Mark Flager, vice president-North America for Voyages of Discovery (formerly Discovery World Cruises), has been elected to an open three-year term on the Niche Cruise Marketing Alliance's executive committee. Flager joins existing executive committee members Susan Shultz of American Cruise Lines and Larry Haugh of Star Clippers, whose terms expire in 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Niche Cruise Marketing Alliance has 12 cruise line members that have banded together to educate travel agents on specialty cruise products. The alliance provides educational programs, seminars and trade show exposure for its members. In addition, its website, www.nichecruise.com, has been redesigned to allow consumers in the United States and Canada to locate certified Niche Cruise Specialist travel agents by Zip code, postal code or city. The website contains direct links to the websites of all member lines. In addition, NCMA recently formed an affiliate relationship with the National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents. NCMA member lines include American Cruise Lines, Fred Olsen Cruises, Galapagos Explorer II (Canodros), Imperial River Cruises, Louis Cruise Lines, Majestic America Line, Norwegian Coastal Voyage, Orion Expedition Cruises, Peter Deilmann Cruises, RiverBarge Excursion Lines, Star Clippers and Voyages of Discovery. For more information, call 425-867-0399 or visit www.nichecruise.com.