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

I'm your house, Matt Hodgeberg, and this is episode number 117.

For many of us, Royal Caribbean is the cruise line of choice that we've come to love and go back to time and time again.

But there may be times you wonder about how the competition stacks up, and I know it's tempting to take a peek over that proverbial

fantasy, just how green the grass really is. So this week, we're going to have a great

comparison between Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Line with one of our listeners who just

tried her very first Royal Caribbean Cruise. I think it's a great view of how the cruise lines

differ and what each cruise line does exceptionally well. Here we go.

When selecting a cruise, Royal Caribbean or otherwise, often people are curious how the

competition stacks up.

After all, there are a lot of cruise lines out there vying for our business.

And I know that I get a lot of questions from podcast listeners all about how Royal Caribbean

compares to other cruise lines out there. And this week, we're lucky enough to be joined by Royal Caribbean blog

listener Anna Blake, who is back from her first Royal Caribbean cruise on Independence of the

Seas. Now, Anna is a veteran of numerous carnival cruises. And you know what? I think she

qualifies to someone who definitely can talk about the differences between the two having now

tried out a Royal Caribbean cruise.

So this week, we're going to compare Royal Caribbean to Carnival Cruise Line and share where each line excels.

My hope is that this will give everyone listening some insight into the differences and similarities between the cruise lines.

And like everything on this podcast, hopefully help you have a better cruise experience.

Anna, welcome to the podcast.

Thank you for having me.

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