Carnival Cruise Lines will roll out its first-ever “Funtennial” celebration offering a variety of special offers and giveaways throughout the month of March, commemorating the anniversary of the cruise line’s inaugural voyage in March 1972.
The month-long promotion will feature a different booking incentive each week during March, including free stateroom upgrades, shipboard credits, special savings [...]

Thousands of “Sydneysiders” turned out to view the much-anticipated, historic meeting of two of the world’s most glamorous ocean liners in Sydney Harbour — Cunard Line’s new Queen Victoria and legendary QE2 — as they met during their respective World Cruises. The historic Royal Rendezvous marked the only time that the two ocean liners will [...]

Holland America Line is set to travel Down Under in 2009 with nine select voyages throughout Australia and New Zealand aboard the 1,432-passenger ms Volendam, a ship new to this region. Iconic landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House and Auckland’s Sky Tower will greet guests as the ship explores the varied landscapes and [...]

The sailor’s knot is known for being easy to tie but hard to break. Now, guests who wish to be married at sea by captains of Azamara Cruises’ and Celebrity Cruises’ ships will soon be able to “tie” their own steadfast “knot” at sea, when the lines launch legal, captain-led wedding ceremonies later this year [...]