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Mar 22

Cruise Deal of the Week – March 22, 2019

Have you ever heard the expression “the early bird gets the worm”? The same logic applies to the latest cruise deal of the week from Holland America Line! Book your 2020-2021 cruise now and receive one of their best offers yet, with a total value of $1200.

Feb 28

Your Ultimate Moorea Vacation Guide

This article is the 2nd part 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 Moorea. 

Feb 20

Make the Most of Your Tahiti Cruise Vacation

The beauty of French Polynesia, a South Pacific archipelago made up of 118 islands and atolls, has beckoned artists and writers including Paul Gauguin, Robert Louis Stevenson and James Michener across the centuries. Poet Rupert Brooke, another luminary captivated by the islands, observed, “In the South Seas, the Creator seems to have wanted to show …

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Feb 13

9 Reasons To Cruise To Easter Island

A Holy Grail among seasoned travelers, mysterious and mystical Easter Island is a speck of land of 63 square miles in the middle of the Pacific Ocean – one of the most isolated spots on the planet. And not only is it isolated, but also its waters are prone to big swells that make cruise …

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Feb 04

Recapping Oprah’s Girls’ Getaway Cruise

Every cruise is special in its own way, but the Girls’ Getaway cruise hosted by media icon Oprah and news personality Gayle King was one passengers on board will remember forever. Not only did Ms. Winfrey herself cruise with thousands of her fans, but also the editorial team of O, The Oprah Magazine who were …

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Jan 28

5 Ways To Have A Blast In San Blas

Panama’s San Blas Islands are exotic, friendly and relatively nearby: often a port of call on Panama Canal itineraries including those featuring partial transits of the Canal. They form an archipelago consisting of 378 islands scattered around in an area of 100 square miles in the northwest of Panama facing the Caribbean Sea. Many of …

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Jan 23

Culinary Delight: Food & Wine Magazine Tours

Not long ago, we had a nice look at the latest from Holland America Line aboard the lovely Nieuw Statendam. Noted at the time, a transition of the premium cruise line’s Food & Wine Magazine presence onboard. What was once Read More …

Jan 15

HAL Adds New America’s Test Kitchen Programs

Where do you fall on the master chef spectrum? Some of us can whip up 3 course meals in our sleep, others end up burning cereal. One of the most interesting shifts in cruising is the number of cruise lines adding some sort of cooking instruction program to their daily or nightly activities.

Jan 15

Holland America Cooking Shows 2019

Holland America Line continues to encourage guests to embrace cooking and the experts of America’s Test Kitchen with five new shows for 2019. A popular part of the Holland America experience, this is the Consumer Reports of cooking shows taken to Read More …

Nov 28

2019 Holland America Culinary Cruises: Dates, Details

Holland America Line has announced dates for the 2019 Food & Beverage Aficionado Cruises. Tapping the talents of their popular Culinary Council, Master Mixologist and the line’s winemaker partners, Holland America continues their global influence in every dining venue across Holland America Read More …