a little awkward having to chat with the genie before every dinner to go over our next plans. Getting on and off the ship was easy if you don't mind taking the stairs. Her real value was helping with accounting issues and coordinating expedited room service on demand (my sons really appreciated this). Those two things alone don't come close to justifying the cost. The 2BR ATS was a great room and the balcony is amazing. We still went to the aqua show in person and I can tell you it's much better to see it from the audience than it was from the balcony. We also hated having to walk down a long, narrow (and smelly) corridor any time we wanted to get to or from the suite. In contrast, the suite neighborhood hallways are almost 3x wider, and the rooms are spread out nicely. It was never a problem getting a table in Coastal Kitchen. The suite sun deck is also beautiful, and the bar in the suite lounge will give free drinks and beers from 11AM to 11PM daily whether you have a drink package or not. An actual pool in the suite sun deck would have been awesome, but it's still very nice up there. Only folks in suites have access, so it's much less crowded up there. I didn't see benefit to the "key" besides the internet, but again YMMV. It was easy to enter or exit the ship no matter what room you have. The Windjammer is huge. There are more than enough tables there, and so many food and drink stations that you can easily find what you want without a long wait, so the debarkation day breakfast really isn't a necessity. If you're paying slightly more than what the internet costs, the key is probably worth it for the boarding day lunch and priority access to the slide and zip line. There are also show seats allocated to key-holders, but again this isn't necessary because anyone with a reservation who shows up early can easily snag great seats. I saw this for myself and again, this was a fully booked to capacity cruise. The shows were all terrific. The aqua show is by far the best, but the ice show, "all in" production, comedy shows and game shows were all well done and a lot of fun. The promenade is very lively all day long and especially at night. The boardwalk offers a little of everything with a sports bar, carousel, a couple of dining options and of course the aqua theater. Central Park is a beautiful place to walk around and has some high end restaurants. The Trellis Bar is a great place to sip a few drinks and soak in the atmosphere. Chops, Izumi, and 150 Central Park are all terrific restaurants. The best one in our opinion was Izumi, but all are terrific. The Mason Jar was so-so. Playmakers didn't really have a broad selection of sports events to choose from...the only channels they have are ESPN 1 and 2. The food there was really greasy and meh. Giovanni's overlooks Central Park and has outstanding food. Nassau is a giant garage sale (excellent description by the comedian on board), the excursions there were very disorganized. We ended up walking around the newer shopping plaza there and did venture on to Bay Street; it was a nice change of pace from the ship, but we would have been fine staying on board for the day. CocoCay was beautiful, but they seem to cancel just about every excursion there due to wind and don't notify anyone. It would be great to send push notifications via the app when an excursion is canceled. We walked all the way to the jet ski stand just to learn that the tour was canceled for the day. All in all, it is a great ship. For us, we feel like we'd have gotten maximum value by booking doing the following: -Book two neighboring grand suites and opening the balcony between them so that they are effectively adjoining rooms. This would have given us two bedrooms and two bathrooms, while granting us access to the suite neighborhood. -Get the key if it's slightly more than the internet costs. The additional perks would cost very little since we need the internet anyway. -Reserve the premium restaurants that we want individually. Pass on the unlimited dining package. -as for the drink package, it really depends on what you're looking to do. We definitely had our fair share of drinks, but that was mostly due to taking advantage of star class. Again, it's a great ship, but a ship this size should probably go on longer (7 night) cruises to better destinations than Nassau.
Embarkation and disembarkation were smooth. The ship staff were very friendly and helpful in solving problems. As expected, the ship was quite crowded during spring break. There were excellent dining options and very good service. Entertainment choices were plentiful and of super quality. The evening "Showtime Spectacular" was a musical and light show extravaganza. Similarly, the AquaTheater show was amazing with young, athletic men and women performing incredible stunts. The evening dance options could have started a bit earlier (say, 10-10:30 instead of 11:30-11:45). The cabin was clean and well maintained by ship steward who was attentive to our needs. The indoor cabin which was located forward on Deck 8 was also very quiet. We did a specialty dinner at 150 Central. The food was fantastic although the portions a bit smaller than expected considering the upcharge. Still, it was probably worth it. The RCCL excursion to Pearl Island was NOT as expected and I cannot recommend same.
