We sail on Utopia on Dec 30th, can't wait. Thank you for the sneak peak and all you do!!

This video kind of breaks my heart. I’m booked on Utopia this December, but I’m really struggling to see anything but downgrades from first and second generation oasis classes. No Broadway show kills me. Removing one of the cantilevered hot tubs takes away one of my absolute favorite places on board. Taking away the bridge wings for the sake of packing in more suites is just emblematic of the entire industries direction towards cordoning off more and more areas to suite guests, and really leaning into the “ship within a ship” concept. Even the aquatheater is flashier, but I don’t really see the new wind screen as better. The whole charm of the theater was that it was right on the water and felt close to the ocean. Even going back to older videos, where RC talked about the new Giovanni’s, they talked about how “research consistently shows people prefer Italian when celebrating” but to me that’s how you talk to investors, not customers. It doesn’t really inspire me when they sell the product by saying “you’re gonna love this because it will make us the most money.” I don’t know, maybe it’s just me, but Royal Caribbean is feeling more and more corporate every year, cutting more corners every year, and it breaks my heart a little bit,because I absolutely adored what it used to be and want the product to be as good as it can be.

@GoldenEagleXTND

21 күн бұрын

I agree. I am just now 30 yrs old and getting into actually being able to afford cruises. It break my heart to see this as we certainly dont have the means to be paying for suites or even balcony cabins. Ive seen so much eliminated/cordoned off from the "peasants" of the ship vs the smaller older ships. We like HAL for the smaller feel and that most of theor fleet is "older" (by the newest mega-ship standards). Everything had become much more predatory since the shutdowns in COVID. Seemingly they want to make up for the lost revenue but also see that the influx of newer cruisers dont have the same higher expectations and standards of the Boomer and early Gen X generation of cruisers.

@Mr21scott

17 күн бұрын

"Breaks your heart"? SMDH. First world problems. It'd be funny if it wasn't so ridiculous and sad.

Change your filming on your device from portrait to landscape orientation. It looks bad on KZread, especially on a tv or laptop, to see the smaller cut off view that you get when filming in portrait.

@MasatoKay

20 күн бұрын

I've seen a lot of content creators complain that they can't film lives in landscape on mobile devices. They said it's something KZread changed maybe?

@ricksparveri1894

19 күн бұрын

Is the solarium adult only

Enjoyed this, Matt! Thank you. Looking forward to your next videos.

First time cruisers coming up on this beautiful ship! Feel8ng very honored for sure!! Thank you for sharing!!

Great to see this ship live. Mil and I will be on it in August for our anniversary. Can not wait to record it all for our channel as well.😊😊

Thank you for the sneak peek!

Thxs for the insde view….sailing on UTOPIA in September….so excited!!!!

Thanks Matt for this preview - watched it come into port this AM! 29 days until we sail and CANNOT wait!

Looks awesome! Can’t wait to see her in January

Thank you Matt, I will be on the ship on Aug 19th and I'm so excited and thanks for the previews

Thanks Matt...nice showing

Appreciate you Matt!!! Hope to see you there. We will be there on the 19th

Loved Wonder, so we will love Utopia!

Looking forward to my December cruise! Thanks for the livestream.

Wish I knew about this earlier. Thanks for the share Matt.

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

21 күн бұрын

Sorry about the lack of notice

We can’t wait!! Cruising in December!

Hi Matt, Thanks for the Utopia update😎

Been on Harmony and loved it, going on Utopia end of January 2025 and can’t wait. Love Utopia will have the new elevators like Icon, hear they work great.

Thanks for tour, wish they would book some rooms at 7 days, coming from Michigan we need longer sailings.

Love your enthusiasm. Big ship, small ship, doesn't really matter to me if I'm cruising. We try to mix them up, but can't make the trip for a 3/4 day cruise, so I see a sailing on this ship years down the line when I'm retired and can do a back to back with a different, longer sailing as the second leg. By then, probably not worth the effort. Oh well.

Thank goodness they put air conditioning in the solarium! And I hope they keep doing this because I was on Symphony of the Seas and it was just too sunny and hot! We can get that out at the regular pool. So happy for the air conditioning in the solarium! Let's hope this continues with all future Royal Caribbean ships!

GREAT JOB MATT! On you Monday live I asked if this ship had the circular coconut and lime bar like Wonder, I’ve seen that they do not. Bummer. But looking forward to a great time at all the other bars. 😊

I so need to go back on a cruise, this time is either Symphony or Wonders of the Seas.

