Sea Cloud Spirit to Homeport in Puerto Rico in 2025
Sea Cloud Cruises has announced its 2025 Caribbean season, offering four new itineraries featuring Puerto Rico aboard Sea Cloud Spirit! The ship will be based in San Juan throughout January 2025, allowing guests to see the Castillo San Felipe del Morro “El Morro” up close. The itinerari
Princess Cruises Celebrates 65th Alaska Statehood Anniversary
Throughout the years, Princess Cruises has introduced millions of travelers to Alaska’s beauty and diverse cultural heritage. This year, the state celebrates its 65th anniversary, and Princess Cruise Line will be joining in on the celebrations! “Alaska’s statehood marked a historic
Star Princess Set To Join Sun Princess In Caribbean
Princess Cruises announces the 2025-26 Americas season with itineraries aboard Sun Princess and Star Princess. The two ships will offer seven-day Caribbean cruises from Port Everglades, taking guests to stunning destinations. “Our 2025-26 Americas program is our largest ever offered, making
2023 Reader’s Choice Awards Winners Revealed
“The highly anticipated 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards results have just been revealed! After receiving an overwhelming response from avid travelers around the world, we are delighted to announce the most outstanding winners in each category. Bill Panoff CEO and Editor In Chief of Porthole
Cruise Vacations Tailored For Seniors: A Guide To Exceptional Cruising
Selecting the right cruise line can be one of the trickiest aspects of planning your vacation. Each cruise line and ship has something unique to offer, ranging from the overall ambiance to the fellow passengers onboard. But have no fear, there are so many great cruise lines for older adults out ther
Unlocking the Extraordinary: Special Access Tours with National Geographic
Bill Panoff, the editor-in-chief of Porthole Cruise and Travel discusses upcoming news! Watch today’s video to learn more about the expansion into cruising with Intercruises in collaboration with National Geographic Expeditions!
Miss Universe 2023 Honors Women’s Equality Day with Carnival Cruise Line
On Saturday August 26, 2023, Carnival Cruise Line honored Women’s Equality Day with special guests: Miss Universe 2023, R’Bonney Gabriel, and fellow titleholders Miss Universe Aruba 2022, Kiara Arends, and Miss Universe El Salvador 2022, Alejandra Guajardo Sada. Women’s Equal
The Benefits Of Repositioning Cruises
Have you ever wondered what it’d be like to circumnavigate the globe on a luxurious cruise ship? Have you ever wished to have more full sea days during your cruise vacation? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then a repositioning cruise might be for you. Repositioning cruises are
MSC CRUISES Takes DELIVERY OF NEW FLAGSHIP MSC SEASCAPE
Today, MSC Cruises took the official delivery of its brand-new flagship and the largest cruise ship ever to be built in Italy, MSC Seascape. The delivery took place with Gianluigi Aponte, the shipowner, founder, and Executive Chairman of MSC Group, in attendance. Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chair
Celebrity Cruises Announces Most Extensive Sailing Season Yet
As if things weren’t already looking up for the cruise industry, one of the most popular cruise lines has announced a 2024-2025 cruise season that is bigger and better than anything they’ve done before! Celebrity Cruises released their fleet deployment and itineraries for the coming ye
Royal Caribbean Set to Welcome Unvaccinated Guests
Another cruise line is allowing unvaccinated guests to sail on board, so long as they still test negative for COVID-19 prior to cruising. Royal Caribbean International announced today that starting Sept. 5, the cruise line will welcome all guests – unvaccinated and vaccinated – to sail on board
Costa Toscana Christening Ceremony
On June 16th, 2022, Costa Cruises celebrated the Christening ceremony of Costa Toscana, the newest Italian ship in the Costa Cruises fleet in the port of Barcelona. “It is a great thrill to celebrate the christening of our Costa Toscana in Barcelona, a city to which we are particularly attache
WHY WAS SIMONE BILES CHOSEN AS CELEBRITY BEYOND GODMOTHER?
https://youtu.be/iMNg3v0x36Q She’s a 19-time World Champion gymnast with 7 Olympic medals hanging in her trophy case, but Simone Biles has a new achievement to be proud of, she’s been named the Godmother of the new Celebrity Beyond from Celebrity Cruises! The celebrity gymnast, who is wide
Barbados Has Streamlined Protocols for Cruises
The island of Barbados is open and ready to welcome cruise travelers, according to a new press release from the island’s tourism board. The island has streamlined port entry protocols for a safe and responsible visit to the island based on recommendations from Barbados’ Ministry of Health an
Le Barth is Back
Le Barthélemy has been named the number one hotel on St. Barths, and now I know why. I’ve just spent several days at this small luxury hotel, and it is no wonder why the accolades are pouring in. Everything from the food to the service and the turquoise ocean views from my suite was très [&helli
Mangia, Mangia on Costa Smeralda
If there is one thing synonymous with the Italian way of life, eating would certainly rank at the top of the list. For Italians, it’s not just sustenance for survival, it’s a cultural celebration that is carried out flawlessly aboard the beautiful Costa Smeralda. Ranking as the fifth largest cru
Cruise Deal of the Week – July 9, 2021
It was a big week in the cruise industry as major cruise lines like Carnival and Royal Caribbean embarked ships from U.S. ports for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Things are also heating up elsewhere across the industry as MSC Cruises announced plans for a new terminal at PortMiam
Celebrity Flora Returns to the Galapagos
It’s been more than 15 months since Celebrity Cruises brought guests to the serene shores of the Galapagos Islands, but thankfully we won’t have to wait any longer. The cruise line’s expedition ship Celebrity Flora embarked on a curated seven-night itinerary to the famous isla
AIDA Cruises To Restart AIDAstella in July
AIDA Cruises has taken another step in their gradual restart of cruise operations with the announcement that their ship AIDAstella will resume sailing on July 29, 2021 from Palma de Mallorca with calls in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Malta. The cruises
Royal Caribbean Changes Plans for Bermuda Cruises
Porthole Cruise and Travel readers are no strangers to cruise cancellations these days. For the past year, you’ve read countless articles about cancelled, delayed and rescheduled cruises due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Well, for the first time, we have news of a major cruise cancellation that
