I stayed in a $13,000 suite on Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship 

This is the ONLY cabin I book when I cruise...then I wake up.

Don't think I could justify spending 13k on a vacation unless I made over 350k a year. All the extras (excursions, tips, shopping, dining etc) would push it over 16k easy.

People need to stop worrying about what other people do with their money. Very cool that you got to experience an awesome suite!

We usually book grand suite - there are extras with that which add up to value for us (preferred seating at dinner, little “extras” from the concierge such as bridge tours, wine and chocolates delivered to the room, reserved seating around pool)…but most importantly, the concierge lounge. Pro tip: the drinks served in the lounge are included. It’s definitely another level up from regular rooms.

Just wanted to say that I truly appreciate and enjoy the content from Matt and Royal Caribbean Blog. So informative and always puts me in a good mood.

My sister and I stayed in a loft suite on Oasis before they introduced Star Class. It was amazing and so beautiful. Too bad our cruise was shortened to 4 nights due to a hurricane. Our first requests getting onboard were for a hot shower and air conditioning. Neither of us had either at our homes. Thank you for bringing back a great memory from 2017. 😊

We have a 2 bdrm aqua suite on “Wonder” coming up in Sept. We are celebrating a couple of milestones as retirees,and happy to have the ability to have these levels of vacations. We also booked a cabana at Cocoa Beach on the private island, Cocoa Cay. Long time cruisers however, first time with RCCL. Thanks for the great videos and info Matt!

How Sad! No one can say! How nice did you enjoy it! I would have! Yes for all ! Thanks for the pictures!🎉❤

I love the Royal Genie!! That definitely would take away a lot of stress if you’re trying to max out your vacation and you just want to be super intentional and not have to think about anything. It would be like taking your travel agent on your cruise with you and have them take care of everything. I did the math and I think that’s a great deal. Now for someone who Hass to be very frugal I still couldn’t afford it, but it’s a great deal for someone who could. One day I would hope to be able to. But when you see everything that’s included, it’s an amazing bundle.

Can't say I've ever had the luxury of a suite of any kind. I've been on 5 Royal cruises in my life (Majesty, Grandeur, Voyager, Freedom x2 in that order). The first four cruises were in interior rooms, and the 5th was in a standard balcony room. I thought I was "living large" just being in an interior room. I was totally blown away when I finally had the opportunity to experience a balcony room. Can only imagine what suite categories are like, hence why I like seeing videos on different types of cabin categories, regardless of cruise line.

The two bedrooms and two bathrooms make it all worth it. Obviously it is a luxury and it seems crazy to pay it, but once you do it’s hard to go back to normal suites

I have tried for years to get on a cruise. I hope to be able to afford one some day. I really enjoy these videos. Matt you do an awesome job with all your video's

Your two beedrroom suite reminds me of the Family Suites Royal Caribbean used to have. Our family of five traveled well in those from about 2008-2015. No Genie back then, but the setup of two bedrooms, two baths plus living/dining space was a fantastic floor plan for our family.

I was gifted a 21 day Seabourn cruise once, in an owner’s suite. It was $1k per person, per day (for 2). Worth it if you can afford it. This suite, for 4 people, looks like good value…if you have $13k to spare ;)

We did the Royal suite like 8 years ago. We paid full fare for it. The suite was beautiful don't get me wrong but i wouldn't do it again. We hardley spent anytime in the room except for basically night-time. $10,000 for 7 days i wouldn't do it again. We now just get a jr suite.

This looks like an amazing experience and for some could definitely be worth it. I think I have the wrong mentality for maximizing it as I would always thing "nah, I don't want to bother my Genie" lol

I ty for such an open honest video. My husband and I have this on our bucket list. We work 10 hrs a day and we're gonna treat ourselves one year soon! TY

Star class is the way to sail. When you know you know ;)

This is most definitely a splurge, but I couldn’t really criticize since just this past year I willingly forked over more than $10k for a six night stay in a 2 bedroom villa at Aulani by Disney…and, yeah,, IT WAS SOOOO WORTH IT!

