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

I'm here I'm Matt Hodgeberg, and this is episode number 271.

Railroadcabine has been actively working to revitalize many of its cruise ships over the last few years,

and each multi-million dollar project has resulted in new and improved experiences for guests across the ship.

Perhaps the most impressive updates that any real crime ship has received in recent memory

has definitely been Mariner of the Seas, which had a lot of work done to her earlier this

year.

Someone who just went on Mariner the Seas earlier this month joins me to discuss the changes

made to the ship as we review his recent cruise.

Here we go.

If there's one Royal Caribbean ship that's getting a lot of attention these days, it's

Symphony of the Seas.

But if there's another Royal Caribbean ship that's getting even almost as much attention

these days, it is definitely Mariner of the Seas.

And I don't think I can recall a time in which a refurbished Royal Caribbean ship has gotten as much attention and positive attention and excitement, quite frankly, as Mariner of the Seas.

Royal Caribbean spent a lot of time and money upgrading the ship, adding some really cool features to it.

And I think when you combine that with the fact now it's offering quick weekend getaways

from Florida, it has been the recipe for a tremendous success for Royal Caribbean.

It's got a lot of people now reconsidering what their cruising plans are, especially for

those kind of shorter getaway sailings.

And this week, I wanted to talk to you guys about Mariner of the Seas and those type of

sailings and kind of bring you a review of the ship because there's quite a lot that's

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