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Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Jan. 27, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Jan. 27, 2017 Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, Carnival Horizon, will debut in April 2018 with a series of European voyages, followed by cruises in the Caribbean. The ship, currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy, will include
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Dec. 23, 2016
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Dec. 23, 2016 Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic has given a sneak peek at the construction of their first newbuild, National Geographic Quest, in a video shot at the Nichols Brothers Boat Builders on Washington’s Whidbey Island, just outside Seattle. T
The Third Annual Judi’s Choice Awards – And the Winners Are!
Monday Mantra The Judi’s Choice Awards…The Judi’s Choice Awards!…The Judi’s Choice Awards… And the Winners Are! Cruising has plenty of biggest, first, and most wonderful accomplishments. The Judi’s Choice Awards recognize the best of the rest. Today, I look back on 2016 and recogni
Caribbean Cruising Gets Cool – and Hot!
Monday Mantra SPActacular! … SPActacular! … SPActacular! I don’t want to be scrubbed with grated coconut or have my body wrapped in banana leaves. The tinkle of chimes doesn’t help me achieve well-being and I sure don’t want to dunk my feet in a tank and let hundreds of hungry litt
Readers’ Choice Awards 2016
Porthole Cruise Magazine announces the winners of our 18th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards! Whether your votes came to us online, by mail, or by fax, one thing is for sure: Our readers are passionate cruisers who feel strongly about the ships they love. We congratulate all of this year’s w
Five Faves: Caribbean Cruise Debuts
Porthole’s Five Faves Caribbean Cruise Debuts Five new ships repositioning to the U.S. this fall In case you missed it, there have been some amazing new cruise ships that have debuted recently, introducing new features in luxury, onboard thrills, décor, entertainment, dining, and more. Follow
Cruise Views – Portugal’s Douro River
Portugal’s Douro River aboard Viking River Cruises provided by Billy.
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
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
Cruise Deal of the Week – April 1, 2016
Take advantage of Viking Ocean Cruises’ 2017 early booking discount, which features 2-FOR-1 cruise fares plus up to $2,000 off air per couple for a variety of itineraries including in the Baltic & Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. (Offer expires April 30, 2016.) Contact your trave
Editor-in-Chief Awards 2016
2016 Editor-in-Chief Awards Each year, Porthole Cruise Magazine’s editor-in-chief, Bill Panoff, has a tough time picking his favorites from the cruise and travel industry. With so many amazing options that await cruisers, these awards give kudos to those who go above and beyond in terms of servic
Cruise Deals of the Week – Feb. 5, 2016
Cruise Deals of the Week – Feb. 5, 2016 DEAL #1: Until February 29, Viking River Cruises is offering a reduced single traveler supplement starting at 25 percent off the line’s three most-popular itineraries: Danube Waltz (8-day Budapest-Passau), Tulips & Windmills (10-day Amsterdam-Antwerp r
Five Faves: News You Can Use
Porthole‘s Five Faves News You Can Use Top Five Cruise Stories of 2015 There’s no doubt that 2015 saw some incredible happenings in the cruise industry. Like every year, new ships, new itineraries, and new announcements prove that cruise companies do not rest on their laurels when it comes t
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Aug. 7, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs Aug. 7, 2015 American Cruise Lines announced that Queen of the Mississippi is going to be joining Queen of the West in the Pacific Northwest on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. The line’s brand new riverboat America – which just floated out of the shipyard Friday mornin
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – June 19, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs June 19, 2015 P&O Cruises’ Pacific Jewel has made the first-ever cruise ship visit to Dili, the capital of the island nation of Timor-Leste. “After years of struggle, Timor-Leste finally won its independence only in 2002, but even five years ago few could h
Porthole Cruise News Briefs | Apr. 17, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs Apr. 17, 2015 Carnival Cruise Line announced The Band Perry, Boston, Lionel Richie, Rascal Flatts, and Heart will be among the next acts in the Carnival LIVE! concert series. The bands will perform for passengers in 900- to 1,300-seat theaters while ships are docked in Co
Readers’ Choice Awards 2015
Porthole Cruise Magazine announces the winners of our 17th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards! Whether your votes came to us online, by mail, or by fax, one thing is for sure: Our readers are passionate cruisers who feel strongly about the ships they love. We congratulate all of this year’s w
Cruise Deal of the Week – Apr. 3, 2015
Cruise Deal of the Week Apr. 3, 2015 [sf_iconbox image=”ss-star” character=”” type=”left-icon-alt” title=”Porthole’s Featured Cruise Deal of the Week!” animation=”fade-in” animation_delay=”100″] DEAL: Book by April 7 and sav
Royal Caribbean’s Latest Production: A Massive Studio | Cruise News – Mar. 27, 2015
Royal Caribbean’s Latest Production: A Massive Studio Cruise News – Mar. 27, 2015 Cruise lines are serious about entertainment, the latest evidence being a 137,300-square-foot production facility built by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., to prepare hundreds of singers, dancers, and aerialists for s
A&K River Cruising
Private Party Abercrombie Connections takes cruisers on intimate journeys in the cities it visits. By Chris Owen European river cruising continues to be a hot travel trend, experiencing unprecedented growth year over year. River cruise lines are building new ships at a frantic pace, trying to keep u