Ocean Cruising

PHOTO: Vikings display at the archaeological museum in Stavanger, Norway. (photo by Jason Leppert) It seems appropriate that Viking Ocean Cruises would delve into the world of the Vikings when in the...

PHOTO: Viking Ocean Cruises' Viking Sky docked in Stavanger, Norway. (photo by Jason Leppert) Viking Ocean Cruises’ third sister-ship—the Viking Sky—is yet another gem. Besides her main bragging...

PHOTO: LivNordic Spa & Wellness thermal suite on Viking Ocean Cruises' Viking Sky. (photo by Jason Leppert) Traveling onboard Viking Ocean Cruises’ latest Viking Sky this week, I’m reminded of how...

PHOTO: Second-story loft of the Explorers' Lounge on Viking Ocean Cruises' Viking Sky. (photo by Jason Leppert) Not that there’s anything wrong cruising with children, but the absence of kids on Viking...

PHOTO: Viking Ocean Cruises' spacious entry-level stateroom shower on the Viking Sky. (photo by Jason Leppert) Let’s call a spade a spade: Stateroom showers on cruise ships are often ridiculous. The...

Photo by Heidi Leppert ~ Carnival Vista docked in St. Kitts while Celebrity Eclipse sails away. I am a bargain hunter. It makes me positively giddy when I get a 30% off coupon for Kohl’s and combine that...

PHOTO: Viking Ocean Cruises' third new Viking Sky in Tromso, Norway. (photo courtesy of Viking Cruises) Ordinarily, when a third of anything comes out, one might be tempted to think, “well, third times...

PHOTO: Carnival Cruise Line exhibit at the Miami Children’s Museum. (photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line) Carnival Cruise Line and the Miami Children’s Museum recently revealed a remodeled section...

PHOTO: The Millennium Falcon passes by a Magical Porthole during Disney Cruise Line's Star Wars Day at Sea. (photo courtesy of Disney Cruise Line/Matt Stroshane, photographer) It used to be you would close...

PHOTO: Crystal Cruises' Crystal Symphony in Ensenada, Mexico. (photo by Jason Leppert) Let's start with Crystal, who recently announced that its Crystal River Cruises and Crystal Cruises ocean brands...