Royal Belize has announced a new resort experience option that will make guests’ visits to this private tropical island even more bespoke: exclusive use of a luxury yacht for the duration of their stay. Partnering with Belize Sailing Vacations, a leading luxury yacht charter company in Belize, the resort is confident this amenity will appeal

Cruise lines are redefining shipboard dining, shattering myths along the way, and the 16 million vacationers who are expected to have cruised in 2011 would not have it any other way. Research by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) suggests that the latest trends in shipboard restaurants and menus, the expanding choice in dining venues, exciting

Carnival Cruise Lines has unveiled a new advertising campaign that takes a fun, light-hearted approach to promoting the quality and value of “Fun Ship” cruising versus traditional land-based vacations. Created by the line’s advertising agency, Boston-based Arnold Worldwide, the multi-channel campaign launches December 26, 2011, and blends national and regional executions across TV, out-of-home (billboards) and

Online delegate, exhibitor and visitor registration is now open for the 28th annual Cruise Shipping Miami conference and exhibition, scheduled March 12-15, 2012, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Cruise Shipping Miami draws more than 11,000 attendees and more than 900 participating companies to the four-day conference and three-day trade show. In addition, numerous networking

The 2,052-passenger Carnival Inspiration recently launched year-round short cruises from Long Beach on a sold-out four-day voyage to Catalina Island and Ensenada. Carnival Inspiration provides an exciting new choice on this popular itinerary which encompasses three-day cruises departing Fridays to Ensenada and four-day cruises departing Mondays to Ensenada and Catalina Island. Previously, this itinerary was operated

Alaskan Dream Cruises, one of the newest small-ship cruise lines sailing in Southeast Alaska, is announcing three new itineraries, additional ports of call and ship renovations. Alaskan Dream Cruises is owned and operated by an Alaska Native family in Sitka, Alaska. The company will operate its second season from May through September 2012. The 42-passenger Alaskan

The Guam Island Fiesta Tour (GIFT) introduces visitors into the homes of local families for village fiesta celebrations. They are greeted with shell leis, invited to participate in cultural activities like coconut husking, talaya (cast net) throwing, and tuba (fermented coconut juice) drinking, and are treated to tables laden with authentic Chamorro cuisine. The GIFT

Universal Travel System is offering travel agents a Croatia FAM program in 2012 from $795. The program features an island-hopping cruise in the Adriatic with departures every Saturday from Split and includes 7 night accommodation in “A” category lower level cabins with private facilities, daily breakfast & lunch on board the ship, English-speaking guided tour

Louis Cruises is now offering a variety of beverage packages that can be pre-booked prior to departure featuring savings of 15 percent off the on-board beverage package pricing including the All-inclusive Drinks Package and the Non-alcoholic Beverages Package. In addition, travel agents can earn seven percent commission on the All-Inclusive Drinks Package and the Non-alcoholic

Thanks to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, 2012 is the year to be in England. For anyone still not convinced, with just a few days to go until 2012, VisitEngland is highlighting how visitors can get involved in the action - on any budget. Accommodation from just £7.50 per person… In the face of an