Cruise News and Deals: This Week in Cruise

Royal Caribbean Guest Dies in Fall, Cruisers Hurt in Shore Crash
Royal Caribbean's Care Team is providing support to all affected guests, and both accidents are under investigation.

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This Week in Cruise
Oceania Cruises to feature the music of Andrew Lloyd Weber, Norwegian Cruise Line names Avoya Travel its Home-Based Agency of the Year for 2011, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises releases a full-color brochure.

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News Analysis: Can Costa Concordia Guests Collect?
On Friday, a $460 million lawsuit was filed in Miami federal court on behalf of six people onboard the ill-fated Jan. 13 cruise on Costa Concordia. Another lawsuit has also been filed in Chicago on behalf of a crew member and that filing asks for "class action" status to represent others.

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Crystal Cruises Extends Daytime Restaurant's Hours to Include Evenings
The complimentary menu will offer “small bites,” desserts, and “midnight” snacks, along with premium wines and flavored coffees. The new nightly café debuts in April on Crystal Symphony and June on Crystal Serenity, shortly after the ships go all-inclusive.

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American Cruise Lines Announces the 2013 Schedule for Queen of the Mississippi
The brand-new 150-passenger paddle wheeler is currently under construction and nearing completion in Salisbury, Md., and will begin service Aug. 2012 from New Orleans.

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New York Cruise Sails to WTC Memorial
The World Yacht cruise, which will sail every Saturday, April through December, lets guests combine a lunch buffet with a visit to lower Manhattan and the 9/11 Memorial.

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Disney Sails New Voyages from Miami, Barcelona & Vancouver
Bookings open on Jan. 26 for the new 2013 line-up.

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• Shipyard Labor Strikes Delay Launch of Oceania's Riviera       

Death on Royal Caribbean cruise ship being investigated
The death of a 47-year-old female passenger aboard Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas was being investigated Monday at Port Everglades. A cruise line spokeswoman said she did not know where the ship was when the incident occurred.

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Cruise ship visits to boost economy
The Isle of Man will welcome 14 cruise liners this year with a further nine calls already booked for 2013. The visits will provide a welcome boost to the economy, say tourism chiefs.

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Dubai Cruise Terminal welcomes four mega ships simultaneously
For the first time in its history, DP World’s Dubai Cruise Terminal has welcomed four mega cruise ships at the same time, underlining its ability to cater to the rapid growth of cruise tourism in the city. The four vessels, which can carry more than 9,000 passengers, called at Port Rashid over a 24-hour period and were berthed simultaneously.

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Compagnie du Ponant Offers La Grande Invitation Savings Incentive
Compagnie du Ponant is offering the "La Grande Invitation," a selection of incentives for 2012 bookings. Guests save up to $3,230 per stateroom as well as receive a $500 air credit and complimentary "Open Beverage and Spirits" package valued at $630 (both per stateroom) when booking any 2012 departure by April 15. Both agents and clients are eligible to win an iPad.

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Regent Seven Seas Cruises Offers Web Program for Personal Agent Customization
Regent Seven Seas Cruises' co-branded Agency Website Program offers agents the ability to customize their own website featuring the agent’s own logo, contact and profile information, quote forms and more.

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World Luxury Cruise Vacations Offers Spring FAMs for the Bordeaux Region of France
World Luxury Cruise Vacations is offering spring savings for voyages sailing in 2012. The company is offering travel agents a FAM cruise at 50 percent off on select dates in spring and fall in the Bordeaux region of France.

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Regent Seven Seas Cruises Offers Web Program for Personal Agent Customization
The complimentary program provides a turnkey process that makes it possible for travel agents to offer an information tool about Regent Seven Seas Cruises to their clients without spending any money on building and maintaining a website.

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