Royal Caribbean International named its two Project Genesis ships Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas. The names were selected from more than 91,000 entries in a "Name that Ship" contest, which the cruise line launched on Jan. 18 in partnership with USA Today. Entrants were invited to submit two names ending in "of the Seas." The contest marks the first time members of the general public, outside of the cruise industry, have been given the opportunity to name a cruise ship. The winning combination of names, Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, was submitted by George Weiser, of Livonia, Mich. Weiser earned the honor of naming the entire class of the new ships, the Oasis class. Weiser was joined by second-place winner Jennifer Conley, of Robertsville, Mo., who suggested Mystique of the Seas and also Allure of the Seas.

The "Name that Ship" contest was judged by a panel of industry experts including Lauren Teton, founding partner of Name One!, which specializes in finding unique names for products and business entities; John Maxtone-Graham, maritime historian, lecturer and author of numerous books, including the latest, "Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner"; and Albert Mehrabian, professor emeritus of psychology at UCLA and author of "Baby Name Report Card: Beneficial and Harmful Baby Names." When launched in late 2009, Oasis of the Seas will be the largest cruise ship in the world at 220,000 tons and capacity for 5,400 guests. The ship is set to homeport in Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. In 2010, it will be joined by sister ship Allure of the Seas. For more information, visit www.oasisoftheseas.com.

Effective immediately, there is a new policy in place for passengers travelling with infants and women who are pregnant on all Royal Caribbeanm Celebrity and Azamara cruises.

Infants sailing on a cruise must be at least 6 months old as of the first day of the cruise/cruisetour. However, for Transatlantic, Transpacific, Hawaii, select South American cruises/cruisetours and other selected cruises/cruisetours, the infant (as of the first day of the cruise/cruisetour) must be at least 12 months old.

In addition, Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean will not accept guests who will have entered their 24th week of pregnancy by the beginning of or at any time during their cruise or cruise tour.

Silversea Cruises' Silver Whisper will welcome actor John Lithgow as a celebrity guest speaker aboard its July 5 voyage from Athens to Venice. Guests on that cruise can see part of Lithgow's new one-man show, "Stories by Heart," now playing a limited engagement at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater in New York. The show is a comic meditation on the art and essence of storytelling. Lithgow won the first of two Tony Awards three weeks after his Broadway debut, in David Storey's "The Changing Room." He earned Oscar nominations for his performances in "The World According to Garp" and "Terms of Endearment." He also won three Emmy Awards, one Golden Globe, two SAG Awards and an American Comedy Award for playing alien High Commander Dick Solomon on the NBC comedy series "3rd Rock from the Sun."

One year ago, a cruiseline was launched by the people who brought you Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International, offering guests a new way to see the world. Azamara Cruses is the deluxe cruise line that is refined yet relaxed and refreshingly unique. Now, on these smaller, more intimate ships, Azamara is celebrating their first year with inspired itineraries, extraordinary cuisine and warm, friendly service.

Book your Azamara cruise between April 29 and May 5, 2008 and receive up to $750 in shipboard credit to indulge in the tranquility of Azamara's Spa or an insightful shore excursion.  Valid on Azamara Journey European and Transatlantic cruises June thru December, 2008 and Azamara Quest European cruises June thru Novemver, 2008.

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In honor of Memorial Day, Carnival Cruise Lines is offering active and retired military personnel an opportunity to book up to three Fun Ship staterooms for themselves and their friends and family members at discounted rates via its Carnival Salutes Our Troops promotion. The rates are available for a variety of three- to 12-day voyages to the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii and Europe, departing through Dec. 31 from 20 different departure points. Reservations must be made May 1-31. Military personnel and their friends and families can take advantage of the following special per-person, double, rates: $219 for three-day cruises to the Bahamas and Baja Mexico; $229 for four-day cruises to the Bahamas, Caribbean and Mexico; $279 for five-day cruises to the Caribbean, the Bahamas and Mexico; $479 for seven-day cruises to the Caribbean and Alaska; and $829 for 12-day cruises to Hawaii and Europe. The promotion is valid for individual bookings only. It is capacity controlled and not applicable with any other discount offer. Military personnel must provide proof of service during the reservations process. Certain other restrictions apply.

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Carnival has announced that the the 3,652-passenger Carnival Dream,  the first in a new class of ship will home port in Port Canaveral. Carnival says it will have a host of innovative facilities and features, details about which will be released in the coming months. The deployment of the Carnival Dream to Port Canaveral continues the line's 18-year relationship with the Canaveral Port Authority, the longest tenure of any cruise line there. In addition to the Carnival Dream, the line has two other ships under construction. The 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor is set to debut in Europe on July 2 while the 130,000-ton Carnival Magic is slated for delivery in June 2011.