Viking Celebrates 25th Anniversary in Amsterdam
This past Friday marked Viking River Cruises’ 25th anniversary in business as a “world-leading river cruise line.”. Viking celebrated the milestone anniversary with a momentous celebration in Amsterdam. For the very first time, all of Viking’s three classes of ships met in Amsterdam and set
Paul Gauguin Cruises Opens Bookings for 2024
Paul Gauguin Cruises has now opened reservations for its 2024 voyages, featuring 33 trips with 7 unique destinations and itineraries. Cruise-goers can also take advantage of two brand new expeditions exploring Tahiti, the South Pacific, Fiji, and Polynesia. The cruise will sail on board the m/s Paul
Oceania Cruises to Reprise Around the World in 180 Days Cruise
Oceania Cruises has announced its most broad and interactive series of World and Grand Voyages for the 2024 and 2025 cruise seasons along with a reprisal of their Around the World in 180 Day voyage. Designed specifically for adventure seekers, the new expeditions include destinations in the South Pa
Regent Seven Seas Cruises Reveal New 2024/2025 Voyage Collection
Luxury cruise line Regent Seven Seas has revealed new itineraries for the 2024/2025 cruise season! The cruise line will sail 60 new port-intensive itineraries, 21 more sailings than the cruise line’s 2023-2024 season, to unique destinations in Africa, Arabia, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada a
Seabourn Venture Embarks on Inaugural Cruise
The newest ship from Seabourn welcomed its first guests on board today for a 12-day Northern Isles expedition. Seabourn Venture embarked from Tromsø, Norway on route to Arctic and the Svalbard Archipelago. The new luxury adventure ship will spend the season sailing 12- to 15-day voyages exploring t
Explora Journeys Announces Two New Cruise Ships
When MSC Group first announced their new luxury cruise line Explora Journeys, the plan was to have four ships with the first coming in 2023. Today, the cruise line announced they’re building two additional hydrogen-powered ships, bringing the future fleet to six in total. The new ships,
Evrima from The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Completes Sea Trials
One of the world’s most famous hotel brands is nearly ready to begin sailing on their new cruise ship! Evrima, the inaugural yacht from The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, completed a series of successful sea trials today under the direction of Captain Steven MacBeath and the entire onboard team of
Atlas Ocean Voyages to Homeport Ships in Panama in 2022-2023
The Panama Tourism Authority announced today that Atlas Ocean Voyages, one of the newest luxury cruise lines sailing today, will homeport ships in the country starting as early as this year. According to the tourism board, the partnership developed during a promotional tour in Miami earlier this yea
Emerald Azzurra Christened in Venice
The very first ocean yacht from Emerald Cruises was christened in a special ceremony in Venice, Italy over the weekend. Emerald Azzurra, the highly-anticipated new yacht from the luxury cruise line, was christened by Rosie Cairns, joint Managing Director at ROL as Godmother Sarah Wikevand, joint Man
This World Cruise From Regent Seven Seas is Their Longest Ever
Would you spend 150 nights on a cruise ship? If so, do we have a cruise for you! Today Regent Seven Seas Cruises, one of the premier luxury cruise lines sailing, announced a new world cruise leaving Miami, Florida on January 7, 2025 which will be the longest in the cruise line’s 30-year hist
Star Clippers Returns to Service
For the first time in two years, Star Clippers, the tall ship sailing company, resumes the full sailing program with all three tall ships in the Mediterranean. Star Flyer and Royal Clipper have been in the Mediterranean since last month. Now, all three ships will sail together right in time for
Extensive Refurbishments Coming for Oceania Cruises’ Riviera and Marina
Oceania Cruises made a big splash this morning when they announced stem-to-stern re-inspiration of the 1,210-guest ships Riviera and Marina as part of the cruise line’s OceaniaNEXT experience elevation initiatives. Once both renovations are complete in 2023, Oceania Cruises will boast a full f
Oceania Marina: Converted to Cruising
“That ship is enormous!” exclaims Sanja as the motorcoach delivers us to the Miami Passenger Ship Terminal to board the 66,084 grt and 1,250 passenger Oceania Marina. (Note to self: Do NOT suggest Sanja accompany you on a cruise aboard a ship like Wonder of the Seas or she might just pass ou
Silversea Silver Moon Cruise Ship Review
Silversea Cruises Silver Moon by David Swanson 1 Feet 1 Decks 1 Launched 1 Guests Overview Dedicated to the upscale traveler, or for cruisers looking to splurge, Silversea’s newest and most elegant cruise ship Silver Moon lays on the creature comforts in grand style. There
How ‘bout Some S.A.L.T.? Silversea’s New Culinary Program
That pizza in Naples, its thin, perfectly charred crust topped with a bubbling, spicy tomato sauce and a blanket of gooey melted cheese. Mouthwatering fish and chips at a tiny pub outside London, a crisp, golden coating hugging the flakiest plaice filet while a heap of tender fries, liberally sprink
The Ultimate Antarctica Cruise Voyage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBguPZY0VVU This January, the Porthole Cruise & Travel Team partnered up with Atlas Ocean Voyages and took the expedition of a lifetime to one of the most remote places on Earth; Antarctica. Antarctica is known for its stunning views and diverse wildlife. In
New Super Yacht Emerald Azzurra Delivered to Emerald Cruises
The first of two brand new superyachts from Emerald Cruises left Ha Long Shipyard in Vietnam yesterday en route to Aqaba, Jordan and its inaugural cruise. Emerald Azzurra is a custom built, 100-guest luxury superyacht and the cruise line’s first ocean-going vessel to join the fleet. The inaugural
Windstar Cruises Adds All-Inclusive Pricing Options
One of the most popular small ship luxury cruise lines is changing the way they sell cruises. Windstar Cruises announced today that the cruise line would now be offering all-inclusive cruise vacations where guests pay a flat fee for their booking which includes the base cruise fare, unlimi
Cruise Deal of the Week – November 12, 2021
It was a busy week for cruising as a few major announcements, both good and unexpected, had the industry buzzing this week. The most significant news was the announcement that Richard Fain would retire from his position as the CEO of Royal Caribbean Group after 33 years effective in early January. F
Check Out the New Culinary Enhancements from Oceania Cruises
Earlier this year, Oceania Cruises unveiled a series of fleet-wide culinary enhancements which included specially-crafted dining experiences, menus and elevated service levels as part of their OceaniaNEXT initiative. OceaniaNEXT is a set of enhancements aimed at elevating every aspect of t
