Monthly Archives: November 2016

Cruise Ships to Portofino, Italy

Portofino is a scenic fishing village situated on a point that juts into the Mediterranean. It’s near the center of the Italian Riviera, 15 miles east of Genoa.

  1. Riviera – from Monte Carlo, Monaco
  2. Star Pride – from Barcelona, Spain
  3. Seven Seas Voyager – from Monte Carlo, Monaco
  4. Wind Surf – from Barcelona, Spain
  5. Silver Spirit – from Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
  6. Azamara Quest – from Nice, France
  7. Star Breeze – from Barcelona, Spain
  8. Celebrity Constellation – from Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
  9. Star Legend – from Barcelona, Spain
  10. Sirena – from Barcelona, Spain
  11. Azamara Journey – from Barcelona, Spain
  12. Marina – from Lisbon, Portugal
  13. SeaDream II – from Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
  14. Seabourn Odyssey – from Barcelona, Spain

Cruise Ships to Punta Cana

Punta Cana is on the far western point of the Dominican Republic, known for great beaches and clear Caribbean water. It’s only 80 miles west of Puerto Rico and 900 miles southeast of Miami.

  1. Riviera – from Miami, Florida
  2. Seabourn Odyssey – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  3. Silver Wind – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  4. Silver Spirit – from Bridgetown, Barbados
  5. Celebrity Equinox – from Miami, Florida
  6. Insignia – from San Juan, Puerto Rico

Featured Cruises for November 23, 2016: Navigator of the Seas, Zaandam, Carnival Sensation, Noordam and AmaPrima

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Navigator of the Seas – Royal Caribbean
4 Night Western Caribbean
Departing from: Miami, Florida
Visiting: Cozumel, Mexico


Departing in 90 Days: February 21, 2017

ZaandamHolland America Line
14 Night South America Passage
Departing from: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Visiting: Montevideo, Uruguay; Port Stanley, Falkland Islands; Cruise Strait Of Magellan; Cruise Cockburn Channel; Cruise Glacier Alley; Cruise Beagle Channel; Punta Arenas, Chile; Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina; Cruise Cape Horn; Cruise Canal Sarmiento; Cruise Chilean Fjords; Puerto Montt, Chile… View more


Departing in 6 Months: May 22, 2017

Carnival SensationCarnival Cruise Lines
5 Night Western Caribbean
Departing from: Miami, Florida
Visiting: Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman


Departing in 9 Months: August 20, 2017

NoordamHolland America Line
7 Night Glacier Discovery Southbound
Departing from: Seward (Anchorage), Alaska
Visiting: Cruise Glacier Bay National Park; Haines, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska; Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia


Departing in 1 Year: November 23, 2017

AmaPrimaAmaWaterways
7 Night Christmas Markets on the Rhine
Departing from: Basel, Switzerland
Visiting: Breisach Am Rhine, Germany; Strasbourg, France; Speyer (Heidelberg), Germany; Cruise Rhine Gorge; Rudesheim, Germany; Koblenz, Germany; Cologne, Germany; Amsterdam, Netherlands

Featured Cruises: Bilbao, Vision of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas, MSC Armonia and Viking Heimdal – November 22, 2016

Featured Destination: Bilbao, Spain

Upcoming cruises to Bilbao

April 8, 2017: Crown Princess – 28 Night Western Europe and Mediterranean Grand Adventure from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
April 8, 2017: Crown Princess – 14 Night Western Europe Passage from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
April 15, 2017: Seabourn Quest – 16 Night Epicurean Quest of Westen Europe from Barcelona, Spain
April 15, 2017: Seabourn Quest – 28 Night European Panorama from Barcelona, Spain
May 6, 2017: Crown Princess – 7 Night Spain and France from Southampton (London), England

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Cruise Ships to Vancouver

Cruises to Vancouver are most often northbound from the US west coast or southbound from Alaska. It’s also the most popular starting point for cruises to Alaska.

