Nine Reasons To Like Carnival Sailings From Tampa

Sailing from central Florida’s Port Tampa Bay, Carnival Paradise and Carnival Miracle will continue the cruise line’s long-standing commitment to offering cruise travelers more.  This time, much more. New: Carnival Miracle now sails the only seven-day cruise itineraries from Port Tampa Read More …

All Your Travel Photo Questions Answered, From An Expert

We capture images of places we visit for various reasons, using any one or more of a variety of devices to do that. A few days ago, in Updated Cruise Advice: Find Treasure In Travel Photos, I mentioned facial recognition Read More …

Unique Carnival Horizon Features

Carnival Vista was a big hit with cruise travelers last year, introducing the first IMAX Theater, a top deck SkyRide and other interesting attractions.  Now as we count down the days until we see Carnival Horizon in Barcelona, one of Read More …

Safe Bet: Carnival Players Club Features, Now Enhanced

Carnival Cruise Line has some new features on its Carnival Players Club casino program. Aimed to give members even more access to unique offers and experiences, the program includes a new Dealer’s Choice offer with exclusive cruise savings opportunities.  Also enhanced: Carnival Read More …

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 …

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 …

Starfleet Command Moves To Miami, Includes Carnival Ships Too

Carnival Cruise Line has a new Fleet Operations Center (FOC) in Miami.  The largest and most advanced in the cruise industry, we’re pretty sure they can handle a whole lot of Fun aboard the 26 Carnival ships. The 35,000-square-foot facility Read More …