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

I'm your host, Matt Hodgeberg, and this is episode number 275.

From time to time, I have the privilege of going on a Royal Caribbean cruise with friends who read, listen, or watch Royal Caribbean Blog.

These group cruises have become not just a semi-annual tradition, but a highlight

of my cruising calendar. And this week, we're previewing our next Royal Caribbean blog group cruise

on Symphony of the Seas. We'll talk about what a group cruise is, why you might want to join us,

and discuss the sort of activities we do once on board. Here we go.

One of my favorite words or phrases, I guess, in the English language has to be Royal Caribbean blog group cruise. That's five words. I just counted. And yes,

it is awesome. It's that time of year in which we're about to embark on our next Royal Korean blog group cruise.

And if we're talking group cruises, if we're talking planning and if we're talking about

somebody else doing all the work while I take the credit, if we're talking with Annette Jackson

from MEI Trapples joining us here. Welcome, Annette. It's the only time I get credit, right?

It's right now On this podcast.

Well, I'm glad to have you back here, Annette.

And Annette does so much work.

These group cruises are a lot of them.

We're going to talk about what a group cruise is, and we got planned for our next one.

And Annette and I have been working on group cruises now for a number of years.

It's been a real highlight for me.

And let's talk about the beginning.

Let's back up for a second.

If you're listening to this podcast and you're like, Matt, what the heck is a group cruise?

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