Cruise Deal of the Week – Jul. 21, 2017
Cruise Deal of the Week – Jul. 21, 2017 Cunard is now offering the Drinks on Us sale, which offers guests free drinks in Balcony staterooms and Grill suites with a $200 reduced deposit per person on select 2018 Northern Europe, Mediterranean and Transatlantic Crossing voyages. Guests can reser
Norwegian Cruise Line Adds More Cuba and Alaska Cruises to Summer 2018
Norwegian Cruise Line Adds More Cuba and Alaska Cruises to Summer 2018 Cruise News – July 10, 2017 Norwegian Cruise Line has announced updates to its summer 2018 deployment: Following her fall/winter season in South America and a dry dock enhancement, the 1,936-passenger Norwegian Sun will reposit
Carnival Thanks the Troops with Social Media–Powered Barbecue
Carnival Thanks the Troops with Social Media–Powered Barbecue Cruise News – July 7, 2017 Carnival Cruise Line joined forces with Operation Homefront this week to extend the July 4th holiday and thank men and women in uniform by hosting the world’s first “social media–powered barbecue
Crystal River Cruises Unveils Culinary Concepts for Crystal Bach
Crystal River Cruises Unveils Culinary Concepts for Crystal Bach Cruise News – Jul. 5, 2017 Crystal River Cruises has unveiled detailed highlights of the culinary concepts and offerings to be featured aboard Crystal Bach, the first of the company’s “Rhine Class” river yachts, which debu
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Jun. 30, 2017
Porthole Cruise News Briefs – Jun. 30, 2017 Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Cruise Line’s first custom-designed ship for the Chinese cruise market, was christened this week in a lavish ceremony in Shanghai that featured a performance by the ship’s godfather: singer-songwriter, music producer, act
Dish It Up: Jacques Pépin
Jacques Pépin Dishes It Up for Oceania Cruises By Janice Wald Henderson I remember the first time I met Jacques Pépin. I was a newbie food writer who volunteered to pick up the famous French chef from the airport and drive him to a cooking class that he was scheduled to teach. I was a […]
Azamara Australia: The Difference Down Under
Azamara’s Destination Immersion brings cruisers closer to the culture By Steve Leland Any journey that requires traveling halfway around the world demands some sort of enticement. A cruise aboard Azamara Club Cruises is as enticing as it gets. Add a compelling itinerary in Australia combined with
Ship Review: Scenic Spirit, Aqua Mekong, and Angkor Pandaw
Magic on the Mekong Luxury awaits for travelers ready to cruise Asia. For been-there-done-that cruisers, an Asia itinerary is often next on the list. And lucky for today’s been-there-done-that cruisers, options abound along Asia’s wonderful waterways. One river in particular that’s attracting
Port Everglades Plans $100 Million Makeover
Port Everglades Plans $100 Million Makeover Cruise News – June 9, 2017 A $100 million renovation of Terminal 25 at Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades will be part of a new long-term agreement between Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (RCCL) and the port. The new agreement replaces the current
5 Faves: Must-Try Cambodian Street Foods
Five Must-Try Cambodian Street Foods I profess to being a moderate foodie, backed up by my appreciation of food and the discovery of new tastes. And despite an inclination to be rather picky, I openly admit that I prefer street food fare over Michelin-rated cuisine. Give me back-alley grub marinated
Carnival Taps Seasonal Miami Guava Wheat Beer on Carnival Vista
Carnival Taps Seasonal Miami Guava Wheat Beer on Carnival Vista Cruise News – May 22, 2017 To celebrate American Craft Beer Week, Carnival Cruise Line has created a guava-flavored beer served exclusively at Carnival Vista’s RedFrog Pub & Brewery, the first brewery aboard a North Americ
New Cirque du Soleil at Sea Shows Coming to MSC Meraviglia
New Cirque du Soleil Shows Coming to MSC Meraviglia Cruise News – May 19, 2017 MSC Cruises has revealed the names and concepts for the two exclusive Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows that will be performed aboard the line’s new next-generation flagship, MSC Meraviglia. The long-term part
Dish It Up: Curtis Stone
Curtis Stone dishes it up for Princess Cruises. By Janice Wald Henderson When Princess Cruises scored celebrity chef Curtis Stone as a culinary partner, fans swooned and surely some competitors turned as green as a Granny Smith with envy. Yes, Curtis Stone is that charismatic and, most importantly,
Don’t Let a Dietary Restriction Prevent You from Cruising
Why you shouldn’t let a dietary restriction prevent you from cruising By Sharon Kenny Whether you’re gluten-free or lactose intolerant, diabetic or have an allergy to peanuts, keep a kosher diet or are strictly vegetarian, one of the benefits of cruise lines improving their food service offering
5 Faves: Beyond the Kids’ Club
Porthole’s 5 Faves Bored on Board? Not a Chance! Five Fun-Ship Activities Beyond the Kids’ Club They say the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. I say, so do the best-laid cruise plans of moms! I recently surprised my two daughters, Michelle and Jenna, with a 3-night crui
Holland America Line Introduces New Elite Beverage Package
Holland America Line Introduces New Elite Beverage Package Cruise News – Apr. 24, 2017 Holland America Line has introduced a new Elite Beverage Package that features premium beverage selections. With this new package, guests may now also enjoy libations from Master Mixologist Dale DeGroff’s
Carnival Horizon to Feature Dr. Seuss–Themed Water Park
Carnival Horizon to Feature Dr. Seuss–Themed Water Park Cruise News – Apr. 20, 2017 Carnival Cruise Line has announced that its newest ship, the 133,500-ton Carnival Horizon, will be the first in the fleet to feature Dr. Seuss WaterWorks, a vibrant water park inspired by the whimsical world of t
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
Caribbean Princess Gets Unprecedented Seven New Dining Options
Caribbean Princess Gets Unprecedented Seven New Dining Options Cruise News – Mar. 29, 2017 When Caribbean Princess debuts from a two-week, multimillion-dollar renovation on April 6, Princess Cruises will have completed its largest food and beverage innovation to ever take place during a dry-d
MSC Cruises Introduces Enhanced, Flexible Dining Options
MSC Cruises Introduces Enhanced, Flexible Dining Options Cruise News – Mar. 23, 2017 MSC Cruises has revealed new dining concepts that will initially be available to guests on MSC Meraviglia and MSC Seaside. When the two ships debut this year, in June and December respectively, they will int
