Caribbean Destination Weddings: A Walk Down the Isle
Couples have long known that the Caribbean is a destination where love blooms and flourishes. The pulse of life beats strongly here, and stress is artfully soothed away by languid island rhythms, swaying palms, and the sea gently lapping at your toes. This fertile landscape provides the perfect back
Nautical Nuptials
Cruise-loving couples looking for a blissfully simple big day should look no further than their favorite vessel or port city for a cruise ship wedding. There’s something incredibly romantic about saying, “I do” with the ocean as your backdrop, and — if you’re already thinking of tying the
5 Fave Theme Cruises for 2018
Porthole’s Five Faves Cruise fans are fans, first and foremost — and every fan’s got a theme cruise to make ‘em go “Oh, man!” It doesn’t matter what you’re into, from prosecco to pro wrestling, or NPR news quizzes to serene sun salutations, this year has an upcoming theme cruise that
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 18, 2016
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Mar. 18, 2016 Japan’s largest cruise organization, Peace Boat, introduced the world’s most sustainable cruise ship, Ecoship, at the Seatrade Cruise Global Conference 2016. The 55,000-ton, whale-shaped ship is planned to sail in 2020, powered by 10 retractable
Couples Cruising
You, Me, and the Open Sea How to make the most of your cruise for two. By Sherri Eisenberg Cruising can be many things to different people. Travel with relatives, and it’s the perfect kid-friendly family reunion with water slides and all-ages stage shows. Travel with friends, and it’s a boistero
More to Explore with Windstar
More to Explore When it comes to small ship cruising, Windstar Cruises’ fleet offers the best of both worlds. By Fran Golden During a sunny, pier-side ceremony in Nice this May, Windstar Cruises christened the 212-passenger Star Breeze, one of three sister motor yachts that the upscale small ship
A Crystal Honeymoon in Southeast Asia
Ever After A pair of honeymooners celebrates romance in Southeast Asia By Fran Golden and David Molyneaux You may have read about our romantic wedding at sea in the last issue of Porthole Cruise Magazine. Aboard Regal Princess out of Fort Lauderdale, we exchanged vows among family, friends, and hund
My Big Fat Cruise Ship Wedding
My Big Fat Cruise Ship Wedding Nothing is more romantic than nautical nuptials. By Fran Golden I’m walking in my Badgley Mischka wedding gown through the elegant Piazza atrium aboard Regal Princess. My fiancé, David, and Gavin MacLeod (yes, The Love Boat captain) are waiting for my arrival. A
Windstar Adds Star Breeze to Fleet | Cruise News – May 8, 2015
Windstar adds Star Breeze to fleet Cruise News – May 8, 2015 Pier-side on a sunny day in Nice, Windstar Cruises christened its fifth ship and second power yacht, the 212-passenger Star Breeze – one of three ships the upscale small ship line purchased from Seabourn. “I can’t think of
Avalon Waterways to Debut Belgium River | Cruise News – Apr. 3, 2015
Avalon Waterways to Debut Belgium River Cruise News – Apr. 3, 2015 The battle of the top river cruise lines includes finding new places to put their ships. So score 1 for Avalon Waterways, which will next year become the first river line doing Belgium’s Meuse River. A 7-night “Enchanting B
Norwegian Introduces Legal Weddings at Sea | Cruise News – Apr. 3, 2015
Norwegian Introduces Legal Weddings at Sea Cruise News – Apr. 3, 2015 Couples can now legally tie the knot on select Norwegian Cruise Line ships. A new Wedding at Sea program begins this month on Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway, and will also be available on the new Norwegian Escape when
Sing “Do-Re-Mi” on Princess Cruises | Cruise News – Apr. 3, 2015
Sing “Do-Re-Mi” on Princess Cruises Cruise News – Apr. 3, 2015 The Sound of Music is coming to all 18 Princess Cruises ships beginning in mid-April – with the classic movie shown on every sailing in 2015 on the line’s giant Movies Under the Stars outdoor screens. A sing-a-long of such
Destination Discovery/Seychelles
For Cruisers Who Have Done It All By Lynne Helm Next Stop: The Seychelles . . . It’s no wonder that William and Kate, the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, chose to honeymoon in the Seychelle Islands. There’s no better place to get away from it all than these tropical stepping stones in the [&h
Gear Up, Wind Down… Add on a few pre- and post-cruise nights for that much-needed vacation buffer
Monday Mantra Before and After… Before and After… Before and After… Gear Up, Wind Down… Add on a few pre- and post-cruise nights for that much-needed vacation buffer. If your cruise were a sandwich, a “pre” and “post” stay in your port of embarkation would be the bread that surrounds
Five Faves: Don’t Miss This Kiss
Porthole‘s Five Faves Don’t Miss This Kiss Five places to sneak a smooch on a cruise We began our courtship on a cruise ship, dancing salsa outdoors on a warm Caribbean night aboard Oceania Marina. As two travel writers, we actually “dated” on cruises to Europe, Asia, Alaska, the
MSC launches new wedding program – Cruise News – Feb. 6, 2015
MSC launches new wedding program Cruise News – Feb. 6, 2015 Just in time for Valentine’s Day, MSC Cruises has launched a new wedding program, which allows couples to legally tie the knot on board or shoreside during MSC Divina’s Caribbean sailings from Miami. MSC Divina is the first ship in th
Top cruise cocktail competition heats up – Cruise News – Feb. 6, 2015
Top cruise cocktail competition heats up Cruise News – Feb. 6, 2015 With more than 2,500 entries received, it’s a great achievement in itself to be selected as one of just five finalists for the 2015 Bacardi Cruise Competition Bartender of the Year. For the 10th annual competition, for which Por
Cruise Exec Spotlight: Edie Rodriguez
Girl Power Edie Rodriguez brings passion and drive to her life — and Crystal Cruises. By Fran Golden Edie Rodriguez (née Edie Bornstein), president and chief operating office of Los Angeles–based luxury line Crystal Cruises, is a 53-year-old Type-A personality who sleeps four hours a night, lik
Date Nights at Sea
Date Night Delights From candlelit tables for two to movies under the stars to stargazing strolls around deck, nothing’s more soothing than romance at sea. By Heidi Sarna and Matt Hannafin Matt: Oh, “romance”: one of the three or four nouns most commonly linked with “cruise.” And now you a
Porthole Cruise News Briefs of the Week – Cruise News – Nov. 14, 2014
Porthole Cruise News Briefs of the Week Cruise News – Nov. 14, 2014 CroisiEurope is going designer. The large European river line will debut two river ships and one barge next year done up in colorful Missoni Home fabrics and furnishings. Some other ships in the fleet are also getting the desi