  1. Coral Princess – from San Pedro (Los Angeles), California
  2. Island Princess – from San Pedro (Los Angeles), California
  3. Zaandam – from Seward (Anchorage), Alaska
  4. Star Princess – from San Pedro (Los Angeles), California
  5. Noordam – from Seward (Anchorage), Alaska
  6. Radiance of the Seas – from Seward (Anchorage), Alaska
  7. Celebrity Millennium – from Seward (Anchorage), Alaska
  8. Silver Shadow – from Seward (Anchorage), Alaska
  9. Norwegian Sun – from Seward (Anchorage), Alaska
  10. Seven Seas Mariner – from Seward (Anchorage), Alaska
  11. Amsterdam – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  12. Emerald Princess – from Seattle, Washington
  13. Ruby Princess – from Seattle, Washington
  14. Celebrity Solstice – from Seattle, Washington
  15. Crystal Serenity – from Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

Featured Cruises: Geelong, Norwegian Dawn, Viking Egil, Celebrity Solstice and Marina – November 21, 2016

Featured Destination: Geelong, Australia

Upcoming cruises to Geelong

November 30, 2017: Norwegian Jewel – 14 Night Australia and New Zealand from Sydney, Australia
December 14, 2017: Norwegian Jewel – 9 Night Australia and Tasmania from Sydney, Australia
February 10, 2018: Norwegian Jewel – 10 Night Australia from Sydney, Australia

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Cruise Ships to San Diego

San Diego is both a cruise departure port and a destination for cruises that begin elsewhere. Located on the Pacific Ocean at the southern end of California, it’s regularly ranked as one of the nicest places to live in the United States. Great for short visits, too.

  1. Ruby Princess – from San Pedro (Los Angeles), California
  2. Seven Seas Navigator – from Miami, Florida
  3. Grand Princess – from San Francisco, California
  4. Amsterdam – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  5. Sirena – from Miami, Florida
  6. Regatta – from San Pedro (Los Angeles), California
  7. Insignia – from San Pedro (Los Angeles), California
  8. Celebrity Infinity – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  9. Veendam – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  10. Eurodam – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  11. Disney Wonder – from Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia
  12. Crystal Serenity – from San Pedro (Los Angeles), California
  13. Nieuw Amsterdam – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  14. Maasdam – from Auckland, New Zealand
  15. Zaandam – from Valparaiso (Santiago), Chile

Featured Cruises: Roatan, 4 Night Bahamas, 13 Night Imperial Jewels of China, 24 Night Mediterranean Magic and 7 Night Western Caribbean – November 18, 2016

Featured Destination: Roatan, Honduras

Upcoming cruises to Roatan

February 17, 2017: Oosterdam – 7 Night Western Caribbean from Tampa, Florida
February 18, 2017: Rhapsody of the Seas – 7 Night Western Caribbean from Tampa, Florida
February 18, 2017: Carnival Freedom – 7 Night Western Caribbean from Galveston, Texas
February 18, 2017: Carnival Magic – 7 Night Western Caribbean from Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
February 18, 2017: Marina – 7 Night Tropical Tempos from Miami, Florida

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Featured Cruises: On Viking River Cruises, Silversea Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line and Celebrity Cruises – November 17, 2016

Featured Destination: Nawiliwili, Hawaii

Upcoming cruises to Nawiliwili

February 18, 2017: Pride of America – 7 Night Hawaii from Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
February 22, 2017: Star Princess – 15 Night Hawaiian Islands from San Pedro (Los Angeles), California
February 25, 2017: Pride of America – 7 Night Hawaii from Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
March 4, 2017: Pride of America – 7 Night Hawaii from Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
March 10, 2017: Grand Princess – 15 Night Hawaiian Islands from San Francisco, California

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Cruise Ships to Philipsburg

Philipsburg is the “capital town” of the island nation known as Sint Maarten (Saint Martin is actually the French northern half of the island). It’s a very pretty town, located on the inlet called Great Bay. Philipsburg is at the northeastern corner of the Caribbean, about 200 miles east of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  1. Carnival Fascination – from San Juan, Puerto Rico
  2. Adventure of the Seas – from San Juan, Puerto Rico
  3. Regal Princess – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  4. Oasis of the Seas – from Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
  5. Celebrity Equinox – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  6. Allure of the Seas – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  7. Harmony of the Seas – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  8. Norwegian Gem – from New York, New York
  9. MSC Divina – from Miami, Florida
  10. Jewel of the Seas – from San Juan, Puerto Rico
  11. Freedom of the Seas – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  12. Celebrity Silhouette – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  13. Nieuw Amsterdam – from Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
  14. Celebrity Eclipse – from Miami, Florida
  15. Celebrity Summit – from San Juan, Puerto Rico