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Ralph just returned from a 7-night cruise on the MSC Grandiosa, and he joins us today to talk about it.

We were chatting before the interview about this cruise and kind of getting, you know, I like to get some context before I hit record and start the interview so we can kind of make some notes and get an outline.

But Ralph was just giving so much great information during the pre-show screening that

just hit record and we started chatting. So we're going to pick up at the interview right here.

You're in Savannah. So when you head down to Port Canaveral, is that a day of drive for you or some

pre-crues time beforehand? No, what we usually do is drive about halfway, usually around your backyard. So, you know, usually we put in

somewhere around Jacksonville. We leave like, you know, after work the day before and, you know,

just drive the, because if the traffic's good, it's about four and a half hours.

So we'll drive a couple hours down to Jacksonville, stay over somewhere off 95, and then

drive in. Now, when we get back, we do the drive straight through because, you know, they,

it's like, hey, been fun to have you and they give you the boot and kick you off the boat as soon

as they can. So we have plenty of time to drive back, you know, making an obligatory Bucky stop at least

once on the way back, you know.

But we've never risked it.

I just, you know, 95 is a little too unpredictable in terms of traffic and craziness and whatnot, that we're always a little

apprehensive of trying. I mean, I guess theoretically we could do it same day, but we haven't

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