Tom Stieghorst: Travel Weekly

Senior Editor

Tom Stieghorst

Senior Editor

Miami-based Tom Stieghorst has been the senior editor in charge of cruise coverage for Travel Weekly since 2012. He has worked as a news reporter and editor for three decades in Washington, D.C., New York and Florida, most recently at the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel.

Stieghorst grew up in the Midwest and is a graduate of the University of Virginia.

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Carnival blimp heads to California

Carnival blimp heads to CaliforniaThe Carnival AirShip will begin its monthlong tour of duty Dec. 31, including an appearance at the annual Rose Parade in...

The National Geographic Venture in San Francisco.

Lindblad elevates expedition cruising with its new VentureThe 100-passenger vessel brings Lindblad Expeditions into the 21st century in terms of ship design and ambience.

A band performed classic rock covers in the Rolling Stone Rock Room.

Holland America experiments with music and dining changesThe biggest experiment on the Nieuw Statendam is the addition of the Rolling Stone Rock Room, a partnership with Rolling Stone...

MSC has made onboard enhancements to the Armonia, including new dining and entertainment concepts that pay homage to Cuba.

MSC debuts U.S.-Cuba sailingsThe seven-night Caribbean sailings, out of Miami aboard the MSC Armonia, will include an overnight in Havana.

Confessions of a thrifty cruiser

Confessions of a thrifty cruiserI really should be grateful to the cruisers that use the amenities that generate onboard revenue. Because without them, I'd be...

Road Scholar to operate its own shipThe operator, which specializes in enrichment tours for older travelers, will offer European itineraries aboard the...

The DreamWorks partnership produced the Kung Fu Panda Noodle Shop on Quantum of the Seas in 2015.

Goodbye, Shrek: Royal Caribbean parts ways with DreamWorksRoyal Caribbean will replace ice shows and parades that feature the DreamWorks characters with in-house programming.

Carnival brings back classic name for new ship: Mardi Gras

Carnival brings back classic name for new ship: Mardi GrasIts largest ship due in 2020 will have the same name as the first Carnival ship that entered service in 1972.

This translucent resin copy of the David statue with a cell phone is a social media favorite on Nieuw Statendam.

Holland America's new ship a treat for art loversThe $4 million art collection on the Nieuw Statendam mostly relates to music.

VARELIA puts a futuristic twist on a traditional medieval tale.

MSC Bellissima getting two new Cirque du Soleil at Sea showsThe shows will be called SYMA -- Sail Beyond Imagination and VARELIA -- Love in Full Color.