Elegant Cruises and Tours has become the 16th member of the Niche Cruise Marketing Alliance, a collection of smaller cruise lines which looks to educate travel agents on the value of specialty cruise products. Port Washington, NY-based Elegant Cruises and Tours specializes in deluxe small-ship expeditions in such European destinations as Croatia, the Azores and the British Isles. The line owns two ships, the 62-passenger MS Money and the 105-passenger expedition ship MS Andrea. All of the line's cruise-tours include roundtrip airfare from select U.S. cities and are between nine and 20 days in length. For information on Elegant Cruises, visit http://www.elegantcruises.com; for more about the NCMA, go to www.nichecruise.com. (DE)