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Princess Cruises Fully Immerses Guests in Alaska with Its New Onboard Program
Bringing full Alaskan immersion to guests, Princess Cruises has introduced an extensive new onboard program called North to Alaska! The...
Jason Leppert
Jan 14, 20152 min read


Carnival Cruise Line and Martina McBride to Welcome Carnival Freedom to Texas
On February 14, 2015, Carnival Cruise Line and Martina McBride (pictured with her band above) will welcome Carnival Freedom to Galveston,...
Jason Leppert
Jan 13, 20152 min read


Cunard Cruise Line Celebrates 175th Anniversary with Fun New Timeline Video
For 2015, Cunard Cruise Line is celebrating its 175th year in operation, and to mark the anniversary, the historic company has released a...
Jason Leppert
Jan 12, 20151 min read


TRAVEL CHANNEL – New Cruise Ships 2015
As Travel Channel‘s resident cruise expert, I preview the new cruise ships set to launch in 2015: Anthem of the Seas from Royal Caribbean...
Jason Leppert
Jan 12, 20151 min read


Carnival Miracle Next to Receive Carnival Cruise Lines’ Fun Ship 2.0 Upgrades
Newly operating year-round from Long Beach, California, the Carnival Miracle from Carnival Cruise Lines is the next cruise ship to...
Jason Leppert
Jan 7, 20152 min read


Norwegian Cruise Line’s New Norwegian Escape to Feature Hot and Cool Grottos
Norwegian Cruise Line‘s next Norwegian Escape is fast approaching the new cruise ship’s launch in October 2015, and as it’s under...
Jason Leppert
Jan 6, 20152 min read


Princess Cruises and The Love Boat Cast to Be Featured in Tomorrow’s Rose Parade
During tomorrow’s annual Rose Parade, Princess Cruises will feature its Regal Princess float with The Love Boat cast aboard for the ride....
Jason Leppert
Dec 31, 20141 min read


U-T SAN DIEGO – Feel Like Lewis & Clark on River Cruise
In this month’s U-T San Diego newspaper Cruise Corner column, we review the Wild West river experience aboard Un-Cruise Adventures‘...
Jason Leppert
Dec 26, 20141 min read


U-T SAN DIEGO – Feel Like Lewis & Clark on River Cruise
In this month’s U-T San Diego newspaper Cruise Corner column, we review the Wild West river experience aboard Un-Cruise Adventures‘...
Jason Leppert
Dec 25, 20141 min read


Carnival Cruise Lines and Holland America Line Order New Ships
Carnival Corporation recently announced that it has ordered two new cruise ships – one each for its Carnival Cruise Lines and Holland...
Jason Leppert
Dec 23, 20141 min read


Norwegian Cruise Line Announces New Activities on Upcoming Norwegian Escape
Just after it was revealed that Norwegian Cruise Line‘s next cruise ship, the Norwegian Escape, would feature the first Margaritaville at...
Jason Leppert
Dec 23, 20141 min read


Silversea Cruises Unveils New Identity Design and Website
Silversea Cruises has unveiled a new graphic look spearheaded by its brand new website. As a graphic designer myself, I appreciate the...
Jason Leppert
Dec 15, 20141 min read


Never Bored Onboard: Holland America Line’s Dancing with the Stars: At Sea
EDITOR’S NOTE: My mom and contributing writer at Popular Cruising, Darlene Leppert, returns with her fun column, Never Bored Onboard, and...
Darlene Leppert
Dec 11, 20142 min read


Celebrity Cruises Set to Introduce Two Entirely New Ships
Celebrity Cruises just announced its plans to build two new cruise ships currently dubbed Project EDGE. Bucking the trend of bigger is...
Jason Leppert
Dec 5, 20141 min read


Regent Seven Seas Cruises Releases First Image of Upcoming Seven Seas Explorer
The upcoming Seven Seas Explorer from Regent Seven Seas Cruises has emerged from the computer with the luxury cruise ship’s first...
Jason Leppert
Dec 5, 20141 min read


Margaritaville Set to Board Norwegian Cruise Line’s Next Norwegian Escape
Norwegian Cruise Line, with the help of none other than Jimmy Buffett himself (pictured center above), has just announced that the first...
Jason Leppert
Dec 4, 20142 min read


New Costa Cruise Tours to Offer Cultural Immersion Onboard and Off
Costa Cruises will start offering land extensions to its authentic Italian cruises with Costa Cruise Tours. In partnership with Central...
Jason Leppert
Dec 3, 20141 min read


Seabourn Orders Second Larger Luxury Liner
Seabourn Cruise Line has announced that it has expanded its new cruise ship order to two vessels. The first previously announced luxury...
Jason Leppert
Dec 1, 20141 min read


Royal Caribbean International’s Voyager of the Seas Receives Improvements
Following a month-long $80-million renovation, the Voyager of the Seas from Royal Caribbean International has received a number of...
Jason Leppert
Nov 30, 20141 min read


Oceania Cruises to Welcome New Sirena into Fleet in 2016
Oceania Cruises has announced that it will introduce Sirena (rendered above) to the cruise line’s fleet in 2016. The existing Ocean...
Jason Leppert
Nov 27, 20141 min read
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