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Steve Leland

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As a former cruise director, Steve has been cruising the world for the past forty years. Bringing a new dimension to cruise journalism, he continues to spin the globe searching for off the grid cruise adventures and unplugged destinations to share with Porthole Cruise and Travel Magazine readers.

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    The Other Italy, Abruzzo Revisited

    by Steve Leland August 17, 2021

    Have you ever visited a destination time and time again, never getting enough? I’ve been fortunate to travel to some of the most awe inspiring locations of the world, cruised …

    by Steve Leland August 17, 2021
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    The Joy of St. Croix

    by Steve Leland August 12, 2021

    If you were asked to name the three U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas would immediately roll off the tip of your tongue, with St. John coming a split second later. …

    by Steve Leland August 12, 2021
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    A Culinary Adventure in Emilia Romagna, Italy

    by Steve Leland August 3, 2021

    I’ll admit it. I have a problem. I’ve been involved in a love affair with Italian food for most of my adult life. With the gastronomic trinity of Rome, Florence …

    by Steve Leland August 3, 2021
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    The Spa Of Good Intentions on Celebrity Apex

    by Steve Leland July 12, 2021

    One look at me and you can accurately deduce that I don’t spend a great deal of time in a spa. However, you’ll find it amazing that one of the …

    by Steve Leland July 12, 2021
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    Eating It Up In Athens

    by Steve Leland July 6, 2021

    You all know my MO by now.  I’m in a foreign city, hungry and have a hankering for some local food. This time it’s in Athens, Greece. Of course it’s …

    by Steve Leland July 6, 2021
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    The Secrets of St. John, USVI

    by Steve Leland June 28, 2021

    You won’t find St. John, USVI on any cruise itinerary and that’s both good and bad. It’s good because you’ll never have to share the island with platoons of cruise …

    by Steve Leland June 28, 2021
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    The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta Will Return in 2022

    by Steve Leland June 15, 2021

    Starting with a mere 12 vessels participating in the inaugural race in 1980, the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta has quickly grown in stature, with a record 284 boats racing for …

    by Steve Leland June 15, 2021
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    This Cruise Leaves from St. Maarten Next Weekend

    by Steve Leland May 28, 2021

    For what seems like an eternity, pandemic related restrictions have reined in the flourishing popularity of cruising and worldwide travel. Regulations may have challenged the possibility of arrivals and departures …

    by Steve Leland May 28, 2021
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    Seabourn to Set Sail in July

    by Steve Leland May 6, 2021

    They say that good things come to those who wait and after a year of pandemic patience GREAT things are happening for lovers of ultra-luxury cruising. Starting in July, Seabourn Cruise Line is resuming …

    by Steve Leland May 6, 2021
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    Don’t Miss This Taco Food Tour in Cabo San Lucas

    by Steve Leland April 28, 2021

    The question of the day; You’re in Mexico and hungry. What’s the one quick bite you think of? It’s a taco of course! As a vicarious foodie follower, you know …

    by Steve Leland April 28, 2021
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    Hiking Mexico’s Sierra de la Laguna

    by Steve Leland April 19, 2021

    Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The stories of generously flowing champagne, chic hotels and hedonistic nightlife dominate travel headlines about this jetsetting playground in the sun. Perhaps it’s the lure of …

    by Steve Leland April 19, 2021
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    St. Thomas, Sophisticated

    by Steve Leland April 13, 2021

    St. Thomas had a deep-rooted seafaring heritage long before I plied its waters.As a cruise director for many years, I visited the small, quaint island every Tuesday. Twenty-five years later, …

    by Steve Leland April 13, 2021
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    St. Croix Cocktail Hour: Try the Breadfruit Vodka

    by Steve Leland March 24, 2021

    Serendipity has provided a new take on the old adage, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. On the US Virgin Island of St. Croix it’s become when life gives …

    by Steve Leland March 24, 2021
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    It’s Time To Go Now

    by Steve Leland February 3, 2021

    Would I be alone in sharing that over the past ten months of travel isolation, I’m tired of the ritualistic trip to the supermarket, the daily perusal of Netflix for …

    by Steve Leland February 3, 2021
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    Suite Secrets of the Riviera Maya

    by Steve Leland January 18, 2021

    It’s inconceivable how the vibe of two neighboring regions could be more disparate than the tequila-induced debauchery of Cancún and the upscale chic of the Riviera Maya. But there is …

    by Steve Leland January 18, 2021
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    Deep In The Art Of Mexico

    by Steve Leland December 29, 2020

    Once a sprawling textile factory before converting into a hybrid museum gallery, shopping, and cafe complex, Fabrica La Aurora is one of the most popular attractions in San Miguel. The …

    by Steve Leland December 29, 2020
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    Steve Leland’s 2020 Travel Recap

    by Steve Leland December 21, 2020

    After nine months of travel lockdown, 2020 hindsight takes on new relevance as we grapple with how things could have been done differently, but then again who could have imagined …

    by Steve Leland December 21, 2020
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    Eating It Up in St. Thomas

    by Steve Leland December 14, 2020

    In my 10 years of weekly visits to St. Thomas by cruise ship, it had never entered my mind that a food tour would be an excursion of any consequence.  …

    by Steve Leland December 14, 2020
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    A Tale of Two Transatlantic Cruises

    by Steve Leland November 27, 2020

    Cruising has always fueled the imagination with dreams of far-flung destinations, and 2020’s unimaginable pause in cruising has amplified those dreams tenfold. It is very likely that we took this …

    by Steve Leland November 27, 2020
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    Looking Covid-19 In The Eye…Hey, I’m A Traveling Man

    by Steve Leland November 16, 2020

    As friends cried out to me “are you crazy?”, I briefly contemplated that they might be onto something. With a pandemic raging throughout the world, why would anyone take flight …

    by Steve Leland November 16, 2020
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