I've been waiting for you to have the opportunity to showcase this content! Glad you splurged! Maybe some tax day I'll book one for our family too! Thanks Matt!

Going on the Allure in star class aqua suite in April. First cruise once in a lifetime opportunity. Someone cancelled in the group and I jumped in for a great price. 4 cousins sharing the suite. Can’t wait to experience this type of luxury. Might be out of my element but it will be fun to be treated like a queen for a week 🤣

We love the 2bedroom Aqua theater suites and Royal Genie! Our first experience was in 2017 on the Oasis. Our 2nd was this past May out of Barcelona… like Matt we were originally booked on the Allure… then Royal changed the ships out and honored the cabin and price! We had booked it at quite a bargain.. so to have it on the Wonder instead was amazing. A couple of tips.. if you enjoy speciality restaurants, internet and drink package think about the cost of those per person for the week… approximately $1000 each adult. Add that to the cost of a basic cabin and see if you could “win” by booking the Genie cabin and experience!!

We booked the 2 bedroom aqua theater suite on Harmony of the Seas for April 2024 and cannot wait. We have booked grand suites in the past but couldn’t pass up the steal that we got for the aqua theater suite. Honestly it maybe out of people’s price range but if you book them further out that gives you more time to pay it off in installments verses paying for it all up front. And with all the extras that you receive I personally feel makes it all worth it. April 2024 cannot come soon enough; we’ll never be able to go backwards 😂🤣 Star class or bust! 😂🤣

It is expensive, but worth every penny. Stayed in an Aqua Theater Suite on Harmony. Deck 10. The views from the balcony were amazing. Never stood in any line, onboard or during embarkation and debarkation. Breakfast on the balcony every morning. Unlimited drinks stocked in the suite. Access to all shows, and specialty dining. Royal Genie, Hossain, was awesome. The best advice he gave us was "Don't go home with dirty laundry!" One of the best perks turned out to be the daily laundry service by our dedication Cabin Attendant. Saving my pennies again for another cruise! Try it just once!

You definitely pulled a great deal! well done. I felt you needed to explain yourself, but brother, you have nothing to explain! I am just glad you had a brilliant time and thank you for sharing your experience!

Omg we were on the same cruise in a jr suite celebrating my bff's big 4-0! Wish we had known you were there!

Very cool. Thanks for sharing. Way more then I could ever afford, but it was nice to pretend for a few minutes.

I was in the 2 Bedroom Aqua Theater Suite on Oasis and it was Amazing. We had Derick as Our Genie. We would definitely be going again soon unfortunately my wife has all our trips booked already 2 years out so the kids and I are trying to get it back on the schedule for 2025 lol lol. I would definitely say it’s Worth the Money. We did Grand Suites in the Past but this Star Class Suite Experience Is Amazing. No Need to even look at the Cruise Compass. And I have to say we didn’t even use our Genie to Our Potential but He Covered So Many Aspects that our Head was Spinning lol. And we enjoyed every bit of it. We could have had Starbucks every morning but we were up and out every morning as well. Once we were going to Miss dinner ON PURPOSE (bc we were Tired) but he called our room and Encouraged us to come to dinner and we were Happy he Did. We Had Butler Service at Multiple Resorts Zoetry and So On but Nothing Like This. What an Experience! Matt Your Page Is Amazing! The Info Is On Point as Well. Thank You.

We have stayed in the Aqua Theater Suites twice, once on Harmony and once on Oasis. I can tell you once you stay in one of these rooms and experience the Royal Genie it’s hard to go any other way. You’re basically ruined for life! Hahaha. In a good way of course. We are booked on Wonder for 2024 in the Ultimate Family Suite, can’t wait.