We did the three night cruise last week. Highlights: Went as a couple around 50 yrs old. No kids with us. My 7th RC cruise. Don’t miss the aqua show! Amazing. I was a bit disappointed in the production show, which is usually what I love most. However, the aqua show made up for it. Ice show was also just ok. We tried to get reservations for the aqua show well in advance, but it was sold out. Someone on here recommended going to one of the balconies (rock climbing, etc.) for a good view if you can’t get a seat, which was perfect!! Solarium for adult time and excellent lunch. Way better than the Solariums on the older ships. Izumi for sushi - best service we had in the specialty restaurants. Mason Jar for a drink. Pesky Parrot for great service and drinks. Central Park restaurant for dinner - duck was amazing. Chops for steaks and sides - apps were just ok - service was weird bec they stood over us when we paid our bill/gave a tip (we had the unlimited dining package and did tip). We were celebrating my 50th birthday, so we opted for the dining package. It was great, but honestly not sure if I’d do it again on a “regular” trip mostly bec you usually get to know some people in the main dining room. Playmakers actually had live hockey on, which was great. The British pub had a fantastic singer. Schooners bar was just ok (usually one of my favorites). Trivia was done in like 10 mins, which seemed very rushed. Did the Hideaway Beach (adult only) on the private island, which we felt was worth it. We stayed onboard for Nassau to check out more of the ship bec it was a short cruise and we had both been to Nassau before. Overall, a very impressive ship and excellent service all around. Honestly might prefer a smaller ship again next time to get to know some people. This was mostly larger groups. One complaint is that very few of the restaurants/bars actually have a view of the ocean — something I used to enjoy at the Schooner bar and other places on the ships. Seemed odd to us. The Vue, Mason Jar, and pool bars were the only ones we saw. Also, if you drive there, the parking garage has basically no signage, so try to remember where you parked (we even took a pic and were still lost lol). Excellent, quick onboarding and debarking experience. All in all, an excellent cruise.
On the new Utopia of the Seas℠, you’ll always slay in your weekend stay. From luxurious suites to convenient connecting rooms and value-friendly options, you’ll find the ideal accommodations for everyone in your crew — whether you’re bougie or on a budget.
On Utopia of the Seas℠, no weekend craving goes unsatisfied. Swoon over soul food staples for brunch. Catch dinner and a whoa over Japanese hibachi theatrics. And go all-in on globetrotting with international theme nights at our best, most indulgent buffet ever.
Indulge in an authentic taste of Italy with homemade pastas and Old World-inspired entrees at the newly reimagined Giovanni’s℠ Italian Kitchen. Set out on an epicurean adventure east with exotic Asian flavors and tasty teppanyaki prepared tableside at Izumi. Savor captivating and creative culinary delights designed to spirit you away with every bite at Wonderland Imaginative Cuisine. Or taste your way around the world with global goodness served buffet-style at the Windjammer. From top-notch free cruise dining included in your fare, to specialty cruise restaurants that dish up plenty of delicious flavor, we go bolder than any other cruise line when it comes to the best food onboard.
Don’t just see the world, experience it! Royal Caribbean shore excursions can help you discover even more at each incredible destination.
TIME TO SET A NEW BAR
Step your bar crawl way up, across 23 bottle-popping spot onboard Utopia of the Seas℠. Five live music venues pull out all the stops with chart-toppers night after night. Jaw-droppingly spectacular shows will blow your mind. And you can bet on big-time thrills at two action-packed casinos.
18 Slides
Boost your inner daredevil on 17 adrenaline-pumping slides - onboard and onshore at our award-winning private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay. From the longest, fastest dry slide at sea to the tallest waterslide in North America - adventure is in the fast lane with rushing tides and thrill-inducing slides.
10 Pools
Pool hop till you drop with countless ways to make a splash. Take your pick of ten pools — or try them all on the weekend's splashiest bash. The top deck is popping with two resort style pools or you can keep things low key at the Solarium Pool. Onshore, DJ-spun beats set the vibe at Oasis Lagoon.
7 Beaches
Max-out your beach day with six sun-kissed beaches at our private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay. Amp up the excitement with a pick-up game of volleyball or paddleboarding at South Beach. And level up your lounge game at Coco Beach Club®, with the first overwater cabanas in The Bahamas, and dedicated service as stellar as the views.
There's no better way to excite every member of your family than with a Royal Caribbean cruise vacation. We offer a huge variety of activities onboard and excursions on shore, so you can explore and have fun as a group or break out and do the things you each love most.
Onboard, our Adventure Ocean Youth Program offers adventure (and education) for kids ages 3-17 with different activities and programs for different age groups.
Many of the shore excursions offer the excitement and wonder that appeal to all ages. Be sure to check the descriptions to pick the ones your family will enjoy.
