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– Avalon Myanmar – Myanmar River Cruise – April 2017
Avalon Waterways – Myanmar – Part VI (Kya Hnyat to Kyauk Myaung)
Avalon Waterways – Myanmar – Part IX (The Ship: Avalon Myanmar)
Avalon Waterways – Myanmar (Burma) – Reflections: “Isn’t This Amazing!?”
*Azamara Club Cruises – Azamara Journey – Singapore to Dubai (April 8, 2018)
* Azamara Quest – Southeast Asia and Japan (February 2015)
– How Close to Luxury Can Celebrity’s Smallest Ship Get? – Part I
– How Close to Luxury Can Celebrity’s Smallest Ship Get? Part II
– How Close to Luxury Can Celebrity’s Smallest Ship Get? Part III
– How Close to Luxury Can Celebrity’s Smallest Ship Get? Part IV
– How Close to Luxury Can Celebrity’s Smallest Ship Get? – Some Final Observations and Thoughts
– The Prologue to the Travelogue
– The Adventure Begins…With a Bump or Two
– Settling In Made Easy
– Luxury Touches Here, There and OK, Not, Everywhere…But There Are Lots of Them!
– Asian Flair Onboard and On Shore
– Private Tours, Israel and Conflicts in Perceptions and Perspective
Celebrity Equinox 2009 – Egypt…Impressive and Depressing
– Dining With the Captain and the Reidel Wine Seminar
– The Last Dinner (Tuscan Grille) and Disembarkation
– What Happens When A Class Act Meets Highly Discounted Cruise Fare
– Lisbon to Monaco: Crystal As a “Move Up” & “Move Over” Luxury Option – Part I
– Lisbon to Monaco: Crystal As a “Move Up” & “Move Over” Luxury Option – Part II
– Lisbon to Monaco: Crystal As a “Move Up” & “Move Over” Luxury Option – Part III
– Lisbon to Monaco: Crystal As a “Move Up” & “Move Over” Luxury Option – Part IV (Food & Wine!)
– Princess Cruises Doesn’t Treat You Like Royalty; Celebrity Cruises Does! Which is a Better Value for the Upscale Cruise Guest? Part I
– Celebrity Silhouette vs. -Royal Princess – Which Is A Better Value For The Upscale Cruise Guest? Part II: The Standard Veranda Staterooms
– Celebrity Silhouette vs. Royal Princess – Which Is A Better Value For The Upscale Cruise Guest? Part III: Treating You Right From The Start
– Celebrity Silhouette vs. Royal Princess – Which Is A Better Value For The Upscale Cruise Guest? Part IV: The Wine Lists Speak Volumes (As Do The Beverage Packages)
Regent Seven Seas Voyager – August 2017
– Italy and Corisca 2014 – Part I
– Italy and Corisca 2014 – Part II (Getting There, The Stateroom and First Impressions)
– Italy and Corisca 2014 – Part III (“You Can’t Teach Five Star Service” and Bonafacio, Corsica)
– Italy and Corisca 2014 – Part IV (Calvi, Monaco, Portofino, Porto Azzurro…and Stale Bread)
– Italy and Corisca 2014 – Part V (My Last Day…and How The Chef’s Team Makes It Happen)
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Welcome to Goldring Travel, where Luxury Travel & Expeditions are Delivered!
We are focused on providing our clients with the highest quality service, which includes true expertise through our personal experience of traveling throughout the world by land, sea, and air. This is coupled with our extraordinary relationships with the best suppliers.
Eric Goldring is a multi-year Travel & Leisure Magazine A-List of Travel Advisors and a member of the Affluent Traveler Collection.
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Carnival Corporation, Seabourn Cruise Line’s parent, under the guidance of its relatively new president, Josh Weinstein, is now turning a quarterly profit and is exceeding its forecasts. That is great news for its shareholders, but what does it mean for Seabourn Cruise Line, its smallest brand? Weinstein’s plan is explicitly twofold: 1. Focus on the two major US brands, Carnival Cruise and Princess Cruises (and overseas Aida); and, 2. Drive up demand and, thus pricing,
The very successful, delicious, and enlightening Goldring Travel 2024 Culinary & Cultural Journey on Explora Journeys’ Explora I ended with my “Cove Residence included” private transfer to the Ciragan Palace Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey; a definite favorite of mine. (While some of my guests also chose to spend some time in Istanbul, mine was a rather last-minute idea, so other than booking hotel rooms and providing them with my excellent guides, there were no special
It was a whirlwind trip to Civitavecchia, Italy for the Naming Ceremony for Explora Journeys’ Explora II; leaving Friday, arriving Saturday, and flying back from Rome on Monday. I think I actually spent more time traveling to and from the ship, than on her. Oh, but when I arrived, I knew it was worth it! Before I get to the good stuff, the Naming Ceremony itself was a very Italian experience with about 90% of it
Explora Journeys invited me, as one of their top-selling travel advisors and someone who has been involved with the development of the product since the beginning, to the Naming Ceremony of Explora II in Civitavecchia, Italy, on September 15-16, 2024. Catching up with the Explora Journeys owners and executives, including its new President, Anna Nash, who most recently served as Chief Commercial Officer at the ultra-luxury brand Aman, where she played a pivotal role
Goldring Travel is a full service and exclusive travel agency that specializes in luxury and exotic cruises, expeditions, river cruises and land tours/experiences. Eric Goldring, a true luxury travel professional, is a travel agent that is friendly, very approachable, and down to earth, does not sell from a computer screen. Eric travels extensively, analyzing each cruise ship, port, hotel, expedition, and overall travel experience; so much so that many cruise lines actively seek out his analysis and recommendations.
That is why Eric has been named to Travel & Leisure Magazine’s highly curated A-List for Travel Agents, noting Eric’s being a Specialist in Expedition, Small and Medium Cruises.
Want more proof? Please read Eric’s blog, “Making Waves“! There are real differences when comparing, say Silversea vs. Seabourn and those have changed, and will continue to change, so do keep in mind that while providing expert insight is as of that moment, cruise lines do upgrade, slip, change their offerings and amenities and even ships. So use my articles as a guide to asking more questions, not as if they answer all of them. Goldring Travel loves answering questions; especially keeping in mind the perspectives of each client because one thing is for sure: When discussing “What is Your Luxury?” an expert in luxury, exclusive and exotic travel focuses on the client’s desires and dreams.
Eric also regularly speaks to and for the travel industry, whether at The New York Times Travel Show or in Italy at the Italian Federation of Travel Agents conference or at the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Conference, or as a panelist at a variety of conferences. You can be assured that when Goldring Travel recommends a luxury, exclusive and/or exotic travel experience to you, it is with personal knowledge…and a commitment to earning your business; not just for one journey, but for your lifetime!
Look around our website as there is a lot of information available. No, you cannot book your luxury or exotic vacation online with Goldring Travel. As a general rule, I do not post “special” prices, but encourage you to call at (877) 2GO-LUXURY or on one of my international numbers or email me so that we can determine the best cruise line or operator, level of service and itinerary so that we can provide you with the best value. Why? Because I want you to be the most educated traveler you can be…and we know that the lowest price is usually not the best value.
We are one of the top travel agents – worldwide – having been one of Seabourn Cruise Line’s top agencies for many years, but now working even closer with Silversea, Windstar and a number of the top Expedition companies including Scenic, Quark Expeditions, Silversea Expeditions and Lindblad Expeditions, to name a few. In short, we work closely, and have excellent relationships with, most every major cruise line.
We also have special expertise and experience with Azamara, Oceania, SeaDream Yacht Club and, Celebrity cruise lines, but also some lesser known lines such as Ponant and Paul Gauguin.
AmaWaterways, Uniworld, Scenic, Tauck, and Avalon, are well worth considering.
Goldring Travel offers you everything from fully customized individual experiences to luxury tours in Europe and Asia to Amazon River Experiences to Luxury Safaris in Africa from Abercrombie & Kent, Tauck, Micato and other highly vetted operators.
Every year Eric Goldring personally arranges and escorts a small group on annual Culinary & Cultural (Food & Wine) Cruises with special complimentary events such as a private tour and wine tasting at Chateau Margaux in Bordeaux, France; personally harvesting sturgeon eggs, making caviar and then enjoying a paired luncheon with caviar served a dozen different ways in Montevideo, Uruguay; a paired wine tasting while sailing down the Danube River; or, a cruise line’s executive chef creating a truly unique gourmet experience only for us.
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