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Five Faves: High Times – Five Favorite Cruise Ports to Celebrate 4/20 (Huh Huh)
Porthole‘s Five Faves High Times Five Favorite Cruise Ports to Celebrate 4/20 (Huh Huh) 4/20. For those who don’t know the significance of this number, we’ll fill you in. It’s basically a code word in the cannabis culture that essentially implies: It’s time to smoke pot. And for those who already knew that …
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Dream Destinations A quiz for imaginative cruisers All of us have an ultimate dream destination, or maybe even two – the places that have something special that set them above the ordinary. There are so many amazing places to see … and so many incredible things to look forward to doing around the …
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So Many Ways to Cruise. – To find the perfect trip, you have to explore.
by Judi Cuervoby Judi CuervoMonday Mantra Decisions…Decisions…Decisions… So Many Ways to Cruise To find the perfect trip, you have to explore. When I was about 12 years old and just learning how to cook, I went to the supermarket to buy the canned tomatoes that a recipe called for. When I got there, I found a dizzying …
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PortholeTV spoke with five cruise line presidents and asked what cruisers can look forward to in 2016. Hear from Christine Duffy, Carnival Cruise Line; Rick Meadows, Seabourn; Jason Montague, Oceania Cruises/Regent Seven Seas Cruises; Orlando Ashford, Holland America Line; and Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Celebrity Cruises.
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Italy … by Land! – Sometimes to go deeper, you have to leave the sea behind.
by Judi Cuervoby Judi CuervoMonday Mantra Ciao Italia! … Ciao Italia! … Ciao Italia! Italy … by Land! Sometimes to go deeper, you have to leave the sea behind. Soon, I’ll be off to Italy! And here’s the newsflash … NOT on a cruise. That’s the part that totally baffles my friends who seem to think that …
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Sailing On – Beloved cruisemates never really debark
by Judi Cuervoby Judi CuervoMonday Mantra Oceans Apart … Oceans Apart … Oceans Apart … Sailing On Beloved cruisemates never really debark. This week marks the one-year anniversary of the death of my husband Michael. Cruising brought us together — our wedding was even aboard ship — so I shouldn’t be surprised that each time I sail, …
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Porthole’s Five Faves Cocoa Cruising Five favorite destinations for chocolate lovers For those of us who’ve been bitten by the chocolate bug, this is serious business — even globe-spanning. From the cacao tree’s original home in South America, its seeds have spread far and wide, used in everything from facial masks to fried …
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In the Drink – What does it really take to wind up overboard?
by Judi Cuervoby Judi CuervoMonday Mantra Don’t Fall for It … Don’t Fall for It … Don’t Fall for It … In the Drink What does it really take to wind up overboard? Let me make this abundantly clear: You don’t just fall off a cruise ship. Some of the stories you read in the newspaper make …
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Porthole’s Five Faves Carnival Fantasy Flavor Faves Five great new tastes (and familiar ones too) When the recently refurbished Carnival Fantasy came out of dry dock, a quick 2-day cruise to the Bahamas before it returned to full service was the perfect opportunity to try the new food enhancements. Plus, who are we …
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MONDAY MANTRA Drink up! … Drink up! … Drink up! … The human brain. Astrophysics. The U.S. Federal Tax Code. Cruise Ship Beverage Packages. These are some of the things that mystify mankind. Not too long ago, only the ships of ultra-premium cruise lines such as Silversea Cruises, Seabourn, SeaDream Yacht Club, …
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