Royal Caribbean International said its Explorer of the Seas will operate cruises to Bermuda, the Caribbean and Canada/New England from Bayonne, New Jersey, from April through October 2013.

Florida tourism entrepreneur Charles J. Kropke is planning to bring back freewheeling sail cruises through a new version of Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. Kropke has purchased the defunct company’s three-masted Mandalay and hopes to operate his first cruise in May.

A port now used mostly for ships carrying sand and gravel for Riviera Maya construction projects is set to become a new home for Carnival Cruise Line ships. Carnival calls Calica "the newest gateway to the Yucatan Peninsula."

Azamara Club Cruises cancelled the April 12 departure of the Azamara Quest from Singapore as the vessel will need to undergo repairs after a March 30 engine room fire.