A Week Aboard Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas
Ashley Castle’s week on Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas I ventured on board Royal Caribbean’s recently refurbished Navigator of the Seas, now sailing from Galveston, Texas, for a week of fun on board and in the ports of call: Roatan, Honduras, Belize City, Belize and Cozume
MSC Divina: Ship Tour
Get Lost with Kelley Ferro aboard the beautiful MSC Divina! The stunning MSC Divina pulled into Miami’s harbor in November to start her Caribbean route. This gem of a ship is luxurious and simply lavish–with amazing amenities, rooms, entertainment & dining–it is quite classy!
MSC Divina: Dining Tour
Get Lost with Kelley Ferro aboard the beautiful MSC Divina! The stunning MSC Divina pulled into Miami’s harbor in November to start her Caribbean route. This gem of a ship is luxurious and simply lavish–with amazing amenities, rooms, entertainment & dining–it is quite classy!
MSC Divina: Stateroom Tour
Get Lost with Kelley Ferro aboard the beautiful MSC Divina! The stunning MSC Divina pulled into Miami’s harbor in November to start her Caribbean route. This gem of a ship is luxuruious and simply lavish–with amazing amenities, rooms, entertainment & dining–it is quite classy!
MSC Divina: Entertainment on Board
Get Lost with Kelley Ferro aboard the beautiful MSC Divina! The stunning MSC Divina pulled into Miami’s harbor in November to start her Caribbean route. This gem of a ship is luxuruious and simply lavish–with amazing amenities, rooms, entertainment & dining–it is quite classy!
MSC Divina: Activities on Board
Get Lost with Kelley Ferro aboard the beautiful MSC Divina! The stunning MSC Divina pulled into Miami’s harbor in November to start her Caribbean route. There is so much to do on the Divina, from a waterslide to pools, open air lounges & the spa–you won’t want to get off the sh
Five Fave Photos: Snap To It! Most Photogenic Cruise Destinations
Porthole’s Five Faves Five Fave Photos: Snap To It The world’s most photogenic cruise destinations Traveling the world is what I do. Whether for work or for fun, I’ve explored 90 countries and all seven continents. Lucky for today’s cruisers, so many of the world’s most beautiful desti
Five Faves: Rollin’ on the River – Things to Love About a River Cruise
Porthole’s Five Faves Rollin’ on the River Five Favorite Things to Love About a River Cruise I’ve been cruising for 35 years. I’ve sailed on hundreds of ships, from my first job as a cruise director aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Mardi Gras to today’s big, bigger, and biggest megaships pl
Cruise Wisdom Web Extra: Which Caribbean Itinerary is Right for You?
Eastern, Western, or Southern? Choosing the Caribbean itinerary that’s best for you. All three of these itineraries are a must-do for any avid cruiser. It’s selecting which one to try first that’s a matter of personal preference. Do you want to visit ports that offer historical sightseeing opt
Five Faves: Coldest Cruises to Beat the Heat
Porthole’s Five Faves Coldest Cruises to Beat the Heat Cure the summertime blues in these cool destinations Christmastime in the Caribbean is warm and wonderful. There’s something extra special about sailing through the Med when there’s sleet and slush filling the streets back home. But this t
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
Five Faves: Theme Cruises for 2015
Porthole’s Five Faves Five Theme Cruises Stargazing, yoga, and rock and roll – some of our favorite theme cruises for 2015 From country music cruises to chocolate lovers’ cruises, from golf to Goth, there is a theme cruise out there for everyone. Set sail with like-minded cruisers for
Five Faves: And the Living’s Easy – Summer river cruise favorites.
Porthole’s Five Faves And the Living’s Easy With summer comes great reasons to river cruise! River cruises operate nearly year-round, stopping only in the dead of winter. Fall foliage sailings are popular as trees along the riverside show their brilliant colors. Turning colder, Christmas market
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
Bucket List: St. Petersburg, Russia
Regal Russia Five must-dos in the majestic port city of St. Petersburg By Carol A. Henry St. Petersburg, Russia, a source of several UNESCO World Heritage sites, and considered the “Venice of the North,” should be on every traveler’s bucket list. On a recent trip there, I discovered that besid
Cruise Asia
Cruise Asia From families to adventure-seekers to luxury travelers, there’s something for everyone cruising the Far East. By Heidi Sarna The Far East is a sprawling, spread-out region that stretches from tropical Indonesia at the equator to cooler climes thousands of miles north in China and Japan
Island Time: South Pacific Cruising
Island Time The story of South Pacific cruising By Chris Frame If you’re like many travelers, the South Pacific conjures visions of a tropical paradise: sunny weather, relaxed and vibrant communities, pristine beaches, and turquoise oceans. Like the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, the beautiful S
Go Green
Go Green How some cruise ships are literally bringing the land to the sea By Gina Tarnacki When Celebrity Cruises’ Solstice-class debuted in 2008 with Celebrity Solstice, the new ship’s biggest claim to fame was its Lawn Club. Real grass — on a cruise ship. It was a first-ever at sea and alt
Join the Club: Born to Rum
Join the Club: Born to Rum Get a taste of island life aboard a rum cruise in the Caribbean. By Clark Norton As a young man, Dave Russell’s first encounter with a certain popular alcoholic beverage quickly turned sour. “I got sick on too much cheap rum,” he recalls, which put him off it for [&h
