The cruise industry is on the verge of a comeback as yields rebound from the recession and negative ship incidents like the Costa Concordia capsizing in January 2012 and the Carnival Triumph in February 2013, according to Robin Farley.

Vacation.com reports Azamara Club Cruises now offers Vacation.com members a High Value Guest Incentive Commission program. This program is the top commission Azamara Club Cruises offers, Vacation.com reports. High value guest bookings are defined as any suite booking.

Port Canaveral’s newest ship, the updated Carnival Sunshine, is kicking off a year-round schedule of five- to eight-day voyages visiting destinations throughout the Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida.

The ship, Quantum of the Seas, will make its home in China in 2015, after spending its inaugural winter season sailing out of New York. The ship will ferry travelers from Shanghai to South Korea and Japan.

The six-day voyage, visiting Costa Maya, Mahogany Bay (Isla Roatan) and Cozumel, will depart from the newly refurbished Erato Street Cruise Terminal, which has undergone a $2.3 million upgrade to accommodate a ship as large as the 130,000-ton Carnival Dream.

From fall 2014 through spring 2015, Holland America Line will offer the most comprehensive South America deployment of the season with four ships positioned in the region. The line's ms Statendam, ms Maasdam, ms Prinsendam and ms Zaandam will sail 20 voyages around the continent.