As the third busiest cruise port in the world, Port Everglades is teaming up with the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau (GFLCVB) to go the extra nautical mile to entice pre- and post- cruise stays.

Carnival Cruise Lines and the Port of San Diego on Thursday commemorated the launch of the port’s first year-round cruise program with a special VIP event aboard the 2,052-passenger Elation, which was scheduled to then depart on a four-day cruise to Cabo San Lucas.

Cunard’s newest ocean liner, Queen Victoria, will feature interiors inspired by the well-recorded and history of previous Cunard ocean liners. From the ship’s double and triple-height spaces-a design feature of grand liners of the past-to rooms imbued with an understated British charm, the overall effect is both contemporary and historically classic.

Based on precise booking data, Cruise Holidays has revealed trends in the average cost of today’s most popular cruises, including those to Alaska, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. This information is contained in the final results of the 2007 Cruise Holidays Travel Trends Survey.

Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 will host 100 Southampton veterans at a special lunch, in conjunction with the City of Southampton, to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Falklands Campaign on June 10 while QE2 is berthed in her homeport.

Royal Caribbean International has announced that the Mariner of the Seas will be deployed to Los Angeles on February 22, 2009, making it the first Voyager-Class ship to sail from the West Coast.