Adventures by Disney’s (phone 877/728-7282 in U.S. or 714/520-5100 outside U.S. or visit www.abd.disney.go.com) 10-day/9-night “Australia Family Vacation” includes Mossman Gorge and rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock, Taronga Zoo and Sydney.

Optional activities include the rainforest canopy sky-rail, a sheep station visit, an Outback camel ride and jet-boating in Sydney Harbour. 

Land-only rates run US$4,299-$4,499 adult and $3,869-$4,049 child under 12, with...

Norwegian Cruise Line (866/234-7350, www.ncl.com) now has a hotline for their guests to call if they are aware of a flight delay before arriving at the airport en route to their cruise.

If the guests are already at the airport, they should rebook through the airline, specifying they are meeting a cruise ship, then call the hotline to alert NCL of the changed itinerary. 

The hotline is 800/456-7179 (toll-free) within the U.S. and Canada or 305/468-2029 internationally. The...

Crown Blue Line, Connoisseur and Emerald Star, after years of working as sister companies, have come together as Le Boat (980 Awald Rd., Ste. 101, Annapolis, MD 21403; 800/734-5491, www.leboat.com).

The newly combined line offers self-drive canal boating in France and other European countries, with budget to luxury boats available. Examples — for boats out of Burgundy or Alsace, prices run $900-$2,405 per week in off-season, depending on the type of boat chosen, and $1,710-$4,555 in...