Welcome to the Royal Caribbean Blog podcast, a weekly look into the world of Royal Caribbean cruising.

I'm your host, Matt Hodgeburg, and this is episode number 111.

Royal Caribbean's Voyager-class ships are truly a great class of a mega-ship to enjoy, and they have become really a fan favorite.

Adventure of the Seas is the middle child of the Voyager class, and this week, we're going to be taking an in-depth look at adventure as we discuss what adventure of the seas offers in terms of dining, activities,

amenities, and more. Here we go.

Royal Caribbean has 23 ships in his fleet, and each offers something a little different and

unique. It's these slight differences that endear us to a particular ship. And this

week, we get a chance to talk all about adventure of the season, what you can expect if you're sailing on her anytime soon.

Royal Caribbean recently enhanced adventure of the season 2014, and that has sparked a lot of renewed interest in her, I think.

And speaking of enhancing, I wanted to bring on a friend once again who sailed on Adventure of the Season just a few weeks ago.

Back with me again is someone who covers all cruise lines, but deep down, he has a huge man crush on all

things Royal Caribbean. It's Don Bucholo of eat sleepcruise.com. Welcome back. Thanks, Matt. I love how

you phrased that, a crush on Royal Caribbean. That was awesome. Man crush. Yeah. It is true. I will have to admit,

you were right. We do have a very special place in our heart for Royal Caribbean. Nice. And, of course,

you just sailed on Adventure of the Seas here. And, you know, these days, it's sailing out of San Juan

Puerto Rico. And you got a chance to take a firsthand look, actually, actually, at some of the changes of the ship, which we're going to be talking about in just a little bit.

But let's speak with the basics about Adventure, Don.

She's a Voyager-class ship and was launched back on November 18, 2001, and, like all Voyager-class ships, can accommodate a little over 3,000 passengers. So with that in mind, Don, what struck you the most after spending a week on Adventure

of the Seas?

Oh, well, there's a lot, but I think having sailed on Freedom and the Oasis class,

and knowing Voyager was kind of the predecessor to those much larger ships, it kind of seemed

like you got a freedom class or even, you know, some Oasis class,

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