Boosted by its new 2974-passenger Carnival Freedom, Carnival Cruise Lines expects to carry a record 2.9 million passengers to the Caribbean this winter-spring. It will have 18 ships in the Caribbean conducting more than 1150 circuits.

Boosted by its new 2974-passenger Carnival Freedom, Carnival Cruise Lines expects to carry a record 2.9 million passengers to the Caribbean this winter-spring. It will have 18 ships in the Caribbean conducting more than 1150 circuits.

Boosted by its new 2974-passenger Carnival Freedom, Carnival Cruise Lines expects to carry a record 2.9 million passengers to the Caribbean this winter-spring. It will have 18 ships in the Caribbean conducting more than 1150 circuits.

Cruisers who book Holland America Line through the end of February will be rewarded with savings on select sailings across all Holland America cruise destinations. With the View and Verandah promotion, clients can upgrade from an inside stateroom to an outside for as little as $100 depending on the sailing.

Starting in January, all staterooms will be non-smoking. Already, hallways, corridors, restaurants, entertainment venues, and most interior public spaces are non-smoking. In addition, one lounge or bar on each ship will be set aside as a non-smoking public room.

Carnival Cruise Lines’ 2,124-passenger Carnival Pride will operate a series of seven-day eastern and western Caribbean cruises from Miami beginning in April 2009 as the cruise operator announced. Three different weeklong itineraries will be offered on this unique program, which will run through August 2009.