17 AUG: Cruiseco has adopted a new ploy in a bid to fill cabins on its Rhapsody of the Seas Rugby World Cup charter.

17 AUG: Costa Cruises is dropping Egypt and Tunisia from 2012 Mediterranean sailings.

17 AUG: A company which staged death-defying feats to recover objects from the Titanic wreck has now been given ownership of the 5900 or so items brought to the surface.

16 AUG: A Canada tour firm is going to operate week-long cruises around Cuba using a 1200-passenger liner built in 1980.

15 AUG: Classic International Cruises has slashed pensioner fares for an Athena voyage from Italy to Australia in November.

11 AUG: Cruise lines in Australia shouldn’t look to the booming American market to help them fill big increases in capacity.

10 AUG: Norwegian Cruise Line will ban smoking in cabins from January.

9 AUG: Norwegian Cruise Line is going to operate a sailing for Twitter followers.

8 AUG: Cunard liner Queen Mary 2 has scored 92 out of 100 in the second inspection in six weeks by US health authorities, website cruisecritic.com reports.

8 AUG: A law firm representing certain shareholders of Royal Caribbean has filed a class action lawsuit accusing the cruise line of making false and misleading statements.