What’s new in cruising

When it comes to cruising, there’s bad adventure, like sinking, crashing, or being marooned on a ship without plumbing. And then there’s good adventure, like kayaking, snorkeling, and skydiving. Happily, the good kind is far more prevalent.

Wait a minute — skydiving? That’s right. Aboard Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas (www.royalcaribbean.com), launching in November 2014, guests will go atop the ship, where a vertical wind tunnel will simulate the experience of skydiving — a first for a cruise line.

The 4,180-passenger vessel, sailing from New York, will also boast another feature that folks with vertigo will want to steer clear of: The North Star, a glass capsule modeled after the London Eye, that will lift passengers high in the air and over the ship, for a bird’s-eye view of ship, sea, and ports of call.