Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises has announced the appointment of Christopher Prelog as vice president of fleet operations.

Now that the drama of the U.S. presidential election is in the rearview mirror, the cruise industry could see some additional openings to Cuba, Frank Del Rio, CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings said. "I believe the presidential election had something to do with perhaps a deferment of making some decisions," Del Rio said. "I am hopeful that the defrosting of relations will continue. If it does, I'm confident that soon enough we will see more vacation opportunities to visit Cuba both by land and sea."

Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald said that the election of Donald Trump as president has the potential to be good for the cruise industry, but he also said he hopes that Trump will do "the right thing" internationally.

US-based Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s largest cruise company, in May started sailing to Cuba -- the first cruise from the US to that Caribbean nation in more than 50 years.

With over 30 years of successfully sailing the Greek Islands, Celestyal Cruises kicks off its fourth season with more options and increased sales, thanks to interest from American travelers.

The Cayman Islands government will issue a requests for proposals (RFP) for construction of its planned $150 million cruise ship pier and terminal facility by March of 2017, the country’s premier said recently.