Welcome to the Royal Caribbean blog podcast, a weekly look into the world of Royal Caribbean cruising.

I'm here I'm here with Matt Hodgeberg, and this is episode number 287.

We love to share others cruising experiences on the podcast, and this week we head over to the newly refurbished Independence of the Seas,

and we've got a cruise review for some good friends who got a chance to cruise on her for their first big Royal Caribbean cruise.

Rafael and Alana talk about what they did on board, what they liked best, and share some tips for cruising on Indy.

Here we go.

One of the Royal Caribbean ships that recently got a major update was Independence of the Seas,

and a lot of folks have now taken notice of this great ship.

And joining us this week are two friends of ours that got a chance to sail on Independence

of the Seas.

They are Raphael and Alana.

Welcome guys to the Real Crime Blog podcast.

Hi, how are you?

Thanks for having us.

Hello, hello.

Absolutely.

And of course, I got a chance to chat with Alana Raphael before their cruise on

Independence of the Seas.

They actually invite me to join them on their YouTube channel.

I'll post the link in the show on to that video.

That way you guys can get even more of the three of us talking cruising, which is a lot

of fun.

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