About this episode

The episode recaps the inaugural Rise and Run cruise, sharing experiences and highlights from the event.

A cruise ship can feel like a floating city, but it gets a lot smaller when you spot your people. We’re back with the full recap of the inaugural Rise and Run cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, and we’re sharing what surprised us, what we’d do differently, and the moments that turned a trip into a four-night running community meetup. We talk through the send-off at Pop Century (yes, Pluto shows up), the bus ride to port, and that first step onto a ship that feels more like V...

People in this episode

Host: The RDMTeam

Topics covered

• cruise recap
• running community
• travel experiences
• fitness events
• community meetup

Keywords

• Rise and Run
• cruise
• running
• community
• Royal Caribbean
• Utopia of the Seas
• Pop Century
• fitness
• travel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Caribbean

Places: Pop Century, Utopia of the Seas

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