Welcome to the Royal Caribbean blog podcast.

We can look into the world of Royal Caribbean Cruising.

I'm your host Matt Hodgeberg, and this is episode number 499.

I'm back for my first Royal Caribbean cruise in Europe, my first cruise in Europe in general.

And this week, I'm actually sharing a review of my Anthem of the Seas, Norwegian Fjords Cruise, that I recorded while on board Anthem of the Seas. Here we go.

I'm wrapping up my first European cruise that I've ever taken.

I'm actually recording this episode while in my cabin on Anthem of the Seas.

It's actually day six. We just left Bergen, so I've got a seat ahead of me.

But I feel pretty confident that at this point, I can kind of summarize

my thoughts of a Norway cruise and share with all of you on this week's episode, kind of my

thoughts on it and European cruising and a lot of different things. And I thought it was important

to record it now. While a lot of it is still very much fresh in my head, I'm actually spending

probably the next 24 hours or so, not only packing, but also kind

of putting together my thoughts, because obviously there's a lot to unpack.

You've got a European cruise, my first one ever, you've got the Norway cruise, you've got the

travel things, nuances.

I mean, there's a lot that's happening here.

But, needless to say, my European cruise, my Norway cruise specifically, was wonderful.

I really enjoyed it.

And it was exactly what I wanted.

That's always important, I think, when you book any kind of cruise, is that you have an idea in mind as to what the cruise is going to entail.

Certainly there will be some surprises

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