By Eric Goldring
As many of you know I have withheld my opinion of the new Oceania Marina until she is truly operating under normal day-to-day conditions. There is no question that master marketer, Frank Del Rio, knows how to put on a show and to create buzz. That is not only because
I have just received some really amazing deals for close in Seabourn cruises. These are Private Sale prices that are not available except through a very select few travel agents. I am fortunate to be one of them. Because there is very limited inventory you only have the option of
I generally don’t talk about what I speak directly with Seabourn’s top management about, but I will say that the misinformation, tone of comments, censorship and generally bad attitude on the Cruise Critic message board for Seabourn is one of them. When accurate information is deleted (as it regularly is)
A shudder was felt when Seabourn announced it was moving its offices from Miami, Florida to Seattle, Washington. A bit of a list was seen when it was announced the Pamela Conover would be replaced by Rick Meadows as Seabourn’s President. And, to be sure, some have been feeling Mal
Two very interesting things happened this past week that most people probably didn’t know about, no less make a connection between: The arrival in the United States of the Oceania Marina cruise ship and the sale of the S.S. United States oceanliner. I handled the negotiation and sale of the
Note: There is an excellent thread on this topic on The Gold Standard Luxury Travel Forum. So after you read this article, stop by and join the discussion. It seems counterintuitive that the issue of shore excursions (or tours) on luxury cruises would be at issue, but alas they are. Luxury
I have become increasingly impressed with Azamara Club Cruises and have decided be an Ensemble Travel host on Azamara Journey’s August 29, 2011 Cruise and to encourage my clients to give Azamara Club – and this particular cruise – a try. A few years ago Azamara Cruises came into existence
In this third part to my series on “What is a Luxury Cruise Experience” (do you think I am going somewhere with this???), I want to talk about food. Not just what it is, but how it is and where it is. First, let me get this out in the
A while back I started The Gold Standard Luxury Travel Forum as “This is the place to have intelligent discussion and discourse about cruising, travel or just about anything related to having great experiences.” It has a great deal of information and, to be sure, has been a place for
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