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Never Bored Onboard: Sights and Scenes From Sicily
Photos by Jason Leppert Driving from the airport in Palermo, Italy, we were surprised to see such diversity. We had been to the mainland...
Darlene Leppert
Nov 15, 20196 min read
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Never Bored Onboard: The Windstar Cruises Experience in Alaska
Photo by Heidi Leppert We had heard great things about Windstar Cruises, so we decided a cruise to Alaska with our son and...
Darlene Leppert
Oct 21, 20193 min read
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Never Bored Onboard: Cruising the Aloha Way in Kauai, Hawaii
Photo by Mark Leppert There is just something so special about waking up at the Kauai Marriott Resort and looking out your sliding glass...
Darlene Leppert
May 23, 20193 min read
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Never Bored Onboard: A Day at Liberty Station in San Diego
Photo by Heidi Leppert Liberty Station in Point Loma is the perfect place to spend a day for those passengers starting or ending a cruise...
Darlene Leppert
Apr 1, 20193 min read
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Never Bored Onboard: A Shore Trip to Disneyland with Grandma
If you are fortunate enough to begin or end a cruise in Long Beach, San Pedro or San Diego, you are just a hop, skip and a jump away from...
Darlene Leppert
Mar 1, 20184 min read
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Never Bored Onboard: Royal Caribbean International’s Freedom of the Seas Review
The best thing about the holidays is spending time with family. The best way to enjoy holiday time with family is on a cruise. So, this...
Darlene Leppert
Jan 12, 20187 min read
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Hotel Review: Disney’s Aulani at Halloween 2017
Photos by Mark Leppert Holiday time is always party time at any Disney location, and the Aulani hotel in Hawaii at Halloween is no...
Jason Leppert
Nov 22, 20173 min read
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Never Bored Onboard: Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Imagination Review
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...
Darlene Leppert
Oct 5, 20173 min read
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Never Bored Onboard: Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Vista Review
Photos by Mark Leppert Our Carnival Cruise Line adventure actually began in Paris! I mean if you are going to go to Europe for a cruise...
Darlene Leppert
Nov 8, 20165 min read
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Never Bored Onboard: Oceania Cruises’ Regatta Review
Photos by Mark Leppert We were able to tour Oceania Cruises‘ beautiful Regatta in San Diego several years ago, and it has been...
Darlene Leppert
Sep 7, 20165 min read
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Never Bored Onboard: Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Inspiration Review
Photos by Mark Leppert Once again Carnival Cruise Line lived up to our expectations and gave us a wonderful 4-night, 4th of July cruise...
Darlene Leppert
Jul 19, 20164 min read
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Never Bored Onboard: Evolution of Fun on Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Breeze
Editor’s Note: My mom, Darlene Leppert, returns with her fun onboard views of our latest Carnival Cruise Line trip onboard the Carnival...
Darlene Leppert
May 4, 20154 min read
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Never Bored Onboard: Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Serenity is Perfectly Named
The Crystal Serenity from Crystal Cruises is a beautiful, white floating metropolis at sea. It offers all of the comforts of home with...
Darlene Leppert
Jan 29, 20153 min read
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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
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Never Bored Onboard: Carnival Imagination Activities Are More Than a Figment
Carnival Cruise Lines‘ weeklong cruises may offer a greater chance to relax and unwind, but 3 and 4 day sailings on the Carnival...
Darlene Leppert
Sep 24, 20142 min read
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Never Bored Onboard: Cruise Like a Hawaiian on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’m pleased to feature the next installment of our newest Never Bored Onboard column, authored once again by my mom,...
Darlene Leppert
Sep 2, 20143 min read
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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
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