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Jason Leppert
Sep 13, 20172 min read
Some Ports Benefit from Post-Irma Cruise Traffic
PHOTO: Royal Caribbean International ships docked in Cozumel, Mexico. (photo by Jason Leppert) Cruise traffic is shifting West after...
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Jason Leppert
Sep 11, 20172 min read
The Port of Hamburg is a Growing Cruise Hub
PHOTO: Hamburg again revealed its most beautiful side: at the Grand Hamburg Cruise Days Parade. Five gigantic cruise liners – AIDAprima,...
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Jason Leppert
Sep 11, 20173 min read
Cruise Ships Aid Rebuilding Caribbean
PHOTO: Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Sky will help evacuate travelers from St. Thomas. (photo by Jason Leppert) As Hurricane Irma...
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Jason Leppert
Sep 8, 20173 min read
Hamburg Cruise Days Celebrates the City and Industry
PHOTO: Hamburg Cruise Days fireworks over AIDA Cruises. (photo via Flickr/fRedi This weekend, it’s all about Hamburg. This year’s Hamburg...
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Jason Leppert
Sep 5, 20173 min read
Viking Ocean Cruises Announces Second World Cruise
PHOTO: Viking Ocean Cruises’ 2019 world cruise route. (photo courtesy of Viking Cruises) Following the sold-out success of its upcoming...
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Jason Leppert
Aug 27, 20173 min read
Is This Old Law Hurting America’s Cruise Industry?
PHOTO: Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America, one of the few cruise ships not affected by the PVSA. (photo courtesy of Norwegian...
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Jason Leppert
Aug 24, 20172 min read
More Cuban Cruises on the Way from Carnival in 2018
PHOTO: Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Paradise in Havana, Cuba. (photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line) Following Carnival Cruise...
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Jason Leppert
Aug 23, 20173 min read
Experiencing Uniworld’s Connoisseur Collection Theme Cruises
PHOTO: Enjoying Apple Tarte Tatin at La Couronne in Rouen, France. (photo by Jason Leppert) Little did I know initially when...
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Jason Leppert
Aug 22, 20172 min read
A Call for Peace Through Travel
PHOTO: World travel and peace can go hand-in-hand. (photo via Flickr/Karyn Christner) Between the terrorist attack in Barcelona and the...
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Jason Leppert
Aug 2, 20173 min read
Applauding the Top Cruise Destinations for 2017
PHOTO: Disney Cruise Line’s Castaway Cay. (photo by Jason Leppert) Cruise Critic has revealed its top cruise destinations for 2017...
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Jason Leppert
Jul 29, 20173 min read
What’s Your Ideal ‘Mancation’?
PHOTO: Alaska Railroad locomotive pulls Princess Cruises guests. (photo by Jason Leppert) It’s official: According to a survey conducted...
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Jason Leppert
Jul 19, 20173 min read
Big or Small? The Best Way to Cruise Alaska
PHOTO: Celebrity Solstice sailing through Tracy Arm Fjord. (photo courtesy of Celebrity Cruises) It’s officially Alaska cruise season and...
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Jason Leppert
Jun 29, 20172 min read
Holland America Announces More Oprah Cruise Programming
PHOTO: President Obama awards the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Oprah Winfrey during a ceremony at the White House. (Official...
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Jason Leppert
Feb 20, 20173 min read
The Adventurer’s Blood: 5 Must-See Places for Your Next Sailing Trip
There are endless benefits to owning a boat, but one of the biggest is having the freedom just to take off whenever wanderlust gives you...
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Jason Leppert
May 29, 20161 min read
MICE CHAT – The Disney Cruise Line Will Reprise Popular Home Ports in 2017
Read our latest article in The Disney Cruise Line Connoisseur with Jason Leppert column for Mice Chat: The Disney Cruise Line Will...
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Jason Leppert
Apr 16, 20161 min read
MICE CHAT – Disney Cruise Line Announces New Summer 2017 Sailings
Read our latest article in The Disney Cruise Line Connoisseur with Jason Leppert column for Mice Chat: Disney Cruise Line Announces New...
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Jason Leppert
Jan 13, 20163 min read
Disney Cruise Line’s Castaway Cay Offers Guests a Pristine Private Island
Private islands afford cruise lines more quality control over the guest experience than at any other port destination in the Caribbean,...
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Jason Leppert
Jan 7, 20162 min read
San Diego, California: America’s Finest Homeport
As homeports go for cruise travel, it doesn’t get much better than San Diego, and I’m not just saying that because I’m partial as a...
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Jason Leppert
Dec 21, 20153 min read
Will the Expanded Panama Canal Accept Mega Cruise Ships?
The Panama Canal is a marvel of engineering that allows cruise and cargo ships to efficiently cross Central America instead of skirting...
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Jason Leppert
Dec 14, 20152 min read
What Do Paris Attacks Mean for Cruising?
The atrocious terrorist attacks in Paris brought the world to a standstill, and as to be expected, cruise travel to the region has been...
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