10 Reasons to Cruise the Danube
River Rendezvous 10 Reasons to Cruise the Danube By Bill Panoff I’ve been cruising for 35 years. I’ve sailed on hundreds of today’s big, bigger, and biggest megaships plying the world’s oceans. But, believe it or not, I had yet to sail on a river ship. So when the opportunity arose to sail
Thinking Big
Monday Mantra Diet on a cruise? Fat chance!… Diet on a cruise? Fat chance!… Diet on a cruise? Fat chance! Thinking Big On your next cruise, why not just embrace the calories? I slipped into my white pants, fastened the button on the waistband and – boinnnnng! – off it flew, arcing ac
MSC Goes LEGO Crazy – Cruise News – Oct. 31, 2014
MSC Goes LEGO Crazy Cruise News – Oct. 31, 2014 MSC Cruises has a new partnership with LEGO that includes special playrooms on select ships in Europe and a bunch of new entertainment options fleetwide. Guests of all ages will be able to compete in LEGO competitions and games during a ne
Take a Shipboard Art Tour on Oceania – Cruise News – Oct. 31, 2014
Take a Shipboard Art Tour on Oceania Cruise News – Oct. 31, 2014 Oceania Cruises has one of the best art collections at sea, including works by such masters as Picasso and Miró and Cuban artists Wilfredo Lam and Cundo Bermúdez. To make sure passengers don’t miss a thing, the lin
Holland America Line Keeps on Dancing – Cruise News – Oct. 31, 2014
Holland America Line Keeps on Dancing Cruise News – Oct. 31, 2014 Holland America Line has renewed its successful partnership with the hit ABC TV series Dancing with the Stars for 2015/2016 — including with six Dancing with the Stars: At Sea theme cruises. The special sailings fea
Cruise Deal of the Week – Cruise News – Oct. 31, 2014
Cruise Deal of the Week Cruise News – Oct. 31, 2014 Each week, Porthole Cruise News brings you the latest promos, deals, and special offers from the cruise lines. [sf_iconbox image=”ss-star” character=”” type=”left-icon-alt” title=”Porthole’s Feature
Porthole Cruise News Briefs of the Week – Cruise News – Oct. 31, 2014
Porthole Cruise News Briefs of the Week Cruise News – Oct. 31, 2014 Costa Diadema, the brand-new flagship of Costa Cruises, left Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Venice and will reach its first port of Trieste on October 31. As “Regina del Mediterraneo” (“Queen of
Five Faves: Halloween Thrills on Disney Cruise Line
Porthole’s Five Faves Five Fave Fearfully Fun Photos Halloween Thrills on Disney Cruise Line Celebrating the spooky season at sea can be sensational – especially if you’re on a Disney Cruise Line ship. These folks are experts at festivities. And dressing up? It’s better than seco
All Aboard Already!
Monday Mantra I want to sail…on time! ….I want to sail…on time! I want to sail…on time! All Aboard Already! If you’re late to the ship, we’re all late. It’s 5:45 p.m. and right now we should be sailing toward St. Thomas. Instead, the ship is still tied up at the pier, a few officers [&
Miami’s Legendary Tobacco Road Heads to Sea – Cruise News, Oct. 24, 2014
Miami’s Legendary Tobacco Road Heads to Sea Cruise News, Oct. 24, 2014 Passengers on Norwegian Escape will be able to experience a piece of Miami history as Norwegian Cruise Line announced that the legendary Tobacco Road would find new life at sea. The acclaimed bar, Miami’s oldest, just
Effy Jewelry Debuts on Princess Ships – Cruise News, Oct. 24, 2014
Effy Jewelry Debuts on Princess Ships Cruise News, Oct. 24, 2014 Fans of American fine jewelry line Effy will soon find temptations on three Princess Cruises’ ships in the Caribbean and Panama Canal, beginning next month. Effy is stocking standalone shops on Caribbean Princess, Emerald Princess, a
Cruise Deals of the Week – Cruise News, Oct. 24, 2014
Cruise Deals of the Week Cruise News, Oct. 24, 2014 Each week, Porthole Cruise News brings you the latest promos, deals, and special offers from the cruise lines. [sf_iconbox image=”ss-star” character=”” type=”left-icon-alt” title=”Porthole’s Featured Crui
Porthole Cruise News Briefs of the Week – Cruise News, Oct. 24, 2014
Porthole Cruise News Briefs of the Week Cruise News, Oct. 24, 2014 Food Network’s Guy Fieri and country music stars Rascal Flatts helped Carnival Cruise Lines show off its new partnership with the Dallas Cowboys by making pre-game appearances during a “Tailgate Takeover” at AT&
A Journey along the Danube River
Have a look at some of the highlights of a Danube River cruise aboard AmaWaterways’ AmaCerto.
Five Faves: Baseball Parks To Cruise To
Porthole’s Five Faves Baseball Parks To Cruise To Take me out to the ballgame, or take you on a sea cruise? Why not both! With the World Series getting off to an exciting start last night, it reminds me that 1) there’s nothing better than baseball this time of year, and 2) there’s only so [&he
Oasis of the Seas Gets Dynamic Dining – Cruise News, Oct. 17, 2014
Cruise News – Oct. 17, 2014 Oasis of the Seas Gets Dynamic Dining The world’s largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, has emerged from a two-week dry dock in Rotterdam with a bevy of new amenities … including in the culinary realm. As on the soon-to-debut Quantum of the Seas, Oasis of
Norwegian Jewel Debuts in Houston… and more – Cruise News, Oct. 17, 2014
Cruise News – Oct. 17, 2014 Norwegian Jewel Debuts in Houston Houston, we’ve got a new ship. The recently updated Norwegian Jewel began sailing this week from the Bayport Cruise Terminal, where it will be homeported through April 2015. Norwegian Cruise Line had not been in the market for
R-O-C-K on the S-E-A – During Styx concert cruise, Carnival announces lineup for spring 2015. – Cruise News, Oct. 17, 2014
Cruise News – Oct. 17, 2014 R-O-C-K on the S-E-A During Styx concert cruise, Carnival announces lineup for spring 2015. When’s the last time you went to a live concert? For me, it’s been about seven years. And when I asked this question to fellow journalists while sailing aboard Carnival B
Five Faves: Fall for Foliage
Porthole’s Five Faves Fall for Foliage ’Tis the season for some great leaf-peeping shore excursions If you’re cruising on a Canada/New England itinerary this fall, consider yourself lucky! The region offers some of the world’s best fall foliage scenery, and visiting cruise passengers get to
Home Makers – Cabin stewards are the unsung heroes of every cruise.
Monday Mantra I love my cabin steward…I love my cabin steward…I love my cabin steward… Home Makers Cabin stewards are the unsung heroes of every cruise. I have never had a cabin steward who sucked. Ever. That could be today’s entire Monday Mantra right there if not for those pesky little wor
