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

I'm your host Matt Hodgeberg, and this is episode number 94.

Royal Caribbean cruises to Alaska are a cornerstone of what Royal Caribbean has been offering for years,

and this week we'll discuss what you need to know about taking a cruise to Alaska,

including the ports you will be visiting, how to pack for this kind of a cruise,

and other helpful tips for exploring the land of the midnight sun. Here we go.

Since I started this podcast, I've gotten a lot of emails and questions about Royal Caribbean cruises to Alaska, and because each episode of this podcast is aimed at helping you have a better

Royal Caribbean cruise, I wanted to make sure we explore this topic in depth.

So folks I speak with have taken, and Alaska Cruise will tell you all about the magnificent

natural wonders to be found in Alaska, the fun towns, and really interesting cultural

adventures you'll embark upon.

And so I'm lucky enough to be friends with someone who really knows Alaska cruising in

and out.

It's my pleasure to welcome this week, Stephanie Miller and Asian from MEI travel stuff.

Stephanie, welcome to the show. Hey, Matt. How are you? Outstanding. Great to have you on here

and talk all about Alaska. And, you know, Stephanie, we've, it's kind of interesting. I've

answered questions about Alaska before on the podcast, and I've totally said in the past,

I've gotten the answers totally from you, because I have not taken an Alaska cruise yet, and you are

the Alaska Cruise experts. I've sent you messages. We're like, Stephanie, help me, help me. I've got to get that answer to this. And actually, one of our listeners, Bill from Columbus, Ohio, sent me an email and I think you're going to enjoy it because Bill wrote,

my wife and I are planning on Elastic Cruise for 2016 and would really appreciate hearing from you and perhaps from fellow listeners any advice on pre- or post-cruise cruise land tours out of Fairbanks,

seward, or Anchorage.

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