Star class cabins are amazing! We have only done one star class and that was the 2 bedroom aqua suite on Oasis for a 4 night sailing in 2021. We do have a 2 bedroom aqua booked on Symphony in April out of Barcelona and can't wait for it. If you can find some of the "cheaper" star class sailings they are definitely worth it. Our April one is $13k for 5 people but to book 3 balcony rooms was going to be over $7k, so by the time you add all the extras from Star Class it is worth it.

I've been on a few cruises and I think all you need is the basic interior rooms or the sea view rooms if you want. You are on a cruise and are going to be experiencing everything it has to offer. My whole family was only in the room at night when we were sleeping. Other than that we were always out

This is so fun to see because recently me and my family went on that boat wonder of the seas and the cruise experience was amazing though obviously we didn’t books the suite. It was cool seeing the different cabins!

We were on the Wonder of the Seas transatlantic and these kinds of cabins make sense, if you can afford them, as follows. Boarding especially during holiday periods can be a pain and they will expedite this process for you. Chaise lounges during the day. You have the retreat and retreat bar which will guarantee you a good chaise and access to food and drink and some peace and quiet which especially during holiday periods is a big plus. Otherwise you would have to go out in the morning and secure chaises and somehow keep them. Yes people will disposses you if you leave them unattended. Dining. No problem. The specialty restaurants are at your becon call. And of course you have costal kitchens which is a dedicated restaurant. If you dont have suite privileges you have to book the reservations for yourself and they are on a first come first serve basis and you very well may not be able to find the time slots you want. And then entertainment. There were front row seats reserved for suite guests at the Ice show and if you go on a holiday time slot you very well not be able to get reservations at all and this goes the same for the Aqua show as these venues are small. And you will have seat in the theater centrally located which is nice if it gets crowded but you wil have to pre book these. And finally, disembarcation. This is a zoo and being shepherded is a real nice touch. Just my two cents.

I'm hoping to win the lottery so I can reserve such a suite on the Icon, that would be awesome!☺

Nothing can beat the NCL Garden Villa on the Norwegian Star

I have been on one of the older ones but this looks special , l did love my cruize on the Carrabean ship it was awesome.xoxo

First comment, yay! In all seriousness, when you add all of the amenities it doesn't seem that bad. Would be nice to see a breakdown of pricing so that you can tangibly see the added value. (Dining, beverage, voom, etc)

We normally book an owners suite for our cruises out of Australia, last November we thought we would save a few dollars and book a Grand Suite, then we got an offer to place a royal up bid. we did for an Owners suite as it would have worked out cheaper than booking the Owners Suite originally. Well we got a call from Royal saying we had won our bid but were offered a Grand Loft Suite ( Star Class ) which of course we accepted, like your self we got this as pure luck and at a great price Our Genie was fantastic the room was amazing and the level of service throughout the ship as we were identified as Star Class was impecable. The overall experiance was so great that we decided to book another Grand Loft suite for a upcomming cruise in April 2024 and also hoping for a royal up bid again on our cruise this April 2023 curise .

Great rooms The aqua show is fantastic on Wonder also

We just came back from NYE cruise on Wonder. It was amazingly super nice. I can not wait till I travel with my children and grand children to book the Gran Suite. Dreaming for the day!

Star Class Cabins should be placed on Mid Ship. If you’re booking ultra luxury, you should feel ultra luxury. Meaning there should be the minimal chance of feeling the rolling waves bouncing you around. The best location on all ships regardless of cruise line, is the mid ship.

Maybe one day I can splurge and book a suite. For now I will stick to a balcony room.

You could have said what the actual price was normally. That is so cool that happened. Definitely an upgrade. On the small walkway the sun chairs seem like they should be small chairs. Kinda sad the bunk rooms didn't have port windows. Well that is a lot of questions. I didn't see a juquzi on the balcony see thru.

My friends and I are doing an AT suite this coming October on Symphony trans-atlantic. I am SOOOOOOOO looking forward to it.

