Royal Caribbean International has unveiled a month of new offers for first-time cruisers and veteran cruisers throughout November. Travel agents and vacationers can enjoy savings and benefits throughout First-Time Cruisers Month, from reduced thresholds for complimentary tour conductor’s staterooms and bonus GAP points to dollars off and onboard credit for customers booking a cruise or cruise-tour.

Celebrity Cruises welcomed the Celebrity Solstice in Florida Monday as the ship begins its U.S. debut. The ship includes the industry’s first half-acre Lawn Club with real grass and Hot Glass Show with live glassblowing demonstrations; 10 varied restaurants; entertainment designed for the ship’s state-of-the-art theater, and a breadth of accommodations, including an entirely new category, AquaClass.

Costa Cruises’ 10 million euro terminal extension plan is due for completion by early 2010. The official inauguration has taken place of the third berth at the Savona Palacrociere, the cruise terminal managed by Costa Cruises.

Some people take a cruise to get away from New York –but one cruise liner will allow passengers to take it with them. Royal Caribbean cruise lines’ Oasis of the Seas will showcase some smaller versions of a few New York neighborhoods.

In an unprecedented move, Royal Caribbean International has officially seceded from land and declared itself The Nation of Why Not, in the first new integrated advertising campaign for the global cruise line in nearly ten years.

In celebration of her Asia debut this winter, the deluxe, 694-guest Azamara Quest is offering guests a way to make the most of their experiences in the exotic destinations that she will visit.