Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International will no longer accept credit card information through email sources. Starting Dec. 15, incoming emails containing credit card information will be blocked, and the sender will receive the following return message: “Your email was not delivered because it contains credit card information.”

MSC Cruises have been recognized for their efforts to implement sustainable environmental programs while maintaining habitual operations by becoming the recipient of a special prize for recycling city councils, an initiative promoted every year by CIAL.

The rule in cruising seems to be that the more upscale the cruise, the older the passenger. It takes time for most people to be able to afford what is often a five-digit price tag.

Celebrity Cruises revealed more specifics on its plan to return to Bermuda in 2010. The Celebrity Summit will begin sailing to Bermuda from Cape Liberty in Bayonne, N.J., on April 17, 2010.

After Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced that its fuel supplement will not apply to bookings made on or after November 10 for sailings that depart on or after January 1, 2010, the cruise line is now announcing that it is suspending its fuel supplement effective immediately for all voyages departing in 2009.

Carnival Cruise Lines will increase capacity on its seasonal cruise program from New York in 2010 with the 2,978-passenger Carnival Glory scheduled to operate a variety of four and five-day Atlantic Canada voyages from June to September, followed by a series of five week-long fall foliage cruises.