Welcome to the Royal Crime and Blog podcast, a weekly look into the world of Royal Caribbean cruising.

I'm your host, Matt Hodgeberg, and this is episode number 246.

Believe it or not, Royal Caribbean's fourth Oasis-class ship, Symphony of the Seas is here,

and already there is a ton of excitement for the latest and greatest from Royal Caribbean.

From top to bottom, Royal Caribbean has introduced a brand new ship that not only carries

the awe-inspiring traditions of past Oasis-class ships, but introduces some new innovations

that may shape the future of this cruise line for the next few years.

On this week's episode, we feature an in-depth review of Symphony of the

Seas from someone that sailed on one of her very first cruises. Here we go. With the launch of Symphony

of the Seas, Royal Caribbean not just adds its fourth Oasis Class ship to the fleet, it takes yet

another opportunity to wow its guests,

with new venues, entertainment, dining, and plenty to see on board.

Oasis-class ships have created a reputation in the fleet for being the class of cruise ship

that all new ships are judged against.

So this week, we're lucky enough to have a first-hand review of Symphony of the Seas from a good friend of mine that went on of her very first sailings.

And to bring us a firsthand look at what Symphony offers, I went to a social media, photography, and yes, fashion icon known around Facebook.

He is the styling, profiling, grand sweet riding, ripcord by I fly flying, kiss stealing, wheeling, dealing,

son of a gun, to be the man, you got to out cruise the man.

Cruise life, Rick.

What's going on, brother?

How are you doing, Matt?

I don't know if I could ever top that.

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