Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast

It’s time once again to invite one of our awesome podcast listeners to join us on the podcast, and this week we have Marie Coschigano of New Jersey, who is going on Freedom of the Seas later this summer over July 4th. We’re going to discuss her cruise plans onboard and onshore. Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter:  @therclblog Facebook:  /royalcaribbeanblog...

I get a lot of great feedback from our podcast listeners so I wanted to take some time today to read your emails, tweets and facebook messages. I also wanted to bring one of our very own listeners on with me to help answer these messages, Michael Poole. Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter:  @therclblog Facebook:  /royalcaribbeanblog Email:  matt@royalc...

When I go on a Royal caribbean cruise to the eastern caribbean, I always look forward to a stop in St Maarten because of how much there is to see and do here. This week, I’m going to discuss things to do in St Maarten, my favorite spots and share tips for touring this island paradise. Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter:  @therclblog Facebook:  /royalcaribb...

Since episode one you have heard me talking about Royal Caribbean cruising so this week I’ve invited my friend Annette to talk about what’s appealing about Royal Caribbean cruising to women. We will discuss what Annette’s enjoyed about cruising with Royal Caribbean and explore the female side to cruising. Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter:  @therclblog Faceboo...

What’s better than a Royal Caribbean cruise? How about two Royal Caribbean cruises? Or even three? Back-to-back cruises are popular among veteran Royal Caribbean cruisers and this week we are going to dive into this trend and discuss how it all works. Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter:  @therclblog Facebook:  /royalcaribbeanblog Email:  matt@royalcar...

Booking a Royal Caribbean cruise on its own can be quite rewarding but Royal Caribbean often sweetens the deal with booking incentives to make it more compelling a choice, This week we will look at all the different booking incentives Royal Caribbean offers its guests and which ones tend to be a better deal than others.  We also have lots of listener feedback to share! Share with me your thou...

Royal Caribbean recently announced its brand new approach to dining for the Quantum­-class cruise ships, Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas.   This week, I want to explore this brand new innovation and discuss what makes this so much different than anything else we've seen from Royal Caribbean in the past and share my experience at the Dynamic Dining revealevent in New...

How do you figure out the best cruise for you? That’s a question everyone goes through when picking a Royal Caribbean cruise and so this week we are looking at how to tackle the prospect of comparing cruises, itineraries and ships to find the right cruise for you. Let’s go through the process and offer you some insight in helping you pick out your next Royal Caribbean cruise. Share with me your th...

Once you cruise with Royal Caribbean and discover that you like it, then you'll likely want to sign up for Royal Caribbean's customer loyalty program, the Crown and Anchor Society. So what is this program all about, why might you want to join and what are the perks of the program? All great questions and all questions we will answer on this week's podcast episode. We also have some more great emai...

The Voyager class of Royal Caribbean ships re-defined what cruise ships can offer to guests in the onboard experience.  From specialty restaurants to entertainment to sheer size, the Voyager class ships quickly became a Royal Caribbean staple.  This week, I want to share with you why the Voyager class is really quite good and what the appeal is of these giants.   Share with me...

What is the most difficult aspect of planning your Royal Caribbean cruise? This is the question I want to answer this week as we look at the challenges many of us encounter when planning a Royal Caribbean cruise. I’ll share what I find difficult and also discuss the challenges other Royal Caribbean Blog members have talked about to hopefully help you traverse some of these issues. Share with me yo...

There’s a lot to do on any Royal Caribbean cruise so today we’re going to discuss the many activities on a Royal Caribbean cruise. From bingo to the bellyflop competition to the Wii bowling tournament, this will be a look into the fun things you and your family can do while onboard your next cruise. Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter:  @therclblog Facebook:&nbs...

With all the fun I’ve had in the last few weeks on my Navigator of the Seas cruise, we’ve developed a bit of a backlog in our listener emails so I want to dedicate this week’s show entirely to our listeners because I really love sharing your feedback with everyone else. So this week, I’m going to read your emails, tweets and facebook messages and make you all the focus of this episode. Share with...

