C. Elliott Mest

The Celebrity Millennium is the final ship to complete revitalization efforts for Celebrity Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Breeze conducts sea trials, the Amber Cove Cruise Center held groundbreaking ceremonies May 14 and Seabourn adds benefits for first time guests of the Seabourn Club.

Hurtigruten launches a new travel agent booking engine, MSC Yacht Club offers agent discounts on Mediterranean sailings aboard MSC Fantasia and MSC Speldida and Carnival Cruise Line offers a Memorial Day promotion for military personnel.

Carnival offers Memorial Day sale of military personnel, the Carnival Breeze features two new culinary venues, Holland America Line debuts new vegetarian-only menu and Royal Caribbean announces winter 2013-14 Explorer of the Seas schedule.

Travel Agent breaks down the most successful niche markets and tells you how and why you should be selling them.

Princess Cruises' Princess Live! entertainment venue films live television broadcasts aboard the Royal Princess, American Cruise Lines adds new travel agent portal to its website and the Great American Steamboat Company's American Queen arrived in Memphis for its official christening ceremony.

Cruises depart several times between April 30 and Nov. 14, with fares ranging from $4,895 to $10,515.

From May through August, four yachts of American Safari Cruises offer luxury adventures sailing 57 week-long Alaska cruises roundtrip Juneau with two days spent inside Glacier Bay.

Travel Agent honors the top supplier sales reps of 2012 in 11 different categories.

Norwegian Getaway will home-port in Miami after its completion in spring of 2014, Crystal Cruises increases Jewish heritage excursions, MSC Divina completes its initial sea trials, Compagnie du Ponant to repeat its Boston-Montreal route in fall 2012 and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises christens the Columbus 2.

Dinkins will be responsible for overseeing the company’s shoreside talent management process.