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Never Bored Onboard: 11 Days on Princess Cruises’ Star Princess in Alaska
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’m thrilled to introduce my mom, Darlene Leppert, as a contributing writer at Popular Cruising with her new cleverly...
Darlene Leppert
Aug 10, 20143 min read


Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency, New Orleans 2014
Before recently embarking on Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Dream from New Orleans, Louisiana, we had the pleasure of staying three...
Jason Leppert
Aug 9, 20143 min read


U-T SAN DIEGO – Carnival Cruise Lines Taps New Orleans’ Food and Energy
In this month’s U-T San Diego newspaper article, I take a look at sailing from New Orleans, Louisiana onboard Carnival Cruise Lines‘...
Jason Leppert
Aug 5, 20141 min read


TRAVEL CHANNEL – Travel’s Best Cruises 2014
I’m honored to be among other travel experts such as Samantha Brown in highlighting the best cruises in 2014 for the Travel Channel. I’ve...
Jason Leppert
Aug 4, 20141 min read


Princess Cruises Orders Third Royal Princess Class Cruise Ship
Princess Cruises has announced today that they will build a third Royal Princess-class cruise ship. Following the success of the new...
Jason Leppert
Jul 30, 20141 min read


MICE CHAT – Entire Disney Cruise Line Fleet Will Celebrate Halloween on the High Seas in 2014
Read our latest article in The Disney Cruise Line Connoisseur with Jason Leppert column for Mice Chat: Entire Disney Cruise Line Fleet...
Jason Leppert
Jul 29, 20141 min read


Construction Update: New Quantum of the Seas’ Staterooms Assemble
Final touches are being made onboard the new Quantum of the Seas from Royal Caribbean International as her staterooms are assembled and...
Jason Leppert
Jul 22, 20141 min read


U-T SAN DIEGO – Queen Mary 2 Is Modern-Day Step Back in Time
In this month’s U-T San Diego newspaper article, I convey the experience of sailing onboard Cunard Cruise Line‘s Queen Mary 2 for her...
Jason Leppert
Jul 15, 20141 min read


Regent Begins Building Brand New Seven Seas Explorer
Regent Seven Seas Cruises began construction today on its brand new Seven Seas Explorer luxury cruise ship. The first piece of steel was...
Jason Leppert
Jul 15, 20141 min read


Norwegian Cruise Line Orders Two Additional Breakaway Plus Ships
Following the success of the new Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway, Norwegian Cruise Line today announced the order of two...
Jason Leppert
Jul 14, 20141 min read


Viking Star Float Out Photo and Video Tour
A brand new cruise line – Viking Ocean Cruises – is nearer to its introduction with the recent float out of its first vessel, the Viking...
Jason Leppert
Jul 14, 20141 min read


Carnival Freedom Refurbishment Photo Tour
The Carnival Freedom from Carnival Cruise Lines recently emerged from an extensive refurbishment wherein a large number of new features...
Jason Leppert
Jul 14, 20141 min read


Viking Ocean Cruises Floats Out New Viking Star
Viking Ocean Cruises today announced the float out of the new cruise line’s first cruise ship, the Viking Star. The ceremony where the...
Jason Leppert
Jun 24, 20144 min read


Halifax Titanic Touring via Holland America Line’s Veendam
Spend a few hours with the experts at Halifax Tour Guys, and you’ll discover everything there is related to the Titanic disaster found...
Jason Leppert
Jun 23, 20143 min read


Refreshed Queen Elizabeth Emerges from Drydock – Video Tour
Cunard Cruise Line‘s Queen Elizabeth has recently emerged from a multi-million dollar, 20-day drydock refurbishment. Her new and enhanced...
Jason Leppert
Jun 20, 20141 min read


HOLLAND AMERICA LINE BLOG – Live from Veendam in Canada & New England
This week we’re sailing on Holland America Line‘s Veendam in Canada/New England, and we’ve just contributed a post to the cruise line’s...
Jason Leppert
Jun 13, 20141 min read


U-T SAN DIEGO – Families Now Big Focus for Cruise Lines
As you may already know, I also write a monthly cruise column for the U-T San Diego, the local newspaper of my homeport, that I’d like to...
Jason Leppert
Jun 3, 20141 min read


Quantum of the Seas Construction Update 2 – Video Tour
Now 60% complete, the new Quantum of the Seas from Royal Caribbean International is fully assembled and ready for her final outfitting at...
Jason Leppert
May 27, 20141 min read


Norwegian Cruise Line Continues Major Fleet Updates with Norwegian Jewel
The Norwegian Jewel from Norwegian Cruise Line just received a set of improvements while the cruise ship was in dry-dock for two weeks...
Jason Leppert
May 22, 20142 min read


TRAVEL CHANNEL – Regal Princess and New Cruise Ships 2014
In honor of this week’s launch of Princess Cruises‘ new Regal Princess, we present our new cruise ships for 2014 feature article on the...
Jason Leppert
May 22, 20141 min read
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