Cruise Deal of the Week – Jul. 21, 2017
Cruise Deal of the Week – Jul. 21, 2017 Cunard is now offering the Drinks on Us sale, which offers guests free drinks in Balcony staterooms and Grill suites with a $200 reduced deposit per person on select 2018 Northern Europe, Mediterranean and Transatlantic Crossing voyages. Guests can reser
Design Time Web Extra: Best Cruise Ship Suites
Our favorite features in the Best Cruise Ship Suites at sea. As if it’s not enough to have suites the size of apartments, today’s cruise ship suites go above and beyond sheer size with their amazing added amenities. From incredible outdoor spaces to personal touches by cruise line owners themse
Micky Arison Celebrates Cunard and QM2
Micky Arison Celebrates Cunard and QM2 Cruise News – May 9, 2017 In tandem with the start of its 2017 Transatlantic season, Cunard Line shared an inspiring video interview with Micky Arison, Chairman of the Board of Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest leisure travel company and par
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 24, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 24, 2017 Cunard Line has announced a uniquely beautiful partnership with feature film florist Jenny Tobin, a special guest on Queen Victoria’s Festival of Flowers cruise this June. Tobin, who has created floral arrangements for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Fin
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 17, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 17, 2017 Seabourn is offering guests a new way to experience the wilderness of Alaska, with a 4-day overland adventure into Denali National Park. The “Denali Experience” will include aerial tours of mountain glaciers, an evening at McKinley Chalet Resort, a g
10 Special Event Cruises Aboard Cunard Line
10 Special Event Cruises aboard Cunard Line Cruise News – Mar. 16, 2017 Cunard Line, already known for its award-winning Insights enrichment program in which expert and celebrity speakers join voyages to inform and entertain guests, has created fresh programming for 2017 and 2018. H
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 17, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 17, 2017 Cunard, the only line to carry pets across the Atlantic, sponsored the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, welcoming four-legged guests at the show and offering the winner, Rumor the German shepherd, a free Transatlantic Crossing on Queen Mary 2. Crystal R
5 Fave Media-Themed Cruises
Porthole’s 5 Faves #WAKENEWS As the leading media authority on cruises and numbered lists, Porthole knows exactly how much the following media outlets 1) work tirelessly on land and 2) are gonna love partying at sea! For years, the editors of Porthole Cruise Magazine have daydreamed about char
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 10, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 10, 2017 Fashion luminary Iris Apfel will be among the style celebrities aboard Queen Mary 2 for the second annual Transatlantic Fashion Week, August 31 – September 7, 2017. The bold trendsetter with the signature round glasses will introduce a showing of a doc
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 3, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Feb. 3, 2017 The private residential ship The World has broken the record for the furthest south ever sailed. The 43,188 g.r.t. ship, home to 145 residents and guests, sailed to 78°43•997´S in Antarctica’s Bay of Whales on January 28, under the command of Captai
Cruise Deals of the Week – Jan. 27, 2017
Cruise Deals of the Week – Jan. 27, 2017 Happy Year of the Rooster! DEAL 1: Cunard Line is ringing in the Chinese New Year with fares from $888 on trans-Atlantic, Caribbean, and New England & Canada voyages on Queen Mary 2, and voyages departing from Rome, Venice, Athens, Trieste, or Southampt
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
Cunard Launches Wine & Spirit Education Trust Courses
Cunard Launches First Wine & Spirit Education Trust Courses at Sea Cruise News – Dec. 13, 2016 Cunard Line has partnered with the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), the world’s largest provider of wine and spirits qualifications, to launch the first-ever WSET-certified wine and
Cruise Deals of the Week – Dec. 9, 2016
Cruise Deals of the Week – Dec. 9, 2016 DEAL 1: Tall-ship operator Star Clippers is offering free pre- and post-cruise hotel stays for Mediterranean sailings aboard Royal Clipper and Star Flyer in 2017, a value over $500. Contact Star Clippers or your travel agent for more. DEAL 2: Cuna
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
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Nov. 18, 2016
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Nov. 18, 2016 Grammy-winning jazz artists Gregory Porter and Dee Dee Bridgewater joined guests aboard Queen Mary 2 for the Blue Note “Jazz at Sea” Transatlantic Crossing from New York to Southampton. Video of the legendary singers performing and discussing the
Cruise Deal of the Week – Nov. 11, 2016
Cruise Deals of the Week – Nov. 11, 2016 DEAL 1: Cunard Line is observing Veterans’ Day with up to 2-for-1 savings on launch fares and up to $250 in onboard credit for active and retired military personnel. Book Transatlantic Crossings, Caribbean, South America, South Pacific, Australia &
The Show Must Go Onboard – Cruise entertainment has really grown up.
Monday Mantra That’s Entertainment! … THAT’S Entertainment?? … That’s Entertainment! … THAT’S Entertainment?? … Cruise entertainment has really grown up I endured lousy comedians and jugglers. I attended an hour-long zither concert. I put up with marginally talented s