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  • Irish Eats: Soda Bread

    By The Cruise Web, Inc.  Just because you may be in international waters it doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Many cruise lines offer up special holiday meals in honor of the holiday. Including green beer. Anything can be made green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, it just takes a small drop […]

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  • NCL Breakaway: Features and Amenities

    Norwegian Cruise Line’s latest ship, the Norwegian Breakaway, launching in April 2013, will have a whole new concept that includes an oceanfront boardwalk lined with shops, restaurants and bars, combined with three expansive, flowing decks of dining, bars, entertainment, gaming and more. The Waterfront and 678 Ocean Place will take cruising to new heights and offer an unparalleled experience with a unique connection to the ocean.

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  • 5 Essential Dublin Experiences

    There’s a reason the city of Dublin is investing over 600 million euros into a cruise ship terminal. Cruises are offering more and more itineraries that include the Emerald Isle because there are tons of things for people to do and see.
    Here is a sampling of some of the sights and experiences that await you in Dublin, the largest city in the Republic of Ireland.

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  • Cruise with Rep. Gabby Giffords and Husband Astronaut Mark Kelly in July

    Want the chance to meet a real American hero? It’s a simple as cruising in the Mediterranean.
    Former Rep. Gabby Giffords will be accompanying her husband Mark Kelly on Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Serenity, for a luxury Mediterranean voyage sailing from Lisbon to Rome on July 25. Kelly is scheduled to speak to guests about the power of the human spirit, with wife “Gabby” joining for a special appearance and photo opportunity at presentation’s end.

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  • Norwegian Cruise Line Dazzles Guests with Upscale Chef's Table Experience

    Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled an intimate, once-in-a-lifetime gourmet dining experience by introducing the Chef’s Table fleet-wide. Guests who attend the Chef’s Table dining experience will marvel in an incredible culinary adventure as they feast on a nine-course, upscale menu consisting of unique and contemporary creations using the highest quality ingredients, sophisticated cooking techniques, flavor compositions and captivating presentations. All courses are accompanied by wines that are specially paired by the line’s Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson.

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  • The Iditarod: An Alaskan Tradition

    By The Cruise Web, Inc. Alaska is known as The Last Frontier and nothing exemplifies that motto more than the Iditarod race, which is in its 40th year. The race pays tribute to the 49th state’s sled dogs, which helped settle the state by transporting mail, groceries and even gold across the state’s vast wilderness. […]

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  • Dreaming of the Bahamas

    By The Cruise Web, Inc. It’s time to feel the ocean breeze and sunshine, even if you are sitting at your desk.  Cruise Consultant Rashell O’Neal just got back from a cruise to the Bahamas and we’ve asked her to share some pictures to brighten your day. Rashell sailed on the MSC Poesia with  her […]

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  • Chef Cat Cora Named Godmother for Oceania Cruises' 'Riviera'

    Oceania Cruises continues to demonstrate its commitment to create the finest cuisine at sea by honoring Food Network’s only female Iron Chef, Cat Cora, as godmother of their newest ship Riviera.
    Cora will name the ship in Barcelona at a lavish, invitation-only christening ceremony on May 11, which will culminate with a 15-liter Nebuchadnezzar of champagne, custom-made by Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, commemoratively breaking against the hull of the 1,250-guest ship.

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