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 188.

Regardless of the Royal Caribbean ship you sail on, the ports you visit, or the state room you reserve, there is one thing everyone has to do, and that is pack for the cruise.

Packing is something you either relish or relegate to a loved one, but it's also

something that has to get done. On this week's episode, I brought on a friend who is far more

talented at packing than I am to share tips and tricks for bringing it all with you without

the stress. Here we go. In our nearly 200 episodes of this podcast, I've spoken to a variety of topics, but there's one topic that I have to admit I'm not very good at, and that is packing for a Royal Caribbean cruise.

Packing for a cruise is a challenge I think many people go through because of the nature of trying to include, well, everything you think you're going to need without resorting to bring in old-timey trunk with you on the ship and the crazy fees the airlines charge for old-timey luggage.

So luckily, I've got friends in high places who know these sorts of things.

And on this week's episode, we have a true expert to join us here, Sherry from Cruise Tips TV on YouTube.

Sherry produces some fantastic videos about ship tours, cabin tips, really cool food slideshows,

and, of course, talking about packing.

So Sherry, welcome to the Rollcreen Blog podcast.

Matt, thank you so much.

It's a pleasure to be here.

Absolutely.

I was watching your latest video about how to pack for a seven-night cruise on a carry-on. We'll get to that in a

second because I don't know what small animals you sacrifice to make that work, but we'll get

there. But I want to look, let's take a step back for a second. Why do you think packing

for a cruise is such a challenge? I think it's a challenge because it's really difficult

to decide what to leave home.

I mean, we all know that we want to take everything with us, and we get into these scenarios

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