Working at Sea – Is It for Me?
Monday Mantra Unqualified … Unqualified … Unqualified … Working at Sea – Is It for Me? Could you be cut out for cruising career? Could I? It was love at first sight for cruising and me. Immediately, I loved being aboard a massive ship that delivered me to exotic ports. I enjoyed the camarade
Britannia
Ship Spotlight P&O Cruises’ Britannia
Cruise Deal of the Week – May 6, 2016
Cruise Deal of the Week – May 6, 2016 As a tribute to the military, Carnival is offering active and retired members of the U.S. and Canadian armed services special savings, including two-category cabin upgrades and $50 in onboard credits for up to three staterooms. Book during the month of May for
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – May 6, 2016
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – May 6, 2016 * Viking Ocean Cruises has welcomed its second ship, Viking Sea, at a christening on the Thames River – making it the largest ship ever launched in London. Godmother Karine Hagen, the line’s senior vice president and daughter of founder Torstein
Five Faves: Every day is Cinco de Mayo!
Porthole‘s Five Faves Every day is Cinco de Mayo! When in Mexico, you can drink as the locals drink all year long. Today is Cinco de Mayo! Before we start mashing fresh a.m. avocados and salting morning-margarita rims though, let’s unpack a little fact and ficción. FACT: Cinco de Mayo is tr
Princess Cruises Unveils Club Class Mini-Suites | Cruise News – May 4, 2016
Princess Cruises Unveils Club Class Mini-Suite Stateroom Category Cruise News – May 4, 2016 Princess Cruises’ has announced a new premium stateroom category that features VIP amenities and exclusive dining. The new Club Class Mini-Suite is an elevated mini-suite category that feature added
Viking Announces World Cruise for Its Fourth Ocean Ship | Cruise News – May 3, 2016
Viking Announces World Cruise for Its Fourth Ocean Ship Cruise News – May 3, 2016 Just days before its second ship, Viking Sea, is christened in Greenwich on the Thames River in London on May 5, Viking Ocean Cruises has announced that its fourth ship, Viking Sun, will spend her maiden seas
Mama’s Bahamas Drama
Monday Mantra Oh pleeeease …. Oh pleeeease …. Oh pleeeease …. Mama’s Bahamas Drama When someone misses the ship, there’s always more to the story. The first thing I did on Friday morning was switch on the TV news, but not to see what’s going on in the presidential race, who’s getting P
Alaska Cruise Highlights
From float planes to glaciers and beyond, there’s plenty of adventure that awaits during your Alaska Cruise Highlights. Check out these video highlights, plus five tips for cruising Alaska: tinyurl.com/pkc86ad
Hurtigruten’s Fram Photo Essay
During a cruise aboard Hurtigruten’s Fram from Norway to Iceland and Greenland, we spent time on land visiting a tiny remote village named Ittoqqortoormiit and exploring dogsled bases of the Royal Danish Navy. We admired the region’s amazing wildlife that entertained at sea, while the surroundin
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 29, 2016
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 29, 2016 * You can bike and cruise down the Danube now that boutique river operator Uniworld has partnered with active tour operator Butterfield & Robinson. On select “Enchanting Danube” trips, guests will be able to cycle along the Danube River bike path
Cruise Deal of the Week – Apr. 29, 2016
Cruise Deal of the Week – Apr. 29, 2016 Star Clippers has a special deal for solo travelers on select Mediterranean, Caribbean and Asia sailings in 2016 and 2017 on all three of the line’s tall ships. They’ve waived the single-supplement fee, allowing singles to sail at the same rate as couple
Carnival Cruise Line Takes Delivery of Carnival Vista | Cruise News – Apr. 28, 2016
Carnival Cruise Line Takes Delivery of Carnival Vista Cruise News – Apr. 28, 2016 At a traditional maritime handover ceremony held earlier today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of its newest, largest, and most innovative ship, the 133,500-ton Carnival V
Oceania Cruises Christens Newest Ship, Sirena | Cruise News – Apr. 27, 2016
Oceania Cruises Christens Newest Ship, Oceania Sirena Cruise News – Apr. 27, 2016 Oceania Cruises has officially welcomed its newest ship, Sirena, into the fleet with a christening ceremony at the Port of Barcelona. After the ship’s godmother, Claudine Pépin (daughter of legendary maste
Hurtigruten to Build New Explorer Ships for Adventure Travel | Cruise News – Apr. 25, 2016
Hurtigruten to Build New Explorer Ships for Adventure Travel Cruise News – Apr. 25, 2016 Norwegian exploration travel company Hurtigruten has signed a letter of intent for the construction of up to four new explorer ships with Norwegian shipyard Kleven. According to the cruise line, the order
Where am I again? – On a cruise ship, good signage is a treasure.
Monday Mantra Get Lost…Get Lost…Get Lost… Where am I again? On a cruise ship, good signage is a treasure. I believe that there’s a special place in hell reserved for cruise ship interior designers who fail to place a prominent plaque or video monitor showing the direction of all public rooms
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 22, 2016
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 22, 2016 * Carnival Corporation has announced that its social impact brand Fathom will be sailing as planned to Cuba, thanks to the island nation now approving persons born in Cuba visiting by ship. The brand, which will be sailing the 704-passenger luxury sh
Cruise Deal of the Week – Apr. 22, 2016
Cruise Deal of the Week – Apr. 22, 2016 Holland America Line is celebrating its anniversary with a sale offering discounts of up to $1,000 per stateroom plus reduced deposits, free or reduced fares for kids and friends, free beverage cards, free room gratuities, and more. The sale runs until J
Vitamin Sea: Relaxing on the River
Relaxing on the River Discover the spa options on today’s modern river ships. By Fran Golden A cruise aboard the 36-passenger river ship Avalon Myanmar on the Irrawaddy introduces you to an exotic land where few tourists have been before. The experience comes complete with visiting golden temples
Epicurious: Bring on the Baltics
Bring on the Baltics Get a taste of Northern Europe’s mouthwatering cuisine. By Janice Wald Henderson As a globetrotting food writer, I’ve savored many memorable meals. But I remain deliciously haunted by one grand repast at St. Petersburg’s L’Europe, Russia’s oldest continually serving re
