Welcome to the Royal Caribbean Blog podcast.

We can look into the world of Royal Caribbean cruising.

I'm your host Matt Hodgeberg and this is episode number 493.

So planning a cruise, where do you get started and how do you really approach planning

a cruise for the first time today?

We've got a 101 look at planning a cruise.

Here we go.

You're ready to plan your first cruise, but not sure where to start. Welcome to the podcast.

Glad to have you over here because the good news is cruising is easier than it looks, but like any

form of travel out there, there are a lot of considerations and important do's and don'ts

when it comes to doing it well. After all, you're going to spend thousands of dollars on a vacation, so you might want to make sure you get the most out of that

investment. Today's episode, I want to focus on the basics. Where do you get started

planning a cruise? Because we get a lot of podcast listeners that are brand new, or at least

they're looking at planning a cruise the first time.

And if that's you, then hopefully this will help provide you some helpful information.

And if you've been there, done that, this is a good brushing up option.

Maybe this is a good way to kind of, you know, maybe showcase what cruising is all about to friends

and family who are considering doing it for the first time.

So number one, where do you want to cruise to?

It's debatable which aspect of the cruise you want to start with first,

but I think it makes the most sense to pick which part of the world you want to visit on a cruise ship.

Royal Caribbean offers cruises to Alaska, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

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