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

I'm your host, Matt Hodgeberg, and this is episode number 309.

The next Royal Caribbean Blog Group cruise is almost here, and this time I'm going with my fellow blog readers and podcast listeners on board antham of the seas for a nine-night cruise.

We're previewing its upcoming cruise, including why we pick

the sailing, some of the fun activities on board, and more. Here we go.

It's time once again to preview an upcoming Royal Caribbean Blog Group cruises. These are my

favorite kind of episodes because not only doesn't mean I'm going on a cruise, but it means I'm going on a cruise with my friends.

And if we're previewing a Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise, then of course, there's only one other person that could join me here, Billy Hirsch. But Billy's not available today. So I've got the fabulous Annette Jackson from MEI Travel. Welcome Welcome Annette. Hey, you know, maybe one of

these days I won't come and we'll let Billy go in my place and we'll see how that works for you.

I'm not sure if that was really a dig at Billy or you, but we'll go with either one, whichever

you want to play at home. However anybody wants to take it. Yeah, however you want to take it.

It's the Royal Crimean Blog podcast, Play at Home Edition.

And if you're wondering why the audio sounds weird on this episode, forgive us.

We're recording on different equipment this week because, of course, we're getting ready for the group crews and we're in different locations.

So, you know, again, maybe adjust your balance and base and other settings in your vehicle

that I never touch in my car audio.

And then any complaints, they can all go to Billy at cruisehabit.com, please.

So on today, we're talking about our upcoming Anthem of the Seas Cruise.

This is a nine-night sailing, leaving Cape Liberty,

New Jersey, and visiting Bermuda, St. Martin, Puerto Rico, and Labadee, and Annette, off the bat.

I know why we pick this cruise. It was because of this itinerary. Oh, yes. Nine nights? I mean,

come on. Yeah. And what's great about it is nine nights. Right, three ports. And it leaves on the 4th of July, which I think for most people that's a holiday for. So it's really only at worst case, like one extra vacation day compared to a seven-night cruise in which that leaves on a weekend. So this really seemed like a perfect fit.

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