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For candid and honest expert travel advice, and reviews of cruise lines, expeditions, land journeys, hotels, and more, be sure to read our Blog. It is read by the travel industry and consumers alike.  You can easily search the hundreds of ships, hotels, and destinations Eric Goldring has experienced over his career.

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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 J. Goldring, ECC, LCS Owner/Advisor - Goldring Travel
Eric J. Goldring, ECC, LCS Owner/Advisor - Goldring Travel

Eric Goldring is a multi-year Travel & Leisure Magazine A-List of Travel Advisors and a member of the Affluent Traveler Collection. 

His advice comes from decades of experience; not a computer screen!

Goldring Travel Experiences Via Natura’s Galapagos Ultra-Luxury Mega Catamaran: Hermes – Part III: A Luxury Yacht? A Small Cruise Ship? An Expedition Ship? Maybe All Three!: More Details. Let’s Review!

Goldring Travel May 23, 2026

Want to listen to this article? Head over to MakingWavesArticles.com, click on the article, and the “Play”.  Having settled in the Via Natura’s motoryacht MY Hermes expedition yacht, it is easy to say that a “five-day”, but really three substantive day experience, on this ship and the Galapagos just isn’t enough! I have skipped a couple of snorkeling and one kayaking activities (and the ones I did were great) just to better understand the ship,

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Goldring Travel Experiences Via Natura’s Galapagos Ultra-Luxury Mega Catamaran: Hermes – Part II: A Luxury Yacht? A Small Cruise Ship? An Expedition Ship? Maybe All Three!

Goldring Travel May 19, 2026

My first impressions of Via Natura’s MY Hermes are conflicted, but in a good way. Is it a superyacht? Is it a small cruise ship? Is it an expedition ship? Well, my first impression is that it is a bit of all three! MY Hermes is drop-dead gorgeous, but she does have her quirks. She is intimate yet spacious, luxurious yet understated. Cuisine has been outstanding, as has the service. The expedition team of two

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What is Happening at NCLH and How Will it Affect Oceania Cruises?

Goldring Travel May 13, 2026

In no uncertain terms, Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings (NCLH), the owner of Norwegian Cruise Lines, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, has been experiencing significant turmoil stemming from what clearly appears to be the very mismanagement and problematic treatment of its guests that I have been complaining about for years. However, what I see is an incredible opportunity for Oceania Cruises to right its ship and, with the newly pronounced philosophies and targeted areas

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Goldring Travel Experiences Via Natura’s Galapagos Ultra-Luxury Mega Catamaran: Hermes.

Goldring Travel May 11, 2026

It is truly amazing to me how many options there are for visiting and experiencing the Galapagos, one of the most unique places on earth.  I have been fortunate to experience the Galapagos three times, each unique unto itself: a 64-guest older ship; a 98-guest mass market ship; a 20-guest premium yacht; and, on May 17, 2026, Via Natura’s MY Hermes, a 12-suite/20-guest ultra-luxury yacht. (MY is the nautical identifier of a motoryacht.) For me,

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Luxury Cruises

Luxury Expeditions

Luxury River Cruises

Luxury Land Tours

Luxury Hotels

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.

Ocean and Expedition Cruises

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.

Interested in a River Cruise

AmaWaterways, Uniworld, Scenic, Tauck, and Avalon, are well worth considering.

Luxury Land Vacations

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.

Food, Wine and Culture

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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