''Porthole Cruise and Travel Magazine'' is a bi-monthly, internationally distributed periodical dedicated to

cruise ship Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where passengers may go on tours known as ...

travel, holiday cruise destinations, and cruise ship experiences.

History and profile

It was founded in 1993 by publisher and editor-in-chief Bill Panoff, CEO of Ft. Lauderdale-based PPI Group as a

trade magazine A trade magazine, also called a trade journal or trade paper (colloquially or disparagingly a trade rag), is a magazine or newspaper whose target audience is people who work in a particular trade or industry. The collective term for thi ...

, but changed format to a consumer magazine in 1996. Since 1998, the magazine has issued Reader's Choice Awards, surveying its readers to recognize outstanding cruise lines, ships, destination, itineraries, ports of call, onboard amenities, and shoreside hotels, shopping and excursions. In 2013, ''Portholes parent company, PPI Group, became the media partner of the annual Cruise Shipping Miami industry conference.

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