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 98.

Taking your first Royal Caribbean cruise is very exciting, but there's a lot to know before you

ever step foot on board a Royal Caribbean ship, from the best way to book your cruise, to

being prepared for what's waiting on board, to where to eat, and so much more, there's quite a bit to cover.

So this week, I will share what first-time cruisers need to know, so your first Royal

Caribbean Cruise is a huge success.

Here we go.

One of the goals of this podcast has always been to help you have a better Royal Caribbean

cruise, whether you're a first-timer or you've been many, many times.

I think there's a lot of opportunity to help everybody in having a better cruise experience.

And this week, I had an email from one of our listeners, and I think it's really important

to cover because I know that a lot of times we talk about things that maybe a lot of Royal Caribbean

fans already know about, but it doesn't hurt to cover the basics.

And the email this week actually comes from Sally, who I'm right time at, I'm new to cruising Royal Caribbean.

We've taken six Disney cruises and searching for or booking a Royal Caribbean cruise,

the right ship to choose, type of dining ships that only have main dining rooms versus the restaurants

for an upcharge, beverage packages, entertainment, etc.

Thanks for the help.

And Sally, I think this is a great email and something that I think a lot of people struggle

with, especially if you're new or you're still considers up new to Royal Caribbean,

maybe if you're new or you're still considers up new to Royal Caribbean, but you've taken one cruise.

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