“Once again, passengers can enjoy the adventure and romance of cruising onboard a true sailing vessel,” said Charles J. Kropke, CEO of the Coral Gables-based company, a successor to Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, which closed its doors in 2007. Kropke plans to grow Windjammer Sailing Adventures’ fleet

Luxury super yacht MY Sherakhan, is one of four vessels new to the Falkland Islands visiting in the 2012/13 season beginning next month. More often spotted in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, she also ventures further afield to Patagonia, Antarctica, French Polynesia, Asia, and Panama.

When Azamara Club Cruises (www.cruisingpower.com) debuted a few years ago, it termed its product as "up-market" but increasingly customers are seeing included features for the brand that, in the past, have been typically considered perks of a luxury product.

Jamaica’s cruise numbers saw solid growth last year, but tourism authorities there are not pleased with the level of per-passenger spending, which trails most other major cruise destinations in the Caribbean.