Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast

Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast

Come explore the many facets of a Royal Caribbean cruise vacation. The RoyalCaribbeanBlog Podcast covers everything from the Royal Caribbean cruise ships to activities, excursions, planning your cruise vacation and more.

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August 13, 2025 • 29 mins

Matt previewed Star of the Seas before anyone else, and shares his initial thoughts about what stood out about the ship prior to the upcoming first sailings.

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Carnival opened its new private island, Celebration Key, and here's what Matt thinks so far based on the first photos and videos that have come out.

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With prices out for the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, Matt's been asked his thoughts on the pricing so far.

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July 9, 2025 • 25 mins

With Star of the Seas launching next month, one of the top questions many are asking is how can Royal Caribbean outdo itself with this new ship.

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Carnival Cruise Line announced it was scrapping its lifetime loyalty program and switching to one that rewards the amount spent on cruises over two years. Is this a good or bad change, and will Royal Caribbean do the same?

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June 11, 2025 • 28 mins

Fake reviews have been a problem for years, but there's still a lot of value in reading the real ones. Colleen McDaniel is the Editor-in-Chief at Cruise Critic, and shares how they the problem and why online reviews are still very useful.

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Royal Caribbean just deployed the biggest ship to ever sail from California, and it's just the start of their plans! 

Vicki Freed is Royal Caribbean's Senior Vice President of Sales and Trade Support & Service, and being originally from California, she's been a vocal proponent of bringing more ships to the West Coast. She joins me this week to talk about Royal Caribbean's plans for the Southern California cruise market.

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London is a gateway to a lot of European cruises each summer, and there's a good chance you're going to want to spend a few days before or after your cruise in this amazing city.

Jessica runs Love and London, and is an authority on how to best enjoy everything London has to offer. She's joining me on this episode to go through the do's and don'ts before you visit!

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Royal Caribbean made big news last week with its Perfect Day Mexico, beach club, and Lelepa news that shared everything we can expect to do there. But there are 3 questions Matt has about what it'll be like when these all open up.

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Influencers have a tremendous impact on information shared about cruises today. What impact do they have and how does it work when they collaborate with cruise lines? Griff joins Matt to break down this form of advertising and what it means to cruisers.

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Royal Caribbean has made it no secret they want to attract vacationers who would otherwise go to Walt Disney World and the other attractions in Orlando. How effective will this strategy be, and how do these vacations compare? Len Testa from TouringPlans.com joins Matt to discuss the strategy.

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Sheri had the chance to sail on Norwegian Cruise Line's newest ship, but how does it compare to Royal Caribbean?

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April 18, 2025 • 40 mins

MSC World America just launched, and it's clearly an attempt to get in on the mega ship craze that Icon of the Seas has reignited. What's it like and does it live up to the hype?

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April 11, 2025 • 21 mins

Matt is going to Europe this summer and not not booking a single excursion with Royal Caribbean

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April 2, 2025 • 24 mins

Matt lists the must-do 5 Royal Caribbean cruises everyone should try at least once.

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March 28, 2025 • 33 mins

Matt went back on Icon a year after she debuted to see if it lives up to the hype

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Royal Caribbean released new 2026-2027 cruises, and there's more Oasis Class ships doing short cruises, but some long-time cruisers don't love it.

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February 22, 2025 • 18 mins

Legend of the Seas has been announced and we have the first look at the new sailings that just dropped.

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February 1, 2025 • 19 mins

Matt went on Enchantment of the Seas for the first time, and he was surprised by the ship in a few ways.

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January 22, 2025 • 23 mins

There are some people that have never cruised before, yet they hold onto incorrect ideas of what a cruise is all about.

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