March 22, 2011 -- Crystal is pushing itself into a higher category of luxury by removing onboard charges for alcohol and gratuities.

March 22, 2011 -- Carnival Corp & plc today detailed strong results for Q1 of 2011, despite rising fuel costs, thanks to better-than-expected cost control and on-target improvements in fare revenue. Guidance for the full-year 2011 was lower than December's guidance due to increased fuel costs and a slight hit to fare revenue from itinerary changes to avoid political instability in North Africa and the Middle East.

March 21, 2011 -- Windstar Cruises, which operates a three small, high-end sailing vessels, today announced its overhauled website, windstarcruises.com, which follows the industry trend of offering better functionality for consumers to plan voyages, and features a company blog.

March 21, 2011 -- Holland America Line, working together with the U.S. National Park Service, have produced a series of 16 podcasts designed to provide unique, in-depth insight into Glacier Bay National Park. The podcasts are available for guests aboard HAL ships, and for download.

SANTA CLARITA, Calif., March 15, 2011 -- Princess Cruise line today announced the name and key features of its latest newbuild, Royal Princess.

MIAMI, March 11, 2011 -- Carnival Corporation & plc today announced Q1 2011 earnings and lowered expectations for full year 2011 earnings, in advance of Cruise Shipping Miami next week.

SANTA CLARITA, Calif., March 3, 2011 -- For the first time since 2007, Princess cruises will sail from Texas' port of Galvaston. Western Caribbean seven-night itineraries will start December 22, 2012 on Crown Princess.

SEATTLE, March 2, 2011 -- Holland America Line has now launched the new Stateroom Direct Access program across the fleet that allows guests immediate to go straight to their stateroom upon embarkat

SEATTLE, Feb. 28, 2011 -- Holland America Line's MS Nieuw Amsterdam, was voted 2011 Ship of the Year by members of the World Ocean & Cruise Liner Society.

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Feb. 14, 2011 -- Rudi Sodamin, was honored this month as Best Cruise Line Chef by Porthole Cruise Magazine in its February 2011 issue. The award recognizes Sodamin's dedication, innovative approach and unique contributions to the culinary arts at sea. Sodamin serves as Holland America Line's Culinary Consultant and has been a driving force behind the line's ongoing dining enhancements.

NEW ORLEANS - March 15, 2009 - NCL has confirmed plans to continue seasonal sailings out of New Orleans at least through April 2014.

MIAMI -- March 10, 2009 -- NCL announced today that cruise industry veteran Roberto Martinoli has been appointed president and chief operating officer.

MIAMI, March 10, 2009 -- On June 5, Costa will hold its first-ever dual inaugural as it christens the Costa Luminosa and Costa Pacifica.

MIAMI, March 3, 2009 -- Carnival is reporting strong booking volumes even in the face of a difficult economy, citing vacationers' willingness to take advantage of some of the best vacation values in years.

SEATTLE, Feb. 20, 2009 -- With the addition of ten new full-transit cruises through the Panama Canal, Holland America Line is offering an unprecedented 45 Panama Canal sailings in 2009, on nine different ships departing from five separate ports.

MIAMI, Feb. 18, 2009 -- Officially, Celebrity Equinox won't have her maiden voyage until August 8. But for those who just can't wait to see the latest Solstice-class vessel, Celebrity announced today that the line will offer a "soft launch" cruise departing July 31 through the majestic Norwegian Fjords, roundtrip from Southampton, England.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Feb 11, 2009 -- Ambassadors International, Inc., parent company of Windstar Cruises, today announced plans to sell the company's principal non-Windstar assets, replace the curre

Miami - Feb 10, 2009 --- NCL announced today that for the first time in more than 11 years, the company will homeport a ship seasonally at Port Canaveral, Florida beginning October 2010. This port, close to Orlando, is a popular northern Florida port currently used by fellow contemporary cruise lines Carnival and RCI.

Miami - Jan 21, 2009 --- NCL today announced a 2010-2011 winter deployment which includes a continued year-round commitment to Europe with Norwegian Jade sailing from Barcelona and the addition of Norwegian Jewel, joining Norwegian Gem, sailing from New York, giving guests the opportunity to choose from among NCL's newest ships, purpose-built for Freestyle Cruising.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29, 2008 -- This year, Crystal will offer a single, highly unusal sailing to Alaska. This will be the luxury line's first visit to the state since 2005.

SEATTLE, Dec. 24, 2008 -- Windstar Cruises' vessel Wind Surf assisted in the rescue of the French catamaran Sofrane off the North Coast of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea on the evening of Dec. 23, 2008.

MATTHEWS, N.C., Dec. 22, 2008 -- PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK), today announced the installation of PokerPro automated poker tables onboard Norwegian Cruise Line's award-winning Norwegian Pearl. PokerPro recently began conducting a 90-day field trial in hopes of adding additional tables to NCL's fleet of 11 cruise ships.

SEATTLE, Dec. 18, 2008 -- Holland America Line announced today it will more than double its previously-announced Bermuda cruises in 2010 from 11 to 24 beginning on April 25, 2010.

MIAMI, Dec. 18, 2008 -- In 1959, Costa Cruises became the first cruise line to offer regularly scheduled Caribbean cruises from Port Everglades with the elegant Franca C. When the Costa Fortuna sails into Port Everglades this December 21, she will celebrate Costa's 50th Caribbean cruise season from South Florida.