CRUISING UPDATE

Ocean Cruising

Deal watch: Royal Caribbean puts Europe on sale
Royal Caribbean is out with a new promotion on Europe sailings that brings a 50% discount on the fare for the second person booked in a cabin with a full-fare passenger. Under the terms of the offer, vacationers booking an ocean-view cabin also will get a $100 per cabin on-board spending… 
— USA Today

Carnival will base its largest ship in Miami
The 3,954-passenger Carnival Vista will sail six- and eight-day voyages to the Caribbean from Port Miami.… 
— Sun Sentinel

Norwegian Cruise Line Raises Gratuities
Norwegian Cruise Line has slightly raised the daily service charge for passengers and the new policy will go into effect March 1, 2015. This is the first time that gratuities have been raised by Norwegian since 2009.… 
— Cruise Fever

River Cruising

Tauck Unveils Names of Two New River Vessels
Tauck has announced the names of the two new Inspiration-class river vessels that will join its European fleet in… 
— Cruise Critic

New riverboat American Eagle to offer cruises out of New Orleans
American Cruise Lines later this month plans to introduce its second riverboat to be home-ported in New… 

— NOLA.com