China has started construction of a 2,000-passenger cruise ship, the first major cruise ship to be built in that nation. According to a report by China News Service, the 100,000-ton ship will cost 3.1 billion yuan, or about $488 million, and take nearly four years to build.

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced a new Stingray Encounter and Fate of the Fancy Snorkel Adventure at Great Stirrup Cay, the line’s 250-acre private island in the Bahamas. Coming soon is a new Lighthouse Beach Bar presented by Patron.