Regent Seven Seas Cruises said its call center has experienced sustained record phone and booking volumes since the week of March 16. Call volume has been 46 percent higher than average, and bookings 55 percent above average. As a result, the line’s Mediterranean and Alaska programs are almost sold out.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises said its call center has experienced sustained record phone and booking volumes since the week of March 16. Call volume has been 46 percent higher than average, and bookings 55 percent above average. As a result, the line’s Mediterranean and Alaska programs are almost sold out.

Princess Cruises in 2010-11 is offering “Exotic” voyages to all seven continents. In total, eight ships will sail to Africa, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Hawaii, Tahiti & South Pacific, India and South America.

Royal Caribbean International’s Brilliance of the Seas will return to Dubai in 2011 for a second program after its inaugural 2010 season.

MSC Cruises in fall 2010 will operate an inaugural series of six Canada/New England itineraries out of New York City and Quebec. On Sept. 22, 2010, the MSC Magnifica, one of MSC’s Lirica class vessels, and currently under construction in France, will arrive in New York for a season of Canada/New England itineraries roundtrip from New York and Quebec.

AMA Waterways rolled out its 2010 river cruise programs, including itineraries on the Danube, Main, Rhine and Mosel rivers, as well as the Douro River in Portugal, the Rhône in France and the Volga-Baltic waterways in Russia. The company is also unveiling new land programs. New programs include the following. AMA is giving a 5 percent early booking discount for bookings made by July 31.