My family had a 2 bedroom Aqua Theater Suite booked on Harmony pre COVID. COVID shut everything down. We got our 15k back tho. I may try again sometime in the future

My wife and I are taking my son, his wife, and our twin 2 year old grandsons on Allure in November. We are staying in a 2 bedroom Aquatheater suite. This will be the first time in a star suite. My wife and I stayed in a 1 bedroom on Allure. We can't wait for the experience even if it is just for a weekend. Even watching this, on still not sure what to expect or ask of the Genie. I feel like I should ask for something special, but not sure what they can do for us.

Wow, we were on the same sailing as you Matt and also in the aqua theatre directly above you 😄 definitely an amazing ship and experience

Like how the genie gives the mom the 🍿 then she gets the satisfaction of handing it to the kids

My dream would be to take this on an Atlantic crossing.

A junior or grand suite is enough for me. I don't spend too much time in the cabin but I do need the extra room for my kids.

Thanks for the preview of cruise-line heaven, Matt! However, on reflecting, I find it very overpriced when I consider that I can get a two-week cruise on five-star ships for what you paid for one night. Yes, as with a First Class airline seat, you do get extra value... But not Twice the value, never mind ten times the price!

It is not worth it for me, it is 6 times more than a balcony cabin and at the end of the day you are going to the same place on the same ship as everybody else. I don't spend a lot of time in my cabin to begin with, I actually don't mind interior cabins on Caribbean cruises for that reason. I only spend about an hour a day inside the cabin when I am not sleeping so I find the balcony does not get a lot of use. I can understand why the cruise ship charges so much because it it probably equivalent to about 6 regular balcony cabins but I would never pay it regardless of how much money I had to play with. I can see the value of it to a business doing a group cruise but for me as a regular cruiser its just not worth the money.

We had this room on Harmony in Sept. and have it booked again in April. The bathrooms in these cabins aren't nearly as nice as a 2 bedroom family suite on an NCL Breakaway class ship, or the 1 BR Suites on the Disney Dream/Fantasy. However, the balcony is amazing. We had no need to go to the pool deck and search for a lounge chair, we just stayed on the balcony. And then the ability to see aquatheater shows from there was a huge plus. Of course, neither NCL's butler or Disney's concierge comes close to the service you get from the Genie. As he stated in the video, you have to really search out the "deals" for these rooms, because most of the time they are far more than I can afford. However, we have found 2, and there is no rhyme or reason as to to why, in which the price was close to what he quotes in the video, and thus we took them. Most of the other times I have searched, the price has been way more.

November we have the grand loft on Anthem can’t wait this will be our first star class experience

Your kids go to bed earlier and wake up later than you guys? Are they toddlers? 😂

I love the lofts in the suite. They’re so cool with the stairs and everything I think it’s really cool but it’s just way too expensive if I had a family I guess I would. It’s just me and my husband.

Love your videos. I think Star Class is the only way to go. Stayed in this room on the Harmony of the Seas. Loved it. Staying in the Royal Lot Suite in April. Super excited about that one. I would rather travel less an stay in star class. Its the only thing I splurge on.

Our upcoming cruise on Harmony OTS will be our 1st Royal cruise. My TA was lucky enough to get the Royal Loft Suite for $13k for the 6 day Western Caribbean out of Galveston. We are also staying on for the 8 days after in the same suite. The price for the 8 days was only $16k. We can’t wait to try Royal and Star Class!

Depends on what you prioritize on vacation I guess. I’ll take the cheap ocean view with the $60 day package and do it multiple times a year vs one vacation where some poor sap has to wait on me hand and foot.

I just booked this suite for my family for $6000 it was such a great deal I had to splurge!

Running to the corner store for a lotto ticket be right back. My family and I were on that sailing we had a balcony and two interior rooms for the kids their college age it was cheaper than a suite. It was the nicest cruise ship we have ever been on with about 14 under our belt.

