A survey of travel agents, conducted by Travel Leaders Group, suggests European river cruising will be hot this year. It landed in the survey's list of the Top 5 international destinations for the first time ever after ranking 21st just three years ago.

Florida’s Port Canaveral has started construction work on a new US$50.5 million cruise terminal complex with a 1,400 ft. berth and a 1,000-vehicle parking facility.

Miami port officials say more than 4 million cruise passengers used the facility in the most recent fiscal year, cementing its status as the world’s busiest cruise port, according to Jason Clampet and Associated Press.

Costa Cruises is launching a major international advertising campaign on TV, in print media and on the Web. After the domestic launch in Italy on December 29, it will be broadcast in France and Germany, starting mid-January 2014, and then extended to other European countries.