Carnival Cruise Lines will unveil an adults-only area called “Serenity” when its ship, the Inspiration, emerges from a month-long drydock in early October, the line said.

The North American cruise industry last year generated $35.7 billion in gross U.S. economic output and supported 348,000 American jobs paying $14.7 billion in wages, according to a new report prepared for Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).

In anticipation of a significant increase in cruise ships and passengers, the Hamburg Cruise Center in northern Germany will expand from two to three berths by 2009 and will open a new cruise terminal in 2011.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the official cruise line of the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour, has launched the Golf Bermuda program, giving guests more options for hitting the links in Bermuda, where there are more golf courses per square mile than anywhere in the world.

Early booking savings are available through the leading small-ship cruise line Cruise West as it offers five specialty cruises in the Sea of Cortes in December 2007 and January 2008 onboard the 138-guest Spirit of Yorktown. Guests can save up to $175 on the route that inspired author John Steinbeck if they pay their trip in full by September 14, 2007.

Early booking savings are available through the leading small-ship cruise line Cruise West as it offers five specialty cruises in the Sea of Cortes in December 2007 and January 2008 onboard the 138-guest Spirit of Yorktown. Guests can save up to $175 on the route that inspired author John Steinbeck if they pay their trip in full by September 14, 2007.