It's giving Icon vibes in an Oasis format. Looking forward to your further coverage!

Looks beautiful. On my list. I've sailed out of Galveston with Royal Caribbean.

Can't wait to see it.

I was on Wonder this past week and saw Utopia sailing right next to us!

Matt: Always keep up the great work.

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

21 күн бұрын

Thank you!

I get to go on this BIG BEAUTIFUL ship in Aug...super excited!!!!!!

Beautiful ship!!!

Booked the President's Cruise next year on Utopia! Can't wait!

Can't wait to be on there soon

Looks great 👍

The Oasis class is the best class hands down in the whole cruise industry!!

For a new ship I think I was expecting more WOW factor outside. Seems tame

Wao esta brutal el utopía ❤

Yep, love Freedom, will be back on Dec.1st.

I can’t wait to get on board October 11th.

Will be there for my birthday in November

Tornados are like taquitos, a roller grill item found at lots of gas stations. I know those bags well! Nothing special, but it gets the job done when I'm on the road.

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

21 күн бұрын

I honestly had no idea 😆

MATT in the house!

Hi Matt, looks great on Utopia, is it very different from Icon? Hope you’re having fun 😊

Definitely show the train restaurant!

Why no tables by the chairs to put your drinks and other stuff?

Really wish one of these days if we could get an Oasis class ship out here on the West Coast! (Oh, well! At least we finally got a Quantum class out here!)

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

21 күн бұрын

You never know!

please show us the interior rooms next week

What's gonna be the average price for a balcony state room.

What do you like the most from the preview.

I’ll be on Utopia Oct 14th!!

I can't wait sailing August 2024

Show us the state rooms on the back.

Will be on her in November

So that wasn’t Matt on the Flowrider?

Ill be sailing in September!

No wayyy I can wait till I go on in aug

So, Utopia is an existing ship that was upgraded???

Be there in May!

Does the ship have the smart elevators like Icon?

@dg3media

21 күн бұрын

Yes, that's already been announced.

I thought it looked beautiful 🎉

I would LOVE to see if you could ever end up meeting/talking with fellow KZread titan Bryan James, whose band will be the house band at Mason Jar again and has been releasing just Wonderful “crew’s views of the cruise” videos lately!

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

21 күн бұрын

I absolutely will. Bryan is a great friend!

How did they split up Adventure Ocean age groups on this ship?

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

21 күн бұрын

The usual. 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

is this bigger than OASIS?

What is your favorite RC drink?

Does it has playmaker ?

Hi!! Are you doing the train dinner?

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

21 күн бұрын

I hope so!

Going on Aug 12th!

When did she arrive in Port Canaveral.

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

21 күн бұрын

Today

Sweet. Count down to Aug 9th.

Do you know Foo?

Just took some pictures outside by grilles at 2:15 today

the solarium reminds me of celbrity ship

Taking my kids to sail on Utopia in October. They're very excited!

No solarium bistro ?

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

21 күн бұрын

There is a Solarium Bistro on Utopia. It's below Hooked

My new favorite ship! I honestly don't like some things they changed on the Icon.

Is Utopia bigger than the Wonder??

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

20 күн бұрын

Yes, ever so slightly

I will take the raspberry cheese chimi.

Wish they had a 7 night cruises on Utopia. Don't like the shorter ones,

Who wants to be cold in the solarium?!

Hey from urbana, il

Thanks! Sad that there is only one Flowrider for nearly 6,000 passengers though.

Be on the shipon the 15th

Are you a travel agent?

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

20 күн бұрын

No

Do they have a zip line

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

20 күн бұрын

Yes

Have them make you a drink

portrait mode killed this video :(

Late October 🎉

hi Matt

Howdy Gang

@RoyalCaribbeanBlog

21 күн бұрын

👋

Hello

Still think Freedom is great!

May 2025 🎉

Looks like a crowded mess! Amusement park madness. I'll pass😅

Can't understand a word these people say; they all talk 1k words per minute.

These Royal Caribbean ships just don’t do it for me. Way to much going on, and way overpriced lol

@caseyj80

21 күн бұрын

Learn to work the club royale program you will never pay to cruise again 😊😊

@reenakemp9132

21 күн бұрын

Go on one RC cruise, soend at least $500 in casino, then you will immediately start getting free offers. Trust me

Show CP!