Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas has entered Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard today ahead of a month-long ‘Royal Advantage’ refurbishment.

Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 will berth at Circular Quay’s Overseas Passenger Terminal (OPT) for the first time when she returns to Sydney on 7 March marking the end of her inaugural circumnavigation of Australia.

Costa Allegra and the 1,000 people on board are expected to dock at the Seychelles today after three days of slowly being tugged more than 200 miles from where the boat’s power went out earlier this week.

Sea Cloud Cruises have released a series of special programs from July until October 2012 including a selection of pre and post land programs in Prague and introduced air credits on a number of Mediterranean cruises.

APT reports Australian agents have “jumped on board” the late January offers on its 2013 European River cruising range.

Cunard has made the most of the Queen Mary 2's historic circumnavigation in recent weeks, coordinating a special event onboard Queen Mary 2 for Queensland travel agents to mark her maiden visit to Brisbane.

New economic analysis by Deloitte Access Economics shows the Australian cruise industry contributed $828.1 million to the national economy in 2010-2011 – an increase of more than 44 per cent on its contribution of $576.6 million in 2007-2008.

Award-winning boutique river cruise company, Uniworld is continuing its dominance as the premium cruise operator on the Douro River by introducing Queen Isabel to its fleet in 2013.

After a 3,800km journey across the Atlantic Ocean, Disney Cruise Lines’ newest ship, the Disney Fantasy sailed past the Statue of Liberty yesterday.

Costa Concordia’s sister ship the Costa Allegra is said to be drifting miles from the Seychelles after losing power near the engine room.

Authorities at the Argentinean port of Tierra Del Fuego have disallowed two British cruise ships from docking in the coastal city of Ushuaia.

Cruisers may notice a few less travel options over the London 2012 Olympics, as Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines announced it would axe a few sailings over the period to offer workers associated with the Games accommodation.

The final touches are underway on MSC Cruises’ twelfth ship, as it prepares to launch its newest addition, MSC Divina this year.

A select group of 175 “Ten Pound Poms” and friends remembered their life-changing voyage to Australia at a special event onboard P&O Cruises’ Oriana in Sydney today.

The Caribbean has some of the worlds most beautiful and challenging golf courses and SeaDream Yacht Club has designed a December itinerary with the golf enthusiast in mind. Sail aboard SeaDream I from December 2 - 9, 2012 and enjoy all the Caribbean has to offer, including great golf.

Improving cruise ship access into Cairns could help boost the regions economic opportunities, according to the Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF).

Departure cruise: MSC Divina 03/11/2012

Eight more bodies are said to have been recovered from inside the capsized Costa Concordia this week, bringing the death toll up to 25.

P&O Cruises has announced its cruise ships Aurora and Arcadia will be making Australian port calls in 2013 to meet growing demand.

Star Cruises is delighted to announce that the company was voted by thousands of holidaymakers and travel industry practitioners as the “Best Cruise” in Travel + Leisure India & South Asia’s inaugural “India’s Best Awards”.

The appeal of the North Cape knows no bounds.

When the film Titanic released in 1997 it sparked a boost in cruise popularity, encouraging the construction of the Queen Mary 2.

In all its true Hollywood glory, the Love Boat will dock in Sydney Harbour later this week carrying its on-screen Captain, Merrill Stubing.

SEADREAM Yacht Club has added stand-up paddle-boarding (SUP) to its range of complimentary onboard watersports activities.