Recently, a Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention was held in Miami. There was agreement among the delegates, startling at first hearing, that "The Mediterranean is the new Caribbean." It would seem that the days are gone when the cruise-line operators would send their newest and most luxurious ships to the Caribbean and keep the older ones for European waters. This has been rapidly changing. Operators like Royal Caribbean International and Carnival Cruise Lines are now sending their hottest ships to Europe. Read more at:http://www.tourism-review.com/top_weekly_full.php?id=278.