Cruise West will travel to Europe for the first time in 2009 with 11- and 12-day Danube River cruises. The new Vienna-to-Bucharest route provides touring in Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and cruising in the Danube Delta onboard the new 148-guest Amadeus Diamond, which is launching in 2009.

SeaDream Yacht Club has minimal space left for Caribbean holiday sailings at savings from 22 to 41 percent. These holiday sailings include the seven-day Dec. 21 St.

Holland America Line will put five ships in drydock over the next two years to install Mix, a new bar concept incorporating three specialty bars.

Princess Cruises said three of its ships –the Star Princess, Caribbean Princess and Golden Princess- will be renovated over the next year, as the line moves to add features from its three newest ships to the balance of its fleet.

MSC Cruises has announced that it has placed an order for two new ships from Aker Yards at St. Nazaire, France.

This October, Azamara Quest will commemorate one year of bringing cruisers deluxe vacation style in exotic destinations and Azamara Cruises is offering travel agents and consumers the opportunity to celebrate by taking advantage of special booking incentives. The booking promotion, called the “Quest for Europe” sale, begins today.