Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL) denies a report in a South Korean media saying that it had sold Majesty of the Seas to a new cruise venture in the Asian country. “There have been inquiries asking if we are selling Majesty of the Seas and/or Monarch of Seas,” RCCL said in a statement on Facebook and Twitter.

Viking River Cruises announced that the christening of Viking Prestige will take place in Amsterdam, on June 30, 2011. Janice Farrar Titus, wife of the late Warren Titus, will serve as the ship’s godmother.

Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest ship, the 130,000-ton Carnival Breeze, will enter service in June 2012 debuting with a summer schedule of 12-day Mediterranean voyages before repositioning to Miami in November for year-round six- and eight-day Caribbean departures.

Azamara Club Cruises has partnered with Assouline, publisher of illustrated books, luxury editions and a gift line dedicated to fashion, photography, art, travel and design, to offer the onboard Drawing Room by Assouline, where guests can find more than 200 titles of the publisher’s books. Assouline’s collection also will be available for guests to purchase, with some titles available onboard.

Carnival Cruise Lines christened the 130,000-ton Carnival Magic in Venice, Italy, on May 1. Guests watched the ceremony in the ship’s Showtime Theater as godmother Lindsey Wilkerson pushed the button that sent a champagne bottle outside smashing into the hull. The bottle breaking was shown on video screens in the theater.

Royal Caribbean International announces the extension of its third consecutive season in the Middle East with 18 roundtrip 7-night sailings and two 12-night sailings from Dubai to India starting in November 2011 through to April 2012.