Lonely Planet on cruise ports

Travel guide publisher Lonely Planet (www.lonelyplanet.com) released, in May, its first-ever guidebooks about cruise ports. Titles available at press time were "Cruise Ports Caribbean" as well as "Scandinavia & Northern Europe" and "Alaska." Each contains information on sights in and around the port cities, advice on booking excursions and cultural information.

The guides cost $19.99 each and can be purchased at bookstores or at shop.lonelyplanet.com/pages/guide-books.