Royal Caribbean Announces Two Oasis-Class Ships for Miami, Plus Enhancements to CocoCay
Royal Caribbean Announces Two Oasis-Class Ships for Miami, Plus Enhancements to CocoCay Cruise News – Mar. 8, 2017 Royal Caribbean International has broken ground on the dramatic new PortMiami Terminal A, which, the line also has announced, will welcome what will be the world’s largest cruis
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 3, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 3, 2017 One Ocean Expeditions is offering three small-ship adventure cruises to the Canadian Arctic and Antarctica with award-winning wildlife filmmakers Karen Bass and Neil Nightingale. The pair will give lectures, hold workshops, and offer advice for filming an
Cruise Deals of the Week – Mar. 3, 2017
Cruise Deals of the Week – Mar. 3, 2017 DEAL 1: Princess Cruises is offering up to 40 percent off cruises in Alaska, Europe, and Japan… plus, third and fourth guests can book fares as low as $299. The Summer on Sale deal lasts until April 20. Contact Princess Cruises or your travel agent for
American Cruise Lines Reveals New Class of Modern Riverboats
American Cruise Lines Reveals New Class of Modern Riverboats Cruise News – Mar. 1, 2017 American Cruise Lines has announced details for the first of a new class of five modern riverboats destined for America’s rivers. The first in the series is scheduled to begin service in 2018 and will ca
Norwegian Pearl Emerges with Shipwide Enhancements
Norwegian Pearl Emerges with Shipwide Enhancements Cruise News – Feb. 28, 2017 Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Pearl has returned to her seasonal homeport of Miami following a two-week dry dock where every stateroom and many of the ship’s public areas were revitalized to provide a fr
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 24, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 24, 2017 Expedition line Hurtigruten has cut steel on a groundbreaking hybrid ship at Kleven Yards, Norway. MS Roald Amundsen, a 530-guest ship rated to ice class PC-6, will be powered by a combination of diesel and electrical batteries, giving it the abil
Cruise Deal of the Week – Feb. 24, 2017
Cruise Deal of the Week – Feb. 24, 2017 Luxury line Crystal Cruises is letting kids 17 and under sail free with two adults and offering other family-focused perks through the “Crystal Memories” program on Alaska voyages this summer aboard Crystal Serenity. Additionally, the “Crystal Clear Ch
Win a Windstar Cruise to Tahiti in “Honeymoon Do-Over” TODAY Show Promotion
Win a Windstar Cruise to Tahiti in “Honeymoon Do-Over” TODAY Show Promotion Cruise News – Feb. 22, 2017 Windstar Cruises and TODAY are looking for married couples who have honeymoon “fail” stories to share. As part of the new “Don’t Miss the Boat Honeymoon Do-Over” contest with K
Guy Harvey to Host Conservation Cruise on Norwegian
Norwegian Cruise Line is partnering with the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation (GHOF) and Nova Southeastern University’s Research Institute to host an ocean conservation-themed cruise on Norwegian Escape this fall. The weeklong cruise will depart October 21, 2017, from Miami, for on an Eastern Car
Cruise Deals of the Week – Feb. 17, 2017
Cruise Deals of the Week – Feb. 17, 2017 DEAL 1: Expedition line Hurtigruten is offering deals on their coastal itineraries, including $250 off per person plus $200 (1,600 NOK) in onboard credit on 12-day voyages, $150 per person savings and $100 onboard credit on southward voyages, and $100 off p
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 17, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 17, 2017 Cunard, the only line to carry pets across the Atlantic, sponsored the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, welcoming four-legged guests at the show and offering the winner, Rumor the German shepherd, a free Transatlantic Crossing on Queen Mary 2. Crystal R
2017 BACARDÍ Legacy Cruise Competition Bartender of the Year Is Announced
2017 BACARDÍ Legacy Cruise Competition Bartender of the Year Is Announced Cruise News – Feb. 17, 2017 Beating competition from more than 2,500 entries across 13 cruise lines, Wade Cleophas from Norwegian Cruise Line has won the title of 2017 BACARDÍ Legacy Cruise Competition Bartender of the Yea
Norwegian Cruise Line to Build Four (Maybe Six) New Ships
Norwegian Cruise Line to Build Four (Maybe Six) New Ships Cruise News – Feb. 16, 2017 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. announced it has reached an agreement with Fincantieri S.p.A. to construct the “next generation of extraordinary ships” for Norwegian Cruise Line. Four ships are on order
Carnival Cruise Line Announces Cruises to Cuba
Carnival Cruise Line Announces Cruises to Cuba Cruise News – Feb. 14, 2017 Carnival Cruise Line has announced that it’s received approval to sail to Cuba, and will be adding the Cuban capital of Havana to select Carnival Paradise cruises. The overnight visits to Havana will be featured on a doze
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 10, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 10, 2017 Fashion luminary Iris Apfel will be among the style celebrities aboard Queen Mary 2 for the second annual Transatlantic Fashion Week, August 31 – September 7, 2017. The bold trendsetter with the signature round glasses will introduce a showing of a doc
Cruise Deal of the Week – Feb. 10, 2017
Cruise Deal of the Week – Feb. 10, 2017 Book a cruise on Royal Caribbean International through February 28, 2017, and get 60 percent off the second guest and 30 percent off the third and fourth. If you’re sailing on Anthem of the Seas, you can also get a Balcony stateroom for the price of [&hell
Beauty and the Beast to Become a Brand-New Disney Stage Spectacular
Beauty and the Beast to Become a Brand-New Stage Spectacular Aboard Disney Cruise Line Cruise News – Feb. 9, 2017 A tale as old as time gets ready to take the stage with Beauty and the Beast, a brand-new musical production that will debut during Disney Dream’s 4-night Bahamas cruise departin
Holland America Line Teams Up with Oprah on Upcoming Cruises
Holland America Line Teams Up with Oprah on Upcoming Cruises Cruise News – February 9, 2017 Holland America Line has announced an exclusive partnership with O, The Oprah Magazine that will combine travel with personal growth during a series of cruises in the year ahead. Oprah Winfrey; O The O
Windstar Cruises Expands Culinary Partnership with James Beard Foundation
Windstar Cruises Expands Culinary Partnership with James Beard Foundation Cruise News – Feb. 7, 2017 Windstar Cruises has announced an expansion on its exclusive travel-culinary partnership with the James Beard Foundation that makes the line the official cruise line of the James Beard Foundation
Cruise Deal of the Week – Feb. 3, 2017
Cruise Deal of the Week – Feb. 3, 2017 Take advantage of Hurtigruten’s Love of Adventure Flash Sale, with voyages to Europe, Greenland, Iceland, or Antarctica on sale with savings up to 50 percent on the second traveler’s fare on four select itineraries, and 10 percent on other select itinerar