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Mar 25

11 Sights To See in Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia, starting and ending point of many cruises and a popular port of call on world cruises and other extended voyages, always makes the lists of the world’s most scenic harbors – along with the likes of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Hong Kong, China. Without a doubt, one of the planet’s best natural …

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Mar 01

Cruise Deal of the Week – March 1, 2019

Sometimes you just have to cruise. But that doesn’t mean you have to cruise at full price. Savvy cruisers know that a great deal on a cruise vacation is out there if you just know where to look!

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 24

Island Shore Excursions For Your Tastebuds

If you’ve cruised with Holland America Line, you may be familiar with their FOOD & WINE shore excursions. Teaming up with the famed magazine of the same name, the cruise line’s food excursions offer hands-on cooking classes with top restaurant chefs, culinary walking tours, winery visits, tours of authentic street food, exploring local hideaways and …

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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 23

Porthole Awards: Cruise Kudos That Make Sense

As lists of cruise awards go, winners can make perfect sense, no sense at all and everything in-between. Still, of all the awards, Porthole Cruise Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Awards seem to most accurately reflect what we might actually experience when sailing. 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 …

Dec 31

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Dec 28

Holland America Guaranteed Tours Prove Valuable, Exciting

Travel by ship brings an organized, safe way to visit all the continents on our planet. At those corners of the globe, cruise travelers go on excursions designed to showcase destinations as though this would be their one and only Read More …