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Ship Review: Harmony of the Seas
Perfect Harmony Meet Royal Caribbean’s biggest and boldest adventure By Danielle Fear Royal Caribbean International’s newest, biggest, and fastest fleet member arrived in Southampton in May to huge crowds of adorning locals who weren’t out first thing in the morning to catch a glimpse of just
Cruise Year’s Resolutions
Cruise Year’s Resolutions: Tips on how to keep your travel promises this year By Felicity Long Ah, the New Year’s resolution. Every year we read articles warning us to avoid making promises to ourselves that we can’t keep, and every year we do it anyway. But instead of turning this annual ritu
Lines Granted Approval to Cruise to Cuba
Lines Granted Cuba Cruise Approval Cruise News – Dec. 7, 2016 In a landmark day for cruising, several major cruise companies have announced approval to cruise to Cuba. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. announced that it has received approval from the government of the Republic of Cuba to ope
Cruise Deals of the Week – Nov. 23, 2016
Cruise Deals of the Week – Nov. 23, 2016 BLACK FRIDAY/CYBER MONDAY SPECIALS Porthole Cruise Magazine is giving readers a special discount for subscriptions, plus access to the digital issue: $15.95 for one year (regularly $19.99) and $25.95 for two years (regularly $29.99). Click here for deta
Five Faves: Curtain Call
Five Favorite Shows to See aboard Harmony of the Seas “We want to impress, we want to show off, but in the end, we really just want to entertain,” said Nick Weir, Royal Caribbean International’s Vice President of Entertainment, who oversees the cruise line’s onboard entertainment and guest a
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Nov. 4, 2016
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Nov. 4, 2016 Executives from Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and Meyer Werft gathered in Papenburg, Germany, to celebrate the first steel-cutting for Norwegian Bliss. “As we close in on Norwegian Cruise Line’s 50th anniversary, we are thrilled to celebrate the
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
Celebrate Your #CruiseSmile to Win Cruises
Celebrate Your #CruiseSmile for a Chance to Win a Cruise Each Week in October Cruise News – September 30, 2016 Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world’s largest cruise industry trade association and leading authority of the global cruise community, has announced that October
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – September 23, 2016
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – September 23, 2016 R&B superstar Patti LaBelle made an exclusive performance aboard Royal Caribbean’s first-ever President’s Cruise, thrilling loyalty club members – and President and CEO Michael Bayley – with renditions of hits like “Lady Marmalade,
Five Faves: The Cruise For YOU
Five favorite upcoming theme cruises Fans unite! Whether you’re nutty for science fiction, kooky over craft beers, or a global policy wonk, there’s a ship full of your fellow aficionados waiting for you to join the party. There’s something special about being surrounded by other folks who get
Five Faves: Chill Out
Hallucinating in this heat? Envision yourself cooling off on a cruise ship with these cold treats. As my beloved Jiji was fond of saying, “it’s hotter than two rats cuddling in a wool sock.” All over the United States, July has been brutally hot … and August doesn’t look to be bringing any
Design Time: Chandeliers
Art Illuminated Massive cruise ship chandeliers do more than just light the way. By Fran Golden As you wander your way around a cruise ship, sometimes it pays to look up. Strategically placed chandeliers provide more than just brightness. The light not only creates mood, but the often-immense fixtur
Five Faves: “Calculated Risks” for Ovation of the Seas Cruising in China
Porthole’s Five Faves Cruiser Abroad Five “Calculated Risks” for Ovation of the Seas Cruising in China Pushing the envelope appears to be a core business strategy for Royal Caribbean International. And the recently launched Ovation of the Seas, a Quantum-class ship, marks an industry first, ha
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Jun. 10, 2016
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Jun. 10, 2016 * Celebrity Cruises has announced the names (and photos, above) of their new Galapagos Islands ships: Celebrity Xperience and the twin-hulled Celebrity Xploration. * Norwegian Cruise Line has announced select Fall/Winter 2017/2018 itineraries, includ
Five Faves: World Oceans Day
Love Thy Ocean Five Fave Programs to Support the Sea Today is World Oceans Day, a day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. This year’s theme is “Our Oceans, Our Future,” with the goal to promote prevention of plastic ocean pollution. We at Porthole Cruise Magazine, and w
This Ship Will Rock – Let’s meet 60 head-on: with the best music of the 1970s.
Monday Tuesday Mantra Cruise to the Edge? YES! … Cruise to the Edge? YES … Cruise to the Edge? YES! This Ship Will Rock Let’s meet 60 head-on: with the best music of the 1970s. Summer’s arrived! I say this as I’m sitting here, sweltering in a tank top, wondering if it might be time [&helli
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – May 13, 2016
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – May 13, 2016 This week, Carnival Valor left dry dock with a host of new dining and drinking spaces, including Guy’s Burger Joint, Cherry on Top sweets, RedFrog Pub, SkyBox Sports Bar, RedFrog Rum Bar, BlueIguana Tequila Bar and Alchemy Bar. The renovation was part o
Harmony of the Seas, the Newest “World’s Largest Cruise Ship,” Is Delivered | Cruise News – May 12, 2016
Harmony of the Seas, the Newest “World’s Largest Cruise Ship,” Is Delivered Cruise News – May 12, 2016 Royal Caribbean International today honored the crew and project team of the new Harmony of the Seas at a traditional delivery and flag-changing ceremony in Saint Nazaire, France. Fo
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
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