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 110.

No matter which Royal Caribbean Cruise you book, you'll be visiting a port of call,

and each with its own fun and adventurous things you do.

Of course, finding the perfect short excursion for you means researching the ports ahead of time,

and this week we'll begin a semi-regular look at some of the more popular ports that

Royal Caribbean ships will visit and discuss what there is to do there.

We'll look at getting off and back on the ship again, local attractions, popular choices,

and what you need to know about each stop.

Here we go.

This week's podcast episode comes through us actually care of one of our listeners. Bill

Carney, Bill's been a long-time listener. And Bill writes, Matt, as I plan my excursions

for my upcoming cruise on Independence to the Seas, I found myself wondering what other folks

think about options in Bullies and Cosmell. Cruise critic is great, but I think it would be

great to listen to discussions about excursions

on your podcast.

So I wonder if a series with you and perhaps one or two other experienced folks in some of

the more common Royal Caribbean ports and excurses would be possible.

Sort of a monthly panel, just a thought.

All the best, and thanks for all the fun you do on the podcast and blog.

Great idea, Bill.

I love it. And, of course, one of the things I think that we definitely want to focus in it on this podcast

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