Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast

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 your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter: @therclblog Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 Show Notes FlowRider to be added to Voyager of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas Voyager-class.com - website dedicated to the Voyager class of ships

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 your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter: @therclblog Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 Show Notes Join our message boards! Posts from Royal Caribbean Blog members what they find challenging about a Royal Caribbean cruise Royal Caribbean Blog group cruise on Quantum of the Seas

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: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 Show Notes Cruise Compass archive Free Royal Caribbean onboard outdoor activities Top five things for a girl to do on a Royal Caribbean cruise Guide to Royal Caribbean's gym and exercise programs RoyalCaribbeanBlog group cruise on Quantum of the Seas

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 me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter: @therclblog Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 Show Notes Engadget article about virtual balconies Our interview with the lead developer of the virtual balcony Review of Barbados excursion Matt took Cruising 101: Crown and Anchor Society Cruising 101: Specialty Restaurants Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast Episode 2: Specialty Restaurants

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 Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 Show Notes Episode 27 - Navigator of the Seas preview episode Matt's Navigator of the Seas LIVE blog posts Sabor Modern Mexican review

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: @therclblog Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6

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 cruise, take a closer look at Navigator of the Seas, the islands we are visiting and review some plans we have for the trip.Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter: @therclblog Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 Show Notes Navigator of the Seas live blog begins here Matt's earlier live blog from Freedom of the Seas and Jewel of the Seas Deck by deck changes to Navigator of the Seas Detailed shore excursion blog posts: Cozumel, Belize City and Roatan RoyalCaribbeanBlog.com group cruise on Quantum of the Seas information

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 Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 Show Notes CocoCay Cabana information Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise Info Podcast episode about Labadee, Royal Caribbean's other private island Official guide to getting excited for your Royal Caribbean cruise

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, questions and comments via... Twitter: @therclblog Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 Show Notes Dress codes discussion on episode 19 Current main dining room menu Cruising 101: Food

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 wouldn’t be complete without some feedback from all of you, so we’ve got more emails and social media messages to share.Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter: @therclblog Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 Show Notes Royal Caribbean stateroom options for larger families Royal Caribbean's accessibility information Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise on Quantum of the Seas Information

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 share, so we'll cram in as many messages as we can.Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter: @therclblog Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 Show Notes CruizeCast podcast AquaPac waterproof cases and bags Beach Bar at St. Maarten airport Airplane landing at St Maarten airport Subscribe to RoyalCaribbeanBlog PodcastYou can subscribe to us via... iTunes Google RSS

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 with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter: @therclblog Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 Show Notes Review: Royal Babies & Tots Nursery on Freedom of the Seas Cruising 101: Bringing an infant on a Royal Caribbean cruise Royal Caribbean stateroom options for larger families Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise Information

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 will be one to remember.Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter: @therclblog Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 Show Notes Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise Information on Quantum of the Seas Navigator of the Seas refurbishment details Royal Caribbean to add 75 staterooms to Voyager class ships

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 via... Twitter: @therclblog Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6

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 all.Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via... Twitter: @therclblog Facebook: /royalcaribbeanblog Email: matt@royalcaribbeanblog.com Leave a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6 Show Notes What to wear on your Royal Caribbean cruise Tiami Catamaran Cruises Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise