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 53.

I love to have our listeners be a part of this podcast.

So on this week's show, we're going to be talking with one of our podcast listeners, Chris Christensen,

who's taking a cruise on Royal Caribbean's jewel of the seas.

We're going to preview Chris's cruise as well as discuss the adventure of taking kids on a

Royal Caribbean cruise too.

Here we go.

So joining me on today's episode is Chris Lapine Christensen and Chris is going on Jewel the Seas

in January out of San Juan and taking a nice tour of the Southern Caribbean. Welcome to

Royal Caribbean Blog podcast, Chris. Thank you, Matt. And we brought Chris on to preview or cruise,

which we often like to do with our listeners. But in addition, we're kind of kind of focus on

the kid aspect because Chris, like many of our listeners, has a child. Actually, you have a

seven-year-old son. And it's kind of unique.

You have a unique experience because you've been on many cruises.

In fact, in fact, your son has been on a number of cruises so far,

Norwegian, Holland America, Disney, Carnival, and Celebrity.

And this will be, but this is his first cruise on Royal, but not your first cruise.

Does I get that right?

Correct.

This will be my 21st cruise and seventh on Royal.

So tell me, why did you pick this particular cruise, this particular itinerary, and this particular ship?

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