Fantastic review. Once in a lifetime, treat. Agree 👍 with you. Definitely will try it.

The family will be on the Winder in July in a crown loft suite. As Matt said, this is a splurge for two graduations and a 20th year wedding anniversary. I will look to enjoy myself with the family and try out the suite life on Royal. Thanks Matt for the review.

This video was really cool and educational. Sounds like a dream cruise. I did think the mic quality wasn't great. Maybe it was where you had to record the audio, but if not, I would look at upgrading that end. Not hating, just thought it might be constructive.

If you have contact with anyone at Royal. Please tell them to add Johnny rockets milkshakes to the deluxe drink package for freedom class ships 😩 I know the newer ships have it

On the one hand, I simply can't afford this when I cruise...On the other, I wanted a "splurge" cruise once and booked the Haven on NCL for 15K last year. It wasn't anywhere near as nice as this. ...If you were going to have a "splurge" cruise and treat yourself, I do think this suite is much better than the nicest rooms on the Haven, especially since Royal Caribbean is much more expensive anyway. Just a regular balcony room on RC can sometimes cost you 7K or 8K for a family of 4 (on a newer ship and around the holidays or peak Summer), so this isn't as outrageous as paying 15K for a Haven room when the regular balconies are 4 or 5K. People that are really budget conscious generally think Royal is overpriced anyway, so them doubling the price of a cruise for a "Star suite" isn't totally out-of-character for them.

Matt, my family went to Maya Chan during our Christmas cruise on Allure. What a terrific beach day. And David said to tell you “hi”! Going there again in September. The price is incredible, the food is fresh, and the service is 5 star. Thanks for the recommendation.

Good to hear you say “Here we go” rather than “up next” because when you say up next it sounds like you have just finished showing something and about to show something new. But don’t get me wrong I really like all your blogs in fact I am a subscriber of you channel

We cruised with you that week! What a beautiful ship!

we have stayed in the Haven on NCL and spent around the same amount so now that we have transitioned completely to Royal Caribbean, a star suite is not outside the realm of possibilities for us.

I feel like they’ve neutralized color. It’s nice, but I’m not a fan of the ultra modern blandness. Oasis of the Seas has beautiful suites.

I'm impressed by the whole genie thing, didn't know that existed. Interesting vid 👍

A loft suite? Damn, that’s the dream!

We booked the presidential suite on liberty back in 2016. 2 families, 9 people. It was very expensive and we didn't know what all the concierge could do so we did not utilize him basically at all. That being said, it's a nice room but crazy expensive.

As a traveler who has stayed in aqua theater twice, once before star class and once after the star class experience is much better. We got very lucky on our 2nd aqua theater star class in November of 2018 it was new and quite affordable for 5 people (1 child) honestly cheaper than our 2014 trip of 4 adults. You are spoiled, it makes cruising normal seem mundane. Remember there are 3000 rooms on oasis class ships….only 10 share 3 genies…. Want chops for dinner on your deck while watching the aqua theater show….done….want food delivered on the suite only deck for lunch…..done…..not to mention best seating at any show you want…. It is more expensive now, but well worth it

You want to see expensive take a look at the Royal Hawaiian Suites plus you don't get free drinks, food or anythings else. It is just the room.

Got the Grand Suite on the wonder for new years def a great splurge celebrating graduating grad school.

In a month, we will be enjoying star class on Oasis of the Seas, and we also had to look around to get the 2 bedroom aquatheater suite for less than $15K, but we found one.

Anyone thinking $13k is madness has not priced cruises lately. 2 balcony cabins on oasis class ship week before Christmas will easily set you back 6-7k right now. So given all that is included not bad at all. Assuming you want/use all the extras, it's basically 1.5x the normal price. And to be clear I would not book it. I am someone who books the largest interior or oceanview i can afford for the best deal kind of guy so we can cruise 1-2x per year instead of every other year. What used to be crazy talk in cruise prices isn't that crazy anymore.

"Great views, especially when the curtains are open"... hahaha

If i try to book, the prices for the suites is between $25K and $30K for a 7 night depending on ship. For me a little to much sadly, but i would like to try once.

I did this on allure for half your price. If I had the same price I will do it again

Anyone trying to justify return on investment will only come up empty handed. The ONLY question to be asked is... to YOU was your experience worth what you paid. EVERYONE will have a different opinion of their experience. I don't expect anyone else to have the same opinion of MY experience. For us totally worth it. We would rather cruise less at the service level we prefer. I don't expect anyone else to feel the same!!!! Just OUR choice. This is so incredibly subjective! Probably the MOST subjective subject (next to formal night) out there.

Giving me many ideas for our next cruise/investor meeting! Thanks

This is absurd...ly awesome!

I must do this it sounds amazing

I was inspired by Matt's video last year where he splurged on a Star Class cabin (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BhxzLc4SofA.html) so we booked our own stay in a 2 bedroom Aqua Theater suite on Allure back in August 2022 (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yqW6VFWatDA.html). Absolutely loved it! The perks are well worth it. However, the Royal Genie is such a difference maker. It was our first ever Royal Caribbean cruise and our Genie Jay planned out and made reservations for our entire 8 night trip. We loved it so much we booked another 2 bedroom Aqua Theater suite for June 2024 on Harmony of the Seas out of Galveston. We can't wait to try out the different specialty restaurants and other things on Harmony.

pay no attention to the haters. If you enjoyed yourself it was worth it.

Too nice for me. Lol. Im going on Jewel in March and the smaller ships are more my speed.

Excellent video. Very informative.

The suite is beautiful and all the included options are fire, but me personally I feel it's unnecessary to have something like that. Just sailed on explorer of the seas in June as my first cruise ever, had a basic cabin and the only time I was in there was for sleep at night or washing up for dinner lol. There were way too many things to do on and off the ship to even care about how my cabin looked and explorer is nowhere near the biggest ship in Royals fleet.

I have cruised in sky class suites for a long time. The last two I did were both star class. I really didn't know going in how much different it would be or if it would be worth it but it absolutely is. Like Matt says, it is a luxury but if you are able to afford it the benefits are truly amazing, especially the genie. Our genies, Alan on Oasis and Smitha on Allure were exceptional. ANYTHING you asked for, they would deliver and were so gracious in doing so. I'm used to doing most things on my own when I cruise but letting go and letting them take care of us (spoil us is more like it), it truly made a difference in my experience. There is basically nothing the genie can't do for you and combined with all the other star class benefits, I would absolutely recommend a star class suite.

go on the symphony of the seas top suite and do a review on that, I wanna see what its like to ride the built in slide inside the room lol

What a coincidence. I visited this exact room the week before Christmas 😁

This is my dream to travel this kind of a ship Wow amazing God bls

The furnishing are just not upscale enough for that price point. They should look like a Four Seasons room, with furnishings similar to a multi-million dollar private home.

Hi Matt! Just saw your video and you were so lucky to have gotten such a great deal!! Overall, the cabin was beautiful, however, I was a little disappointed with the bathrooms. I was thinking that the bathrooms would've been a little more spacious and a little more elegant. They were just basic like the bathroom I would have in my balcony cabin. So interesting. Other than that, it's a nice cabin, worth $13K?.......I'm still on the fence about that. Anywho, thank you for sharing that information with us, you're the best!!! Carol

The one problem I have with what you showed me is the bathroom. Mostly that tub. I'm a 6.5 Heavy guy. There is NO WAY! I could fit in that tiny thing XD I can barely fit in the showers in the normal rooms as well XD

I experienced a balcony room and can't go back to inside cabins. I would rather not have the suites ruin that for me. But still it looks awesome

I would love to go on this cruise