Guide: How To Follow Our Viking Ocean Cruise

You are invited to follow along on our summer sailing with Viking Cruises, a 15-day ocean itinerary titled Into The Midnight Sun.  Look first to ChrisCruises on Instagram feed for daily posts while we travel.  As the name of the Read More …

The Late Delivery Effect: When Cruise Ships Are Not Built On Time

Scenic Cruises recently made an announcement we don’t hear very often: the new ship they are building will not be ready on time.  More commonly reported on this topic: lots of ships across nearly all cruise brands are coming our way Read More …

Carnival San Diego 2020 Booking Season Open, Choosing Difficult

Carnival Cruise Line returns to the Port of San Diego for the first time in seven years when Carnival Miracle arrives in late 2019.  2,124-passenger Carnival Miracle will sail a schedule of three- to 15-day voyages from San Diego from December 2019 to February 2020 starting Read More …

Cruise Bored? Perhaps Something Different Is In Order

Developing local embarkation ports around North America, cruise lines have made it easier for cruise travelers to make it from home to the ship. Flying or driving from home to the embarkation port takes costs less and takes less time Read More …

Tiny Star Legend Largest Ship To Transit Locks

This week, Windstar Cruises tiny Star Legend became the largest cruise ship ever to transit the Ballard Locks and sail onto Lake Union in Seattle, Washington. Star Legend’s inaugural visit to was especially significant because Seattle is the home of Windstar Cruises.  Onboard, Windstar Read More …

Carnival Horizon Cruise Ship Shopping Mall Detailed

Just announced today, details on retail offerings on new Carnival Horizon. Packed with brands ranging from LeVian and Victoria’s Secret to Michael Kors the two-level shopping mall on board the new Vista class ship has something for everyone. Well, everyone who Read More …