I’m back from my seven night cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas and I wanted to share with you my experience onboard this newly refurbished ship. We will talk about what I did onboard, the ports we visited and why you might want to go on a cruise here too. Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter:  @therclblog Facebook:  /royalcaribbeanblog Em...

It seems like there’s always something new or changing at Royal Caribbean these days, hence the purpose of this blog, and so this week I wanted to look at a few recent changes and discuss my thoughts about it. In fact, I’ve invited my friend Michael Poole back to the podcast to talk about what we think of these changes. Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter:  @the...

I’m really excited for this week’s podcast episode because at the end of this week, I will be taking my next Royal Caribbean cruise vacation on the beautiful and recently refurbished Navigator of the Seas. I want to take you on the cruise with me, virtually anyway, and preview my cruise on Navigator of the Seas and the Western Caribbean itinerary I’m taking. We will look at why I booked this cruis...

On this week's show, we're going to look at the other private island Royal Caribbean operates, which is CocoCay in the Bahamas. This island paradise is a favorite among Royal Caribbean fans, so we're going to discuss the beaches, shore excursions and everything else there is to do in CocoCay. Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter:  @therclblog Faceb...

This week, let’s talk about a major component of any Royal Caribbean cruise, the main dining room.  Eating in the main dining room has a number of options to consider and I’d like to take you through everything the main dining room offers as well as the options available to make your experience better.  We also have lots more listener messages to share. Share with me your thoughts, quest...

This week, we’re going to talk about a key ingredient to any Royal Caribbean cruise and that’s choosing a stateroom.   Royal Caribbean cruise ships offer a number of stateroom categories and types so let’s look at the different categories of staterooms, discuss the good and bad about each, take into consideration other factors and look at the specialty rooms available.   This podcast wou...

We've invited another podcast listener to join us for this week's show, Chad from Kentucky, who is going on his first Royal Caribbean cruise aboard Liberty of the Seas for a 5-night western Caribbean adventure.  We will discuss why Chad chose Royal Caribbean and his plans for what to do on Liberty of the Seas as well as shore excursions.  We also have a lot of great listener feedback to...

This week, I want to talk all about going on a Royal Caribbean cruise with kids. Family cruising has never been more popular and frankly, I think Royal Caribbean is a terrific choice for cruising with kids, you and old. Let’s look the programs Royal Caribbean has for kids, what else there is to do for kids onboard, stateroom options when cruising with children and of course dining with kids. Share...

This week, is the last week of the year 2013 and naturally, this means many of us are starting to look forward to what’s in store for next year. I believe that 2014 is going to be a really big year for Royal Caribbean and there’s definitely some things as fans we have to look forward to in the coming months. Let’s talk about what’s on the radar for Royal Caribbean in 2014 and why this new year wil...

This week, I’ve invited podcast listener Ron to join us to discuss his recent trans-atlantic cruise on Independence of the Seas. Trans-Atlantic cruises are really unique and very different than other types of cruises Royal Caribbean offers. Ron helps us understand what you do for 13 days, most of which at sea and how he enjoyed his time onboard. Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments...

This week, it’s all about what to wear on your Royal Caribbean cruise. It’s sometimes overlooked, but packing clothes for your cruise is a pretty big aspect of pre-cruise planning and Royal Caribbean has guidelines about what you can and can’t wear. We’re going to look at what to pack for your cruise during the day, what to wear to dinner and what you can do if you don’t want to get dressed up at...

This week, Royal Caribbean held a WOW sale and so it makes sense to talk about what is a WOW sale, who is the sale aimed at and why you would want to take advantage of a WOW sale.  We also have more listener feedback to share this week.   Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter:  @therclblog Facebook:  /royalcaribbeanblog Email:  matt@royalcaribb...