PHOTO: Rendering of Guy’s Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse|Brewhouse on Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Horizon. (photo courtesy of...

PHOTO: Carnival Inspiration docked in Ensenada. (photo by Heidi Leppert) A couple of weekends ago, my husband and I ducked out of our...

Photos by Mark Leppert My husband, Mark, who is self-employed, knew he was going to have a few days open in his schedule. So, we decided...

PHOTO: Carnival Elation at Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos. (photo courtesy of Carnival Corporation & plc) Carnival Cruise Line is in...

PHOTO: Carnival Cruise Line donates Carnival LIVE Chris Tucker performance proceeds. (photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line) Carnival...

PHOTO: Carnival Cruise Line sister-ship smokestacks. (photo by Jason Leppert) Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival Corporation and the Micky...

PHOTO: Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Sky will help evacuate travelers from St. Thomas. (photo by Jason Leppert) As Hurricane Irma...

PHOTO: Rendering of Bonsai Teppanyaki on Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Horizon. (photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line) When Carnival...

PHOTO: Hilarious Jeff ‘Big Daddy’ Wayne knocks ’em out at The Punchliner Comedy Club on Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Inspiration....

PHOTO: The much-loved steak and eggs at the Sea Day Brunch on Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Inspiration. (photo by Jason Leppert) My...

PHOTO: Carnival Cruise Line sister-ships show off their signature smokestacks. (photo by Jason Leppert) Carnival Cruise Line has a...

PHOTO: Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Paradise in Havana, Cuba. (photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line) Following Carnival Cruise...

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

PHOTO: A sunlit Carnival Sunshine steaming to her next port-of-call. (photo courtesy of Carnival Corporation & plc) During the month of...

PHOTO: Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Vista docked in St. Kitts. (photo by Jason Leppert) Carnival Cruise Line has bestowed its fourth...

PHOTO: Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Horizon under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy. (photo courtesy of...

Photo by Jason Leppert I don’t have a favorite cruise line. If you asked my husband Jason what his favorite cruise line is, he would give...

Photo by Jason Leppert Admittedly, I used to consider Carnival Cruise Line at the bottom of the barrel, and I actively avoided the brand...

PHOTO: Carnival Cruise Line begins steel cutting Vista 3. (photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line) Following its successful Carnival...

PHOTO: Kung Pao Chicken at JiJi Asian Kitchen on Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Vista. (photo by Jason Leppert) As a standard mainstream...