Viking River Cruises Unveils Design for New Ship in Egypt
Viking River Cruises Unveils Design for New Ship in Egypt Cruise News – May 10, 2017 Viking River Cruises has announced details of the newest addition to its river fleet, Viking Ra. Recently acquired, the vessel has been stripped down to the steel to undergo a complete renovation that will re
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 28, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 28, 2017 The newly revitalized Empress of the Seas has become the first Royal Caribbean International ship to call on Cuba. The visit, part of a 5-night sailing from Miami, took place on April 24, 2017. Guests rode in 1950s classic American cars to locations arou
Cruise Deals of the Week – Apr. 28, 2017
Cruise Deals of the Week – Apr. 28, 2017 DEAL 1: Windstar Cruises is offering a “Have You Ever” promotion focusing on Europe 2017 summer sales, with prices from $1,299 per guest. Contact Windstar Cruises or your travel agent for more. DEAL 2: Tall-ship operator Star Clippers is offering
Windstar and James Beard Foundation Announce Culinary Cruise Collection Lineup
Windstar and James Beard Foundation Announce Culinary Cruise Collection Lineup Cruise News – Apr. 25, 2017 Windstar Cruises and the James Beard Foundation have unveiled the full lineup for their James Beard Foundation Culinary Cruise Collection. Offered on eight Windst
Cruise Deals of the Week – Apr. 21, 2017
Cruise Deals of the Week – Apr. 21, 2017 DEAL 1: Cruising down China’s Yangzi River and past the Three Gorges Dam is more enticing than ever on Victoria Cruises, which is offering 40-percent off Executive Suites and extending its two-for-one deal on private-balcony Superior Staterooms. Book
Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity Makeovers Revealed
Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity Makeovers Revealed Cruise News – Apr. 20, 2017 Crystal Cruises has unveiled the complete makeover plans for Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity, which are set to undergo their most extensive redesigns in their respective histories during a multimillion trans
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 14, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 14, 2017 Regent Seven Seas Cruises has become the first North American luxury line to visit Cuba. Seven Seas Mariner docked in Havana on April 12, 2017, allowing 700 guests (including line president and CEO Frank Del Rio) to explore the city in an overnight stay.
Oceania Cruises Rolls Out Vegan Menus and Raw Juice and Smoothie Bars
Oceania Cruises Rolls Out Vegan Menus and Raw Juice and Smoothie Bars Cruise News – Apr. 12, 2017 Looking for vegan cruise ship menus? Oceania Cruises announced the debut of its expansive vegan menu as well as the only cold-pressed raw juice and vegan smoothie bars at sea. The juice and s
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 7, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 7, 2017 UnCruise Adventures has added a seventh ship, 88-guest replica coastal steamer S.S. Legacy, to its Alaska fleet, which will be sailing seven new itineraries in 2018. The new voyages include visits to the adventure outpost of Haines and the native village
Cruise Deal of the Week – Apr. 7, 2017
Cruise Deal of the Week – Apr. 7, 2017 Azamara Club Cruises is offering a “Twice as Nice Deal,” in which guests who book a Club Veranda stateroom or higher receive $1,000 off the cruise fare and a $2,000 onboard credit. Guests in a Club Interior or Club Ocean view stateroom can choose the $1,0
“Exclusively Crystal” Gift Collection Launches with One-of-a-Kind Keepsakes
“Exclusively Crystal” Gift Collection Launches with One-of-a-Kind Keepsakes Cruise News – Apr. 5, 2017 The latest luxury offering from Crystal Cruises has arrived with the launch of the “Exclusively Crystal” gift collection, an online boutique that offers a selection of one-of-a-kind
Silversea Cruises Welcomes Silver Muse
Silversea Cruises Welcomes Silver Muse Cruise News – Apr. 3, 2017 Silversea Cruises has taken delivery of its new ultra-luxury cruise ship, Silver Muse, at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Italy. Introducing Silver Muse The 40,700-gross-ton, 596-passenger ship, Silver Muse, which bring Silversea’s f
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 31, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 31, 2017 The renovated Carnival Glory celebrated its new WaterWorks aqua park on Deck 12 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week. The expansive park features the 203-foot-long AquaTunnel slide, the 212-foot-long Twister slide, a 75-gallon PowerDrencher tipping b
Cruise Deals of the Week – Mar. 31, 2017
Cruise Deals of the Week – Mar. 31, 2017 DEAL 1: Regent Seven Seas Cruises is offering luxury cruisers $500 in shipboard credit per suite for all new 2017 bookings for any new bookings made between April 1 and May 31, 2017 on a 2017 Mediterranean or Alaska voyage, and $250 shipboard credit per sui
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
Star Pride heads to Manhattan, Boston, and Beyond
Star Pride heads to Manhattan, Boston, and Beyond Cruise News – Mar. 15, 2017 Windstar Cruises has announced all-new itineraries, the luxury small-ship line’s first to New York City and the Canada/New England region. Beginning in summer 2018, motor yacht Star Pride will sail 9- to 16-day voyages
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 10, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 10, 2017 Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has named its two upcoming expedition ships HANSEATIC inspiration (serving the international market) and HANSEATIC nature (serving the German-speaking market). Both ships feature extendible glass balconies, three restaurants, a marina
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 3, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 3, 2017 One Ocean Expeditions is offering three small-ship adventure cruises to the Canadian Arctic and Antarctica with award-winning wildlife filmmakers Karen Bass and Neil Nightingale. The pair will give lectures, hold workshops, and offer advice for filming an