Cruise Deal of the Week – Sept. 15, 2017
Cruise Deal of the Week – Sept. 15, 2017 Azamara Club Cruises is offering a Double Upgrade promotion, giving guests a veranda room for the price of an interior cabin on select 2018 and 2019 cruises booked between now and November 30, 2017. Contact Azamara Club Cruises or your travel agent for more
Cruise Industry Comes Together to Offer Hurricane Relief
Cruise News – Sept. 15, 2017 After Hurricane Irma swept through the Caribbean, Florida, and other states in the Southeast United States this week, there was no delay in getting much-needed assistance headed to the most affected areas. The cruise industry is a perfect example, immediately offer
Silversea Cruises Orders a Sister Ship to Silver Muse
Silversea Cruises Orders Silver Moon, a Sister Ship to Silver Muse Cruise News – Sept. 14, 2017 Silversea Cruises and Fincantieri have announced the signing of a contract worth approximately 310 million euros (currently around $368 million) for the construction of a new ultra-luxury cruise shi
Regent Seeks Name for Its Next Luxury Ship
Regent Seven Seas Cruises Seeks Name for Its Next Luxury Ship Cruise News – Sept. 5, 2017 Regent Seven Seas Cruises is asking its guests and travel agents to name its next ship, which is set to launch in early 2020, joining the line’s four other luxury ships: Seven Seas Explorer, Seven Seas
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Sep. 1, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Sep. 1, 2017 Cunard’s Transatlantic Fashion Week set sail yesterday with designer Julien Macdonald on board, as well as Colin McDowell, Gail Sackloff, and recent graduates from the Parsons School of Design, who will be showing off their designs during a catwalk
Cruise Deal of the Week – Sep. 1, 2017
Cruise Deal of the Week – Sep. 1, 2017 Now through September 7, Norwegian Cruise Line guests can enjoy a Tax-Free Labor Day Spree. The line is waiving taxes and port fees for the first and second guest on new reservations on a balcony stateroom or above on select 3-day or longer cruises. They’re
Silversea to Debut Show Scored by Royal Philharmonic
Silversea to Debut Show Scored by Royal Philharmonic Cruise News – Sept. 1, 2017 A brand-new signature production show, Grande Amore, will soon premiere on the stages of Silversea Cruises’ five luxury ocean ships. Themed around the world of opera, the show will celebrate love and beaut
Carnival Horizon to Feature Line’s First Teppanyaki Venue
Carnival Horizon to Feature Line’s First Teppanyaki Venue Cruise News – Aug. 28, 2017 Carnival Cruise Line will introduce its first-ever teppanyaki dining venue when the new 133,500-ton Carnival Horizon debuts in spring 2018. Located on the ship’s Promenade Deck, Bonsai Teppanyaki will off
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Aug. 25, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Aug. 25, 2017 Holland America Line is showing their hometown pride by sponsoring Seattle golfer Landon Jackson at the Boeing Classic. Jackson, the first African-American pro at Pebble Beach Golf Links, hopes the tournament will lead to a spot on the 2018 PGA TOUR Cham
Cruise Deal of the Week – Aug. 25, 2017
Cruise Deal of the Week – Aug. 25, 2017 The American Queen Steamboat Company is offering savings of up to $1,400 per stateroom on holiday cruises aboard American Duchess, the new paddlewheeler plying the Mississippi River and tributaries between Memphis, Nashville, and New Orleans. Contact Ame
Jamaica Tourist Board Expects Record-Breaking Number of Tourists in 2017
Jamaica Tourist Board Expects Record-Breaking Number of Tourists in 2017 Cruise News – Aug. 24, 2017 Visitor arrivals in Jamaica have been at a record high since the start of the year and the Jamaica Tourist Board projects that Jamaica will host 4.2 million visitors by the end of 2017, s
MSC Seaview Reaches Float-Out Milestone
MSC Seaview Reaches Float-Out Milestone Cruise News – Aug. 23, 2017 MSC Cruises has celebrated the float out of MSC Seaview during a ceremony at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard in Italy, which officially marked the first time the ship has touched water since beginning construction. As th
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Aug. 18, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Aug. 18, 2017 Carnival Cruise Line is adding five more 5- to 8-day cruises to Havana in 2018. All the Carnival Paradise cruises include overnight stays in the Cuban capital, with the 8-day, August 18, 2018, cruise featuring two full days. Cunard Line will be celebrati
Cruise Deal of the Week – Aug. 18, 2017
Cruise Deal of the Week – Aug. 18, 2017 Luxury line Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is offering savings on five Europa 2 voyages setting sail to Asia and the Middle East in April and May 2018. Among other benefits, guests booking by November 30, 2017 can get up to 30 percent off per person in a Veranda [&hell
Royal Caribbean Begins Construction, Names New Ship Spectrum of the Seas
Royal Caribbean Begins Construction, Names New Ship Spectrum of the Seas Cruise News – Aug. 16, 2017 Royal Caribbean International marked the official start of construction at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, by cutting the first piece of steel for its new Quantum Ultra ship. Th
All-Suite Paddlewheeler American Duchess Debuts in New Orleans
All-Suite Paddlewheeler American Duchess Debuts in New Orleans Cruise News – Aug. 15, 2017 American Queen Steamboat Company has welcomed its newest riverboat, the 166-guest American Duchess, the first all-suite paddlewheeler on America’s rivers. Christened in New Orleans on the banks of the
Norwegian Cruise Line Unveils Exciting Features for Norwegian Bliss
Cruise News, Aug. 13, 2017 Norwegian Cruise Line has revealed features and amenities for the 4,000-guest Norwegian Bliss, the line’s 16th ship, which will sail to Alaska and then the Caribbean starting in spring 2018. Following this feature’s overwhelming popularity aboard Norwegian Bliss’
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Aug. 11, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Aug. 11, 2017 River cruise line AmaWaterways has announced the godmother for its upcoming ship, AmaLea. Travel industry leader Filomena Andre will christen the 154-guest vessel during a ceremony in Vilshofen, Germany, in May 2018. AmaLea will sail six Tulip Time cruis
Cruise Deal of the Week – Aug. 11, 2017
Cruise Deal of the Week – Aug. 11, 2017 Holland America Line is bringing back its Explore4 promotion, offering a $1,400 beverage package per stateroom (based on a 14-day cruise), dinner at the Pinnacle Grill for two, free or reduced cruise fares for friends or kids in the same stateroom, and 50 pe
Carnival Fantasy Continues Cruising from Mobile Through 2018
Carnival Fantasy Continues Cruising from Mobile Through 2018 Cruise News – Aug. 10, 2017 Visit Mobile has announced that Carnival Cruise Line has extended its contract with the City of Mobile through December 2018, during which Carnival Fantasy will sail 4- to 8-day Eastern and Western Caribbean a
