Skip to content
Menu

Primary Menu

  • Home
  • Oceans
  • Rivers
  • Experience
    • Cuisine
    • Luxury
    • Cruise News
    • Live Events
  • Plan
    • Travel Gear
    • Airlines And Airfare
    • Travel Safety
    • Featured Content
    • Destinations
  • Photos
    • Best Cruise Video
    • Photo Storybooks
Header Toggle
Chris Cruises

Chris Cruises

A positive spin on travel news

Category: Planning

Examining the process of cruise travel from research to booking, packing, travel gear, travel apps and more

Our Peculiar But Interesting Intro To Carnival Vista, LiveStream

Posted onJanuary 23, 2015January 23, 2015AuthorChris Owen

Carnival Vista is set to sail an interesting series of Mediterranean cruises in the spring of 2016, before positioning to New York City ahead of being homeported at a yet-to-be disclosed location.  We found that information and much more at Read More …

CategoriesPlanningTagscarnival, interesting, intro, livestream, peculiar, vista

Great Cruise Offers Worth A Look, Quickly, As Industry Evolves

Posted onJanuary 6, 2015January 6, 2015AuthorChris Owen

The holidays are over and winter is solidly here with all its icy, slushy, frozen mess for much of North America.  No surprise there; it’s that time of the year. Some travelers will get away to a warm destination with Read More …

CategoriesOcean Cruising, PlanningTagscruise, great, industry, offers, quickly, worth

2015 Travel Resolutions I Hope To Accomplish

Posted onJanuary 2, 2015AuthorChris Owen

2015 is here and with it a fresh start on a new year along with year-end inventory of our accomplishments and less-than-successful endeavours.  We learned from mistakes made in 2014 as we have in years past and should have accumulated Read More …

CategoriesExperience, PlanningTagsresolutions, travel

New Cruise Terminal Opens In Florida, Fits In Nicely

Posted onDecember 29, 2014December 29, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Business is good at Florida’s Port Canaveral which continues to grow and offer more for cruise travelers.   A two-story, 188,514-square-foot terminal building and accompanying four-story, 1,000-car covered and secure garage opened recently after a year of construction.  Unique to new Cruise Read More …

CategoriesPlanningTagscruise, florida, nicely, opens, terminal

So, Being Disconnected Was Refreshing

Posted onDecember 27, 2014December 29, 2014AuthorChris Owen

For the first time since being connected was possible, we were not.   For two days.  On purpose. Being without electronic devices may not sound like a big accomplishment and, quite frankly,  being without electronic calendar reminders and beeping notifications Read More …

CategoriesPlanningTagsbeing, disconnected, refreshing

Happy Holidays From An Undisclosed Location

Posted onDecember 24, 2014December 29, 2014AuthorChris Owen

This Christmas we’re doing something a bit different to celebrate the holidays.  Nothing.  Absolutely nothing.  Disconnecting from nearly everything electronic and doing so at an undisclosed location.  No Internet signal.  No GPS tracking or navigation.  Just a cell phone set Read More …

CategoriesPlanningTagshappy, holidays, location, undisclosed

Cruise Information Sources We Can Trust

Posted onDecember 5, 2014December 3, 2014AuthorChris Owen

The Internet offers a whole lot of travel and cruise information on everything from general advice to destinations.  Knowing where to go for the best, most current information can be a real help when planing a cruise vacation or any type of Read More …

CategoriesOcean Cruising, Planning, River CruisingTagscruise, information, sources, trust

Celebrity Chef To Be A Norwegian, Briefly

Posted onNovember 29, 2014November 29, 2014AuthorChris Owen

Celebrity chefs at sea is becoming something we are seeing a lot of recently, and what good sense that makes.  Over the top dining experiences have been a cornerstone of what makes up a good cruise for decades.  Food-oriented television Read More …

CategoriesCuisine, Ocean Cruising, PlanningTagscelebrity, norwegian

New Cruise Ratings Accurate Or Stupid: You Choose

Posted onNovember 18, 2014November 18, 2014AuthorChris Owen

The funny thing about lists that rate cruise lines; if your favorite is #1, that is one great and accurate list.  If not, it’s a stupid list and no one should pay any attention to it.   One list might Read More …

CategoriesPlanningTagschoose, cruise, ratings, stupid

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Chris Owen is an award-winning photojournalist who believes travel is a great way to experience, understand, then change our world.

FOLLOW US PLEASE

WE PROUDLY SUPPORT

Footer Menu

Skip to content
  • HOME
  • OCEANS
  • RIVERS
  • LUXURY
  • PLACES
  • PLAN
  • PHOTOS
  • SOCIAL
  • RESOURCES
  • ABOUT
Copyright © 2026 Chris Cruises. All Rights Reserved.
Theme: Full Frame Pro
Scroll Up
  • Home
  • Oceans
  • Rivers
  • Experience
    • Cuisine
    • Luxury
    • Cruise News
    • Live Events
  • Plan
    • Travel Gear
    • Airlines And Airfare
    • Travel Safety
    • Featured Content
    • Destinations
  • Photos
    • Best Cruise Video
    • Photo Storybooks
Scroll Up