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 355.

The appeal and fun one has while on a cruise is, well, forgive the pun in today's terms, infectious.

Going on a cruise is more than just another vacation.

It's beyond ordinary, and so many of us find a connection to cruising that really never leaves us.

This week, Vanya shows how cruising and connecting with friends online became a pivotal moment

in her life and a cruise on Anthem of the Seas was sailing she'll never forget.

Here we go.

Our cruise story this week takes us to a good friend of mine that we only came about because of two things, really.

Cruising, of course, and the internet, the power of the internet.

It, you know, unfortunately, the internet has a reputation sometimes of being a very dark place,

but it also has the potential to bring a lot of people together, including cruise fans. You may have actually heard some of the

people in previous Cruise Story podcast episodes we've done that I have met purely because of the

internet. And today, we continue that tradition with Vanya Ubers joining us here. Vania,

welcome to the Royal Green Block podcast.

Thank you.

I'm so excited to be here.

Absolutely.

And I love hearing or really sharing.

I kind of know a little bit about this.

Obviously, I've known you for a little while now via the internet here and we've met on a

couple occasions and trying to come across, you know, sharing the, the experience of what makes

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