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More Shake-Ups at Seabourn!

Goldring Travel November 25, 2024

It was just announced that Natalya Leahy is leaving Seabourn for a job outside of Carnival Corp. after a decade with the corporation. While I can’t say I know it is another abandonment of Seabourn and Carnival Corp, it sure seems like it. Why do I say that? Because there is yet another shake-up as to who is running what within Seabourn and its parent companies with two presidents departing Carnival Corp. First, Seabourn’s new

Aurora Expeditions – Antarctica, South Georgia, and The Falklands – October 2024: Part VII (Recess, Danco, Paradise, Neko and Snow Island)

Goldring Travel November 12, 2024

After almost two weeks, it was finally time to truly “hit the ice” on my Aurora Expeditions’ Sylvia Earle journey. In a rather curious way, after the Falkland Islands, but even more so, South Georgia, were huge successes despite the weather and seas, arriving in the more “expected” Antarctica brought a feeling of calm and, actually, a sense of home. We eventually arrived at a new place for me, Recess Cove, and it was breathtakingly

Aurora Expeditions – Antarctica, South Georgia, and The Falklands – October 2024: Part VI (Shackleton, Elephant Island, Gibbs Island, and Deception Island)

Goldring Travel November 9, 2024

My early season Antarctic expedition on Aurora Expedition’s Sylvia Earle continued, and it has had an unexpected but much appreciated personal sense of completion. In my now eight expeditions to Antarctica, I have heard various versions, with various amounts of enthusiasm, about Ernest Shackleton and his epic voyages to Antarctica, the saving of his crew, Elephant Island, South Georgia, etc. Much of it, however, has been theoretical. But on this expedition, much of the theoretical

Aurora Expeditions – Antarctica, South Georgia, and The Falklands – October 2024: Part V (South Georgia Continues!)

Goldring Travel November 4, 2024

Our expedition on Aurora Expeditions’ Sylvia Earle continued in South Georgia. We are fortunate that our Expedition Leader, Ashley, lived on South Georgia for years (even getting married there), so she has a tremendous amount of expertise of, and passion for, this extraordinary area. With the challenging weather and seas, knowing where we can land and have amazing experiences is important. Being able to juggle on the fly shows more than talent, but intuitive reasoning,