Matt's early thoughts on Star of the Seas

Royal Caribbean canceled another six months of visits to Labadee, so what should they do with it?Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via...Twitter: @therclblogFacebook: /royalcaribbeanblogYouTube: royalcaribbeanblogEmail: [email protected] a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS.

Once again, Royal Caribbean executives talked about the Discovery Class. So when the heck is it going to be actually announced?Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via...Twitter: @therclblogFacebook: /royalcaribbeanblogYouTube: royalcaribbeanblogEmail: [email protected] a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS.

Ilana from Life Well Cruised joins Matt this week to discuss her cruise line private island rankings and why she picked CocoCay as number one.Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via...Twitter: @therclblogFacebook: /royalcaribbeanblogYouTube: royalcaribbeanblogEmail: [email protected] a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS.

Matt previewed Star of the Seas before anyone else, and shares his initial thoughts about what stood out about the ship prior to the upcoming first sailings.Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via...Twitter: @therclblogFacebook: /royalcaribbeanblogYouTube: royalcaribbeanblogEmail: [email protected] a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS.

Carnival opened its new private island, Celebration Key, and here's what Matt thinks so far based on the first photos and videos that have come out.Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via...Twitter: @therclblogFacebook: /royalcaribbeanblogYouTube: royalcaribbeanblogEmail: [email protected] a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS.

With prices out for the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, Matt's been asked his thoughts on the pricing so far.Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via...Twitter: @therclblogFacebook: /royalcaribbeanblogYouTube: royalcaribbeanblogEmail: [email protected] a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS.

With Star of the Seas launching next month, one of the top questions many are asking is how can Royal Caribbean outdo itself with this new ship.Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via...Twitter: @therclblogFacebook: /royalcaribbeanblogYouTube: royalcaribbeanblogEmail: [email protected] a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS.

Carnival Cruise Line announced it was scrapping its lifetime loyalty program and switching to one that rewards the amount spent on cruises over two years. Is this a good or bad change, and will Royal Caribbean do the same?Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via...Twitter: @therclblogFacebook: /royalcaribbeanblogYouTube: royalcaribbeanblogEmail: [email protected] a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS.

Fake reviews have been a problem for years, but there's still a lot of value in reading the real ones. Colleen McDaniel is the Editor-in-Chief at Cruise Critic, and shares how they the problem and why online reviews are still very useful.Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via...Twitter: @therclblogFacebook: /royalcaribbeanblogYouTube: royalcaribbeanblogEmail: [email protected] a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS.

Royal Caribbean just deployed the biggest ship to ever sail from California, and it's just the start of their plans! Vicki Freed is Royal Caribbean's Senior Vice President of Sales and Trade Support & Service, and being originally from California, she's been a vocal proponent of bringing more ships to the West Coast. She joins me this week to talk about Royal Caribbean's plans for the Southern California cruise market.Share with me your thoughts, questions and comments via...Twitter: @therclblogFacebook: /royalcaribbeanblogYouTube: royalcaribbeanblogEmail: [email protected] a voicemail: (408) 6ROYAL6You can subscribe to the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS.