Carnival prides itself on delivering fun, memorable vacations to their guests by offering a wide array of quality cruises, which present outstanding value for the money. With this in mind, Carnival recently announced their newest wave of innovation, Fun Ship 2.0.

Crystal recently decided they would like to elevate their guest’s experience and provide a diverse selection of thought-provoking, scholarly, and sophisticated enrichment activities onboard for cultured world travelers. Crystal Cruises has announced 25 ‘Experiences of Discovery’ cruises for 2012. This new program will offer 12 different themes on more than a third of their sailings next year.

Adventures by Disney has grown to 22 guided trips offered across six continents! Recently announced were two additions to their 2012 destination lineup. Bookings open today, August 30th, for new dates and requested itineraries in Greece and Northern France!

Royal Caribbean now offers guests a chance to see behind the curtain with their ‘All Access Tour,’ now available fleet-wide. This All Access Tour will allow guests to visit ‘back of the house’ operations spaces and meet key shipboard staff members on an escorted tour during their Royal Caribbean vacation.

To boost their stronghold on the family cruising market, Carnival recently rolled out a new program on all 23 ships, Camp Carnival Night Owls. Night Owls is just the latest addition to the line's top-rated, complimentary Camp Carnival program that offers a full schedule of supervised activities from 9 am-10pm each day.

Keeping with their company's core values, Norwegian Cruise Line has announced they are partnering with NextEra Energy Resources to offer NCL guests a chance to invest in a clean energy future. NextEra Energy Resources is the largest generator and developer of wind and solar energy projects.

Disney Cruise Line has come up with a clever way to keep in touch onboard. In each cabin, on the desk next to the TV, they provide 2 Philips G955 handsets, a base charger, and instruction pamphlet. These ‘Wave phones’ are for you to use, for free, anywhere on the ship and even on their private island, Castaway Cay.

Seabourn recently released their new 2012-2013 cruise catalogue, detailing the 212 luxury voyages being offered onboard its award-winning fleet. The catalogue reveals an amazing 50 new ports of call that have Seabourn now visiting more than 379 ports in 103 countries across 6 continents.

Carnival Corporation today announced it has reached agreements for the construction of three new cruise ships for its European cruise brands. On order are one 132,500-ton ship for Costa Cruises and two 125,000-ton ships for its German AIDA Cruises brand, making them the largest ever constructed for these two lines.

Crystal Cruises has recently announced a new and exclusive Crystal Society benefit, their Crystal Referral Rewards Program. Earn a substantial incentive of up to $6000 for your generous referral of New-to-Crystal guests.

Norwegian Cruise Line unveils a boutique hotel experience they call The Haven, an exclusive suite complex, as part of their 'Project Breakaway' with two new ships debuting in 2013 and 2014.

As a compensation for its guests, the Norwegian Pearl will play host to none other than comedian Bill Cosby for one night only as the ship's propeller is being repaired.

Norwegian Cruise Line's episode of the hit reality series "Undercover Boss" featuring CEO Kevin Sheehan will be re-broadcast on July 17, 2011 at 9pm ET and viewers will be rewarded with an exclusive booking bonus.

Costa Cruises will be christening their newest ship this weekend, the Favolosa. Truly built to look and feel like a castle on water, Costa has spared no expense. What wonderful way to sail and see the wonders of Europe!

Norwegian Cruise Line recently announced they will add two new ships to their current Freestyle Cruising fleet of 11. Called “Project Breakaway” these are the largest ships ever built in Germany.

Cruise Discount Company CruiseNow.com is giving away a cruise for 2 on a 7 Night Royal Caribbean Cruise. Just go social with us and enter.

Social Media and Cruise Travel Website marry. CruiseNow.com launches innovative new redesign that invites customers to jump in and sail with them.

Recently our agency was lucky enough to have our cruise guides set sail on the largest cruise ship in the world, Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas. A few of our fantabulous guides were kind enough to tell us a little bit about their time on the alluring Allure of the Seas.

This past week, Cruise Editor Johanna Jainchill of Travel Weekly interviewed CruiseNow’s CEO and host, John Keen, about our weekly “Cruise News” show on YouTube.

So you have found just the right ship and itinerary. Now you need to find just the right stateroom! Choosing your cabin can be exciting, but also quite a process. Let this be your guide to the best cabin for your vacation of a lifetime!