INFORMATION \ If you go

Carnival home ports: Carnival sails from 19 ports around North America. Seven-day January cruises from Galveston to Western Caribbean start at $410. Contact (888) CARNIVAL or www.carnival.com.
Chosen voyage: All-kosher, seven-day cruises from San Juan, Puerto Rico, start at $1,999. Contact (866) IM-CHOSEN or www.chosenvoyage.com.
D-Day cruises: Ten-day tour, from Dover, England, across the English Channel to Normandy and other World War II battle sites in Western Europe. Sponsored by Valor Tours and Holland America, starting at $1,145. Call (800) 842-4504 or visit www.valortours.com.
Disney cruises: Family trips from Port Canaveral, Fla., to the Caribbean. Typical fare for seven days, $829. Contact (888) DCL-2500 or www.disneycruise.com.
"JAM" cruises: Four-day January cruises featuring marathon concerts, from Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean, aboard Imperial Majesty's Regal Empress, starting at $500. Contact (303) 544-0191 or visit www.jamcruise.com.
Norwegian Dawn: Wintertime cruises, New York to the Caribbean. Ten-day January trips begin at $1,099. Contact (800) 327-7030 or www.ncl.com.
Olivia cruises: "Honeymoon" cruise for women, featuring K.D. Lang, July 3 to 10, Boston to Montreal, starting at $1,099. Contact (800) 631-6277 or visit www.olivia.com/cruises.
Queen Mary 2: Maiden trans-Atlantic voyage is Jan. 12 from Southampton, England, to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Six-day trans-Atlantic trip starts at $1,499. Contact (800) 7-CUNARD or www.cunard.com.
Radisson Seven Seas: Luxury cruises; itineraries include Caribbean, Antarctica and Tahiti. Typical fare for seven days, $2,000. Contact (877) 505-5370 or www.rssc.com.
Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas: Ice rink and rock-climbing wall. Seven-night winter cruise from Miami to the Caribbean begins at $599. Contact (800) 398-9819 or www.royalcaribbean.com.
Viking River Cruises: Seven-night Yangtze River cruise, including two nights in a hotel (before and after the trip) and airfare within China, starts at $1,649. Contact (877) 668-4546 or visitwww.vikingrivercruises.com.