Royal Caribbean International and its sister brands Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises have unveiled new online group booking and management features on the cruise lines’ travel agent website, cruisingpower.com.

Carnival Cruise Lines on Tuesday showed off Carnival Imagination’s new digs, part of the $250 million Evolutions of Fun initiative for its eight Fantasy-class ships. The first Fantasy-class ship was built back in 1990 and, anecdotally, the blueprint for this line of ships was first drafted on a piece of paper by Carnival architect, Joe Farcus in 1987 in the office of Ted Arison, Carnival’s founder.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. awarded a multiyear contract extension to SeaMobile Enterprises for SeaMobile’s satellite communication services. The agreement includes fleet-wide services for the Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Azamara brands.

Deluxe cruise operators Oceania Cruises and Azamara Cruises have unveiled their 2009 European sailings, which are similar in that they both call at many less-visited ports of call.

Carnival Cruise Line’s largest ship, the 113,300-gross-ton Carnival Splendor, is undergoing its final outfitting at Fincantieri’s Sestri yard in Genoa, Italy. The ship is the first in a new class for Carnival and will have the line’s first spa cabins.

Holland America Line added a link on its website to preview its newest ship, the Eurodam. The site features videos, photographs, animation and renderings. An invitation to explore the Eurodam greets visitors to the site.