Holland America Line will offer Caribbean sailings of up to 20 days in 2008, part of the 121 sailings it will offer to the Caribbean next year, the line’s largest deployment in the region to date.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) travel agencies hosted a record number of World’s Largest Cruise Night (WLCN) events around North America. More than 3,500 traditional and online events were planned. With major cruise lines providing incentives, special offers and assistance, CLIA encouraged travel agents to sign up for their own events.

Carnival Cruise Lines’ new 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor -the largest “Fun Ship” ever constructed- will operate a special one-time eight-day European cruise in July 2008.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today that Royal Caribbean International’s Sovereign of the Seas will be reassigned to the company’s Pullmantur fleet, and the Los Angeles-based Monarch of the Seas will assume Sovereign of the Seas’ sailings out of Port Canaveral. These changes will take place in October and November 2008.

When Princess ships start their fall season sailing throughout the Caribbean this month they will introduce 126 new shore excursion options for passengers.

The success of EasyCruise’s inaugural summer season in Greece has prompted the unorthodox and innovative cruise operator to more than triple its capacity for summer 2008. The line’s new flagship, to be named EasyCruise Life, will accommodate 540 passengers and will enter service in April 2008.