Is ceramic coating worth the price to have done?
It depends on each individual person. I've dropped my own cars and clients down for servicing at a range of brands, and every time I get a "What do you have on that car? We've never seen a car shine like that".
But not everyone can care for the ceramic coating properly for me to justify it for them to get it. My rule of thumb is if you can last a year washing a 90% corrected car without adding many swirls you can look after a ceramic coated car.
There's a common view that ceramic coating is a apply and forget situation, like Foxy's car:
A bit about my story with my cars, my previous car was ceramic coated with a 3yr coating, at first it looked fantastic, 12 months in it wasn't beading as much and whilst the paintwork was protected underneath I'd read that it would still need work to bring back to its former glory.
But ceramic coatings are made up of two coatings, A hard coat that helps protect against environmental damage and swirls, and a hydrophobic coating which is your water resistant and glossy coat, these can be applied independently of each other.
The Hard coat - durability 2-5 years depending on brand
The Hydrophobic coat - durability 6 months - 2 years
Along through this you'll need to decontaminate the coating with iron remover, tar remover and you cannot wash the car with any shampoos that contain waxes as these clog the coating and effective dull the ceramic coating.
So it's actually a much more involved care process for ceramic coatings versus waxed/sealants.
Personally on my own car I've PPF Film, a 5 year ceramic coating, a 3 year hydrophobic coating, and I maintain it with a Silica and Titanium Dioxide quick detailer that lasts 6 months itself and produces more beads than an Amsterdam... ehm
I wouldn't worry about leaving new car to "cure". It's well cured by the time you get your hands on it.
Never assume it's original paint Joe! Many new cars I get in have been painted, only a full car paint depth report can tell you if you're safe.
As SRGTD has said earlier Collonite 825 is a great wax, but I've been recently very impressed by AutoGlyms Ultra HD Wax and EZ Car Care Ceramic Wax that clients have put on their cars.