Look What’s Being Served in Carnival’s Main Dining – Cruise News – Sept. 26, 2014.
Look What’s Being Served in Carnival’s Main Dining Cruise News – Sept. 26, 2014 New on Carnival Cruise Lines’ main dining room menus: Steakhouse Selections. For $20, you can indulge in a 1½-pound Maine lobster, 9-oz. filet mignon, 14-oz. New York strip steak, or surf-and-turf. Th
Princess to Float a Rose Bowl Love Boat – Cruise News – Sept. 26, 2014.
Princess to Float a Rose Bowl Love Boat Cruise News – Sept. 26, 2014 Watch the Rose Parade on January 1 and you’ll see a floating floral version of the bow of Regal Princess. Plus, aboard the float will be six original cast members of “The Love Boat” TV series. Yup, Captain S
What’s showing aboard Costa Diadema?… and more – Cruise News – Sept. 26, 2014.
What’s showing aboard Costa Diadema? Cruise News – Sept. 26, 2014 Costa Cruises teased out details of entertainment options aboard Costa Diadema, the line’s new 3,734-passenger flagship. Expect everything from Irish step dancing to a laser play area. New shows in the three-level
Carnival Guarantees Satisfaction – Again – Cruise News, Sept. 19, 2014
Carnival Guarantees Satisfaction – Again. Cruise News – Sept. 19, 2014 Carnival Cruise Lines said it is continuing its “Great Vacation Guarantee” through 2015. The promise to consumers is a 110 percent refund, transportation home, and a $100 shipboard credit for use on a future cruis
Newest Holland Ship Gets a Name – Cruise News, Sept. 19, 2014
Newest Holland Ship Gets a Name. Cruise News – Sept. 19, 2014 Holland America Line’s new 2,650-passenger ship, currently under construction in Italy and set for debut in 2016, will be called Koningsdam. The Pinnacle-class ship will be the cruise line’s largest ever built. While the 141
Mmmm, Beer – Cruise News, Sept. 19, 2014
Mmmm, Beer. Cruise News – Sept. 19, 2014 Princess Cruises is jumping on the craft-beer craze with special-branded brews, including Seawitch West Coast IPA. The name “seawitch” comes from the iconic Princess mermaid logo. The beer honors the line’s 50th anniversary. The IPA was
What’s in the Blue Lagoon? … and more – Cruise News, Sept. 19, 2014
What’s in the Blue Lagoon? Cruise News – Sept. 19, 2014 Porthole is in Reykjavik this week, attending the Society of American Travel Writers annual conference. So we took the opportunity to visit the Blue Lagoon, Iceland’s manmade, geothermal spa. While we feared it might be overly tourist
Free Internet on Oceania… and more – Cruise News – Sept. 12, 2014
Cruise News – Sept. 12, 2014 Oceania offers free Internet Oceania Cruises has joined the list of cruise lines providing guests in Suite- and Concierge-Level staterooms with free Internet access. The perk begins this winter for guests booked in Owner’s, Vista, and Oceania suites who will
Uniworld’s Passage to India – Cruise News – Sept. 12, 2014
Cruise News – Sept. 12, 2014 Uniworld’s passage to India River cruise line Uniworld is adding India to its list of destinations, announcing plans to add river cruises on the Ganges beginning January 2016. The 12-day India’s Golden Triangle & the Sacred Ganges itinerary, from New De
MSC Armonia gets bigger – Cruise News – Sept. 12, 2014
Cruise News – Sept. 12, 2014 MSC Armonia gets bigger MSC Cruises this week began the process of physically enlarging its 1,556-passenger MSC Armonia — extending the length of the ship by nearly 80 feet. To do this, workers at the Fincantieri shipyard in the Sicilian city of Palermo actually
Cruise News — September 5, 2014 – Music Stars Booked for Fantastic Voyage
Cruise News — September 5, 2014 Music Stars Booked for Fantastic Voyage Earth Wind & Fire, R. Kelly, Jennifer Hudson, TLC, and LL Cool J will be among those performing on an upcoming Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage benefit cruise. The superstar lineup, billed as “The Ultimate Par
Cruise News — September 5, 2014 – MSC Goes Inclusive
Cruise News — September 5, 2014 MSC Goes Inclusive MSC Cruises is launching its new pricing structure, “Inclusive Experiences,” on its Miami-based MSC Divina. Passengers can choose from four “experience” levels ranging from a la carte to all-inclusive, depending on what you want whi
Cruise News — September 5, 2014 – Celebrity Century Sold to Chinese Travel Company
Cruise News — September 5, 2014 Celebrity Century Sold to Chinese Travel Company In a move that may make fans nostalgic, Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Century is heading to China. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is selling the ship to Exquisite Marine Ltd., a holding company led by Ctrip.com Int
Cruise News — September 5, 2014 – Norwegian Gains Oceania and Regent in $3 Billion Deal
Cruise News — September 5, 2014 Norwegian Gains Oceania and Regent in $3 Billion Deal Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Kevin Sheehan has inked a $3.025 billion deal to buy Prestige Cruises International, parent company of deluxe line Oceania Cruises and luxury all-inclusive line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise News — August 29, 2014 – Celebrity Cruises debuts new package tours… and more
Cruise News — August 29, 2014 Celebrity Cruises debuts new package tours Celebrity Cruises is debuting more than 20 new cruisetours with a twist — the Celebrity Explorations take you well beyond the cruising region. For instance, one tour combines an African safari with a Celebrity cruise to the
Cruise News — August 29, 2014 – Princess Cruises going hip with new nightclub
Cruise News — August 29, 2014 Princess Cruises going hip with new nightclub Taking a page from South Beach, Regal Princess will launch its first Caribbean season from Fort Lauderdale in November with some cool new nighttime experiences, including the WaterColor Fantasy musical fountain show, as w
Cruise News — August 29, 2014 – Quantum of the Seas to be smartest ship ever
Cruise News — August 29, 2014 Quantum of the Seas to be smartest ship ever We don’t know yet whether she will be beautiful, but the soon-to-debut Quantum of the Seas will surely be smart — as in a whole new approach to check-in, room keys, Internet access, and, our favorite of the announce
Cruise News — August 29, 2014 – Construction begins on new Holland America Line ship
Cruise News — August 29, 2014 Construction begins on new Holland America Line ship No name yet, but construction on the first Holland America Line ship since 2010’s Nieuw Amsterdam is underway at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy — the first 680-ton block lowered by crane into
Cruise News – August 22, 2014
Cruise News – August 22, 2014 Carnival Cruise Lines beefs up Baltimore options Carnival Cruise Lines will, for the first time, operate a one-of-a-kind series of 10- to 14-day Caribbean cruises from Baltimore on Carnival Pride. The line is also adding a pair of 5-day Bermuda, 6-day Bahamas
Cruise News – August 15, 2014
Cruise News – August 15, 2014 Quantum of the Seas Floats Out with Giant Pink Bear Royal Caribbean International used the shipyard float-out of Quantum of the Seas to preview the ship’s multimillion-dollar art collection – including a 30-foot-tall, magenta-colored polar bear. As the 4,180-p
