Budget savvy solo travelers can take advantage of no single supplement on eight Galapagos adventures offered by nature travel expert and ecotourism pioneer International Expeditions

Star Cruises, the leading cruise line in Asia-Pacific, is pleased to announce that it has earmarked $25 million to refurbish SuperStar Virgo, further strengthening its cruise holiday products for regional and international passengers.

Cunard Line’s flagship Queen Mary 2, renowned for her signature trans-Atlantic Cruise, has been named "Best Luxury Cruise Ship” for the eighth consecutive year by the readers of Travel Weekly, the national publication of the travel industry. 

The Around-the-World cruise, which already sold out months prior to departure, will host about 2,300 passengers from around the world: more than half the guests will be Italian and German, along with numerous French and Spanish.

With the dynamic expansion of the worldwide cruise industry attention is focusing increasingly on the subject of sustainability. International shipping lines have been introducing a whole range of ecological and social measures. Environmentalists and cruise experts are also calling for greater corporate social responsibility.

Tourism officials in Mazatlan, Mexico, are criticizing Holland America for dropping calls at the city through March. In a statement sent to USA Today, Mazatlan Tourism Trust spokesman Julio Birrueta said the safety concerns the line is citing in canceling visits over the next three months are unfounded.