Royal Caribbean International’s 225,000-ton Oasis of the Seas will allow passengers to make reservations for onboard entertainment from three months to four days before sailing.

Royal Caribbean International said consumers can give the gift of a cruise to family and friends by purchasing Royal Incentive Rewards through travel agents by Sept. 18.

Windstar Cruises is offering special rates on holiday and New Year’s cruises in the Caribbean and Costa Rica.

The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) is encouraging tourism industry stakeholders to view the current economic crisis as an opportunity to be at the forefront of the recovery when it comes.

Carnival Cruise Lines will introduce its first comedy club on its new 130,000-ton Carnival Dream. The club will feature six comedy shows on four nights during each voyage. The new 3,646-passenger Carnival Dream –the line’s largest ship- is set to debut Sept. 21.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises, which had scheduled the Seven Seas Navigator for dry-dock in January in Charleston, S.C., has accelerated the work to take place Nov. 15 to Dec. 15 at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany.