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 386.

Last week, Royal Caribbean said goodbye to two cruise ships when they announced that Majesty of the Seas and Empress of the Seas were being sold.

While the news may not come as a complete shock to many, nonetheless, it's still sad to have to let go of two classic cruise ships that served Royal Caribbean so well for so long.

To help me properly remember the role these ships played over the years, I reached out to Royal Caribbean, and we have two gentlemen on the podcast this week that have over 30 years experience each with the cruise line as we look back on the legacies of Empress and Majesty.

Here we go.

Chris fans love to book new itineraries, debate which restaurants their favorite, and recall memorable trips.

And as fun as cruising is, we are sometimes reminded that as fun as it all is, it is indeed

a business after all.

Just recently, we were reminded of that fact when Royal Caribbean announced.

It has sold two of its cruise ships, Majesty of the Seas and Empress of the Seas.

And these are classic cruise ships that have established a legacy.

Other ships that have come after them are still held to.

And as we say goodbye to Majesty and Empress, I wanted to reflect on what makes each of these ships special.

And so I reached out to Royal Caribbean to help me commemorate these ships properly.

We have two amazing guests for you on the podcast today.

We're going to start off with a man who probably doesn't need

much of an introduction because I'm sure many of our listeners have probably seen him in action.

And that is Ken Rush, the director of entertainment and activities and media operations.

Ken has been working at Royal Caribbean for over 30 years and has been cruise director on a number

of Royal Caribbean ships. Ken, welcome to the podcast.

Thank you, Matt.

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