Welcome to the Royal Caribbean blog podcast and we could look into the world of Royal Caribbean cruising.

I'm your host Matt Hodgeberg, and this is episode number 352.

Belgo on cruises for different reasons, including a common cause.

Family vacations are a big part of why people cruise, as well as people who join groups that have a common theme.

Whether for fan clubs or family gatherings or musical festivals, group sailings are a big

hit. And today, Michael is sharing with us an annual cruise tradition that his family shares

with a large amount of other people who have a similar disorder and how they find solace

in cruising together. Here we go.

We're back this week with another great cruise story to share with you.

And this week's episode is coming to us from a good friend of my, Mike Paster, who lives not too far away.

We've had a chance to meet up at a couple of Royal Korean blog meetups here.

And Mike, welcome to the podcast.

I think, glad to be here. Absolutely. So And Mike, welcome to the podcast. I think, Matt. Glad to be here.

Absolutely. So, Mike, I actually have no idea we're going to be talking about what your

story is, but that's, that's, that's by design. So, uh, where are we going on this story today?

Okay. It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a, when I'm a sailing February 29th. So it's kind of some highlights of the sailing, not a specific, one specific story or memory like some people had.

But I will say that I cannot drive by a hooters without thinking of Paul Crowe, by the way.

There's that.

But this one was on Adventure of the Seas.

So it's February 29th, which was leapier, so that was kind of cool.

And that was out of Fort Lauderdale.

And the itinerary on this one was the ABC Islands, which I was really excited about.

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