The four ships will be based on a new advanced next-generation prototype and will form what will be known as the “World Class” of MSC Cruises’ ships.

Following a series of premiere Mediterranean voyages, Koningsdam’s official naming ceremony will take place in the Netherlands on May 20.

P&O Cruise Lines is coming to St Lucia. The cruise line has selected St Lucia to be its home port destination as part of a seven-night cruise itinerary.

Fathom has announced that the line will devote its July 17 sailing to the Dominican Republic to the exploration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

Norwegian Cruise Line’s US-flagged Pride of America has returned to her homeport of Honolulu as a nearly new ship following a three and half week dry dock where she received ship-wide enhancements.

Cruise tourism in the Dominican Republic closed February with 63.3 percent growth. According to the projections, each month should be better than the one before.