Carnival Corporation will add two ships to its China fleet in 2016, making it the first global cruise company with six total ships based in China.

The Port Authority of Barcelona has welcomed an investment of more than €30 million to build and operate a second private cruise terminal at the Port of Barcelona.

New ships will be introduced over the next three years, termed by Crystal as “effectively establishing three brand new classes of cruising,” and Crystal’s own Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft will be unveiled.

Haimark Line, of Colorado, said it plans 15 nine-night "people-to-people" cruises to Cuba on the luxury 105-cabin Saint Laurent ship beginning Feb. 20.

As Cunard celebrates its 175th anniversary with the New York arrival of its flagship, Queen Mary 2, the line has announced the vessel will undergo an extensive 25 day dry dock refurbishment at the Blohm+Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, from May 27 to June 21, 2016.

After a six year hiatus, Regent Seven Seas Cruises will offer a world cruise in 2017, enabled by the arrival of a new ship, Seven Seas Explorer, in 2016.