Royal Caribbean International is re-launching the cruise line’s art program with the “Art on Royal” program that includes art tours, seminars and auctions. Art on Royal integrates the $120 million onboard collection aboard Royal Caribbean’s 22 ships, which features Royal Caribbean Signature Artists Romero Britto and Thomas Kinkade.

Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 failed a vessel sanitation inspection on June 10 with a score of 84, two points below the level of 86 that is considered satisfactory by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nearly 3,000 cruise passengers visited St. Kitts on Tuesday. The Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s 2,501-passenger Serenade of the Seas berth at Port Zante with 2,483 passengers and a crew of 855. It arrived from St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands and sailed for Aruba late afternoon.

Cunard Line has detailed the far-flung “World Voyages” the Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth will offer in 2013. On Jan. 10, 2013, Queen Victoria and flagship Queen Mary 2 will depart Southampton, England, and together visit a total 55 ports in 28 countries.

Crystal Cruises is offering new “double bonus savings” of up to $4,000 per couple on select Panama Canal and South America cruises from January to April 2012. The offer is good on new bookings made by Aug. 31 on cruises by both Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity.

According to a report released by the European Cruise Council, the Costa Crociere S.p.A. Group led other cruise lines in Europe in 2010 based on revenue, the number of guests and fleet size. Consolidated revenues rose by 12 percent in fiscal year 2010 to just under US$4.3 billion, while the total number of guests increased 18 percent to 2.15 million guests over 26 ships.