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Porthole Cruise Magazine

Porthole Cruise Magazine

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Publisher: Porthole Magazine
Category: Magazine

Buy New: $19.95



Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1343

Format: Magazine Subscription
Type: Trade magazine
Subscription Issues: 6
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 6
First Issue Lead Time: 12-16 Weeks

ASIN: B00006KT6I

Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 4 months

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Provides in-depth cruise ship feature reports, product evaluations, general cruise industry news, destinations and special features.


Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Magazine purchases via Amazon   September 23, 2007
Frederick W. Krug (Trenton, New Jersey)
4 out of 9 found this review helpful

I would never order a magazine subscription from Amazon again. It takes twice the time to enter and receive your first issue. I would purchase the subscription from the publisher direct as it takes less time and is the same price.


1 out of 5 stars Try "Cruise Travel" Magazine   December 9, 2005
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11 out of 12 found this review helpful

Don't waste your money on Porthole!

For much better information on cruises, try "Cruise Travel" Magazine. It is by far the best cruise magazine on the market. Although is is only published every two months and isn't very long, it offers up-to-date and useful information on the cruise travel industry and destinations. The Cruise of the Month, Port of the Month, and the Ship of the Month features are great, and the letters to the editor are very well-written and interesting. There are quite a few ads, but they are all relevant to cruising and are helpful when planning a cruise.

Cruising is not just for the rich anymore! Cruise Travel Magazine can help you plan the trip of a lifetime. Prothole only caters to rich travelers.



4 out of 5 stars Good Cruise Information   July 11, 2004
Robert I. Hedges
21 out of 21 found this review helpful

"Porthole" is a magazine about cruising, and is generally informative and interesting. The format has recently been enlarged by the publisher, which is a big improvement.

The magazine is a glossy, color spectacle that deals mostly with reviews of ships and itineraries, with some superficial human interest articles thrown in for good measure. In general "Porthole" is more about visceral impressions of ships and cruises rather than about hard, factual information, which is largely to its detriment. For that reason, I prefer "Cruise Travel" magazine, which has a more thorough analysis of current topics, particularly in their itinerary reviews and "Ship of the Month" sections.

Interestingly, I recently got both "Porthole" and "Cruise Travel" on the same day and both of them had as the cover story Holland America's new "Oosterdam". While "Porthole" showed some nice photos largely of common areas and talked about how spacious it was, "Cruise Travel" detailed the new ship's layout, size of different class cabins, itinerary review, facilities and features, fares, etc. To me the information in "Cruise Travel" was unquestionably superior, although the "Porthole" photographs were nicer.

I enjoy reading "Porthole", and particularly enjoy the coverage of more obscure expeditions, such as the recent (June 2004) article on European river cruises. The coverage of the 'Queen Mary 2' was also excellent, particularly the excellent photographs. Overall, I think Porthole is a good magazine, but not the best in the category. For that try "Cruise Travel".


5 out of 5 stars Best Cruise Magazine Published   May 27, 2004
3 out of 9 found this review helpful

What interesting and delightful articles on the latest in cruising. Truly a class act!

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