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.

The Jamaican government is reportedly considering construction of a cruise ship port near Negril, a popular destination, especially for younger travelers, on the western coast.

Royal Caribbean International will homeport its two 5,400-passenger Genesis-class ships in Port Everglades, making the Fort Lauderdale port home to the two largest cruise ships ever built.

American Canadian Caribbean Line, Inc. (ACCL), a family-operated small ship cruise line that caters to active mature travelers, announces savings of $500 per person on four 11-night select winter 2008 Caribbean cruises with an additional holiday savings offer for single travelers this December.