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
So Many Ways to Cruise. – To find the perfect trip, you have to explore.
Monday Mantra Decisions…Decisions…Decisions… So Many Ways to Cruise To find the perfect trip, you have to explore. When I was about 12 years old and just learning how to cook, I went to the supermarket to buy the canned tomatoes that a recipe called for. When I got there, I found a dizzying as
Five Faves: Upcoming Theme Cruises
Porthole‘s Five Faves Fans, Ahoy! Whatever you totally geek out about, there’s a theme cruise for it. What could be better than a few carefree days eating excellent meals, looking out at the water, and visiting some of the world’s most beautiful places? Why, doing exactly that with a few h
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Jan. 22, 2016
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Jan. 22, 2016 Un-Cruise Adventures is celebrating 20 years of small ship adventure cruising in 2016 with new trips to the Galápagos Islands, Costa Rica and Panama, and a collection of cruise perks including chairman’s theme cruises with company owners, an essay
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Dec. 4, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Dec. 4, 2015 As part of the refit of Queen Mary 2, Cunard Line has announced a major redesign of Kings Court, the informal buffet. During the ocean liner’s drydock from May 27 to June 21, 2016, Kings Court will be rebuilt as a more open space. To go along [&hell
Cruise Deals of the Week – July 2, 2015
Cruise Deals of the Week July 2, 2015 [sf_iconbox image=”ss-star” character=”” type=”left-icon-alt” title=”Porthole’s Featured Cruise Deal of the Week!” animation=”fade-in” animation_delay=”100″] DEAL 1: Royal Caribbean Intern
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – June 12, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs June 12, 2015 Small-ship operator Un-Cruise Adventures has released its full deployment schedule for 2016, with nine ships offering adventure and river cruises in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, Columbia and Snake Rivers, Mexico, Hawaii, and new for 2016, the Galáp
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – May 29, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs May 29, 2015 Un-Cruise Adventures has unveiled their schedule of Alaska cruises, including two all-new itineraries from Juneau – Exploring Muir’s Wilderness (on the 84-guest Safari Endeavour) and Yachter’s Alaskan Frontier (on the 22-guest Safari Quest). Norw
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 3, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Apr. 3, 2015 MSC Sinfonia is the latest MSC Cruises ship to be cut in half and enlarged as part of the line’s major rehab program. Following an extensive drydock, the ship sailed out of Fincantieri’s Palermo shipyard with a new 78-foot midsection and n
Porthole Cruise News Briefs — Jan. 30, 2015
Porthole Cruise News Briefs — Jan. 30, 2015 Ornithology, wine, marine biology, and beer are among topics for theme cruises on Un-Cruise Adventures’ small ships this year. The theme sailings are on Sea of Cortez (birding), Columbia & Snake River (American history, wine, music), Coastal Washin
Cruise News – July 25, 2014
Cruise News – July 25, 2014 Norwegian Updates Cuisine With cruise passengers increasingly moving into the “foodie” category, Norwegian Cruise Line is updating its culinary offerings—part of its NEXT upgrade program. Among the changes: Gone is the old-fashioned chocolate buffet, n
Five Faves: Favorite Beers to Cheers – cruising’s best suds at sea!
Porthole’s Five Faves Favorite Beers to Cheers Lift a glass (or more) to the best suds at sea! There’s the bubbly you tip back with one hand whilst the other is still wheeling a suitcase to your new cabin home. There’s that white-or-red dilemma just as you sit down for that first dinne
Cruise News – July 4, 2014
Cruise News – July 4, 2014 See the World with Silversea Silversea Cruises’ World Cruise 2016 will be a 115-day sailing from Fort Lauderdale to Venice, aboard the 382-passenger Silver Whisper. Embarking January 5, 2016, the luxury ship will do a westward path through the Panama Canal to S
Five Faves: Cruise, American Style!
Porthole’s Five Faves Cruise, American Style! We crown the good… from sea to shining sea! One of the joys of cruising is getting to visit exotic places in faraway lands, whether tropical islands or icy fjords. But those distant ports of call are not the whole picture. In honor of Independence D
Cruise News – June 13, 2014
Cruise News – June 13, 2014 Royal Caribbean’s Quantum Entertainment Royal Caribbean International is going for the gold in terms of Quantum of the Seas‘ entertainment – if, that is, the gold involves robots and high-tech wizardry. Prepare to be wowed when the new class of ship de
Take Me to the River – in the Pacific Northwest
Competition is heating up on the rivers of the Pacific Northwest, to places once visited by Lewis and Clark. The American Queen Steamboat Company just christened its American Empress in Portland, for new service on the Columbia and Snake rivers. At the same time Un-Cruise Ad
