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Popular Cruising Begins
Popular Cruising is just beginning, but the journey of my own cruise travel writing started over a year ago when an earlier essay of mine...
Jason Leppert
Aug 8, 20123 min read
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The Royal Princess Reemerges in 2013
As the current summer Olympics progress, London and the British royal family are in the limelight, sustaining an abundance of Anglophile...
Jason Leppert
Aug 3, 20123 min read
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Behind the Qsine
In 2010 with the launch of Celebrity Eclipse, a new concept in onboard dining emerged with the opening of Qsine. This specialty...
Jason Leppert
Jul 6, 20124 min read
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AmaWaterways’ French Future
AmaWaterways recently announced that the line will sail to France next year with the AmaLegro and AmaDagio riverboats on 11 and 21-day...
Jason Leppert
Jun 21, 20123 min read
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Celebrity Millennium: Solsticization Review
With the recent revitalization of the Celebrity Millennium, Celebrity Cruises has nearly completed its impressive $140M Solsticization...
Jason Leppert
Jun 20, 20125 min read
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Live Voyage Review: Celebrity Millennium, Alaska 2012
I’m reporting live from beautiful Alaska on the newly Solsticized Celebrity Millennium on a 7-day voyage from Seward to Vancouver. My...
Jason Leppert
Jun 10, 20127 min read
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The State of the Mexican Riviera
Since 2009, the Mexican Riviera as a cruise destination has been rather precarious. Following reports of H1N1 outbreaks and local...
Jason Leppert
Jun 4, 20124 min read
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Disney Fantasy: A Dream Come True – Part 3
Parts one and two of my review showcase the beautiful Disney Fantasy herself as well as the onboard attractions and entertainment. Here I...
Jason Leppert
May 15, 20126 min read
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Disney Fantasy: A Dream Come True – Part 2
The Disney Fantasy is a wonderful cruise ship for kids and families as well as adults. Be sure to first catch up on part one of my review...
Jason Leppert
May 14, 20126 min read
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Disney Fantasy: A Dream Come True – Part 1
In addition to our written review below, you can also check out our video review here. I was already impressed with the Disney Fantasy...
Jason Leppert
May 11, 20126 min read
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Live Voyage Review: Disney Fantasy, Western Caribbean 2012
I will be sailing aboard the brand new Disney Fantasy along with my parents for their anniversary from this coming Saturday, April 28th...
Jason Leppert
Apr 30, 201210 min read
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Celebrity Infinity: Solsticization Tour
Following up on my article Comparing Celebrity’s Solsticized Ships, I was granted a day trip aboard the Solsticized Celebrity Infinity to...
Jason Leppert
Apr 16, 20123 min read
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New Technology Saves Lives
With enigmatic tales of missing persons and suggestions of covert criminal activity, the mainstream media often allows certain...
Jason Leppert
Apr 12, 20122 min read
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Viking River Cruises’ Expanding Fleet
Following its booming success in the river cruise market, Viking River Cruises has begun a massive expansion of its fleet. Just last week...
Jason Leppert
Mar 26, 20126 min read
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Viking River Cruises Christens Four New Longships
Today, Viking River Cruises christened four brand new ships in Amsterdam. I’m currently sailing aboard the spectacular Viking Odin. The...
Jason Leppert
Mar 21, 20121 min read
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Cruise Shipping Miami 2012
This year’s Cruise Shipping Miami conference was briefly somber about the past, pleased with the present growth in cruising, and...
Jason Leppert
Mar 20, 20122 min read
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Disney Fantasy Arrives in New York
The Disney Fantasy arrived yesterday, February 28th, in New York, after her cross-Atlantic voyage from the Meyer Werft shipyard in...
Jason Leppert
Mar 1, 20123 min read
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Cruisin’ U.S.A.
The cruise lines that are familiar to all of us – Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian, for example – are American companies, but...
Jason Leppert
Feb 21, 20124 min read
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Comparing Celebrity’s Solsticized Ships
With the completed Solsticizing of Celebrity Summit – the reconfiguration and remodeling of the Millennium-class ships to more closely...
Jason Leppert
Feb 7, 20123 min read
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Costa Concordia in Context
To a certain extent, a media saturation point has been reached in reporting on the Costa Concordia disaster, one in which several...
Jason Leppert
Jan 20, 20126 min read
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