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Carnival Freedom Back, Enriched

Carnival Freedom sailed away from the ship’s homeport of Galveston recently for a multi-million-dollar renovation. New features were added while several existing features were enhanced. Added: a variety of exciting experiences, including an expansive new WaterWorks aqua park.Enhanced: dining options Read More …

Meaningful Windstar Moments

Windstar Cruises by CHRIS OWEN on Exposure

5 Reasons to Vacation in Auckland, New Zealand

Also called “the City of Sails,” a sprawling metropolis between two harbors (Waitemata and Manukau Harbors), Auckland is located in New Zealand’s North Island. It is a friendly, cosmopolitan city of 1.45 million inhabitants – it has attracted a large concentration of Polynesians from South Pacific islands as well as Asians. New Zealand’s largest city …

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Travel Gear Review: The Perfect Travel Blazer

It’s been a long and winding road I’ve been on to find the perfect travel blazer. The journey goes back decades and includes a diverse cast of characters.  Along the way, the world changed, popular style evolved and buying stuff became easier Read More …

Crystal Expedition Cruises Announce Crystal Endeavor’s 2021 Deployment

Crystal Expedition Cruises has announced the complete line-up of far-reaching 2021 itineraries for its luxury expedition yacht Crystal Endeavor. On expedition voyages of 10- to 28-nights, the polar class yacht will explore destinations legendary and unknown, remote and remarkable throughout…Read more ›

Bora Bora: Your Dream Vacation

This article is the 3rd of a three part series by Porthole Cruise Magazine contributor Georgina Cruz chronicling her voyage aboard a Holland America Line world cruise. The three parts focus on a unique island in French Polynesia: Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora. Today, Georgina takes us on a tour of Bora Bora. 

The Return Of Nile River Cruising

The Nile, referred to as the Father of African Rivers, has always been an essential conduit of life for Egypt, both in agricultural and tourism activity.  Cruises along the Nile had been a quintessential component of bucket list adventure until without warning the Arab Spring uprising of 2011, dealt a death blow to the heart …

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Fort Lauderdale Knows Brunch

The sunny beachside city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is known for being a premier vacation destination thanks to its tropical climate and one of the world’s busiest cruise ports in Port Everglades. Known for being a top vacation destination for people from all over, Fort Lauderdale has embraced one aspect of millennial culture that we …

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Unique Features Of The Standalone Windstar Cruises Experience

Just back from sailing with Windstar Cruises, it has taken a couple of days to decide how to best tell the story of our journey. Reporting the facts and figures is rather easy. I have many photos and a thick Read More …

Explore The World With Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines In 2020/21

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced that, in 2020/21, its fleet of five smaller, more intimately-sized ocean and river ships – Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch, plus river cruise addition, Brabant – will be visiting no fewer than 277 destinations in 90 countries, across six…Read more ›