Oceania - Here are some GREAT itineraries for 2010/11

Oceania Cruises announced its most extensive and exotic line-up of winter sailings to Asia, South America and the Caribbean, plus its first Africa voyages and 30 new ports, for 2010-2011.

Offered November 2010 through April 2011, Oceania’s winter collection features 30 new ports, including Cape Town, South Africa; Walvis Bay, Namibia; and Rangoon, Myanmar.

Nautica will focus on Asia with eight cruises, seven of them new. For the first time, the line will visit Africa, debuting a 30-day navigation from Istanbul to Cape Town followed by a 35-day cruise from Cape Town to Singapore via the Seychelles, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

In 2011, Insignia will operate all-new South America itineraries. Seven 12- to 22-day cruises visit Buenos Aires and coastal Brazil. A 22-day voyage includes the Antarctic Peninsula, Falkland Islands and Chilean Fjords.

Regatta’s annual ‘Amazon Adventure,’ a 24-day round-trip sailing from Miami, will add a second departure in mid-March. Also new are two, 10-day ‘Mayan Mystique’ cruises to Western Caribbean ports and a 14-day ‘Southern Treasures’ sailing, which combines the tropics, the Colonial South and Bermuda.

Disney - Alaska 2011 - It's a dream come true!

Disney Cruise Line will offer its first Alaska cruises during a four-month season of seven-night sailings aboard Disney Wonder in summer 2011. The ship will sail from Vancouver to Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway, with scenic cruising of Tracy Arm.

Before and after the Alaska season, Disney Wonder will operate previously announced seven-night Mexican Riviera cruises from Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta.

Alaska departures start May 3, with the last sailing on Aug. 30. Rates begin at $939 per person for a standard inside stateroom, based on double occupancy.

Prior to repositioning to Alaska, Disney Wonder will sail a special 10-night Mexican Riviera voyage, including a stop at Manzanillo. A five- and six-night cruise from Los Angeles to Vancouver, and Vancouver to Los Angeles, with first stops in San Francisco and Victoria, B.C.

To prepare for the Alaska deployment, a new venue called Outlook Café will be added to Disney Wonder. Located high atop Deck 10, the 2,500sq ft space will provide floor-to-ceiling, curved glass windows. A spiral staircase will connect Outlook Café with the existing Cove Café one deck below.