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

I'm your host, Matt Hachberg, and this is episode number 146.

In order to get the most out of your next or maybe first Royal Caribbean cruise, there are many

pieces to a very fun puzzle that you need to put together.

And while we can spend hours upon hours researching our cruise prior to the cruise,

there are still some common mistakes that guests should avoid.

So this week, we're going to discuss our top 10 mistakes made by Royal Caribbean guests, whether

you're brand new to Royal Caribbean or have pinnacle status in Crown and Anchor Society.

These are some of the best practices to help you have a wonderful and memorable vacation.

Here we go.

There's nothing like your first time, your first love, your first car, maybe even more memorable,

your first bowl of guacamole from Saboor, modern Mexican.

And of course, you never forget your first Royal Caribbean cruise.

It can be an experience that you just, it sits with you all the time. And, you know,

taking a Royal Caribbean cruise, whether it's your first cruise or maybe you've been doing it many,

many, many times before, you know, at the end of the day, you want to make sure you're not making

mistakes. And you want to have a great experience. We all do. We all want to make sure our

cruises go off without a hitch. And so this week, we're going to be sharing with you

our top 10 mistakes to avoid, whether it's something that's maybe common with a first timer

or something that maybe more an advanced cruiser might neglect. Regardless, we want to make sure

that your next Royal Caribbean cruise, again, whether it's your first or 20th, is, it can be a great one.

And, you know, when I'm going to talk about making bad decisions, there is no friend I think of

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