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

I'm your host, Matt Hodgeberg, and this is episode number 257.

We are back from our Royal Caribbean blog Group Cruise to Alaska on Explorer of the Seas,

and this week we have a live review of our cruise to Alaska.

We actually recorded this episode, On Board Explorer of the Seas,

with people that were on the group cruise, sharing our experiences, talking about in many

cases, our first visit to Alaska, and basically what we thought of the whole thing. Here we go.

When it comes to going on a cruise to Alaska, especially your first time, there's a lot

that I was excited for, a lot that went into the cruise, and even more that I couldn't even

account for that was going to happen on board.

But if you're able to share the experience with friends makes it so much more rewarding,

especially after an amazing cruise.

And this week, we're talking about, of course, our Explorer of the Seas cruise to Alaska.

And we're recording this episode, On Board Explorer of the Seas on deck 15 in the chapel of all places.

And recorded before a live studio audience of a Royal Caribbean blog, readers, listeners, periscopers, and everything else in

between.

And so you're going to hear a lot of different voices, a lot of different stories.

Can't wait to share it with you all, but of course I'd be remiss if I didn't introduce

my partner in crime, my booker of sweets despite the crazy prices of them they come with.

And, of course, the person who

makes all the magic happen

when I come up with weird ideas like, Annette,

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