Royal Caribbean International announced Thursday that it will expand its cruise offerings out of the Port of Tampa next year when a second ship, the Vision of the Seas, begins trips to the Caribbean.

Holland America Line is offering a series of familiarization cruises to Alaska, the Pacific Coast and Caribbean for travel agents. The seven-day Alaska fam cruise aboard Oosterdam and departs Sept. 15, 2013 and calls at Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan, Alaska, and Victoria, British Columbia, with scenic cruising in Tracy Arm Fjord.

Today Carnival Corporation & plc announced it is introducing its Princess Cruises brand to China in 2014, naming Shanghai as home port for Sapphire Princess during a four-month season expected to carry 70,000 passengers.